Will the Swagman 64663 Bike Rack easily accept a wheelbase of 48"? My two Electra Townies are 48" axele to axle, and some racks are not wide enough.
1021040
I went out and checked-it will adjust to more than 48 inches center to center, so if you are measuring full end to end or center to center, the answer is yes.
1021041
Mine measures 52 inches as the maximum axle to axle distance. This leaves an extra 4 inches of adjustment to align your 48 inch bikes.
1021042
My bikes are 42" axle to axle. I did a little measuring and it would be close, but I think if you played with the offset of the bikes on the rack it would just fit.
1021043
I have an Electra townie and we had to let it all the way out but it works fine.
1021044
I would give it a definite MAYBE, I measured my wifes c to c at 42" and mine at 45-1/2". They will slide to 48" and maybe more. BUT there will not be much wiggle room if pedals, handle bars, etc interfere. When I am at my desktop and not on the phone I can send pictures.
1172509
I have this exact one and I don't think a standard bike rack would work! I just put it in the back of my pick up. Great bike!!!
1806697
the 4-place bike unit requires a 2" receiver. as long as you have, you should be ok. Great bike Rack for the price.
757496
I have the Swagman rack also and it works great. The only caution on a truck or car is the amount of wind it is subjected to. On a motor home there is less wind due to the flat back.
2254276
I have a Swagman bike rack, not a Swagman hitch. The rack has a threaded hole that accommodates the Swagman threaded locking pin. That is what prevents any wobbling on the hitch. I have a Hidden Hitch that is 1 1/4 inch. the bike rack works for both 2 and 1 1/4 inch receivers.
146242
Hi, I'm not sure about your rack, but I had to build two extenders for mine because the rack trails were too short. I knew they were short because I verified the minimum length of the bars for the hullavator and I mine were about 5" shorter. It is a matter of putting together two metal bars with some clamps (so that I can remove them). Good luck ;)
1711698
I bought a rack at the same time and it went right on no problems. I did have a bike with separate bolt holes on the frame for finders and a rack. Clearance was not a problem. You might have to get longer bolts if you only have one hole set for both fenders and rack. With 1/2" elevation difference in the bike mounting holes, I still have 1" between the fender and the bottom of the rack. I cannot answer about the baskets.
2284249
I believe that there would be no problem with mounting the axle but, I think that the resistance mechanism will not rotate out far enugh to contact the tire. The bike we have mounted on ours has a 24" rear wheel and I roughly estimate that the apex of the arc on the mechanism could reach a 22" diameter wheel. Looking at some images of the TerraTrike I see that the wheel size on most models are more on the line of the size of a BMX bike (16" or 18") if I'm not mistaken, although I know there a few that have a larger rear wheel?
1852260
I have an Electra Townie and it works on mine, but I'm unfamiliar with your bike. If the dimensions are similar to mine it should work.
1627070
The bike rack is designed to clamp onto a 4 inch square bumper. If you don't have a 4 inch square bumper, be prepared to fabricate or weld the rack to the frame. This rack is heavy duty and works great.Mine is mounted on a travel trailer with a spare tire rack already attached to the bumper and it reduces the total of bikes that fit to three.
1884640
It is a rather large rack but does a great job and is very sturdy. The overall length from the front of 2" receiver hitch to the last bike tire supports is roughly 52" or 4' 4". Keep in mind you will also have the handle bars and pedals extending slightly out the back as well which will vary based on what type of bike you are hauling. A good rule of thumb is to plan on the hitch with 4 bikes adding 6' from your hitch back.
1590713
Depending on what size your bike is, I have a 450. The rack actually is not big enough for a big bike. It's ideal size for and 85. That being said, I still use it without putting anything through the wheels.
829127
We have two electra townies that work fine on this rack. But we do use some extra padding so bikes don't rub together.
832631
Yes it will fit on a 48 cm road bike provided:1) It is not a carbon frame2) It has braze ons (little threaded holes) to install the rack. If your frame lacks braze ons, you can probably use p-clamps to secure the rack. Your mileage may vary.
1523521
I just put it on my wife'd Electra Beach Cruiser and it doesn't work. The wheels wont touch the ground. She weights only 105 lbs but I wont let her try it as the bike would lean and fall. Unless the one I received is defective, I wouldn't recommend to put it on a 26" bike.
379738
I have had an 8'2" on it securely. My rack is mounted on a Yamaha TW200 enduro and I have not gone over 40 miles per hour with it on the bike. It seemed fine at that speed.I plan on putting a 9'2 on there shortly.
2120316
It might. I replaced a Thule two bike hitch rack with the swagman rack. Visually this piece which I bought looks very much like a similar threaded locking pin I got from Thule. Since Thule makes locking pins best bet might be to buy one of those.