| When you're ready to take your bike out for a ride, | | | | Now, let's take a look at the cons.... |
| you may find that you want to take it to a nearby | | | | - Worry about an accident: Since it's going to be in the |
| park, a place 500 miles away, or maybe just down the | | | | back, you may get into a fender bender. This wouldn't |
| road. Regardless, if you're like me, you're going to soon | | | | be pretty for your bike. |
| find out that you just dont' want to ride your bike | | | | - Can damage car: If you purchase a cheap one, you |
| around the same location day after day. Thankfully for | | | | may find that it rubs against your car. This wouldn't be |
| bike racks, you can tow your bike wherever you go. | | | | good for the paint job on your car. |
| I wanted to first point out some pros and cons of this | | | | - Can't fit more than 2: Most of the time, you will only |
| type of rack, followed by what I think are the top hitch | | | | be able to fit 2 bikes. If you want to fit more than 2, |
| based racks on the market. There are a lof of them, | | | | you may have to resort to a rooftop based one. |
| so what I did was search out the best reviewed racks | | | | Now seeing that hitch based mounts are the most |
| on e-commerce based sites such as Amazon. | | | | popular ones, I wanted to show you a few models |
| First, let's take a look at the pros of a hitch based bike | | | | that you can consider. Each brand and model are |
| rack... | | | | going ot range in price, so its up to you to do your |
| - Easy to install: Most of these are fairly easy to install, | | | | homework on each one. |
| making it a breeze for you. | | | | - Thule 958 Parkway |
| - Easy to put bike on/off: I like convenience. I want to | | | | - Allen Delux 3 Bike Hitch |
| take my bike off right away, as well as put it back on | | | | - Swagman XC Cross County Rack |
| fast. | | | | - Allen Delux Mount Rack |
| - Don't have to take apart: Many racks out there | | | | - Hollywood Racks HR1000 |
| make you take off the wheel, or do something else in | | | | The list continues. There are so many to consider. You |
| order to get it to fit. This isn't the case with these | | | | don't want to be too cheap, because you're going to |
| types. | | | | get what you pay for. |