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Originally Posted by YeeFit
I ended up ordering the Hidden Hitch 1.25" Class1 hitch for my Fit sport... I actually just recieved and email from Hidden Hitch saying that they don't recommend using their hitch for bike racks.. Frickin great!
why would the say this? If the tongue weight is 200lbs max on the hitch and the bike and rack I am carrying only equals between 100-140 lbs combined I would assume that this would be more than sufficient.
Thule stated that their 1.25" rack can be used on a class1 hitch.. and the 2 bikes on it can not equal more than 100lbs. I am well within the limits of this hitch and rack..
how many fit owners out there have carried bike on the 1.25" hitch? Can someone else verify that my 10k mountain bike won't fall off the hitch?!?!?!?!
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I had a 1.25" hitch installed on my new Fit sport. I had the installer add some extra bolts to secure the hitch to the car's frame better, and I have a Thule 917 rack on the way. I may have him install a 6" riser to the rack to raise it up enough that it won't scrape on my driveway, and on dirt roads.
I borrowed a friend's Yakima hitch rack for a trip to Utah for 9 days. We drove 300 miles, and hit a few rough dirt roads along the way, and the hitch worked fine.
Here's a few pictures of the "borrowed" set up, and I'll post shots of my new rack once it's installed.
http://www.fitfreak.net/gallery/albu...28Large%29.JPG
http://www.fitfreak.net/gallery/albu...8Custom%29.JPG
http://www.fitfreak.net/gallery/albu...8Medium%29.JPG