 Adding A Bike Rack To The Bumper, Trying to figure out how much weight my bumper can take |
| Adding A Bike Rack To The Bumper, Trying to figure out how much weight my bumper can take |
| edcornflake |
  May 11 2011, 09:14 AM
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Currently, I have a ladder mounted rack that fits the 2 adult bikes we bring. My son's bike fits in one of the underneath storage compartments, and my daughter's goes in the bed of the truck. I don't love the ladder mount and would like to add a 4 bike rack to the bumper. I've got a 2011 Cougar High Country (by Keystone) 5er. It's an ultra light, and they don't recommend more than 150 lbs on a factory installed bike rack - and they don't' recommend installing aftermarket at all. I can understand that - they don't want to deal with someone else's bad engineering, but my question is: Can my bumper handle a 4 bike bike rack with essentially 3 adult bikes (daughter's next bike is a full size) and 1 kid bike (eventually 4 adult bikes)? Is the 150 a guideline, or a hard/fast limit?
I look forward to the wisdom of my fellow RVers on this... Thanks! |
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| Glenn Norton |
May 11 2011, 09:10 PM
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QUOTE(edcornflake @ May 11 2011, 08:14 AM)  Currently, I have a ladder mounted rack that fits the 2 adult bikes we bring. My son's bike fits in one of the underneath storage compartments, and my daughter's goes in the bed of the truck. I don't love the ladder mount and would like to add a 4 bike rack to the bumper. I've got a 2011 Cougar High Country (by Keystone) 5er. It's an ultra light, and they don't recommend more than 150 lbs on a factory installed bike rack - and they don't' recommend installing aftermarket at all. I can understand that - they don't want to deal with someone else's bad engineering, but my question is: Can my bumper handle a 4 bike bike rack with essentially 3 adult bikes (daughter's next bike is a full size) and 1 kid bike (eventually 4 adult bikes)? Is the 150 a guideline, or a hard/fast limit? I look forward to the wisdom of my fellow RVers on this... Thanks! My brother has a 23 foot 5er and his bumper got a crack and bent after installing a 2 bike rack. He had to get a welder to reinforce the bumper. So Cougar may have good cause to warn about the 150 lbs limit. |
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edcornflake Adding A Bike Rack To The Bumper May 11 2011, 09:14 AM
rollinghills You might look into a reciever hitch on the 5er. I... May 13 2011, 07:01 PM
dog bone Rollinghills suggestion is probably the best route... May 14 2011, 01:51 PM HappiestCamper I bought this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00... May 14 2011, 07:46 PM |
