knowles24 wrote:
Not sure what kind of damage you have seen? Are you referring to scratches and gouges? Our bikes are all $250 or less and they are only used for camping so I'm not terribly worried and scratches.
Yes, scratches and gouges. Don't get me wrong, on bikes you are referring to, I wouldn't be as concerned as well. Just wanted to point out that my bikes, along with all my riding friends, are bikes where unnecessary damage, such as scratching/gouging is not acceptable. Yes, I realize that sounds a bit snobbish but when I spend $3k-$6 on a bike, that type of damage is not acceptable. Yes, I am into MTBing that much where I find absolute value in a $6k full suspension bike however those purchases are very few so I research the death out of it to get what is right for me. Just wanted to give you an idea where I was coming from and why I won't use frame mounted bike racks. :)
knowles24 wrote:
Personally, I wouldn't be removing the rack to transfer to a vehicle just because I really like having the rack extremely tight and secure with bolts rather than the hitch pins. However, we also don't leave the campground with our bikes.
If you look at the Thule T2 online, you can see they actually have a hitch pin that is threaded on 1 side where you secure the pin with a lock washer/nut which does completely tighten that connection down to where it does not move. Now, to your previous posted point on clearance with the Thule T2...that I am not certain of without actually measuring it out.
I do want to stress that your idea for the 2" top mounted receiver is awesome!
