Rear Hitch Bike Rack for Travel Trailer
Just picked up our new Nash 23D TT and I was all set to order up a bike rack for the rear hitch BUT... It seems most of the racks come with a warning they are NOT to be used on a tow behind! The t...
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The warning is due to a large number of the bumper receivers being so weak, and the bumper, the thin 4 inch square tube, being very weak. It is not the bike rack that is at risk, it is the trailer's hitch that could break off.
A 2 inch or 1 1/4 makes no difference, it is the receiver that is at risk. The bike rack from the two mentioned companies will not break from bouncing.
I carried two multi-thousand dollar bikes on a trailer hitch rack for thousands of miles with no issue. Though, this was on a twin axle with torsion springs, not leafs, so it rode smoother, but still got airborne a time or two.
My trailer's hitch was sturdy steel welded to the frame, not to the flimsy sewer tube though.
Ideally you would beef up the hitch to handle the load and stresses.
If there is any way to tie or strap the top of the bicycle (handlebars) to something on the trailer (like a spare tire or a hook on the wall) then this will greatly reduce the bikes from swaying and keep them from acting as a tall lever.
The name-brand bike-shop quality races are quite capable.
A 2 inch or 1 1/4 makes no difference, it is the receiver that is at risk. The bike rack from the two mentioned companies will not break from bouncing.
I carried two multi-thousand dollar bikes on a trailer hitch rack for thousands of miles with no issue. Though, this was on a twin axle with torsion springs, not leafs, so it rode smoother, but still got airborne a time or two.
My trailer's hitch was sturdy steel welded to the frame, not to the flimsy sewer tube though.
Ideally you would beef up the hitch to handle the load and stresses.
If there is any way to tie or strap the top of the bicycle (handlebars) to something on the trailer (like a spare tire or a hook on the wall) then this will greatly reduce the bikes from swaying and keep them from acting as a tall lever.
The name-brand bike-shop quality races are quite capable.
