I had that Thule carrier for a while. It did the job but ultimately I upgraded to a hitch mount.Has anyone used spare mounted bike racks such as the Thule 963Pro? I'm looking for something for my Defender, which has a spare on a Kaymar rear wheel carrier. The benefit of course, is the wheel carrier would move the bike out of the way of the cargo area. Wondering if these are strong enough and also if the extra weight will affect the wheel carrier? Anyone have any experience of this?
Strength wise, no issues at all with two bikes for the carrier or spare wheel. It’s pretty well built.
However, if you have anything but a hardtail with a large front triangle, the mounting bars won’t fit your frame. Which means that you have to get one of the adapter bars and then also means the anti-sway straps don’t work and it doesn’t feel that secure.
Without a whole load of foam and protection, 2 bikes just bash about into each other. After one trip left me with a fork stanchion scratch I decided it was going to be cheaper in the long run to go for a tray loading rack