As a mountain biker and a Jeeper I can see both sides of this post.
It’s great that the rack attaches to the bumper swingout. I couldn’t put my Santa Cruz on that rack due to the old shape of the upper tube. And I wouldn’t want it swinging all over the place while on the trail. And I don’t think a bungee cord is going to hold it for very long. I think that it’s great the way it attaches to the Jeep, but it needs some refinement on how it secures the bikes.
A rack like a Kuatt is a much better option to safely secure the bike without causing any damage to the bike. But would be a horrible idea to use it off road. The first big ledge you drop off of it will get destroyed. I don’t want to destroy a $600.00 bike rack and a 3K bike. My bike is middle of the road good mountain bike and it was still just shy of 3K.
What I’m getting at is that rack I would never use as it is, second I wouldn’t use a hitch mount rack on the trail either. When I’m Jeeping I’m Jeeping when I’m mountain biking I’m mountain biking. I don’t combine the two. Any biking trail head that I want to get to where I live I can get there in my car. That may not be the case for the next guy. But it is for me.
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