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Originally Posted by gravitylover
Sorry you're having a hard time with all of this. I could see where a mistake could leave that stupid large and heavy muffler rattling against something. The thing about using the tow hook style is you really are limited to one lightweight bike, I could never use it for 2 heavy(ish) mt bikes and certainly not for my 46 pound e-mtb. Well, maybe if I could drive on perfect pavement all the time and the bike would never need to bounce around. The problem is that "moment" when that long lever, with the weight up high, hanging off the tightly sprung rear end needs to move up/down/sideways all at the same time will likely overload those two 1/2" diameter bolts. I guess if I only had to transport a 20 pound road bike I wouldn't be as concerned especially if the rack was something really light also or maybe if you use a stabilizing strap or two to the leading edge of the trunk lid so the bike can't wobble as much to reduce the stress on those bolts it might be more feasible.
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Thanks for relaying this. I have a 30 lb double bike rack, but don't anticipate taking a second bike. I may exchange it for a single rack, but it's not going to weigh much less. My mountain bike is also 30 lbs. Do you think this will be too much weight for it?
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