Bike rack suggestions for 2021 T@B 320s BD

annieoranges

Hi All,
I would like to bring my bicycle with me camping. My trailer has come without the Yakima rack due to lack of supply. My TV is a Kia Sorento V6 AWD with 5000 lb towing capacity. I have been considering the Jack It style bike rack, but would like to know if there are other options out there? Also would like to know if others with the Yakima rack have attached bicycles (in case mine eventually arrives!). Thanks.

pthomas745

Welcome to the Forum. 

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webers3

Until your Yakima arrives, why not a simple hatch mounted rack? Works great on my Cherokee and doesn't add weight to the hitch

annieoranges

pthomas745 said:

Welcome to the Forum. 

Here is a search for "bike rack".  Click on an image, and it will bring you to the link for the thread. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=bike+rack+site:tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk02ZCp-qtwjwKLtcXDKIPpfNaDwUHg:1614909042270&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizg7z-hJjvAhW1KX0KHdeeB10Q_AUoAnoECBEQBA&biw=1920&bih=1098

Thanks you!

annieoranges

annieoranges said:

pthomas745 said:

Welcome to the Forum. 

Here is a search for "bike rack".  Click on an image, and it will bring you to the link for the thread. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=bike+rack+site:tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk02ZCp-qtwjwKLtcXDKIPpfNaDwUHg:1614909042270&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizg7z-hJjvAhW1KX0KHdeeB10Q_AUoAnoECBEQBA&biw=1920&bih=1098

Thank you!

annieoranges

webers3 said:

Until your Yakima arrives, why not a simple hatch mounted rack? Works great on my Cherokee and doesn't add weight to the hitch

I never thought of a hatch rack - great idea. Thank you!

cmcelhose

Look into the Jack It and Bump It. I have one installed on my 2019 320 Boondock. I looked quite a bit before I settled on it. The reason I like this is the top (Bike Wing) is removable and can be switched to the Bump It and used on the tow vehicle when the trailer is dropped. I traveled across country with it from PA to Utah and back.

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annieoranges

Thanks, I did not know about the Bump It.

4ncar

@annieoranges: I have the BD rack and bought the Yakima bike mount accessory(ies).  Works great, but be fore warned you will need to add weight to the tongue to counter balance the added tail weight.

annieoranges

Thanks 4ncar - I found out this week from the dealer that the BD rack is not available, so I asked for a credit. I ended up with a hatch rack for my TV.

elgallo

No need to buy a rack! We strap our mountain bikes on the tow hitch frame in the front, next to the propane locker (this is on a 2017 TAB Outback).  The bikes face forward.  It really works and we just got back from 4 months of camping on the Baja with our bikes like this.   

Tablet

We need to carry 3 bikes on our rig. I've seen some cool ideas here but none for 3 bikes so far. In the past we have used a bike rack that mounts to an extended draw bar and the bikes hang on it on the back of our Sienna. This makes the back hatch unusable. I have been wanting to see if I can find an A frame mount that has a hitch receiver above the utility box, but our box is a replacement diamond plate style and the only frame mount hitch receivers I have seen won't fit around our box. To be able to use the hatch it seems like mounting the bikes above the utility box is the best way, unless I want to mount a bike rack to the tail of the Tab, which I haqve seen done, but I'm not so keen on this idea.

Tablet

Looks like one of these products from Up N Front may be the ticket. https://upnfront.com/

annieoranges

elgallo said:

No need to buy a rack! We strap our mountain bikes on the tow hitch frame in the front, next to the propane locker (this is on a 2017 TAB Outback).  The bikes face forward.  It really works and we just got back from 4 months of camping on the Baja with our bikes like this.   

elgallo said:

No need to buy a rack! We strap our mountain bikes on the tow hitch frame in the front, next to the propane locker (this is on a 2017 TAB Outback).  The bikes face forward.  It really works and we just got back from 4 months of camping on the Baja with our bikes like this.   

elgallo - Do you have a photo of your set-up?

annieoranges

Tablet said:

Looks like one of these products from Up N Front may be the ticket. https://upnfront.com/

Thanks - looks like there is one specifically for the Tab

MikeDawn265

UpNFront bracket with a Stromberg Carlson Platform Rack (Non BD 320S)

ewmjr

MikeDawn265 do you know how much this setup adds to the tongue weight? 

Thanks 

webers3

How about  a hatch rack for your Sorento? Light, inexpensive, simple

CharlieRN

webers3 said:

How about  a hatch rack for your Sorento? Light, inexpensive, simple

I have the Saris Bones that can fit pretty much any car and works very well. It was purchased because we had two cars, and the Bones is easy to adapt from one car to another. The drawback is that it makes access via the hatch (or trunk) difficult, which is why I broke down and got a the Rack-It for use when towing our 320 BD.