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Need help with comparing/buying a hitch mounted swing away bike rack for 4 bikes
We are going to be buying a hitch mounted swing way bike rack for our family
of 4 I have narrowed it down to two The Thule Trailblazer 998XT and The Yakima FullSwing 4 Both of these seem to have the same features. Can anyone give me anymore information For example, were you in a car wreck with your bikes attached and how did the rack handle the accident Is the locking mechinism better than one or the other If these two units have been compared recently in some magazine - I will gladly go hunt that issue down if anyone knows that as well The Yakima costs a little more than the Thule so I'm trying to figure out if its worth the extra $30 Any help would be appreciated Feel free to respond offline as well Blake |
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Need help with comparing/buying a hitch mounted swing away bike rack for 4 bikes
"baa" wrote in message news We are going to be buying a hitch mounted swing way bike rack for our family of 4 I have narrowed it down to two The Thule Trailblazer 998XT and The Yakima FullSwing 4 Both of these seem to have the same features. Can anyone give me anymore information For example, were you in a car wreck with your bikes attached and how did the rack handle the accident Is the locking mechinism better than one or the other If these two units have been compared recently in some magazine - I will gladly go hunt that issue down if anyone knows that as well The Yakima costs a little more than the Thule so I'm trying to figure out if its worth the extra $30 Any help would be appreciated Feel free to respond offline as well Blake I have the Thule, mounted to my Subaru Outback, was rear ended by an Astro Van. There were two bikes on the rack at the time, both bikes died, and their remains were forced into my hatch back, buckling the door. Amazingly, I am still using the rack today, no obvious damage, although it does lean a little toward the car now. Larry |
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