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I'm thinking of getting a North Shore NSR-4 bike rack and I'm wondering if my OBXT will handle 4 downhill bikes (~45 pounds each) without a ridiculous amount of sag, or tearing off the hitch mount.

 

It's got a 2" hitch, but still... that could be close to 200 pounds of bikes, hanging a couple feet out past the bumper.

 

Vertical racks like the NSR series might hold the bikes closer than a tray-style rack... but still...

 

Plus I'm curious about fit in general, even just with a 2-bike rack (NSR-2) if 4 turns out to be too much.

 

So if you're rocking an NSR series rack, or any other vertical-style bike rack, I'd love to know how that's working out for you.

 

Thanks!

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Talking to myself, just for posterity...

 

I found a max tongue weight spec of 200 pounds. 4 bikes plus a rack would exceed that, and given the extra leverage (bike and rack hanging out beyond the bumper) I think two DH bikes would probably be the limit.

 

Will probably get the 4x rack and just limit it to two DH bikes or three ordinary bikes.

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