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I wound up buying this rack. Got 20% off by callin JC Whitney and even got them to cut my shipping in half. I think this will be a good setup. thanks for the advice.
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Cecilt wrote:I wound up buying this rack. Got 20% off by callin JC Whitney and even got them to cut my shipping in half. I think this will be a good setup. thanks for the advice.
ProRac 4 bike Carrier (Expandable to 6)
That is a pretty cool bike rack - excellent design. I wonder if it could be rigged for the sloped front end of a TT? Hmmm.
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Not sure about that. Are you saying you would mount bikes on the back of the popup. That is a no-no as it will induce sway. The Prorac I bought can accommodate 6 bikes. You just need to add 2 more fork adapters and mount them on the rack.
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fenneran
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No, just in general. We have a 28' Wilderness and always end up putting the bikes inside. Works OK, but I'd rather have them on the tail...just no good way right now with the bumper the way it is.
It looks like this Mount-n-Lock system will allow a couple of bike racks and even a cargo tray (and a generator?) to go on the back.
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fenneran wrote:No, just in general. We have a 28' Wilderness and always end up putting the bikes inside. Works OK, but I'd rather have them on the tail...just no good way right now with the bumper the way it is.
It looks like this Mount-n-Lock system will allow a couple of bike racks and even a cargo tray (and a generator?) to go on the back.
I would be VERY careful about mounting bikes, generator or a cargo tray on the back of the trailer. Not only does it take away some of the tongue weight but the bouncing that goes on back there is unbelievable.
Follow a trailer someday and watch how much the rear bounces up and down. Due to the long overhang on the rear from the axles things tend to really get thrown around. I would not do it if it were me. Get a different rack as mentioned earlier or continue putting the extra bikes inside the trailer.
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fenneran
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Something I've been looking at is this:
http://mount-n-lock.com/
Looks like you could put two bike racks on the back of the rig. (We have 4 kids, and there is no 6-bike racks that I've found) The counter weight of the bikes on the tongue weight might need some fixing, but it looks like a neat solution. Anyone have one of these?
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I agree that bounce is a definite issue, but the more I read about this system, it would seem to actually be a better solution to that. It looks like the clamps tighten to an aluminum rail that is locked into the receiver hitch (I wonder if you could hard-mount it? I've sent them an inquiry). If this is a sturdy mount, then the bounce factor would actually be reduced.
Still researching.
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