kmmcgra

Curt hitch with Kuat NV

chewbach

Looks great. Have you had a problems with the bottom of the hitch scraping the ground? On my last car (Acura TSX Sports Wagon), the hitch would often scrape the ground when I pulled out of the driveway at the wrong angle.

kmmcgra

No scraping. The 1.25" Kuat unit is 6-7" higher than the 2" unit. I read it was designed that way because they figured the smaller hitch receiver would be on more cars then trucks. You can kind of see the small sway up on the bar out of the receiver. This is much better then the Saris trunk unit I was using until I got this all installed. I already scratched the trunk lid with the old mount. Time for a spoiler to cover the scratch!

K7baixo

That Kuat unit is very very nice unit - they charge accordingly also.

Other units aren't so nicely designed so if you're in the market for a bike carrier, I'd strongly suggest that you consider one that has wheel trays in which the wheels aren't below the horizontal bar that supports the wheels/trays. Otherwise, you are at risk for your wheels bumping the road when entering/leaving driveways. Better to drag the bottom of the carrier than your wheels! DAMHIK.

Thule makes a good unit - about $400.



The Saris Freedom is a good compromise if you can use a non-folding rack. Slight rise from the receiver, wheels are protected from pavement, etc. About $200.



I did a 1200-km brevet (750 miles in 87 hours) in Texas in May. That's about total 2500 miles of driving and the Saris did a great job. No issues at all. Very solid rack.

chewbach

I'm curious, what are the advantages to a platform rack vs. a top-mount rack, like the one below?