Bike rack

[HRC]

looking for suggestions on hauling bikes on the back of our 5th wheel. The last 5th wheel had a receiver on the rear bumper when we bought it so I bought a Curt 5 bike rack and used it. Worked ok except for broken straps and some twisting and bending. Got a new 5th wheel shortly before the first trip this year added a receiver along with a bunch of bracing and the same Curt rack. Have had nothing but problems on this trailer. Every trip results in bike tires rubbed through bikes almost falling off etc. would really like one of the slide out racks that were available on Cougar trailers a few years ago but every dealer I talk to has no idea or never heard of it. I can’t even get Keystone to answer me back. This camper is a Laredo. Any one have suggestions or ideas or pictures of what they have used or built?
Thanks

 

[HookMeUp]

There are a couple of options from Lippert for what you are talking about.

https://store.lci1.com/products/cargo-security-storage/storage?___store=english&cat=292

 

[tommyturbo]

looking for suggestions on hauling bikes on the back of our 5th wheel. The last 5th wheel had a receiver on the rear bumper when we bought it so I bought a Curt 5 bike rack and used it. Worked ok except for broken straps and some twisting and bending. Got a new 5th wheel shortly before the first trip this year added a receiver along with a bunch of bracing and the same Curt rack. Have had nothing but problems on this trailer. Every trip results in bike tires rubbed through bikes almost falling off etc. would really like one of the slide out racks that were available on Cougar trailers a few years ago but every dealer I talk to has no idea or never heard of it. I can’t even get Keystone to answer me back. This camper is a Laredo. Any one have suggestions or ideas or pictures of what they have used or built?
Thanks

HRC. Looks like you need a good bike rack for more than two bikes. From what I hear, the bumper clamped receiver style can stress the
1/8" thick square rear bumper can yield and could fail at the weld points. I would suggest shopping for a frame mounted rack.
Now, if you only need a rack for two, then I can tell you about the Swagman. I don't have pictures to show but we used it on two
trips and we love it. The Swagman 64663 XC is compact, light, strong and easy to use. No straps. The hitch pin actually threads tight
in the shank to take up the usual slop. Cabled ball detent pins are inserted in holes for locking the rack for use and to fold up for
storage. We relocated the spare tire to underneath the trailer. The only mod was drilling hitch pin holes in the clamped bumper
receiver about 1.5" further out so the bikes would not hit the rear ladder. I still need to turn the handle bars 90 degrees.
A suggestion for carrying two bikes.
Tommyturbo

 

[Jim W]

I carry two bikes on a ladder mount bike rack. They are securely held on with clips on the rack and I then bungee cord them to the ladder. I have never had an issue with my bikes when I carry them. The ladder will swing out of the way when I do not carry the bikes. I purchased the bike rack from etrailer.com the rack is a Surco 2 bike carrier.

 

[HRC]

Thanks for the suggestions. With 4 kids we usually carry 4 bikes. I may just build my own stealing some ideas from lippert. The only bad part is this trailer has a polar package and I’ll need to remove insulation and such to access the frame to modify the bumper attachments. Such is life I guess