Hitch mounts are best when not towing. There are even ladder mounted units...
Here is the option I went with after a couple of years with the standard "L" shaped receiver hitch bike rack. The wife to be has a fairly expensive bike and she was getting upset about the scratching that occurred to the frame no matter what I did to prevent it.
The problem with some hitch mount racks is that with some of the different styles angled frames, no matter how you arrange the bike it is really close to the road surface. So. I went with this.
Hitch mount. It's a flat wheel carry unit that can either be a two bike OR conveniently goes to four, which is the other main reason I bought it. Discount ramps has a lot of different styles of carriers, and here is the one that I purchased. It is well made. Heavy. The platform style eliminates the bikes touching so I don't have to worry about damage. And it folds up when not is use.
www.discountramps.com/piggyback-bicycle-rack/p/BC-08581-2A-2EXT/[/url]
I have had it for two seasons and the fiancee loves it, and it is easy to work with. The first part of the sentence was well worth the cost of the rack. lol
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2013 Winnebago Sightseer 33C. Stops at all racetracks!
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