Bicycles for Back of 5th Wheel
Hi All, First thanks to all who have taken the time to provide insight and info in response to my questions. Now looking to get Bikes and a carrier for the back of the 5th wheel. WE have a 1.25...
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Here's what we've done:
Bought a couple of used/decent hybrid mountain bikes (less "pain" if they get stolen or damaged)
Received a dual bike cover for Christmas
We have a 2" hitch factory-mounted on the back of the trailer
Have a Bell bike rack (more about that in a moment)
I lock the bikes with a cable lock, to the hitch - when all else fails, the bikes should just scrape along behind the trailer rather than create a problem for other drivers....
We also have a hitch-mounted spare tire: I tied a rope to that, and looped it around the covered bikes to take out some of the bounce.
Back to the Bell rack: it had a plastic 2" to 1-1/4" adapter; and that appeared to be wearing down, allowing an uncomfortable amount of up/down play in the rack. Since we were going to be visiting my bro-in-law, I ordered a metal 2"-to-1-1/4" reducer and had it shipped to his house - THAT made a huge difference in the stability of the bike rack, plus gave about 4' extra, to get past the spare tire.
You might be OK without a bike cover - but our neighbor (from Ohio) at one RV Park, spent about a week getting his bikes to work again after they were bathed in grime and road salt on his trip - and just froze up with rust.... when we got home, the entire backside of our 5er was crusted with salt and grime, but the bikes looked like new.
Bought a couple of used/decent hybrid mountain bikes (less "pain" if they get stolen or damaged)
Received a dual bike cover for Christmas
We have a 2" hitch factory-mounted on the back of the trailer
Have a Bell bike rack (more about that in a moment)
I lock the bikes with a cable lock, to the hitch - when all else fails, the bikes should just scrape along behind the trailer rather than create a problem for other drivers....
We also have a hitch-mounted spare tire: I tied a rope to that, and looped it around the covered bikes to take out some of the bounce.
Back to the Bell rack: it had a plastic 2" to 1-1/4" adapter; and that appeared to be wearing down, allowing an uncomfortable amount of up/down play in the rack. Since we were going to be visiting my bro-in-law, I ordered a metal 2"-to-1-1/4" reducer and had it shipped to his house - THAT made a huge difference in the stability of the bike rack, plus gave about 4' extra, to get past the spare tire.
You might be OK without a bike cover - but our neighbor (from Ohio) at one RV Park, spent about a week getting his bikes to work again after they were bathed in grime and road salt on his trip - and just froze up with rust.... when we got home, the entire backside of our 5er was crusted with salt and grime, but the bikes looked like new.
