Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Bike rack

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Topic: Bike rack

Posted By: dlighter
Subject: Bike rack
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 12:13am

Going to pickup my first rpod (180) Friday. My wife and I would like to get a bike rack for the back hitch, but the sales person didn't recommend we use the one suggested by Forrest River?

Does anyone have any recommendations / information on the best place to find one?

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Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 5:43am

i use a very basic rack(2 bikes) made by allen. i find it to be of very good quality and very reasonably priced. you can buy on line or check wally world. hogone

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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177
2023 F150
2017 HD Streetglide
CHEESEHEAD

Posted By: dlighter
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 6:21am

Thanks! I'll look into that.

Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 7:54am

I have the 522RR model. On amazon its $89, but I know I found it cheaper at wally world. That however was several years ago. hogone

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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177
2023 F150
2017 HD Streetglide
CHEESEHEAD

Posted By: ronahue
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 8:01am

I am using the Highlander Sportwing which I am told is the same as the one sold by Forest River. It is

mounted to the receiver for the spare tire carrier and transfers to the receiver on my TV when the R-Pod is parked. I use 2 additional bungee cords secured to the corners of the R-Pod bumper to minimize movement.

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Ron & Sharon
2015 R-Pod 179
2022 Nissan Frontier

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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 3:58pm

The stromberg and carlson tongue mount is the rack i'm gonna use. infact it got delivered today. i'll install it in the spring. cant post a photo cause it says i gotta upload it to another site, then link it, and i just dont care THAT much. It shouldnt require that much work to share a simple jpg

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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding

Posted By: texman
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 4:37pm

+1 on the pics.

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TexMan 2015 182g
2018 Sequoia
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9122&title=texman-182g-mods - TexManMods

Posted By: dlighter
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 11:45pm

Thanks for all the feedback!

Posted By: JET
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2017 at 8:41am

I bought the Swagman XC2. I think for the money it is an excellent bike rack. It will work with a 1 1/4 inch or 2 inch receiver. I saw that it is on sale on Amazon for $113 which is a great price for this rack.

Posted By: ribet
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2017 at 7:28pm

I removed my spare tire, installed it under my trailer, adapted a normal folding bike rack to the tire rack. Two bikes weigh less then the tire dose. The rack can be removed easily and be installed on my TV for day trips.

Posted By: craigwood
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2017 at 12:14pm

I have the same bike rack as Jet - great for 2 bikes. Easily adapts from 1 1/4 inch to 2 inch receiver.

Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2017 at 6:10pm

The Swagman XC2 is an excellent rack. It is a platform type so it's easy to load and holds the bikes and wheels securely. I've used one for years on two different campers. Caution! There are two different versions: The XC2 and the Traveler XC2. The latter is only for 2" receivers. The XC2 fits the 1.25" receiver.

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Charlie
Northern Colorado
OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD
PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD