Bike rack on bumper?
I have a feeling I already know the answer to my question, but... Adding a bike rack to my bumper would be a bad idea, wouldn't it? I think it's the typical "store your hose in here" and have the spar...
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drsteve wrote:Ralph Cramden wrote:
Trailer bumper and frame fear mongering......thats entertainment.
What? From the guy who says Lippert builds their frames from recycled beer cans and gorilla tape?
You got it, and I stand by it. I am not about to crawl under my 2017 Rockwood to get pictures of what I did to reinforce its Lippert frame the first week we brought it home before it ever seen its first campground. The previous Keystone had a Lippert frame but I did not have to reinforce anything, Keystone chose to use an 8" high frame as opposed to 5-1/2" high frame that Rockwood uses, despite the Roo being longer and heavier.
A lot of posts about bumpers and bike racks are based on nothing more than repetitive internet forum hearsay, and the best are the ones that use the picture previously posted which has been posted over and over and over in bike rack bumper threads for 10 years.
Post pictures of a mod that can hold a bike rack and then some, and instantly you're now going to twist the trailer frame in half. Reinforce the main frame and now the A frame is going to bend. Reinforce the A frame and the drawbar will twist. Get a heavier drawbar and the hitch will rip from the tow vehicle. Reinforce the hitch and you'll bend the frame on the tow vehicle. All over a couple of 30 lb bikes and a 20 lb rack on the back of the trailer.
Someone must be passing out free memberships in the fraternal order of bumper police.
