moorey
call me Mia
Yeah, it’s the Gripsports tilty 2+2.
Wifey wanted it. It’s great.
Wifey now wants an upright.
I have the Ute for when we carry 4-5 bikes. It’s maybe be used 5-10 times.
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Wifey wanted it. It’s great.
Wifey now wants an upright.
I have the Ute for when we carry 4-5 bikes. It’s maybe be used 5-10 times.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
Yeah, pass on that deal too.
I think I like the spotx the best to be honest. Does seem like the most rack for your money and wheel hoops would be super solid with them all one piece.
I much prefer the price of the boar, but something about it just doesn't work for me. I'd usually prefer something modular like that but build koala tea just doesn't look as high as the others. It's a big investment and I want it to be the only one I buy.
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ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Not knocking any of the racks but the SpotX and the Shingleback rely on a U Bolt and piece of bent plate to stabilize the rack, which was the big decider for me.
The SpotX's lazer cut branding and light set was tempting but the stabilization and door clearance was more important to me.
Everyone has different needs.
The SpotX's lazer cut branding and light set was tempting but the stabilization and door clearance was more important to me.
Everyone has different needs.
Couldn't agree more. The Ubolt was the killer for me. Paying that amount of money to rely on a ubolt is very ordinary IMHO. Mitch's rack is superior in terms of function and ease of use.
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Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Can you show it down with the tailgate open?
I don't have a photo of it with the tailgate open and it down. I can out one up soon. There are no clearance issues.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
are you talking about how the spotx and shingleback pivot on a bolt and have a pin to hold it in place?
i see what you mean though, the single trail rack does have a lot more engineering in that section. the boar has no pivoting there so id imagine that would be just as solid. also could probably replace the pin with a bolt to eliminate wobble. its all food for thought, i probably wont buy and of them at this rate
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Where the 50mm tongue of the rack enters the tow hitch receiver of your vehicle. Both Shingleback and SpotX need one of these U bolt clamps (below) to stop the rack rocking about.
As said, its a pretty agricultural solution for one of the biggest factors on a ~$1400 bike rack.
Potentially with a 5 bike rack, you could have $50k of carbon bikes rocking and smashing themselves together.
As said, its a pretty agricultural solution for one of the biggest factors on a ~$1400 bike rack.
Potentially with a 5 bike rack, you could have $50k of carbon bikes rocking and smashing themselves together.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
Riiiight, I got it now. So how does the Currie rack do it? I see a bolt out the back, is it a wedge inside the hitch that spreads out stablize it?
This also seems like a better idea, and not super hard to achieve
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ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Same as my ISI Rack, it works really well too.
Singletrail Racks has made a mechanism that by tightening a bolt (below) on the front of the rack, pushes a cylinder out of the hitch (above) and eliminates the wobble on the rack. It also has a standard pin.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
Yeah, more or less same thing I reckon.
My receiving hitch on the deli and the triton have the extra bolt already too. But then extra in the rack can't hurt.
Anywhere I can look at all these racks next to each other?
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moorey
call me Mia
Seems a difficult answer to a simple question.
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ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Mate, as I said, I'm not knocking other racks. I did my research and spoke to the 3 manufacturers, the place I bought from stood out by a long way for me.
The tow bar on a Landcruiser is built in to the chassis, I have no 'lip' to clamp the U-Bolt thing on to so its out of the question for me anyway, but I could have welded the nut assembly to the inside as discussed by Moorey above, same as my ISI.
Also the powder coating was a factor, my ISI has seen over 100,000km and done probably 30,000km on dirt, including 2 x 5000km trips across the Simpson Desert. The rack will last forever, the powder coat looks like shit, chipped and rusting... Hello galv coating.
My thinking is when spending up to $1500 on a vertical rack, we need to get what we need from it, no point regretting your purchase.
The Shingleback, PigDog and SingleTrail are all great racks, just pick the one that fits your needs and go with it. I am simply pointing out the good bits of the SingleTrail vs the others IMO.
If there's anyone else out there who, like me, thought to themselves that they seem a little pricey and thought they could probably make one themselves, the answer is yes, you probably can. And it was much easier than than I thought it would be.
I built a vertical 5 bike rack and garage stand for under $300 with no special skills, only my penuriousness and a drill, grinder and welder.
I built a vertical 5 bike rack and garage stand for under $300 with no special skills, only my penuriousness and a drill, grinder and welder.
