Ryanmb21
Expedition Leader
Hello,
My family of four is headed to Utah for a couple weeks in May. We would like to bring four bikes, 2 adult bikes (29ers), 2 kids bikes (16” and 14”). The interior storage will be full, so I’m looking at putting all four on a hitch rack, or doing two on the hitch rack and two on the roof.
My 4Runner has a roof rhino rack cross bar setup and rts track, which is a super stout and versatile crossbar setup, I also have the Thule T2 classic hitch rack. The Thule T2 is pretty nice with two bikes because I can tilt it down with the bikes attached at get to the gear in the back of the 4Runner.
So, to carry four bikes it seems my options are:
(1) add the +2 adapter for the Thule. Does it suck to have four bikes hanging off the back? Can I still tilt it down and get to the gear in my Toyota?
(2) use fork mounts on the roof. (I will also have a Yakima skybox up there, but there is room). Does the process of using roof mounts suck less than the hitch rack?
(3) use a tray like this one (http://www.rhinorack.com/en-us/products/roof/roof-trays/xtrays/xtray-pro-_rmcb03), and forgo the skybox.
What would you do? Experiences are much appreciated. Thanks!
My family of four is headed to Utah for a couple weeks in May. We would like to bring four bikes, 2 adult bikes (29ers), 2 kids bikes (16” and 14”). The interior storage will be full, so I’m looking at putting all four on a hitch rack, or doing two on the hitch rack and two on the roof.
My 4Runner has a roof rhino rack cross bar setup and rts track, which is a super stout and versatile crossbar setup, I also have the Thule T2 classic hitch rack. The Thule T2 is pretty nice with two bikes because I can tilt it down with the bikes attached at get to the gear in the back of the 4Runner.
So, to carry four bikes it seems my options are:
(1) add the +2 adapter for the Thule. Does it suck to have four bikes hanging off the back? Can I still tilt it down and get to the gear in my Toyota?
(2) use fork mounts on the roof. (I will also have a Yakima skybox up there, but there is room). Does the process of using roof mounts suck less than the hitch rack?
(3) use a tray like this one (http://www.rhinorack.com/en-us/products/roof/roof-trays/xtrays/xtray-pro-_rmcb03), and forgo the skybox.
What would you do? Experiences are much appreciated. Thanks!