Mountain Bikes - show/tell me how you lug yours around!

[alia176]

Same. Really the only thing I don't care for about my 1-Up is that the tension bolt that presses it into the receiver loosens over the course of a long day of driving. I get paranoid the loaded rack will walk its way out of the receiver.

Soooo ... I drilled a hole in the bottom of my receiver hitch that aligns with the threaded hole on the tongue of the 1-Up -- the hole that the 1.25" to 2" adapter usually bolts onto. Instead of bolting the adapter to the 1-Up's tongue, I run an M6 bolt up through the hole in the bottom of the receiver, through the adapter and into the tongue. A once-around wrap of packing tape keep all the pieces lined up for assembly.

I wanted to clarify that the bouncing isn't the fault of the 1Up, but the leverage exerted by an almost 24" moment arm . The 1Up does a crappy job of holding the front wheel so that it does wobble going down a bumpy road, but it is what it is. It works fine and completely UV proof, which is what I wanted.

 

[chatt100]

My kids are fully into mountain biking, and we’re looking at getting a camper. I currently use a VelociRAX max 4, but hanging that much weight off the back of a camper bumper is probably not ideal

I need a setup to haul 4 bikes, towing primarily with a 24 Sequoia and occasionally 16 200 on fire roads (maybe some very mild off roading)

I haven't purchased the camper yet so looking for recommendations on both the camper and a rack configuration.

 

[coleAK]

My kids are fully into mountain biking, and we’re looking at getting a camper. I currently use a VelociRAX max 4, but hanging that much weight off the back of a camper bumper is probably not ideal

I need a setup to haul 4 bikes, towing primarily with a 24 Sequoia and occasionally 16 200 on fire roads (maybe some very mild off roading)

I haven't purchased the camper yet so looking for recommendations on both the camper and a rack configuration.

North shore is the lightest 4 bike out there. But looking at it the current version is only ~20 lbs lighter than your current rack. My older one is ~40 lbs lighter than yours. I’ve used mine on the back of our camper for thousands of miles over the last ~10 years. Make sure your camper hitch you will be using has at least a 1k lb weight rating for the hitch receiver bikes create a lot more leverage and rotational forces then you would think.

NSR 4-Bike Rack | North Shore Racks

Our most popular bike rack with thousands sold, the NSR-4 carries 4 mountain bikes, contact free & in the least amount of space possible.

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[Dubbinchris]

North shore is the lightest 4 bike out there. But looking at it the current version is only ~20 lbs lighter than your current rack. My older one is ~40 lbs lighter than yours. I’ve used mine on the back of our camper for thousands of miles over the last ~10 years. Make sure your camper hitch you will be using has at least a 1k lb weight rating for the hitch receiver bikes create a lot more leverage and rotational forces then you would think.

NSR 4-Bike Rack | North Shore Racks

Our most popular bike rack with thousands sold, the NSR-4 carries 4 mountain bikes, contact free & in the least amount of space possible.

northshoreracks.com

The advantage of this type of rack is that it keeps them closer to the vehicle so less torque on the hitch.

 

[NearJetties]

My kids are fully into mountain biking, and we’re looking at getting a camper. I currently use a VelociRAX max 4, but hanging that much weight off the back of a camper bumper is probably not ideal

I need a setup to haul 4 bikes, towing primarily with a 24 Sequoia and occasionally 16 200 on fire roads (maybe some very mild off roading)

I haven't purchased the camper yet so looking for recommendations on both the camper and a rack configuration.

You’ll prossibly need to do some custom work and evaluate trailer options with hauling all those bikes in mind. Edit: that’s obvious lol. What I mean is there might not be an out of the box solution so think about what trailers have the flexibility/good bones for mods.

-I’d look at off-road oriented trailers. They’re more likely to have full steel frame/heavy duty construction to facilitate adding a rack with that much weight. Welding a receiver on the back or front hitch frame might be an option.
-you might see if you can find a trailer with longer front hitch and see if you can mount up front.
-Check out iSi Bike Racks - https://isi-carriers.com/ for ideas. They’ve got a lot of interesting configurations and mounting options. Unfortunately, they’re Aussie so probably cost prohibitive. I considered them pre-covid, pre-tariff, pre-shipping craziness and it was still cost prohibitive.
-I’d try to move the bikes to the trailer roof especially if it’s not full height

 

[coleAK]

The advantage of this type of rack is that it keeps them closer to the vehicle so less torque on the hitch.

Even closer if you remove the front wheels. Which I do for long trips or rough roads.

 

[70 FJ40]

I haul 4 bikes when we go camping. 2 on the front hitch of the trailer with this rack.

And 2 on the back with a receiver hitch mounted Alta rack. I can put 4 or even 6 bikes on the Alta rack but I dont like to put more than 2 when its on the trailer. The nice thing about the Alta rack is that it has cinch straps on each side that help keep the rack from bouncing.

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

Same here, two on the back of the trailer and two on a front receiver hitch on our 80. I tried 4 on the back of the trailer and it lightened the tongue too much making the trailer unstable above about 30 mph.