Got tired of dealing with the current offerings in the world of bike racks. Didn't want to put the bikes on the roof, didn't want to fight with removing my thru-axle wheels, and didn't want to lose departure angle for the shuttles in Moab and Sedona.
Here's what I came up with:
It mounts to the factory spare studs and is a 2" receiver. Rack is a modified version of one I bought online.
Bikes are held by rims and any size bike fits with no problems.
Plenty of ground clearance for the trails... also frees up the receiver hitch so I can pull the trailer. More goodies are in the works to attach to the door-mount 2" receiver.
If anyone has any interest in one of these... PM me and we can talk.
but the GF thought some new bikes were in order to pull the baby around or something. might as well make the bike investment worth it and take them to some nicer places to ride then only around our little town. might actually get my lazy booty back in shape too if i feel like using them more.
