Yeah im confused on that one too!
Mountain Bikes - show/tell me how you lug yours around!
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No. "prevents your car from looping out when you wheelie it"
It was a so-much-junk-hanging-behind-the-trunk joke
Put a receiver on the back of the M100 with spare mount that has an additional receiver for the bike hitch. Needs about a 6” extension though and a couple hundred pounds of weight up front. The receiver ties into the nearest crossmember.
Nice. I want to do that with a pickup bed trailer. Make it my adventure set up.
1st gen
Picked up a used Rig'd UltraSwing Mega-Fit in excellent condition which came with a RambleRack with the long stinger and Add-on rack. Got a killer deal. I expected to sell the bike racks since I've already got a 1Up, but after putting them together and cleaning them off they're certainly well built. Below are a few photos sans UltraSwing.
reddog90
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I had never seen these before your post, and now I'm considering this over a 1Up HD. Seems like bikes are way more sturdy in the ramble rack than a 1up. How do you compare this to your 1up? Can you get in the back of your 100 with bikes on the rack with the long stinger option?
Hey @reddog90, the whole kit (e.g. UltraSwing + RambleRack + add on) is very "solid." Although I haven't taken it off road yet and can't give you any first impressions right now, I don't expect the Rig'd to perform any different than the 1Up SD I have. The long stinger is meant to provide room for a spare tire when attached to the UltraSwing. This type of setup works just like the 1Up SD with the RakAttach. Both racks swing everything to the side of the vehicle providing easy access to the rear compartment.
The main difference between the two systems IMO are the bike racks. The trays on the RambleRack are "ginormous" and will easily fit a fat bike or large tires for a heavy e-bike (anything up to 5 inches in width). Rig'd claims that one rack will hold a 150 lb. bike on-road, a 100 lb. bike on fire roads, and a 75 lb. bike for moderate off-road travel. I don't have a bike that weighs anywhere near that, so no way to tell.
If you're asking if I can I get in the rear compartment with just the long stinger installed into the hitch (no UltraSwing), the answer is yes, but I prefer using the drop down feature on the 1Up SD which tilts the rack away from the tailgate.
Hope that helps. Once I get everything installed and go on a trip, I'll provide an update.
TEQAdventure
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Rig’d makes good products. I got their ultra swing pro recently because I needed some strong enough to carry my 6 bike velocirax. It definitely gets the job done and is very well made.
reddog90
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Are you able to get under the truck and behind the receiver hitch to torque the wedge system and tighten the stinger in the hitch? The spare on my 200 is in the factory location and it looks like I'd have to drop it to do this.
No I haven't. I only plan to use it with the UltraSwing so no need to get access behind the receiver hitch.
I agree you'd have to drop the tire in either the 100 or 200 to put the stinger into the receiver hitch and lock it down based on this video.
TBH ...
6f40j9
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I was putting it in the back, then I realized my rack does in fact work with the spare tire carrier, as long as it’s only one bike.
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Basically, the same for me, although mine is inside my compact SUV. Take off the front tire, pack in gear and tool box and I'm good to go.
I used to use racks on my SUVs or cars, but anytime I sold one, the old rack didn't really fit the new vehicle. I got tired of a rack collection pretty quickly. I haven't used a rack since 2014.
reddog90
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Ended up ordering a 1UP HD double last week.
I put a 4plus swingout on my 60 a couple years ago and added a receiver hitch for a future bike rack. I pulled schematics for this rack and missed the length measurement on the hitch by this much. So I'll have to buy an extension and find some way to tension it.
A Rig'd would be perfect on the 60 but I don't want two $700 bike racks right now. And I don't want to drop the spare on the 200 to tension the Rig'd in the factory hitch.
I put a 4plus swingout on my 60 a couple years ago and added a receiver hitch for a future bike rack. I pulled schematics for this rack and missed the length measurement on the hitch by this much. So I'll have to buy an extension and find some way to tension it.
A Rig'd would be perfect on the 60 but I don't want two $700 bike racks right now. And I don't want to drop the spare on the 200 to tension the Rig'd in the factory hitch.
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