Somebody local to me is selling a 2-bike rack that was front-mounted on a municipal bus. I asked how it mounted and he said 4 holes were drilled into the bumper of the bus, but one could weld a square tube to it to use in a receiver hitch. I have a friend with a welder, so that is no problem.
This is one of those fold-down racks, and the bike stands up straight in the rack with bars that fold down over the wheels I believe to retain the bike.
But in general, is the quality of a commercial-grade transit bus bike rack going to be better than a consumer-grade rack one might buy at a bike shop? I figure it has to be. The guy wants $75 for it. Including the tube stock for the receiver hitch mount, I could have a really nice rack, all in for $100.
What do you all think?
This is one of those fold-down racks, and the bike stands up straight in the rack with bars that fold down over the wheels I believe to retain the bike.
But in general, is the quality of a commercial-grade transit bus bike rack going to be better than a consumer-grade rack one might buy at a bike shop? I figure it has to be. The guy wants $75 for it. Including the tube stock for the receiver hitch mount, I could have a really nice rack, all in for $100.
What do you all think?