Bike rack on bumper?

mike-s wrote:

Ralph Cramden wrote:
LOL, those same pictures get posted any time someone mentions bike racks and bumpers here, and at every other forum on the net. The fact is plenty of people haul bikes on trailer bumpers without issue. Sure, some RV manufacturers do a less than stellar job of bumper mounting and you can have an issue with anything,

You're laughing at other people's misfortune? You're an ass.

Lots of people get away with lots of dangerous/unsafe practices, until they don't.

Neither of the photos show any issue with bumper mounting or manufacturing. It's clear that the welds held and the thin wall bumper metal was simply torn away due to the load. It can be done, but requires more than just a bolt on receiver - something other than the bumper needs to take the torsion.

Thank you......

Not laughing at others misfortune but laughing at your post of pictures pulled from the net in an attempt to prove your point, that get put up in almost every one of these threads here and elsewhere, the same exact pictures, ROFLMAO.

What do you suppose the two additional pieces of tube and two pieces of 3" round that are attached to the bumper in the first picture are there for? Do you think that maybe someone had something attached to that bumper just slightly heavier than a couple of mountain bikes?

And in the second picture, which appears to be a lightweight retro style trailer, have you noticed the 14 gauge 4x4 bumper was simply butt welded to the frame extension? I would certainly think that would be the result in that scenario. A couple of gussets could of been added to that setup that would of held all day long with a bike rack.

The fact is they are all attached differently and you need to make the evaluation yourself. That requires a little knowledge, some experience with fabrication and welding, and a little common sense which a lot of people who respond to these bumper threads have none of. These threads that end up with blanket statements that it can not be done are hilarious. The bumper police, a sub division of the weight police.

But thank you, I'll wear my I'm an ass badge proudly while I am strapping down my 200 lbs of coolers to my cargo platform, which is attached to my bumper.