Bike racks, so many choices

Ryan,

What bikes are you carrying? Mountain, road, hybrid? That will matter.

Do you want to carry the bikes by the frame or by the front drop-outs and rear wheel?

You might want one that folds flat against the grille when not carrying bikes.

John

Gripnriprod wrote:
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And Just How is this any Help to Them? I have Searched this Topic and Under TC, the Info is Limited at best. It is a valid question.

OP: I dont use one on Mine, BUT the guy i bought it from had 2 bikes on a Thule Simular to This one!. He said he liked how it held it.

I have carried bikes three ways on my truck camper. Front receiver, rear ladder rack, rear receiver.

For the receiver uses I have an old two bike rack that was a discount-brand Yakima (Rhode Gear I think), that has two features I use a lot. First it can be used with either a 2" or a 1 1/4" receiver (I have used it on three vehicles, so far), and it allows for it to be tilted away from the vehicle by removal of a reciever-style pin. This feature allows access into the camper when I have bikes on the back, and it may allows access into a vehicle hatchback with bikes on the rack.

I only use the ladder rack when I need to carry three bikes - it is a lot more trouble to load up than the receiver rack.

I will never use the front receiver again to carry bikes. You will never be able to tie the rack tighhtly enough to eliminate enough sway that it isn't distracting. I seriously hated driving with the bikes wobbling in my line of vision. Theoretically the front is the ideal location - you can monitor the bikes during travel, they don't interfere with towing or whatever elese you might want to do in the rear, etc. I was disappointed that my front receiver investment was unsuitable for my intended use.

Most often, I have a receiver rack on the back, and the rack slips into that. I carry firewood on the rack, then the bike rack ois just behind that. One tie to a rear jack mount on the camper reduces sway and motion in the rack.

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