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Old 06-25-2014, 05:51 PM   #1
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Bringing the bikes

Our TT (27BHKS) has the cargo rack on the back (with the spare tire) and a bar to attach bikes to. We have never put our bikes on the bar. Right now, with the cargo rack up, we use ratchet straps to keep the rack from bouncing. If we use the bar on the cargo rack to carry the bikes, how do we keep the rack from bouncing while it is down - with the bikes on it?
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Old 06-25-2014, 05:58 PM   #2
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Does your rack look something like this?...should be two large pins that hold the rack secure and keep from moving.?


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Old 06-25-2014, 06:17 PM   #3
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Here's how I travel with the bikes on the rear rack. Note the pin at the lower part of the rack next to the rear of the RV. No bouncing here. But I've never ran behind my rig traveling down the X-way to verify.
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Old 06-25-2014, 07:33 PM   #4
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Yes, those pins are there. I guess I thought that there would still be bouncing going on. I guess I should put on my running shoes and load up the TT. lol

Where did you find the little bracket things for the tires?
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I bought them at Camping World, but I just found them on Amazon. See the link;
http://www.amazon.com/Stromberg-Carl...ltra+Bike+Rack

They work quite well. The only down side is that you can't swing the rack back up with them attached as the carriers hit the back of the RV. I just leave it down all the time since when ever we travel, the bikes go with us anyway.
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Old 06-29-2014, 02:25 PM   #7
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while the bikes are loaded on the rack you can grab the outer edge of the folded down rack when the pins are in place, pull up with your hands and arms, if rack moves up that is how much bounce you will have in the lowered rack I have the same rack on my 2014 275 surveyor and the bounce is very minimal I hope this helps you feel more secure with the rack, I also like to know whats going on back there so this helps me knowing there is not a lot of bounce thanks for reading my post
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Old 06-30-2014, 10:09 PM   #8
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I did this for mine. I took the spare off and stored it under the front queen bed.


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Old 07-02-2014, 07:37 PM   #9
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I have this same rack on mine. Was pretty excited about it when we got it but have yet to use it for anything. I had some concerns about the spare tire clearance with the rack down. Did you run into any issues whit this?
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Yep. Too much weight with the spare still on. Bounced enough to lose a bumper cap. Spare is under the bed or in the truck bed.


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while the bikes are loaded on the rack you can grab the outer edge of the folded down rack when the pins are in place, pull up with your hands and arms, if rack moves up that is how much bounce you will have in the lowered rack I have the same rack on my 2014 275 surveyor and the bounce is very minimal I hope this helps you feel more secure with the rack, I also like to know whats going on back there so this helps me knowing there is not a lot of bounce thanks for reading my post
Just my 2¢, but I would put some rubber under the rack to make it mandatory to push down on the rack to latch it as any movement in the rack will be amplified with the bicycles on the rack. Any movement of the rack should be eliminated some way or the other.
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Old 07-03-2014, 06:44 AM   #12
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Not a great design. Could have firmed up the rack. And would have been better if the spare was mounted to the TT and the rack folded up against it. More for show/sales gimmick than an actual thought out and engineered product. Like most things on these TT.
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Not a great design. Could have firmed up the rack. And would have been better if the spare was mounted to the TT and the rack folded up against it. More for show/sales gimmick than an actual thought out and engineered product. Like most things on these TT.
Agreed, this appears to be a poor design, but there is not enough room for a tire between the rack and the back of the TT when the rack is raised up in the vertical position. I have the same rack on my Surveyor 5er, and the spare tire is mounted in front compartment under the bedroom. Appears to be a much better solution.
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We have the same rack on our 2012 28bh and I have actually been tempted to look into welding up a replacement rack similar to the ones I've seen on other campers which appear to be a similar rack but without the wire floor and instead they look like they have bars spaced out so you can drop a bike in the slots and strap it down and then your good to go.
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When we were looking at new units recently the salesman showed us a couple of units that had the racks mounted on the back bumper. The salesman also told us that these racks had a total weight capacity of 200 pounds. He then told us that the spare tire weighed in at about 80 pounds and the rack was close to another 80 pounds so there was only about 40 pounds left for additional cargo. I asked if he was trying to sell me one if we bought a new unit or trying to talk us out of having one. His reply was that he just wanted us to know that info. I've still got to come up with some way to carry the g'son's bikes so one of these racks is not yet out of the question.
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