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My girlfriend and I are looking for a trunk mounted bike rack that will see only occasional use on camping trips and vacations. My Grand AM does not have a hitch and we have no need (or the $$) for a roof rack so the trunk option seems best even though I’ve heard numerous horror stories about bent trunks and warped bumpers, though I’m not sure if that’s a result of an inherent flaw in rack design or poor installation. I expect we’ll use it mostly on my Grand Am but it would be a nice bonus if the rack could also be configured to fit her ‘07 Malibu.
Since we’ll only be using the rack 4-6 times a year at most, I see no reason to spend 0+ if I can still get a decent quality rack.
We’ll be transporting just the two bikes. Hers is a Diamondback Vial 1 and has the woman’s style slanted top tube. I ride a Trek 4300. I’m fairly mechanically inclined so I don’t anticipate proper installation being a problem.
I expect to order the rack online, be it from Amazon or ebay, but want to make sure I get something that fits properly.
Any advice or experiences you can share would be helpful.
We have a trailer already hooked to the hitch and need some other way to haul the bikes. Thanks
I do mean a bicycle. The bike racks I have found only hook into the trailer hitch and I need one that hooks somewhere else.
We recently bought a fifth wheel camper and want to take our bikes along. Someone told us that the bike racks that slide into a 2" hitch are not designed for the bouncing that occurs on the back of a camper. Is this true? We’d hate to get to a campsite and be missing 4bikes.
