Rear Bike Rack

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Some clearer shots posted above.

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The good things with the ISI carrier: it is rock solid and super easy to mount the bikes.
The ISI are off road capable, which is unique - as far as I know. The angle is unchanged with the 2 bike carrier, and still very good with the 4 bike carrier. Then, no additional lights or number plates holder required, number plates holder comes with the carrier.
then, Downside: It took me a while to figure out how to best place the brackets for different bikes and it's bulky when you store it. Yes, and it's heavy.

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Some more dodgy pics. Will grab some in the daylight on the weekend.

This is the pin arrangement that holds the rack to the hitch. Removing the top pin allows the rack to rotate down, take both out and the rack comes off leaving a small hitch attachment. The rack will actually allow the door to fully open when the ground is flat.



Door opens fully allowing access inside the back.



This shows the space between the spare (a 275/65 17 with an amts spacer on the back) and the rack/bikes.



And how it looks from the back.



My Gripsport rack is a heavy duty downhill version which is heavy and awkward to use. It holds the bikes by the crank which means adding some protection to the crank arm or inside the holder. I don't want to put a bike with carbon crank arms in the rack and there is no way the fatbike will fit so I needed something else. The iSi carrier has much more off road clearance and being able to pivot the rack down gives plenty of access. Putting the bikes on is very easy, you could even leave the vertical holders out while you put the inside bike on. That bike can lean against the spare while you fit the holder on the top tube. Then the outside bike will sit in the wheel supports and only takes a gentle touch with shoulder to hold the bike in position while the holder is fitted. The number plate sits in the middle of the aluminium C section that holds the lights. A lot of people don't bother with lights but the sand tyres on the fatbike are almost 5" diameter and they pretty much cover the Prado lights and that isn't worth getting pulled over for. I bought some LED taillights from Sunyee for about $30 from memory. Run these on my trailer now too.

My bikes aren't heavy, the Bronson is under 12kg while the Muru is about 15kg but the effort to rotate the rack is minimal and you can get good leverage with the bike holder frame. George (iSi) also makes an adapter to allow the rack to bolt onto trailers and campers. I already have a hitch block for mine so I will just modify that which will let me put the rack on the back of the trailer or on the drawbar.

At camp we take the rack off and sit it on some logs and use it as a bike stand as well.

And this is what the fatbike is for:

G'day mj,

Just wondering what size iSi carrier this is: compact/mid/extended.

Apologies if its there already.

Cheers

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Kenny I think it is the extended one but let me check to be sure.

EDIT: mid carrier. If you want to carry fatbikes you need specific carriers. Just let George know if you decide to order one.

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Kenny I think it is the extended one but let me check to be sure.

EDIT: mid carrier. If you want to carry fatbikes you need specific carriers. Just let George know if you decide to order one.

Cheers mate, no fat bike here although they look like fun!!

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Kim - will it fold out of the way enough to open back door with any bikes on?