Ladder-mounted bicycle rack August 26, 2005, 01:17:40 am Yahoo Message Number: 57303We carried our tandem bicycle thousands of miles on the ladder of our old 5th-wheel with no problems. The shape of the rear of the LD may prohibit the use of the ladder mount, but if it does not, is there a strength issue with the ladder and a 40 pound bicycle? Has any one had any experience with this? Gary and Lenore 23.5 F.L. Del. expected in Sept.
Re: Ladder-mounted bicycle rack Reply #1 – August 26, 2005, 11:01:11 am Yahoo Message Number: 57315, is there a Quotestrength issue with the ladder and a 40 pound bicycle? Has any one had any experience with this? Gary and Lenore 23.5 F.L. Del. expected in Sept. Well there shouldn't be. Consider that the ladder can handle some portly owners, it should have to problem with 40 lb as long as the rack is well designed.bumper
Re: Ladder-mounted bicycle rack Reply #2 – August 26, 2005, 12:53:35 pm Yahoo Message Number: 57326The ladder rack Camping World sells fits well on the rung just above the slight inward curve and we have carried an Easy Travel scooter and front end of same (comes
Re: Ladder-mounted bicycle rack Reply #3 – August 26, 2005, 03:30:18 pm Yahoo Message Number: 57335We used a CW ladder rack for over 30,000 miles holding two bikes on the rear of our Tropical. The torque exerted by the weight of the bikes slowly forced the ladder into a "S" shape. Our LD ladder may be stronger but I doubt it. I expect the ladder can handle the dead weight of the rack and bikes or me but that the high torque loads caused by traveling over lovely I 10 and elsewhere finally did the damage. FWIW Jack
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