Concern with attaching bike rack to TT bumper
I would like to get a bike rack for three bikes that attaches to the bumper of my travel trailer (2010 Sprinter Select). I started looking at a few online but when reading some of the reviews, some p...
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clubhouse wrote:
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Personally I spent $300 to have a custom "frame to frame" 2" receiver fabricated and welded to back of our trailer, then $200 on a swagman 4 bike carrier that is rated for rear or Travel Trailer/5er use. After all the research I did I concluded it was the best option for us.
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Curt makes a very heavy duty frame mounted receiver for RV's. It's adjustable for different frame widths. That's what I used on our old trailer.
But that trailer had such a light weight frame that I would only put two light weight bicycles on it and managed to attach the bicycle handlebar to the trailer shell so there was no bounce.
The bumper is definitely a no-no, but with some of these light weight frames out there, you also have to be careful. Some trailer manufacturers (like Lance) do not want you hanging anything off the end of their trailers. Instead they recommend putting them on the tongue over the propane tanks, like in the mod shown above.
