What have you hauled with your CX-9?

[hw4ng3r]

Good bike racks are super expensive, but I'd recommend this one.

Had to MacGyver the pool noodle on the tire basket so I could fit my son's 14" bike (with ratchet straps/bungee).

Held super steady at highways speeds for 4 hours to camping (didn't even notice it back there).

 

[Silly Wabbit]

Just curious what makes this one good? Stability?

 

[hw4ng3r]

Just curious what makes this one good? Stability?

I was looking for a vertical mount bike rack and did some cross shopping with other major (i.e. Thule) and less-major brands.

The features that stuck out:

-rubber-only contact (well.. had to modify with pool noodle for the kids bike)
-hydraulic dampers (for self lowering the rack; this one is only for lowering while Thule is bi-directional)
-"camping mode" (you can drop the rack horizontal with ground for bike parking)
-garage storage (comes with brackets to hang the rack with bikes on the rack to garage wall)
-hitch locking mechanism (I think most major ones have this as well. The Velocirax just uses a 17mm wrench/socket to stabilize the rack once in the receiver).

It's very similar to the Thule ReVert, but the Velocirax I believe has higher carrying capacity (overall and per bike tray, if you're hauling heavier bikes like e-bikes).