Does anybody have the Mazda bike rack?

[Phone]

I'm looking at getting the Mazda roof rack soon so I can fit more than 1 bike into the 2. I know that a few people have reverse mounted some Yakima bike racks with some success, but I didn't see anything about the Mazda supplied one.

Thanks!

 

[Phone]

Bump?

 

[kcdirtbro54]

With the Mazda roof rack running about 350 and each bike attachment going for around 150, I said F-it and bought a trailer hitch for 90 shipped and a 2 bike hitch rack for 40. I may upgrade to a better hitch rack at some point, but for now it works great and lots of money I didn't have to spend. Might be another option for ya

 

[Mazdamatic]

With the Mazda roof rack running about 350 and each bike attachment going for around 150, I said F-it and bought a trailer hitch for 90 shipped and a 2 bike hitch rack for 40. I may upgrade to a better hitch rack at some point, but for now it works great and lots of money I didn't have to spend. Might be another option for ya

i cant imagine a small 2 towing bikes lol

you could prolly tow a 2 with a strong bike

 

[PGTBrow]

you could prolly tow a 2 with a strong bike

Meh.. maybe a 49cc scooter lol

 

[kcdirtbro54]

You're still hauling the bikes whether they're on the roof or on a hitch mounted rack.
This is what I have: http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Mazda/2/2011/C11073.html?vehicleid=2011304674
I do realize the Tongue Weight is only up to 150lbs (the other hitches are 200) but 2 bikes weighing in at under 30lbs and the rack that I have definitely no more than 20lbs, I'm under weight limit. I know there's a few members on here that run hitch racks that have posted pics. I don't have any of mine at the moment.

 

[kcdirtbro54]

Here's a pic for ya. I know the way it looks, it looks like the bike sticks way out on each side of the car.... it doesn't stick out on 1 side and you can barely see the tire stick out on the other. For reference, this is a 29er, size Large (20").
Curt hitch with Harbor Freight rack.

 

[Max Archer]

i cant imagine a small 2 towing bikes lol

you could prolly tow a 2 with a strong bike

Pretty sure you actually could. I mean, it's easy enough for one person to push. You wouldn't wanna tow it far but you could do it, haha.

 

[spacebull1]

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[Yurich]

The "Mazda" bike rack is really a Thule, and you can probably find it cheaper elsewhere. I've run a set of Yakima Frontloaders, but since moving to a place with underground parking, had to think of something else. Besides, the noise and wind drag were killing me. I recently installed a hitch from Uhaul (pain to install, but worth it!), and am running the Saris CycleOn Pro, a wheel tray rack. It's seriously the best thing ever, super easy to load/unload, folds nicely, and doesn't get in the way of the hatch. Expensive, but so are my bikes.

 

[kcdirtbro54]

Not all hitches are hard to install. Mine took me less than 15 minutes. 2 bolts per side and 1 10mm to reattach the evap sensor