Originally Posted by
tiger1964
By the way, are all hitch-mount bike racks so heavy? Why not welded aluminum, or titanium, or something? I suspect mine outweighs two steel bikes hanging off it
I have a Thule Helium, a hitch mounted, folding rack made from welded aluminum and designed for a 1-1/4” receiver hitch. It works fine and even survived a very low speed hit from a Seattle city bus (!).
I used it on an ‘07 Ford Focus for years before finally moving up to a Jeep.