spare tire bike rack?

[Bexx]

heyas - so I googled and searched here on eplaya - but didn't see anything for what I was looking for. We are taking our RAV4 out this year and will need a bike rack. I've been looking @ spare tire racks, but I was wondering if anyone has a favorite? any good pros or cons? I would rather trust you people with this knowledge then anyone else!

I've been looking at one called the ACTION RACK ALLEN 303DB SPARE TIRE DELUXE 3 BIKE. on Amazon it's going for about 80-90 bucks. But then over on Wal-Mart they've got it for much cheaper. - I'm kind of skeptical of something so cheap! We will have 2 bikes with us - but I like the idea of the 3 bike rack system.

Thanks for any info.

[gyre]

I like the ones that mount on a receiver.
Some are much better than others.

Some prefer the rooftop type.

I have a swagman, canadian.

The newer ones hold the wheels on the bottom, which seems like a better system to me.
Swaying can be an issue on the highway.
I used bungees to control this.

Remember that playa bikes are often wider and heavier than road bikes.

[gyre]

There are some threads on this... somewhere... but there are some good bike forums for more detailed info too.

[The CO]

Tread Head makes a good one.

[duder9000]

This one is ridiculously cheap (as spare tire bike racks go) for 50 bucks. I bought it 3 burns ago and it's still going strong. It ain't pretty, and I reinforce with a shit-ton of bungees (okay, 6), but it does the job. Says it holds 3 bikes. While it holds 2 very easily, it takes us a bit of maneuvering to get the 3rd on, but we do it.

Successful albeit inelegant product for the budget-minded:

http://www.prolineracks.com/Proline-ts3 ... -rack.html

I was reaaaalll nervous about quality when I found it one for so cheap (cheapest spare tire bike rack on amazon is 85 bucks), but I've been really impressed with it. It's sturdy. (Also, by jimmying I was able to maneuver it low enough so I can still use the rear window.)