Swagman RV Bumper Rack 2 Bike Bumper Rack

Very Good Product!
Bike rack took not time to install and both our new bikes fit perfectly. At first I thought rack would have been better with 2 support bars but the bikes were very stable with just the one. I cut a 5 inch piece from a large pool noodle, put a slit in one side and put it on the handle bar end that rests on the RV, it works great. Still trying to get the two bike “cover” on but first trip was only a three hour ride so I tossed it in compartment. I will try again on our long trip coming up. I measured swing distance on my tow vehicle and rack allowed plenty of room even on sharp turns.Great Buy for the price!

Good product, easy to install, good price
I was looking for a simple system to attach my wife and my bikes to the back of the RV instead of putting them inside, at a reasonable price. I did have to move my spare tire but had space for it elsewhere so that wasn’t a problem, and it was easy to install. My only suggestion to the manufacturer (and the reason for only a 4 instead of a 5) is that it isn’t obvious how to use the short vertical post. Ostensibly it’s the attachment point, to attach the bikes for stability, to keep them from falling back, but it would be nice (and a fairly inexpensive addition) to add some kind of a ring to tie the bikes off to, or if the post had a sleeve of hard rubber to pad it a bit.

Nice Rack!
So-put this on the back of our RV. It is a sturdy bike rack. Fits well and adequately supports the bikes. Seems like it will survive the flex and bumps on the back of a towed camper. Thought I would have to remove the bumper mounted spare and carry it in the tow vehicle. With a little ingenuity we designed and built a spare tire mount that fits between the two bike racks. Update 2020: It’s been 6 years now and 4 cross-country trips Tennessee to Oregon and 1 cross-country that even went to Canada. Let’s call it over 20,000 miles and totally satisfied with this bike rack. We have two medium weight adult trail bikes and the rack has performed without fail. I strongly recommend. Remember to check the welds on the bumper to the camper’s frame. That will fail before this rack will.

Simple and Cheap, But will Require Some Extra Parts and Engineering.
The price was right, you have to buy tiedown straps and pads though. I found the pads that came with a $20 kayak/canoe tie down kit worked well, along with a generic ratcheting strap. Even though my travel trailer bumper has plenty of clearance to the rear of the trailer, I still have to loosen the handlebar on the bike closest to the trailer and slide it rearward for transport. It’s simple and does the job. The wheel mounting slots work well for bikes that don’t have horizontal top tubes.

I am updating my original review because originally I thought it wouldn’t work as it needed to mount on my bumper and wouldn’t clear the frame of the trailer. After asking others I was told it could mount under the bumper and I put it there. It mounted great and used it on our first trip and was told the bikes didn’t move at all, other than with the actual trailer move. Worked great and way nicer than dumping muddy bikes into the trailer after camping.For people asking about the rear tire, I did mount mine there with the rear tire, I just moved the tire over to one side of the bumper and put the bike rack off to the other side, it worked great. That being said, I only have kids bikes on the back so they aren’t huge, this may not work with larger bikes depending on how big they are.

This rack is surprisingly heavy duty and strong for the price. I was expecting the usual cheap tin junk that you can bend by hand but it’s really good.The design of this rack only allows the bike wheels to drop in a couple of inches so you definitely need to secure them downwards as well as upright support.As others have mentioned, it’s baffling that there’s only one (unusually short) upright support bar for this “two” bike rack. Even a single bike rack should have a support bar on both sides to strap to.Ensure that your RV bumper is continuous weld to the frame (not spot welded) or you risk losing the rack and your bikes on the highway.Measure before ordering. I did need to move the spare tire apparatus as far to the right as it would go and the (inner) bike closest to the trailer is super snug and rubs against the spare. The rack really should be a couple of inches deeper to clear the spare (allow the bike wheels to sit out past the spare).Overall it is a very sturdy unit but I am surprised at how poorly the engineering/installation aspect was researched- if at all.If the racks were deep enough to clear the spare tire and had “two” upright support bars instead of one, I would give 5 stars. Even 10 if that was an option.They could use some help with their verbiage on the instruction sheet. The way they describe the steps is confusing. You’re better off ignoring them (except for the safety warnings).If you have a basic socket set and deep sockets, installation is a breeze. Maybe 10 minutes tops, once you’ve measured for your bikes.Note that the bikes need to be of the same or very close in size as the racks aren’t adjustable once installed. One full sized adult bike and one child’s bike would not work for example.We rack the two full sized bikes and throw the smaller ones inside.I spent considerable time searching for a solid bumper rack both in stores and on line. Even with its faults you would be hard pressed to find anything as good as this one.It is made in Penticton, BC, Canada which is why it is so heavy duty and not the cheap tin garbage we have become accustomed to.

Easy to install..If you want to keep your spare tire will need to modify your spare tire mount. Then the spare tire acts as a bumper for your bikes..I used bungie cords to secure the bikes and a pool noodle..The bike closest to the rv you will need to turn the handle bar so it does not hit your rv. I have included some picts showing the existing spare tire rack mount mods.