Bike Rack for Trailer hitch?
I wanted to get a bike rack to bring along our 2 bikes when we go camping. My initial thought was getting a hitch rack, so we could use it on the truck or on the back of the trailer with a bumper hitc...
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IMHO $200 and a bike rack on a trailer is not going to pan out. First, few bike racks are rated for TT use, those that are cost much more than $200 and are much beefier than the typical bike rack.
Now that said on our trailer I cut off the factory " bumper" and fabricated a new bumper welded to the frame with a 2" reciever welded on. We use the hollywood rack RV rider on the trailer (even though hollywood racks says 5th wheel only)
Expect to pay in the $400-600 range for a good rack AND add in $$ for making sure the attachment is adequate.
Every bike rack I've seen rated for TT use warns NOT to use a bolt on reciever like the OP posted.
Now that said on our trailer I cut off the factory " bumper" and fabricated a new bumper welded to the frame with a 2" reciever welded on. We use the hollywood rack RV rider on the trailer (even though hollywood racks says 5th wheel only)
Expect to pay in the $400-600 range for a good rack AND add in $$ for making sure the attachment is adequate.
Every bike rack I've seen rated for TT use warns NOT to use a bolt on reciever like the OP posted.
