Ladder Bike Racks March 29, 2006, 07:29:53 pm Yahoo Message Number: 64735We are trying to figure out the best way to carry a couple of bikes and have looked at the ones that you hang off the ladder. Is the LD ladder strong enough? Does anyone have any experience with this set- up?
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Ladder Bike Racks Reply #1 – March 29, 2006, 09:02:24 pm Yahoo Message Number: 64739We carried a couple of bikes on the ladder for several years. The ladder seemed to do fine. Bikes don't really weigh that much, at least ours didn't. We carry 2 sat dishes there now. -- Jonna in Tortuga, 2001 Teal RB Find us MAPhttp://map.datastormusers.com/user2.cfm?user=1013> Follow the BLOG herehttp://www.baddog.com/blog/blog.html>
Re: Ladder Bike Racks Reply #2 – March 29, 2006, 11:34:52 pm Yahoo Message Number: 64744We had two bikes on a $CW$ ladder holder on our SOB for three or four cross country trips. The torque exerted by the bikes on the ladder eventualy made it into an "S" shape. It was a well made ladder so I think the same thing would eventually happen to the LD one. FWIW: Jack
Re: Ladder Bike Racks Reply #3 – March 30, 2006, 11:06:42 am Yahoo Message Number: 64762Hi, There!I purchased a bolt on receiver that fits around/through the back bumper and is quite secure (not for hauling a toad, though) and put my two bike Hollywood bike rack