PaulRivers

Hi,

I just bought a new car (a Toyota Prius), and with the whole "new car" thing I've been looking to get all the stuff I wanted on my last car but didn't want to sink the money into - hitch rack that holds bikes by the wheels, roof rack, etc.

After doing some research, I thought I wanted to buy a Thule T2 rack - I really like how you can adjust the spacing between each bike. But when I looked further into it, it appears that only the 2" hitch version has the 2 bike extension, the 1.25" version does not. And that's completely useless to me - I'm looking for a rack so I could put 4 people plus the bikes in the car if I need to (which I occasionally do).

Am I correct in saying that for a 1.25" hitch (the only size that the uhaul site says is available for my car), the Saris Cycle On rack is my only option? I want a hitch rack for convenience, and I want one of the wheel-holding ones because I'm tired of screwing around with the cross-bar for my mountain bike, plus it's just easier.

PaulRivers

Hmm, guess that's a "yes"...

blacksquid

2" Receiver Hitch

blacksquid

1-1/4" - 2" adapter

PaulRivers

Hi, thanks for the link. The reason I asked about the rack, though, was simply that although I'm aware of the Coastal hitch, I've read a number of bad things about it on PriusChat.com about it bending over time, and the lengths people went to to reinforce it. :-( I was hoping to just use the Curtis hitch as it seems to have a better reputation...though it only comes in 1.25".

blacksquid

I've got a Curtis 1.25" receiver hitch on my Prius but I only use a Thule 2-bike. The hitch has taken some abuse but I've had no problems with it.

I'd go with the adapter and the Curtis hitch.