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Bike racks

marcski

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My buddy has one of these:

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Works great and we get 4 bikes in easily all the time.
 

crank

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I have a bunch of racks but mostly just put the bike in the car. I have the Thule roof top big mouth kind but they don;t hold every frame so great and have opened on me a few times. Don;t really use them anymore when I did I wound bungee cord the mouth to make it stay shut. I have the kind where you take off the wheel and attach the fork and like those better. I also have a hitch mount that can hold 4 bikes and use that for vacations, camping trips, etc.. The rack was given to me by a friend but I had to buy a bold on hitch mount.

Since i mainly mtb and usually throw the bike in the back of my Highlander I will often have a rack on the roof and stick the bike up there after a particularly muddy ride.
 

nomad

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I had a trunk mounted rack for the past couple years. Over that time it has managed to permanently deform my bumper... I don't like the thought of roof mounts because there's a risk of crashing into branches, garage, etc. I think the best option is hitch mount or inside the vehicle/truck bed.
 
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