| Author | Message | ||
     Erik Geagan (Geagan) Member Username: Geagan Post Number: 161 Registered: 10-2002 |
I want to buy one for my Disco (1998) from ebay, but I just wanted to make sure I get the correct one. Any suggests?? I'll even buy used. | ||
| Chad Mayes (Cmayes) Member Username: Cmayes Post Number: 72 Registered: 04-2003 |
A friend gave me one they work well. What info do you need? | ||
| Erik Geagan (Geagan) Member Username: Geagan Post Number: 163 Registered: 10-2002 |
Just what you wrote. Thanks! You think there is a market for used ones? | ||
| Joshua (Joshua) Senior Member Username: Joshua Post Number: 310 Registered: 10-2002 |
erik there is a great market for used ones..they really hold the value. I actually didnt purchase a Yakima...I pretty much got the same thing from performance bike online, and it was waaaay cheaper. check them out unless you are gietting a killer deal. Yakima makes great stuff, no doubt about that. Josh | ||
| Steve Vines (Stevedsii) Member Username: Stevedsii Post Number: 41 Registered: 05-2002 |
I use the Yakima SpareRoc. It mounts to your spare tire. Leaves your hitch open for other items. Most convienient bike rack I have used. | ||
| ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 194 Registered: 02-2002 |
i was going to ask about those steve. so, no problems with it then? | ||
| CJ SZPILA (Crash05) Member Username: Crash05 Post Number: 157 Registered: 11-2002 |
I've hard my Yakima hitch rack for 5 years and its great. I have used it on all differy cars, and they only one I had a problem with was my father's wrangler, it woudn't clear the spare tire. But I used it on my old car (a Geo tracker) with no problems. I just started to use it on my Disco also with no problems. MAke sure you get the lock for it. | ||
| Steve Vines (Stevedsii) Member Username: Stevedsii Post Number: 43 Registered: 05-2002 |
Ken, I have used various bike racks over the years. This is by far the easiest to use that I've owned. It is extremely easy to remove and holds the bikes very securely. Much easier than trying to put a bike on a roof mounted rack. It allows me to carry my bikes while I tow my camper. I would highly recommend it. | ||
| Chris Reed (Creed) New Member Username: Creed Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2002 |
I got a great deal on the granddaddy of all hitchmounts, the Yakima Roc-n-gate, from sportsrack.com. The price is pretty steep (now around $400), but it's solid as a rock (has a built-in mechanism to tighten down in the hitch to eliminate the "give"), holds 4 bikes, and has a lock for the bikes and a lock for the rack. And it fits around the spare on my DII and swings away so that I can open the rear door. I justified paying the price by considering the value of the bikes I planned to hang off the back of my truck ... | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 322 Registered: 02-2003 |
I got the ROC-N-GATE its bad ass. Its kinda $$ but worth it if you really like your bikes. It doesnt move in my hitch any. one of the most stable hitch setups I have seen.. | ||
| Greg Tearne (Gooddoggomez) Member Username: Gooddoggomez Post Number: 52 Registered: 02-2003 |
I've got a Fiamma 4x4 model. Its so easy to use. You put the mounting bracket between the spare and the spare holder and the rack just slides straight on and can be locked so it can't be stolen while out riding. I've used it on my Suzuki Seirra (I think you guys call them Shoguns), my Freelander and now on my DII. Check out www.fiamma.com Mine was only about AUD$300, which is stuff all in US$ here's a picture of what I have. gtt  | ||
| ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 195 Registered: 02-2002 |
with towing or a rear basket carrier, mounting on the spare tire seems the way to go. thanks! | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 685 Registered: 04-2002 |
I would really think twice about that Ken, that is a whole lot of weight on the back door. | ||
| Steve Vines (Stevedsii) Member Username: Stevedsii Post Number: 46 Registered: 05-2002 |
Carter, I really don't think the weight on the rear door is that big of an issue. It's not like the rack and bike are a permanent attachment to the rear door. | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 688 Registered: 04-2002 |
Maybe but I still have no intentions of straping a bike to my tire and driving down a bumpy road | ||
| Craig Nyirfa (Craig1669) New Member Username: Craig1669 Post Number: 5 Registered: 03-2003 |
I purchased a 2 inch hitch mount Sport Rack Combi. It is certainly heavy duty and holds 3 bikes and when the bikes clamps are turned upward you can hold 3 pairs of skis. $150 Canadian. | ||
| ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 196 Registered: 02-2002 |
Yeah, I have been thinking about that. I just need it for taking bikes to the beach really. It's about a 4 hour hwy. drive at most. I wonder if there is a way to brace the rack from the bumper too. Meaning some kind of cross bar angled in from the rack and on to the bumper. I really need to look at one close up and see. Just a thought. | ||
| Steve Vines (Stevedsii) Member Username: Stevedsii Post Number: 47 Registered: 05-2002 |
Yakima's literature will tell you that their racks are not intended for "off-road" use. I would not travel down a "bumpy" road with either a spare tire mounted or hitch mounted rack. Too much movement. I have been mountain biking for over 10 years now and have driven to a lot of different trailheads. I have as yet to find an access road that is much more demanding than a dirt road. | ||
| Jamie (Rover_puppy) New Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 18 Registered: 05-2003 |
Getting here kind of late -- but, I have the Land Rover receiver hitch mounted rack for my D2. I LUV IT! They thought of everything!! Rack sits high enough that you CAN safely take bikes off road - no clearance problems at all. There are way more than enough tie down brackets on the rack to secure everything tightly. Holds up to 4 bikes. There are locks built in for each bike. You can take part of it off if you just want to carry 2 bikes. It locks into the hitch. Best of all, they rack swings back away from the door, so access to rear cargo always available. There is zero pressure or weight on the rear door at all. This rack babies treasured pricey road bikes, and also will carry muddy mountain bikes at the same time. I've been riding a long time, and this is the first time I have EVER been impressed with a bike rack. Every other rack I have owned has been a PIA. This one is so EASY to operate, load, and unload bikes. Obviously, I vote for land rover rack! |
