Bike Rack

[Gubs]

Does anyone use the two inch reciever hitch in the back to support a bike rack? We have two light weight bikes and I'm looking at a hitch to fit into the rear 2 inch receiver. Good idea or bad???????????

[jsb5717]

It will definitely work for that. But they will bounce quite a bit back there. Some have mounted a rack on their hitch in the front. I carried bikes in the back of our older 5er for years without issue. You just have to make sure they are well secured. The bouncing won't hurt them.

[Jeff n Susan]

We carry 2 bikes on our platform at the rear of our 330. It is not a regular bike rack, its one of those carrier type tray fixtures. When we load the bikes, I zip tie the wheels to the rack itself along with the top to a bar that I fabricated that is straight up in the center. I will try to follow up with some pics, but my point is, there is little to no additional movement on the platform, (hitch) than what is already there. The bikes are tight, as there is a lot of bounce.

[AZ Traveler]

Look for racks advertised to work on 5th wheels.

[RipNC]

We have a Hollywood Racks RV1700 being delivered to our next camground tomorrow. Will be carrying our 2 fat tire E-bikes at 60 lbs each. Will post installed photos and report once we travel with it a bit.

[RipNC]

First 3 hour trip worked fine, watching via camera appeared rock steady.

[RipNC]

Since the photo above we slid the bikes together a bit more to better expose the taillights and I added a tag holder with light (used a flat 4 trailer plug to hitch for the light). There is a bit of a flange that I was able to use to mount the tag holder. We use this cover, which seems to do very well:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082SN6JLQ...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[clkinser]

Originally Posted by RipNC

First 3 hour trip worked fine, watching via camera appeared rock steady.

We have the same setup, Hollywood HR 1700, certified for 5th wheels, works great!

[mnlegends]

Originally Posted by RipNC

First 3 hour trip worked fine, watching via camera appeared rock steady.

Greetings,

I saw your post and looks like you were able to mount the bike rack. Looks great. I too have a '21 3121RL Legacy. after I mounted to the RV hitch I tried putting the bike rack hitch onto that hitch and it hits the back or the rig and the holes won't line up. did you have any issues? Any insight is appreciated.

[mnlegends]

Originally Posted by mnlegends

Greetings,

I saw your post and looks like you were able to mount the bike rack. Looks great. I too have a '21 3121RL Legacy. after I mounted to the RV hitch I tried putting the bike rack hitch onto that hitch and it hits the back or the rig and the holes won't line up. did you have any issues? Any insight is appreciated.

After looking trough more of the posts I found the answer from RIP. I have ordered the shank extension which will solve my issue! Thanks and love this site for all the help and insight it provides! Cheers!

[stever53]

Originally Posted by RipNC

We have a Hollywood Racks RV1700 being delivered to our next camground tomorrow. Will be carrying our 2 fat tire E-bikes at 60 lbs each. Will post installed photos and report once we travel with it a bit.

Hi guys, now that you’ve had the bike rack and cover for some time. How’s it holding up? I’m in the process of trying to find a bike rack and cover, this one sounds pretty good. Looking to purchase two Lectric ebikes they weigh about 64lbs each with 3” fat tires. Also any problem with seeing your taillights?

We have a 2021 3231 CK with legacy package I believe you have the same receiver on the back of your 5th wheel rated for 3000lbs.

Thanks for any info you could pass along.
Safe travels

[RipNC]

Steve,
Post a minute ago was before my first sip of coffee! I offset the carriers such that my lights are visible (also clear of the ladder when inside bike is set with front wheel to ladder side). I also bought and mounted a tag holder w/ light to the rack and wired a 4 wire trailer plug to the light and moved my tag to the rack (travel with Obsidian 2 bike cover (use individual Obsidian covers when off the rack). Our bikes might be little heavier than Lectrics, we have a pair of Greenbike GB 1 Mag folders (tried keeping them in basement - which worked fine but a PITA to get in/out).

Very stable on the rack (use straps at each end to rig for great stability), I can easily load/unload the bikes by myself (I watched the HR video).

[stever53]

Originally Posted by RipNC

Steve,
Post a minute ago was before my first sip of coffee! I offset the carriers such that my lights are visible (also clear of the ladder when inside bike is set with front wheel to ladder side). I also bought and mounted a tag holder w/ light to the rack and wired a 4 wire trailer plug to the light and moved my tag to the rack (travel with Obsidian 2 bike cover (use individual Obsidian covers when off the rack). Our bikes might be little heavier than Lectrics, we have a pair of Greenbike GB 1 Mag folders (tried keeping them in basement - which worked fine but a PITA to get in/out).

Very stable on the rack (use straps at each end to rig for great stability), I can easily load/unload the bikes by myself (I watched the HR video).

Rip,
Thank you for the info, must be a good rack. Went to the website to check them out and everything is out of stock. We also have the Legacy package with rear cap. Did you get the longer receiver shank from Hollywood or somewhere else?i
Do you notice any bouncing or wobbling in the receiver hitch? I would think it is pretty stable since it’s the higher rated receiver.
Thank you very much for your feedback, it nice to be able to ask someone that has what your thinking of purchasing

Thanks again Steve
Safe Travels

[clkinser]

Originally Posted by stever53

Hi guys, now that you’ve had the bike rack and cover for some time. How’s it holding up? I’m in the process of trying to find a bike rack and cover, this one sounds pretty good. Looking to purchase two Lectric ebikes they weigh about 64lbs each with 3” fat tires. Also any problem with seeing your taillights?

We have a 2021 3231 CK with legacy package I believe you have the same receiver on the back of your 5th wheel rated for 3000lbs.

Thanks for any info you could pass along.
Safe travels

We’ve been using ours about 18 months now, couldn’t be happier with it, no problems, very sturdy! As far as seeing the tail/brake lights, not a problem!

[stever53]

Thank you John for the info. This sounds like the one to get
Safe Travels

[M&M]

This is the setup I installed on our unit.

Swagman XC2 Hitch Mount Bike Rack , Black, 2-Inch Receiver
HITOWMFG Trailer Hitch Receiver Tube Extenders for 2" Receiver, 7" Length, 3500 lbs.
CURT 22321 Anti-Rattle Hitch Pin Shim Device, Fits 2-Inch Receiver, 1/2-In Hole

The extender was needed to clear the ladder on our Legacy rear cap. The anti-rattle device did exactly what it says; took all of the rattle out of the extension.

I'll need a few trips before I can attest to performing as I expect it will.

[MORobb]

Be careful with that swagman xc2. I have one and the top latch that goes over the top bar of the bike doesn't hold well. Lost a bike on a trip back home one day. That was an expensive lesson. I would suggest adding some straps to the wheels to hold them in the tray. Also the rubber cover on that top latch rubbed the paint off both bikes.

Went back to my old yakima rack. I will probably work on the swagman as it is easier to get the bikes into.

Robb

[Jamesb]

It’ll work just fine for bikes. Make sure the rack is all 2” tube steel, not reduced at any point. Look for less features such as raises and lowers, since all this moving features just make the rack move a lot while traveling. Sometimes the RV rated hitches aren’t what they are cracked up to be. But is a nice rating, I guess. Also, invest in a $10-20 hitch stabilizer / anti rattle device. Our rack is as solid as a rock and doesn’t move one bit. Do a search on here, there are numerous bike rack posts. Good luck.

[432bartman]

We're using a Swagman bike rack for two E-bike beach cruisers, which was recommended by the bike manufacturer. The bike closest to the trailer, I turn the bars so it will not touch the trailer. The bikes do not touch the ladder either.

[kjohn6363]

You will be fine with light bikes