Hey guys. Multi-prong post here.
After almost losing my shiny new carbon mountain bike on the highway last month I decided it was time to ditch the yakima spare tire bike carrier I had mounted on my BIOR swing out, in favor of a 1up hitch carrier. That came with its own set of issues. Aside from further pissing the wife off by adding yet another step to getting into the back hatch, I also had to use a 4” hitch dropper to make the carrier clear the swing arm, making my departure angle complete crap and negating any benefit of having a high clearance bumper on the back. Some of the places I like to bike definitely require a higher clearance rear to get to. My plan is to take both swing outs off and out the spare back underneath and hopefully mount the farm jack to the roof rack.
1) Does anyone have an OEM spare tire mount they’ve taken off still sitting on the shelf they’re willing to part with? I’m running 305/70/16 KO2s and am assuming they’ll fit underneath since there’s no factory hitch. I’m happy to pay shipping plus whatever it’s worth to you.
2) Depending on how I like the setup I may be willing to part with both the tire carrier and the ladder for pretty cheap, assuming I don’t have to go through the ass ache of shipping it.
3) Is anyone successfully running their farm Jack on the side of a Gamiviti rack. I’m worried about clearing the tent on either side. Tent is an iKamper.
This might be better off in the classifieds, but I was hoping to get some 100-specific advice from you guys first.
After almost losing my shiny new carbon mountain bike on the highway last month I decided it was time to ditch the yakima spare tire bike carrier I had mounted on my BIOR swing out, in favor of a 1up hitch carrier. That came with its own set of issues. Aside from further pissing the wife off by adding yet another step to getting into the back hatch, I also had to use a 4” hitch dropper to make the carrier clear the swing arm, making my departure angle complete crap and negating any benefit of having a high clearance bumper on the back. Some of the places I like to bike definitely require a higher clearance rear to get to. My plan is to take both swing outs off and out the spare back underneath and hopefully mount the farm jack to the roof rack.
1) Does anyone have an OEM spare tire mount they’ve taken off still sitting on the shelf they’re willing to part with? I’m running 305/70/16 KO2s and am assuming they’ll fit underneath since there’s no factory hitch. I’m happy to pay shipping plus whatever it’s worth to you.
2) Depending on how I like the setup I may be willing to part with both the tire carrier and the ladder for pretty cheap, assuming I don’t have to go through the ass ache of shipping it.
3) Is anyone successfully running their farm Jack on the side of a Gamiviti rack. I’m worried about clearing the tent on either side. Tent is an iKamper.
This might be better off in the classifieds, but I was hoping to get some 100-specific advice from you guys first.
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