Bike Rack for van, any suggestions
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- ksv123
Needs to hold 4 bikes.
- ideaist0
Swagman
http://www.swagman.net/TITAN FOUR
http://www.swagman.net/products/…Yakima
http://www.yakima.com/DOUBLEDOWN 4
http://www.yakima.com/shop/bike/…Bike Porter Hitch 4-Bike
http://www.saris.com/en/bike-rac…
- ksv1230
Sorry, no trailer hitch.
- ideaist0
http://www.yakima.com/shop/bike/…
It seems they mostly suit up to 3 bikes unless you get a hitch...
- ideaist0
Allen and other similar companies make "trunk racks":
http://www.allensportsusa.com/pr…
http://www.allensportsusa.com/pr…One of those will do you fine; which model fo van is it?
- ksv1230
Cool, thx. Looks like SuperJoe Pro 3.
- vaxorcist0
argh, I've seen nice racks for 2... but 4 seems dodgy....
I've got a van, I'd put two inside after taking all the crap out and put 2 on the rack.... my rack only holds 2
- ksv1230
SuperJoe Pro 3. says not optimized for vans.
looking into the Allens
- davey_g0
Get a 2" hitch mount welded on the SOB. You're not going to get a good non-hitch rack that hold 4 bikes otherwise. You'll rip your van apart with all that weight.
http://www.softride.com/rack-pro…
http://www.thule.com/en-US/US/Pr… - plus the 2 bike add-on to make 4
- fooler0
in Portland there's a place called ReRack that specializes in used racks for everything from kayaks, bikes, snowboards, etc, etc.
I'm not sure if any other towns have anything like this but it's super cheap compared to buying new and is a great business model for towns with a big outdoor lifestyle community.