

| Subject: | Re: Bike rack - ball hitch mount recommendations. |
| From: | Tim Demarest |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:55:25 -0400 |
I have the same type hitch you do, and I bought a folding rack from Just-Rite:
http://www.justriteracks.com/br3ballmounted.asp
I've got no affiliation with these guys, I'm just a fairly satisfied customer.
The pros:
- The rack folds down easily to allow you to open the rear hatch,
easy enough with one bike attached, I never tried with a full load.
- Locking knobs are available (but cost extra) so your bikes can
be locked to the rack. The hardware supplied with the rack locks it to the
base.
- The rack can be removed when you are not toting bikes (leaving
only a small piece attached below your hitch ball).
The cons:
- I needed to perform some elaborate bungee-engineering to keep
the handlebars and front wheel from hitting the hatch, I think I'd have the
same problem with any rack, though.
- When the rack is removed, the mount juts back a bit at knee
height... can be a hazard when working around the engine compartment. I
think I have invented some all-new cuss words.
Tim
At 08:58 AM 6/2/2004 -0500, Spinoso, Tom wrote:
>Hi,
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>I have a small hitch mounted to the tow loops on my 91 Carat. It was told
>it would support 1500 lbs (for what that's worth). It does non have a
>hitch/receiver that I can remove only a ball that seems to be connected with
>a nut from below. I would like to carry 2 bikes. Does anyone have any
>experience or recommendation on a brand or model that they have used or
>might work well? Thanks in advance.
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>"chasin' rainbows" - 91 Carat
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