Where to put the stinkin bikes
Been rackin my head to long as to the best way to carry our aluminum frame bikes to the point of overthinking. My wish is for a bike rack for two bikes. Sorry in advance for asking a common question...
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Hello,
We have been dealing with the same issue; how can we carry our bikes. I used to carry all four mountain bikes on a 2inch Yakima receiver bike rack. That was until it failed and I dragged all four bikes down the highway. We purchase a Thule 2inch five bike rack as a replacement then found out that neither Thule or Yakima warranties trailer use. However the Thule is much more robust and seems to be a better design. There is one company out of WI that warranties trailer use but they only allow two bikes on the rack while attached to the trailer. I don't have the name.
Instead of purchasing a new rack we have done the following:
Two bikes in the front of the fifth wheel.
One inside in a tire rack
One on the hitch but we have the bike rack braced with a nylon strap. I also have the lightest bike on the back.
We have run over 2500 miles with this setup and no issues. I was thinking of moving the inside bike to the rear but this is a fat tire bike and fairly heavy. The short bed precludes us from using the bed and I'm not a fan of cleaning the bugs off the bikes from having them on the front of the truck/trailer
I have heard others also having issues and most have the rack maxed out.
Best of luck.
We have been dealing with the same issue; how can we carry our bikes. I used to carry all four mountain bikes on a 2inch Yakima receiver bike rack. That was until it failed and I dragged all four bikes down the highway. We purchase a Thule 2inch five bike rack as a replacement then found out that neither Thule or Yakima warranties trailer use. However the Thule is much more robust and seems to be a better design. There is one company out of WI that warranties trailer use but they only allow two bikes on the rack while attached to the trailer. I don't have the name.
Instead of purchasing a new rack we have done the following:
Two bikes in the front of the fifth wheel.
One inside in a tire rack
One on the hitch but we have the bike rack braced with a nylon strap. I also have the lightest bike on the back.
We have run over 2500 miles with this setup and no issues. I was thinking of moving the inside bike to the rear but this is a fat tire bike and fairly heavy. The short bed precludes us from using the bed and I'm not a fan of cleaning the bugs off the bikes from having them on the front of the truck/trailer
I have heard others also having issues and most have the rack maxed out.
Best of luck.
