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Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…

Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…

Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…

Inspired by North Shore, Lolo, and other racks made in house, the Yakima HangTight system is a mass-produced option with greater distribution. The new HangTight 4 and HangTight 6 are designed to store your bikes vertically for transport, making it easier to carry more bikes in less space, straight off the back of your car equipped with a 2″ receiver hitch. These racks are slated for an 11/15/21 release on Yakima.com and select retailers.

Specs:
-Transports up to 6 flat bar Bikes or 4 drop bar bikes using minimal space​
-Securely supports most road, mountain, kids, and cruiser bikes by the handlebar
-Fully padded cradles protect your handlebars, including carbon bars
-Rotating rear wheel cup fits a wide range of wheelbases up to 50″
-Accommodates bikes up to 37.5 lbs. each
-Holds 20″-29″ tires up to 5″ wide
-Add your own bike lock to the integrated lock loop for greater bike security
-Foot-operated tilt mechanism makes it easy to access the rear of the vehicle
-Dual cradle retention stabilizes and protects bikes from one another.
-HitchLock included
-Built-in bottle opener—cheers!
-Fits 2″ hitch receivers only
-NOT compatible with the Yakima BackSwing and StraightShot
-Not compatible with aero handlebars, clip-on aero bars, or handlebars larger than 35mm in diameter
-Transport dual-crown fork bikes with the HangTight DH Cradle accessories (sold Seperatly)

Got a vehicle that needs to carry a spare tire on the back but you’ve gotta carry a bike rack too? Well, if it has a 2″ receiver, the RIGd UltraSwing Hitch Carrier Multi-Fit fits all vehicles now. The original UltraSwing only fit the 4th/5th gen 4Runner but the Multi-Fit works with just about any vehicle with a 2″ receiver. The offset receiver hitch keeps the bikes away from your spare tire and when you need to get into the back of your vehicle, it swings away, making access easy. See more at RIGd.

When it comes to carrying a lot of mountain bikes, few racks can match the North Shore Rack. While there are many options for carrying capacity from the brand, this post will only address the 6-bike NSR design, since it’s the only one I’ve ever used personally. Granted, the 4-bike NSR will also apply here, since it’s a very similar design. After our Nevada Highway 50 MTB trip, I was impressed with the versatility of this unique rack design. The North Shore Rack carries mountain bikes and mountain bikes only. Due to its fork crown hanger, it has to attach to modern MTB fork crowns, not road bike forks. Yes, it’ll work on rigid forks too!

RockyMounts’ BackStage Swing Away Rack Makes Road Trips Easier
Words and photos by Locke Hassett

Living in my truck a few months out of the year with 2+ bikes just got a whole lot easier thanks to the BackStage Swing Away Rack from Boulder, CO based RockyMounts. For the past few years, I have been utilizing my truck bed as a mobile studio apartment while driving all over the American West, including my twice a year migration between Montana and Arizona. Usually, I throw an old sleeping pad over my tailgate and pile my bikes into the back with the front wheels hanging out. Sure, this works, but it is cumbersome to transition into kitchen/bed mode and my tailgate and forks don’t love this method either. It was time for a change.