Bike rack for Sprinter

[RJM123]

Looking for recommendations for hitch bike rack for my Sprinter/ Roadtrek van. Looking at two brands that swing away to access door. Yakima- versatile with add on. Expensive.

Rocky Mount- bikes only. Not as expensive but not cheap.

Any others I’m missing and anyone have experience with either?

 

[GeorgeRad]

Explore Thule Bike Racks for Your Car or Next Adventure | Thule | United States

Get ready for your next cycling adventure with Thule bike racks. Quality vehicle bicycle racks that protect your bikes and vehicle.

www.thule.com

 

[otr]

Explore Thule Bike Racks for Your Car or Next Adventure | Thule | United States

Get ready for your next cycling adventure with Thule bike racks. Quality vehicle bicycle racks that protect your bikes and vehicle.

www.thule.com

Looking for recommendations for hitch bike rack for my Sprinter/ Roadtrek van. Looking at two brands that swing away to access door. Yakima- versatile with add on. Expensive.

Rocky Mount- bikes only. Not as expensive but not cheap.

Any others I’m missing and anyone have experience with either?

 

[otr]

We have a Thule, bought on craigslist, it swings to the right, works well with two bikes, it was $175.
Where we live there are always several available used. We also have a cover for the bikes because of the amount of road grit from rain and dirt roads, we have a set of magnetic tail lights like they use on tow trucks as the cover also covers our tail light. The magnetics allow the lights to be mounted just above the bike cover so we have signals!

 

[heejr]

Looking for recommendations for hitch bike rack for my Sprinter/ Roadtrek van. Looking at two brands that swing away to access door. Yakima- versatile with add on. Expensive.

Rocky Mount- bikes only. Not as expensive but not cheap.

Any others I’m missing and anyone have experience with either?

I am using a Kuat Sherpa. Holds two bikes, folds up and out of the way when not being used, and folds the bikes down and away from the rear doors while still loaded on the bike rack. Well made but I think it is expensive. It sits up high above our Blue Ox tow bar.

I see the photo looks a little strange. The two bikes were sitting in the ground and leaning against the bike rack at photo time.

 

[gdoug]

Looking for recommendations for hitch bike rack for my Sprinter/ Roadtrek van. Looking at two brands that swing away to access door. Yakima- versatile with add on. Expensive.

Rocky Mount- bikes only. Not as expensive but not cheap.

Any others I’m missing and anyone have experience with either?

We have a Swagman. Reasonble price. Works well on our 2010 Roadtrek RS. Check out etrailer.

 

[RCHRSTMN]

Depending upon the types of bikes you intend to transport, I would recommend that you check out the 1UP USA Super Duty rack combined with the RAKATTACH. I bought this specifically for my Sprinter and e-bikes but also use it on my other vehicles. It is pricey, but very sturdy.

1UP USA

1up-usa.com

 

[boiledowl]

Looking for recommendations for hitch bike rack for my Sprinter/ Roadtrek van. Looking at two brands that swing away to access door. Yakima- versatile with add on. Expensive.

Rocky Mount- bikes only. Not as expensive but not cheap.

Any others I’m missing and anyone have experience with either?

i have the yakima. Swing out with double up exo bike rack and i bought the black cargo box. Very solid set up. It's expensive. I also bought the brake light kit.?

 

[Nspekter]

I went with the Rack Attach. I was looking for a swing away that's strong enough to carry our 225 lb. Vespa plus rack and it's the only one I found that has that capacity. It might be overkill for your bikes and rack.

 

[Oneilkeys]

Looking for recommendations for hitch bike rack for my Sprinter/ Roadtrek van. Looking at two brands that swing away to access door. Yakima- versatile with add on. Expensive.

Rocky Mount- bikes only. Not as expensive but not cheap.

Any others I’m missing and anyone have experience with either?

I’ve had a Rocky Mount on my 2020 Travato for three years and I have been very satisfied. I have carried an e-bike and a mountain bike back and forth from Florida to Nova Scotia multiple times with zero issues. It is well built and has weathered well. Only issue I have is its weight. It needs to be robust especially because of the “swing” capability, but that makes it relatively heavy. Other than that it has been perfect.

 

[Dja06422]

Looking for recommendations for hitch bike rack for my Sprinter/ Roadtrek van. Looking at two brands that swing away to access door. Yakima- versatile with add on. Expensive.

Rocky Mount- bikes only. Not as expensive but not cheap.

Any others I’m missing and anyone have experience with either?

I use a Holiday rack and a Kuat 2.0 swing away. This allows easy access to the rear of the van. The Holiday rack is used for 2 wide tire E-Bikes. Quite heavy, but no problems in 3 years of travel.

 

[VanHelen]

We have tried many on our 2011 RS; we sleep with the doors open and don't want to remove the bike every night.
SeaSuckers are easy to live with and have not budged in >10K miles, on the dirt and sometimes with a lightweight ebike. Challenging to load bikes, we now have a longer thinner cable that threads thru the door hinge; SeaSucker's anchor is awkward and the cable is crap.

Currently we are using a Rockymounts AfterParty Swing Away; swings sufficiently to open the back doors, super easy to use but heavy and $$$.