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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mkenyon2 wrote:
For any still following this, I'm thinking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EA6JMM
with the forces a bike sees on the back of a trailer I would not use a carrier that doesn't cradle the tires.
And looking at the one in question, while Curt does make good stuff, relying on a clamp around the shank concept on the back of the trailer with strong vertical, horizontal and lateral forces just doesn't seem very good to me.
And the reciever you bought puts all the forces on the sheet metal bumper on the trailer. Don't rely on it.
Most hitches rated for use on a trailer state explicitly they are NOT warranted if you use that kind of reciever.
