Bicycles for Back of 5th Wheel

Find a metal fabrication shop and see what they would charge to make what ever you decide on. I welded a square tube receiver like mount on each frame rail. I can switch between a tray or a hitch for my 14' alum boat trailer.

With my tray I haul my homemade recumbent trike on it's side and the DW's mountian bike. Other times it has my generator and a fire barrel. Very adaptable.

We have this version of the Swagman.

Swagman cross country

Seems to work quite well. Quick on and off.

Too much bouncing on the back of a fiver. I put my bikes on the back for one trip and nearly lost them. I also carried them on the front of the truck for a few years, not bad but they restrict vision and lights a little. I now have folding bikes and carry them inside. This is the best solution for me, especially if you are parking in one spot for a while, but can be a bit of a pain when traveling as you have to move them off the bed each night.
The bottom line, each way has its pluses and minuses, you just have to go with what you feel best with.
Good luck.

Forrest River has a great one that they include in some of their packages. If you can find one from someone who doesn't need theirs. I build mine myself using square tubing.

Someone re-size - not sure why it is so big

This is during construction. I used a double mount so they did not bounce so much.

Alternative solution: Consider getting folding bikes! We'e had a pair of folding Dahon bikes for years. When they're folded, I think they'll fit in your truck bed. If not, they can ride in the trailer or possibly in a storage bay. Dahon bikes aren't the cheapest, but they are a good bike. And, there are quite a few makes and models available starting with the inexpensive (under $150) that you can find at Camping World.

2-MTnesters wrote:
We have the Swagman 2 bike rack. Also have THIS 2" to 1 1/4" reducer since the hitch on our 5th wheel is also 1 1/4". Our bikes are Schwinn Hybrid 21 speed. Travel very nicely on the Swagman rack and have never had any problems. Tim

Same here, the Swagman rack works great. Have carried them Chicago to Tucson and back a couple of times. In 2010 we carried them from Chicago to Tucson to Tampa to upstate NY and then through Canada back to Chicago. No issues at all.

jjriker wrote:

2-MTnesters wrote:
We have the Swagman 2 bike rack. Also have THIS 2" to 1 1/4" reducer since the hitch on our 5th wheel is also 1 1/4". Our bikes are Schwinn Hybrid 21 speed. Travel very nicely on the Swagman rack and have never had any problems. Tim

We have the same bike rack and love it. Took us three tries with various styles to find this one which works so great. No worries with movement against the fiver or having the weight of the bikes pulling on the ladder.

X3 That is our choice after numerous types and styles.

Hi. I made a receiver that I bolted in the pin box. I use a swagman 2 bike rack. Works very well and bikes are out of the way on the pin box. Hope this helps.

This is the bike cover that we have.

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/rv-deluxe-bike-cover/57961

Two tips: tie them down with bunge cords to minimize the bouncing and take the seats off to keep them clean in dry OR wet weather. The back of an RV gets really dirty.
Some people cover their bikes.