hey guys, what rack do you guys use? Needs to go on the rear of the vehicle not the roof.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Küat.
26 years in the bike industry, and I have yet to find a better rack than the Küat! We ran a V1 Küat NV on the WD40BIKE rig, and did everything they say not to do to the rack... for 3 solid years!... and it kept on trucking! One of the guys had it on his truck, hit some ice and slid off Boulder Canyon Rd, between Boulder & Nederland, and the only thing they could get a tow line on was the rack. Hauled the truck 50' back up to the road, and barely scuffed the paint! True story!!
It's a solid product, and a great company to deal with. Get one. It's money well spent! I'm currently running the NV 2.0, and could not be happier!
26 years in the bike industry, and I have yet to find a better rack than the Küat! We ran a V1 Küat NV on the WD40BIKE rig, and did everything they say not to do to the rack... for 3 solid years!... and it kept on trucking! One of the guys had it on his truck, hit some ice and slid off Boulder Canyon Rd, between Boulder & Nederland, and the only thing they could get a tow line on was the rack. Hauled the truck 50' back up to the road, and barely scuffed the paint! True story!!
It's a solid product, and a great company to deal with. Get one. It's money well spent! I'm currently running the NV 2.0, and could not be happier!
1UpUSA
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Agree with the above, tray rack mounted to the hitch is the only way to go.
Kuat, Thule, and Yakima make great tray racks, nothing wrong with them. I will say that I receive a heavy discount from these three brands and have even been given a free tray rack from one of them. What is on my LX is a 1UpUSA that I paid retail for. Best rack I've seen, regardless of price. Especially like how each additional tray sits higher off the ground, a function that has served me well when driving through rough stuff.
I do recommend the black 1Up because I think the silver one looks like a senior citizen's scooter rack.
Kuat, Thule, and Yakima make great tray racks, nothing wrong with them. I will say that I receive a heavy discount from these three brands and have even been given a free tray rack from one of them. What is on my LX is a 1UpUSA that I paid retail for. Best rack I've seen, regardless of price. Especially like how each additional tray sits higher off the ground, a function that has served me well when driving through rough stuff.
I do recommend the black 1Up because I think the silver one looks like a senior citizen's scooter rack.
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Thanks y'all!
That's funny... I bought the black for that reason (why is the font getting smaller!?!?) - literally paid extra for the "look" of the rack.
In addition to the 1UpUSA being just so damn well made and easy to use, I love that it's expandable. Start with a 2-tray, and another... and another.
I don't know if the others like Kuat (great rack) allow left-right movement... But it's hugely helpful when loading various (holy $*@# why is the font getting so damn small?!?!) sizes of bike...if a bar is hitting a saddle, or shifter... you can move the bikes left or right to get them perfect.
I'm tempted to keep typing to see if the font keeps getting smaller... and smaller...
What I notice: all the ref tray racks are bike/2 wheel mounts. that typically means that the wheels protrude w/r to side of the 100 series (bike wider than body width), with potential issues on trail. Hate to see my bike/rack ripped off in the tight squeeze (they exist, unfortunately).
How about a tray rack minus front tire....say quick release mount to fork, front tire stored someplace on/in rig. That way the overall bike width would fit within body width envelope.
Any body seen this?
How about a tray rack minus front tire....say quick release mount to fork, front tire stored someplace on/in rig. That way the overall bike width would fit within body width envelope.
Any body seen this?
1up bike and snow board rack
Hm, I guess I should get off my lazy #ss and measure my bike (sp stumpjumper fsr 2006) and compare to the *ss end of my 100.
'course my bike is (now) old school 26". Any one out there with a newer 27.5/slack angle endo bike? If so, what is the horizontal wheel end to wheel end measurement? I will cross post this to the 2 wheel forum as well.
oops, stupid me as this was originally posted in the 100 section, then moved to the 2 wheel section
Bike length question above is still in play though
'course my bike is (now) old school 26". Any one out there with a newer 27.5/slack angle endo bike? If so, what is the horizontal wheel end to wheel end measurement? I will cross post this to the 2 wheel forum as well.
oops, stupid me as this was originally posted in the 100 section, then moved to the 2 wheel section
Bike length question above is still in play though
I have a Pivot Mach 429, which is a 29er, and measured it at just over 73 inches from end to end.
Hm, I guess I should get off my lazy #ss and measure my bike (sp stumpjumper fsr 2006) and compare to the *ss end of my 100.
'course my bike is (now) old school 26". Any one out there with a newer 27.5/slack angle endo bike? If so, what is the horizontal wheel end to wheel end measurement? I will cross post this to the 2 wheel forum as well.
oops, stupid me as this was originally posted in the 100 section, then moved to the 2 wheel section
Bike length question above is still in play though
Got the Pivot measurement. Thanks!
Verified, the 73" wheel to wheel measurement does in fact fit within the *ss end envelope of the 100 (just barely, by say 2").
Thanks & now can entertain all these racks.
Verified, the 73" wheel to wheel measurement does in fact fit within the *ss end envelope of the 100 (just barely, by say 2").
Thanks & now can entertain all these racks.
1UpUSA does make one of the nicest but a big price comes with it. I went old school wanting clearance, off road worthy, and the ability to open my tailgate with the rack attached.
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LandCruiserPhil: just the setup I was envisioning. However, wanting 2 bike set up attached to spare tire mount on a swing away arm.
Good job!
Good job!
