Swing Out Hitch Mount Bike Rack

So it works with all cars and trucks fits bikes with 20 29 in.

Swing out hitch mount bike rack.

Wide and up to a 48 in. Hitch mounted bike racks are the easiest way to get multiple bicycles on your vehicle. Tool free installation with locking speedknob. Quick and easy assembly.

They can hold up to 5 bikes while reducing contact between the bikes. Some are complete racks and some are just adapters that are meant to attach to your existing rack. This heavy duty platform style hitch rack is fat bike ready out of the box. Universal swing away hitch mount bike rack dbr400 by surco.

Hanging style racks have one or two horizontal arms supported by a vertical post. Dual arm hitch mount bike racks. Make sure to pick the proper hitch receiver size and make sure your hitch can support the weight of all the bikes you want to carry. Designed to maximize the load capacity this.

The first type is the platform hitch mount and the second type is the hanging hitch mount. Made from superior grade tubing this tough as nails roof rack is exceptionally strong to carry all the gear you need for your trip. So the beefier the swing mechanism the better. Autopin automatically positions and secures rack to the hitch and receiver.

All swing away racks are hitch mounted but there are two types of hitch mounts that you will come across. Either empty or with 1 or 2 bikes loaded the rack can swing to the passenger side for full access to the rear of the car cantilever arm swings out 41 in. Dual arm hitch mount bike racks consist of two cradles that hold the bike frames supporting it evenly. These are very secure racks but keep an eye out for ground clearance.

Hitch mount racks come in hanging style and platform style. Fully padded arms for the ultimate in bike protection. As the name suggests bikes carried on these racks hang supported by the bike frames which rest on the rack arm cradles. Zero hassle zipstrips quickly secure bike to rack.

Rack tilts down for easy cargo area access and folds up for storage. Swings away from car with bikes loaded to provide easy access to rear of vehicle. Ratcheting arms grip your bikes front wheels so there s no frame contact. As long as you have a hitch carrying bikes behind your car is simple with any of the racks below.

Mind you that there is one significant weakness to be aware of is the swing mechanism adds flex and leverage to the system. Kac overdrive sport k2 rt 2 hitch mounted rack 2 bike capacity ratchet version smart tilting platform style standard fat tire electric bikes rv use prohibited 4 5 out of 5 stars 123 399 99 399. The best hitch mount type for the swing away is the hitch mount type since the bikes can comfortably sit on the wheelbase as it swings away when the arm is extended making it stable enough as the arm moves. This prevents them from rocking too much when transported.