Salwolfe Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 I am looking to transport a couple of bicycles and considering either hitch or liftgate transport. Can anyone tell me what kind of weight load I can put on the liftgate? One rack that I am looking at from SportRack weighs about 12 pounds and my bikes weigh in at about 35 lb. each. Too much or would this not be a problem on the liftgate? The cost is less going this route rather than installing a hitch or attachments to roof-mount the bikes. I'm thinking there is really not a problem with the SportRack but it will just not go up automatically when the bikes are on the Max, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) This past weekend I drove 1k mi. with two bike on a Saris, been doing it for 3 1/2 years. :) Paul Edited March 7, 2016 by ptjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salwolfe Posted March 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Thanks, Paul. That's a lot of bike on the back! Glad for the info as that is the way I really want to transport my bikes; I'll also look at the Saris product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Thanks, Paul. That's a lot of bike on the back! Glad for the info as that is the way I really want to transport my bikes; I'll also look at the Saris product.This is the way it looks without bikes and arms down. Once you have installed it, it only takes a few minutes to remove and reinstall. :) Paul Edited March 7, 2016 by ptjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salwolfe Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I like it a lot. In fact, the best approach I've seen including a hitch-based rack or the SportRack which doesn't look as sturdy. Sturdy is very important as we will be towing the Max behind a motorhome where we can't really keep a keen eye on the bikes. Thanks a lot for posting a second picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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