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We recently caught this four-door Bronco Big Bend testing with a hitch-mounted Yakima bike rack. It’s our first look at a bike rack set up on the new Bronco, and gives us an idea of its application with the rear-mounted spare tire.

The bike rack is mounted to a Ford receiver extension, which comes in shorter versions for a less extended set up.


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Awesome look, thanks, a hitch bike rack is a big deal for me.

Wouldn't mind seeing video at some point to see how much movement there is.
 

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Cactus grey looks good here ... Soft top and bike rack, NOT so much!

Im sure Thule will come out with something less cumbersome for the same task..

Thx for posting ....
 

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Love it! What mine look like from time to time! Only a 2 door of coarse!! I also wonder you can slide BR that up against the spare?! Think be better!
 
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ext needed not good
 

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Cactus gray is looking awesome here... it may be pulling into the lead for me.
 

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Finally, Cactus Gray in the correct coloration.

This is what it really looks like before your perception kicks in and you "see" something else.
 

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Looks great! I am too short to make use of anything on the roof without a ladder, hitch mount definitely the way to go for me.

Also this is a very accurate representation of CG, I saw it in person looks just like this.
 

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That's a long extension! Unfortunately, when flat towing a vehicle all bike rack manufacturers have a limited number of racks that are recommended for flat towing. Further, not one of to bike rack manufacturers recommends that a hitch extension is used to mount the bike rack when flat towing a vehicle.

What'd be really awesome to know is how far many inches the spare tire sticks out past the hitch to determine if a hitch extension is even needed. Just eyeballing the pictures above it appears the tire width could be used as a pretty close approximation, lacking an actual measurement.
 

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Finally, Cactus Gray in the correct coloration.

This is what it really looks like before your perception kicks in and you "see" something else.
That's what it looks like on an overcast day. In full sunlight it picks up the very light green tint. Nothing to do with perception, but the lighting conditions.
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