******** Hitch Gate Tire Carriers

i've had a yak hitch rack and i definitely would not want to strap a tire and 10 gallons of gas to it and hope it pans out. All the power to you if you can do it but too me that seems like a bro move.

However if you're the first to do it and you can make it work on several hundred miles of dirt and banging the fck around with the weight of a tire and gas vs the weight of two hi end bikes...60lbs (if your a mt bike mega gear whore), all the power to you, post up so we can learn.

That seems like a fools errand but keep us posted. I'm all for anything that works. Self build and useful, trumps cash spent.

 

Make sure its strong enough to hold a wheel. There is a big difference between a bike and a wheel.

You wouldn't want to hit a bump and snap the carrier.

 

I think you're misunderstanding my approach to this. I wont be using the bike rack vertical bar, I'll be using a custom piece of square tubing that is reinforced with angled bars to hold the extra weight. The only reason I'd use the bike rack is because of the swing away feature...and I'm still not sure if the swing away bars and hinges can handle the weight.

 

Sorry, I didn't see the post right before mine

 

I know what your saying...I have that exact one in my storage. If it doesn't hold a spare, it should hold this



I think the Thule square tube is pretty thin, but could easily be the map for something spectacular...bzzzzzzzzzzz

 

anyone happen to have a line on one of these or similar used?