Well.....I hate to say it, but claims of a class 1, 1/14 hitch being able to carry bikes on the CX-3 seem to be exaggerated from my very recent experience.
I've been a mountain biker for a long.....LONG time, so carrying bikes on a hitch rack is far from a new experience for me.
The story goes as such.
Do my research and decide on the Curt Branded Class 1, 1 1/4" hitch.
Get said hitch installed, and mount a brand spanking new Thule T2 XT Pro, rated by Thule as being class 1 compliant.
1 bike wasn't so bad, but 2 carbon mountain bikes made the system flex to a point that made me nauseous. I honestly wouldn't have made the 10km/60 kmph trip again if you paid me.
A healthy mix of bike geeks that span everything from guys who used to work at hitch stores, to a mechanical engineer all agreed the setup was far from optimal.
Long Story Short - Buyer Beware as far as I'm concerned when it comes to tray style bike racks on the CX-3. 2 30lb bikes, plus 42lb tray style rack, plus the distance from the end of the receiver to the end of the rack all add up to potential bad times.
I'm having the hitch removed and refunded on the weekend and new roof racks are being delivered tomorrow afternoon hopefully.
Video of Flex - https://youtu.be/vyqIb4nbFMQ
Cheers,
~TG
I've been a mountain biker for a long.....LONG time, so carrying bikes on a hitch rack is far from a new experience for me.
The story goes as such.
Do my research and decide on the Curt Branded Class 1, 1 1/4" hitch.
Get said hitch installed, and mount a brand spanking new Thule T2 XT Pro, rated by Thule as being class 1 compliant.
1 bike wasn't so bad, but 2 carbon mountain bikes made the system flex to a point that made me nauseous. I honestly wouldn't have made the 10km/60 kmph trip again if you paid me.
A healthy mix of bike geeks that span everything from guys who used to work at hitch stores, to a mechanical engineer all agreed the setup was far from optimal.
Long Story Short - Buyer Beware as far as I'm concerned when it comes to tray style bike racks on the CX-3. 2 30lb bikes, plus 42lb tray style rack, plus the distance from the end of the receiver to the end of the rack all add up to potential bad times.
I'm having the hitch removed and refunded on the weekend and new roof racks are being delivered tomorrow afternoon hopefully.
Video of Flex - https://youtu.be/vyqIb4nbFMQ
Cheers,
~TG