Integrated Racks into rear spare tire

[RPM]

Need to have a bike rack/ski rack that integrates into the rear spare tire mount The roof is too much of a pain for bikes and based on my experience with a JK wrangler, the hitch mount options are terrible and don’t work well with the rear spare setup.

Something like below would be the ticket….

Quadratec Spare Wheel Mounting Bike Rack

Hauling your bike with a Jeep sounds like an impossible task? Quadratec has made it a little easier with the Spare Wheel Mounting Bike Rack. This universal fit Rear Spare Wheel Mounted Bike Rack fits tires up to 35”x12.5” (Not for JL due to the rear spare mounted camera).

www.quadratec.com

 

[Logan]

Agreed. Roof racks are the worst. They're the last-ditch method to carry a bike (ever try to load a ~40lb mountain bike on a vehicle over 6 ft tall without a ladder/stair access by yourself?).

However, most avid cyclists would likely prefer a hitch rack mount on the tire like that (or a hitch extender that moved the 2in hitch back far enough to allow it to be used as normal), as most "nice" bike racks are hitch racks. They rattle around way less, and most of them don't grab the bike by the top tube of the frame (many nice mountain bikes don't have a horizontal top tube, and also, many of them are carbon fiber, so you don't want to clamp things to them).

This is one of the most common brands I see at the trailheads.

Super Duty

1up-usa.com

So what you're showing would work, I'd just want the receptacle for the rack, to be a standard hitch size so then I could plug in my rack like the above, rather than the lugnut mounted one linked before.

Admittedly, one of my main worries for the Traveler at first was how I was going to carry my bike. And then I learned that the spare tire carrier was optional, which helped ease my mind a lot.

 

[alchse]

Love this idea.

With the molly panel design of the spare tire holder, it could screw right into that and give you access to the trunk loaded up

For a ski/snowboard rack, I'd love to see a slotted design similar to this rack that doesn't protrude too far from the truck.

Drift Board and Ski Rack

When you're headed for the hills, your boards and skis need a place to call home. The Drift Rack is made from powder-coated, laser-cut aluminum. Designed to be used in trucks, vans, garages, or any place that a little organization is needed. It can be wall-mounted vertically and collapsed for...

www.drift-products.com

 

[PhotonMaverick]

I would like this as well. Especially if the swing arm was robust enough to handle multiple bikes (family) to be mounted and swung outward to allow access to the cargo area.

 

[oldgeeksguide]

Agreed. Roof racks are the worst. They're the last-ditch method to carry a bike (ever try to load a ~40lb mountain bike on a vehicle over 6 ft tall without a ladder/stair access by yourself?).

However, most avid cyclists would likely prefer a hitch rack mount on the tire like that (or a hitch extender that moved the 2in hitch back far enough to allow it to be used as normal), as most "nice" bike racks are hitch racks. They rattle around way less, and most of them don't grab the bike by the top tube of the frame (many nice mountain bikes don't have a horizontal top tube, and also, many of them are carbon fiber, so you don't want to clamp things to them).

This is one of the most common brands I see at the trailheads.

Super Duty

1up-usa.com

So what you're showing would work, I'd just want the receptacle for the rack, to be a standard hitch size so then I could plug in my rack like the above, rather than the lugnut mounted one linked before.

Admittedly, one of my main worries for the Traveler at first was how I was going to carry my bike. And then I learned that the spare tire carrier was optional, which helped ease my mind a lot.

Or you just have your handy-dandy Optimus robot load it on the roof rack for you. I’m sure they’ll be available any day now.

 

[alchse]

upvote this idea if you think its a good idea