Best hitch carrier for carbon frames
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And everyone removes them when not in use so they don't block the plate number and lights.
Cause I recently saw a SUV with a 4 bike rack folded up and it block the tail light to the point that I kept a few car length back.
Cause I recently saw a SUV with a 4 bike rack folded up and it block the tail light to the point that I kept a few car length back.
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Yes, if you're transporting a number of bikes, you don't have other options.
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Anytime you're transporting a bike, driving, walking, taking a shower, eating at that dodgy greasy spoon down the street, etc. there are risks, and potential safety issues.
The minor reduction in tail light visibility is way, way, way, down the list if folks are looking for things to worry about.
The minor reduction in tail light visibility is way, way, way, down the list if folks are looking for things to worry about.
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I dont base my purchasing or life decisions on odds that are so low it most likely will not happen in my life.
And you very much changed what you were saying about 'marked up.
I'm loving this thread.
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Accidents happen and that is why you should have insurance. Hitch rack and hit from behind, yea new bike(s).
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Good lord. Just because you were rear ended doesn't mean the odds aren't low. I mean, you do understand that, right?
Also, you are in the most densely populated part of our country. More rear end accidents will happen by you as a result, but even then, the odds are low.
Furthermore, we are talking about being rear ended with a bike on the back(remember the argument change that you made?) so you have to consider how rare a rear end accident is for all of driving and then account for how insignificant the drive time is where you have a bike on the back.
Anecdotal all day long for you.
Also, you are in the most densely populated part of our country. More rear end accidents will happen by you as a result, but even then, the odds are low.
Furthermore, we are talking about being rear ended with a bike on the back(remember the argument change that you made?) so you have to consider how rare a rear end accident is for all of driving and then account for how insignificant the drive time is where you have a bike on the back.
Anecdotal all day long for you.
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Good lord. Just because you were rear ended doesn't mean the odds aren't low. I mean, you do understand that, right?
Also, you are in the most densely populated part of our country. More rear end accidents will happen by you as a result, but even then, the odds are low.
Furthermore, we are talking about being rear ended with a bike on the back(remember the argument change that you made?) so you have to consider how rare a rear end accident is for all of driving and then account for how insignificant the drive time is where you have a bike on the back.
Anecdotal all day long for you.
Also, you are in the most densely populated part of our country. More rear end accidents will happen by you as a result, but even then, the odds are low.
Furthermore, we are talking about being rear ended with a bike on the back(remember the argument change that you made?) so you have to consider how rare a rear end accident is for all of driving and then account for how insignificant the drive time is where you have a bike on the back.
Anecdotal all day long for you.
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So you remove the rack when not in use? My issue is that racks folded up do block the tail lights many times. And that might contribute to getting rear ended.
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Well, if we wanna go with anecdotes, I'll see yours and raise you a hundred. If a bike had been IN this car, it still would've been wrecked - and it probably would've done some real damage to me and my wife when it came flying forward at us:
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Most rear ends are not this extreme but a simple tap can damage a bike.... even a steel bike.
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Insurance companies estimated that a driver files for an accident claim once every 18 years.
And based on your stat, in that incident each 18 years, there is a 29% chance it's a rear end collision. So basically, a driver should expect to be rear ended once in their lifetime, based on stats.
And then you have to consider how rare it is to carry a bike in/on the car. That accounts for what, like 1% of a cyclists drive time each year?
So out of all the miles of driving in a lifetime, we should expect to be rear ended once. And you are concerned that a bike will be damaged when that happens?
Like i said further up thread, I don't base my life decisions(like whether to put a bike in the car or use a rack) on odds that are so low I most likely won't experience the event.
You aren't doing well here. Stop digging the hole.
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By the way, in almost all rear-end collisions, fault (and liability) lies with the rear-ender. In other words, you get a new bike. (And a new bike rack.) You've built a faulty argument here.
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Hi all, Looking to get a hitch mounted rack to carry carbon bikes. I am located where I need to transport my bike for a real training ride, its a carbon frame and the regular dangly carriers just dont make my bike happy. Any ideas for a trough type hitch mounted carrier? Cant do roof mounted as I have a shoulder injury that makes lifting almost anything above my head impossible
Since everyone in our family rides now, that's how I roll... in NYC.
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On my vehicle, the brake lights are up high, well above the rack. Though the rack does obstruct my license plate - and in my state, we run only rear plates. Hmm. Now that I think of it -- since buying that rack, I haven't gotten a single bill in the mail after driving through the camera toll booths on the turnpike. SCORE!!!
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I think you are far more likely to bang up your bike and mess up the interior of you car doing that than getting rear-ended. Not to mention it is more of a PITA if you need to be folding seats down and throw down blankets.
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If you only carry one bike, than a single tray 1Up does not obscure anything when folded up (I mention this sinse you had concerns about the legality of it blocking the lights or plates.
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So are you suggesting sticking all those inside your impressa?