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  Topic Name: Best Bike Carrier for Off-Road? Rocky Mounts Backstage Swing Away? on: January 06, 2024, 12:29:50 PM
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« on: January 06, 2024, 12:29:50 PM »

Heading back out to the desert soon and need a better hitch rack to carry my bikes.  Needs to swing out so that can access my slip-on camper door.  Any suggestions?  Found this article https://bikerumor.com/best-hitch-bike-racks/that is pretty helpful.  Right now I'm leaning towards the Rocky Mounts Backstage https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSTIKNK/?tag=brbggearcyclinghitchbikerack-20#customerReviews .  I saw a Rocky Mounts on a trip in Baja and was impressed with the quality.  I now have a Thule Apex that is not holding up on bumpy roads, plus the arm style mount doesn't fit my wife's Salsa Journeyer.  

My 2 local bike stores each carry both Rocky Mounts and Kuat, and they are both recommending Kuat for off-road durability.  The Sherpa https://www.kuat.com/product/sherpa-2-0/seems to be the favored model. However, I'll have to buy the Pivot https://www.kuat.com/product/pivot-2/  swing arm separately, bringing the total to over a grand, or about 300 bucks more than the Rocky Mounts...

Any thoughts or suggestions welcome!  Thanks!!
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