Recommended Bike Rack

[alphasnowbordergirl]

I am purchasing an Rivian R2, weeks from delivery at this point. After doing that, I will be purchasing the TM-B. I was wondering as I never had a tow hitch or a bike rake like this or a bike this heavy, what would you recommend? I only have the one bike so I would prefer one that holds only one bike and of good quality. I also had a hard time confirming the bike weight.

 

[JJ120]

I think the bike with the big battery weighs close to 90 pounds, if you pull off the battery and the seat post it probably weighs 20ish pounds less. I think most of the hitch mounted racks have places for two racks. The Kuat NV is rated for 120 pounds and 60 per bicycle. That's probably good enough. I intend on using my Kuat rack when I need to transfer multiple bikes, but I'll probably just throw it in the back of my R1s when I just need to move it.

 

[israndy]

Hope all 2in. hitch bike racks are strong enough for at least ONE TM-B. I have no idea the design limits on mine, it just says Bike Rack

 

[NavyHorn]

I'm going to get a 1up super duty.

 

[israndy]

Yeah, I can't put that much money into a bike rack. I think I paid like $50 for mine off craigslist and I have had it for years at this point, worked great for all my other bikes, we'll see

 

[NavyHorn]

Yeah, I can't put that much money into a bike rack. I think I paid like $50 for mine off craigslist and I have had it for years at this point, worked great for all my other bikes, we'll see

It is expensive. Until I identify a definite place for it in my life (specific use case is when a RTT is also installed), I'll be using an aluminum motor cycle ramp and the walk function (the throttle while not in drive) to load the bike in the bed of the truck (when in kneel mode, the truck is pretty low, and you can always lift it without the battery and top frame). In the meantime I'll keep a lookout for almost any of the well-made tray-style with wheel securing feature.