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Old 06-16-21, 08:28 AM
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Bike rack recommendations?

We recently moved to an area where we are at the top of a large hill with some pretty heavy inclines, so we are considering getting a bike rack to run the bikes down the hill and perhaps within a few kilometers to various bike trails.
There will not be any long distance trips.
We have an Audi A5 Sportback and a Tesla Model 3, so the rack needs to be hitch installed as we don't really want a roof rack.
We have 2 Specialized mountain bikes and a 2016 Giant Defy Advanced 3 road bike with a carbon frame.
I don't really want to invest a lot of money into this rack as we won't use it often so I was looking at a Sportrack Crest 2 Locking Hitch Platform System Bike Rack (www.sportrack.com/product/crest-2-locking/)
I asked a local shop and it was suggested that a SuperClamp EX 2-Bike (www.saris.com/product/superclamp-ex-2)would be the bare minimum required because of the carbon frame, which is twice the price.
Does anyone have any relevant experience?
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