[steve_green_forester]

Hi all,

Spent this evening reading up on the threads on the forum regarding bike racks and landed on the Softride Dura 4.

Softride Dura 4-Bike Rack - Dual Receiver - Mountain Equipment Co-op. Free Shipping Available

I wonder if anyone has any opinions on it? (I've read a post on the site where someone had problems with it - seemed inconclusive.) BTW, I have the OEM 1.25" hitch and realize that I'll have to use the adapter.

Thanks a bunch.

Cheers - Steve

 

[NormSubie]

Do you mean, "you DON'T need to use the 2-inch adapter"? I have a Sportrack bike rack that holds two bikes and it came with a 2" adapter. I used it on my previous car with a 1.25" receiver without the adapter, but I now have a 2-inch hitch so I have been using the adapter.

I hope the weight of your bikes and the rack don't exceed the maximum tongue weight. I believe the limit is 200 lbs.

 

[steve_green_forester]

I don't think so. From what I've seen the Softride fits a 2" hitch as standard and I'll have to use the 1.25" adapter for it to fit the OEM hitch.

Yup - calculated the weight of all of our bikes plus the Softride and we come in way under the 200lb limit.

Cheers - Steve

Do you mean, "you DON'T need to use the 2-inch adapter"? I have a Sportrack bike rack that holds two bikes and it came with a 2" adapter. I used it on my previous car with a 1.25" receiver without the adapter, but I now have a 2-inch hitch so I have been using the adapter.

I hope the weight of your bikes and the rack don't exceed the maximum tongue weight. I believe the limit is 200 lbs.