Ladder-mounted bike rack :@

Glad I have a strong bumper re-enforced by me to carry the bikes rightly.. After reading this almost makes me want a ladder on the back:B

Thanks so far, guys. I fully intended to strap the bikes (only 2) to the rack and the ladder. Only makes sense as it is the dynamic loads that are the problem, especially given that it is as far behind the fulcrum (axle) as one can get. When I am done strapping there should be no movement. I am more concerned with the fixity of the loaded ladder to the RV itself. I have also posed this question on the Flagstaff forum to encourage responses which might allay my concerns with respect to newer Flagstaff RV ladders.

There are many posts here warning that the back of your trailer will fall off (ok, that's an exaggeration), or the bikes will, or the ladder will. I very often speak to people who have them in the campground, and all of them have said they have no problems with it. Fwiw.

memgrove wrote:
Friends that we camp with extensively use one and have thousands of miles on it. We keep checking the screws in the ladder and the rack and find no signs of ware. He secures two adult bikes on it and sometimes a third child's bike. He also uses extra ratchet straps to hold the bikes solid to the rack AND ladder to prevent any bouncing. Three years now and still going strong... Just keep the bikes from bouncing!

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Worked great on a previous trailer...down side is that the bikes got filthy hanging on the back of our rig.

We now carry our bikes in the bed of the truck under the protection of a cap..

Friends that we camp with extensively use one and have thousands of miles on it. We keep checking the screws in the ladder and the rack and find no signs of ware. He secures two adult bikes on it and sometimes a third child's bike. He also uses extra ratchet straps to hold the bikes solid to the rack AND ladder to prevent any bouncing. Three years now and still going strong... Just keep the bikes from bouncing!