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I'm a little late reading this, but my answer is it depends on the car. I feel the hitch rack works better with wagon or suv than sedan, and it can be a lot of weight on a lever arm hanging off the rear suspension. We have an ultralight yakima hitch rack for 3 bikes on a 9-5 sedan and we definitely sag the back and have had the bottom of it touch pavement several times (slope tranisitions into driveways etc).
I would recommend something like Thule side arm or Yakima high roller or similar if you can lift the bike up onto the roof. Taking wheels off is a pain, and it's worth buying a good rack, not a cheapie.
Don't drive into the garage - I've done it before (luckily the only damage was to the rack, not the bikes or car), but I suspect you are smarter than me!
Posts in this Thread:
- Bike racks/carriers, Noel, Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:01:56
- Thanks, all., Noel, Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:44:27
- Re: Bike racks/carriers, Snowmobile , Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:36:48 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Bike racks/carriers, RodM, Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:54:09
- Re: Bike racks/carriers, Ed W, Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:27:48
- Re: Bike racks/carriers, SRS900S, Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:27:14
- Hitch mounted only - if you regularly use a garage, dmz789qqq, Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:18:19
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