Recreational & Family - Hitch Rack Help

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : Hitch Rack Help

billyymc
04-06-10, 06:28 PM
My parents, in their 70's, just came back from a couple months in Florida. WHile there they borrowed bikes from my brother and his in-laws, and rode almost every day.

So now they want to pick up a couple comfort style bikes. I can handle figuring out what bikes will suit their budgets. But I know nothing about hitch mount racks.

Any recommendations for basic hitch mount racks that can carry two bikes?

Also - mom is lookign for a "girl's style" bike -- how do those work on a hitch mount rack?

Thanks.

masiman
04-06-10, 07:01 PM
To mount a bike without a top tube they sell adapters that attach between the seatpost and headtube area. These adapters make a temporary top tube that can then be slid onto the arm style bike racks.

Another option would be to get a platform style rack for your parents. This style of rack can be significantly easier to put bikes on.

Check out Saris, Thule and Yakima. There are a few other better quality rack manufacturers but I am not up on all of them. One example of a platform style rack:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va0l4RVXl-A