Bike Racks
For those of you who have receiver hitches on the rear of your RV's. I'm looking to replace my old bike rack and can't help but notice they all plainly state, NOT FOR USE ON THE BACK OF RV's. Is thi...
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IAMICHABOD wrote:
I think it is a CYA thing but to be safe get one that is RV rated.
I have This one it fits in my 2 inch receiver and easy to load and I like the way it folds so I can get to the rear door of my large storage area without having to take it off,
As for the bouncing that others have talked about to make it less pronounced You need a good anti rattle device so you don't get so much play in the receiver,thus magnifying the movement and doing more damage to the bike rack.
I have tried almost every Anti Rattle device on the market, most have been no good or so complicated and cumbersome that they are useless. Including the Roadmaster type,totally useless.
Until I found the one at Hitch Rider.
Their Hitch Vice is the best and easiest one I have come across and it really works.
I also have the Swagman X2 carrier, but with the 1-1/4" bar, which I chose as it curves up giving more clearance to the in bed tool box. Mine doesn't use a standard pin, but a bolt the is used to draw the Rack tight to the receiver tube. I have zero issue with bounce with the bikes riding on the pin box.
My reason for pin box mount, followed too many with bike racks on the back of the trailer, thought many were going to bounce right off the rack! I have also seen a rack with bikes laying on the ground 4 miles from a state park!
