Where are my MTB Borthren? I need a new rack!!

[cico7]

why not build your own? 2" receiver tube, an upright post and 2trays to park the wheels
in. you have the skills.

my jeep with tires and lift is too tall to climb up and put a bike on....

[IamJEEP]

why not build your own? 2" receiver tube, an upright post and 2trays to park the wheels
in. you have the skills.

my jeep with tires and lift is too tall to climb up and put a bike on....

Its cheap enough to just buy one, but they are a pain to carry from the condo downstairs to the Jeep (at least for me). Im going to try and set something up for the inside, but first gotta get a mud mat.

[Matt]

There's a few reasons I don't want to build my own.... first is making the expanding clamp for the hitch to prevent sway is a PITA.... so its a bit more than just throwing a 2" receiver and hitch pin in there. Second, I often have 2 bikes on there (4 on a rare event) and the cheapest of those bikes has almost $2k into it, so a solid/proven carrier is worth the investment IMO. I can't stand when I see someone with a $4000+ carbon bike bungee corded to the back of a Honda civic (seen it)... spend $40 and get a trunk mount damnit!

So yeah, there's certain things ill draw the limit on fab'ing.. a bike rack is one of then. Hell look how much time I put into roof rack mounts..... lol I don't want to put the design time into a bike rack to get it up to MY standards; there's products out there I can buy already that I like.

[Matt]

Oh, and inside is just a temp solution. I need an outside carrier for when I take the family with me and drop them off at the in-laws while I go riding.

[IamJEEP]

Oh, and inside is just a temp solution. I need an outside carrier for when I take the family with me and drop them off at the in-laws while I go riding.

Dude, you have a roof basket now, put the family up there.....duh!

[Matt]

Then where do I put the post-ride beer cooler??? Duh.

[IamJEEP]

Then where do I put the post-ride beer cooler??? Duh.

Good point, back to the drawing board.

[NeilSmith]

i never understood how you get up on top to put the bike anyway, its way too high. just get a standard bike rack for the hitch and be done. you are talking about swaying, it cant possibly move in the hitch that much. i would like a good way to have a roof rack and receiver rack loaded up for the beach and be able to carry 3 bikes. maybe i need a trailer.