KUAT 3 bike rack and swing away installed on Bronco

[Grumpy]

Just a little FYI, my wife and I are adopting a 9yr old boy named Anthony. We are both in our 50's and have not had any kiddos in our house in some time. And one of Anthony's favorite things to do is ride a bike. So I went and bought 3 bikes, mine, my wife's and Anthony's. Now here in Florida we have city and county trails everywhere, in particularly the Pinellas Trail, it stretches the whole length of Pinellas County and then some.

So it is about a 3 mile drive to get to it from my house. So I went researching bike racks that would have capabilities of carrying 3 bikes and functional for access to the tailgate, not to mention clearing the big ole 37 hanging off the tailgate.

After a couple of weeks and talking to reps, I selected the KUAT Pivot 2 passenger side for $398.00 and KUAT Transfer V2 rack for $549.00.

I received them both and installed. I am very pleased with quality craftsmanship of both items. Very nice setup and very much functional in every area I was looking for.

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[604Bronco]

I also did a write-up on the Kuat Pivot v 2.0 and it's awesome. I love it! If anyone's looking for more info on it, or a different Kuat bike rack, check out this link (with pictures):

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...ike-rack-pivot-pro-2-0-hitch-extension.52196/

 

[USMCBronco]

Thanks for the pictures!

 

[IwannaGOfast]

My brother in law uses a kuat on his motorhome. High quality rack for sure.

I've been looking at the Rig'd Ramble Rack. Not sure if you could make it a 3 bike rack or not though.

 

[BigHoof]

Did you find the Pivot anti rattle setup insufficient? Looks like a different style installed??

 

[604Bronco]

Did you find the Pivot anti rattle setup insufficient? Looks like a different style installed??

For me, the anti-rattle setup is awesome! Super easy and the rack doesn’t budge.

 

[Grumpy]

Did you find the Pivot anti rattle setup insufficient? Looks like a different style installed??

The rattle lock down is fine, but it does not fully secure from movement side to side or p/s leaning. That's why I use the lock down clamp at the receiver. To square it up and prevent the p/s lean.

 

[HotLap]

Nice set up and congrats on the new addition to your family. Wishing you many happy days riding the trails with Anthony. I take my MTB with me pretty much everywhere I go! Recently purchased the KUAT Sherpa 2.0 and it's an amazing rack, well built, no woble, looks great, etc.

 

[Roger123]

Nice, Kuat is top-notch. I use the same one with my 1UP rack for our e-bikes. Super solid with 160#'s of bikes on it!!

I also use the bolted "anti-rattle" device when traveling longer distances as it really firms things up as well as adding a small additional layer of anti-theft deterrence.

 

[bikesandguitars]

I just got back from the White Rim trail in Canyonlands - multi-day mountain bike and 4x trail. We took the Tundra TRD Pro with a KUAT Piston rack and the Bronco Wildtrak with the 1Up. I don’t want to bad mouth KUAT - they make a very nice rack. But the abuse of the White Rim may have been outside of the Piston Pro’s intended use. The 1 Up definitely held up and held on to bikes better. We had two pretty significant “raccidents” with the KUAT. We had to be far more careful loading XL and XXL bikes on the KUAT - my sons are 6’6 and 6’7.

The KUAT is definitely the easier, more refined rack for day-to-day, paved roads, etc., The 1Up is the one to use if you’re gonna be bouncing around off-road all day with high end mountain bikes. This is my opinion from several off-road trips with both racks and the older KUAT NV 1.0 rack. The KUAT has more features and looks far more refined. The 1Up looks a bit more primitive but it holds on like a pit bull.

 

[ATLBronco75]

I did the same thing. Got the Kuat pivot v 2.0 to use for my cargo basket and my one-up four bike rack. It's a solid piece. With a cargo rack and high quality bag I feel like I'm thousands of dollars ahead of the rack I wanted. I know it's not an RTT solution but I just needed extra space.

 

[Shane78]

Tell me about your clamp. I have similar setup, a kuat NV 2.0 and a pivot. It’s sturdy as is, but when I have my Santa Cruz and then add my NV add on, there’s 4 bikes at 220lbs or so and it bounces on the Highway. Still sturdy, but I would like to firm it up more. What does your clamp screw into?

 

[Grumpy]

Tell me about your clamp. I have similar setup, a kuat NV 2.0 and a pivot. It’s sturdy as is, but when I have my Santa Cruz and then add my NV add on, there’s 4 bikes at 220lbs or so and it bounces on the Highway. Still sturdy, but I would like to firm it up more. What does your clamp screw into?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01597QPL...utomotive&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWwy

Works great to tighten up the hitch and prohibit vibration and bouncing of the male side of whatever is mounted.

This is just one example with a quick search. But there are cheaper or more expensive ones out there. They all work the same, difference is the US lamp plastic coated or stainless. I use it for anything I tow, boat, camper or bike rack.

 

[Shane78]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01597QPL...utomotive&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWwy

Works great to tighten up the hitch and prohibit vibration and bouncing of the male side of whatever is mounted.

This is just one example with a quick search. But there are cheaper or more expensive ones out there. They all work the same, difference is the US lamp plastic coated or stainless. I use it for anything I tow, boat, camper or bike rack.

Thanks!! Gonna order one.

 

[BadSquatch_707]

Just a little FYI, my wife and I are adopting a 9yr old boy named Anthony. We are both in our 50's and have not had any kiddos in our house in some time. And one of Anthony's favorite things to do is ride a bike. So I went and bought 3 bikes, mine, my wife's and Anthony's. Now here in Florida we have city and county trails everywhere, in particularly the Pinellas Trail, it stretches the whole length of Pinellas County and then some.

So it is about a 3 mile drive to get to it from my house. So I went researching bike racks that would have capabilities of carrying 3 bikes and functional for access to the tailgate, not to mention clearing the big ole 37 hanging off the tailgate.

After a couple of weeks and talking to reps, I selected the KUAT Pivot 2 passenger side for $398.00 and KUAT Transfer V2 rack for $549.00.

I received them both and installed. I am very pleased with quality craftsmanship of both items. Very nice setup and very much functional in every area I was looking for.

I use the same setup on my rig -- easy setup and removal, very solid over rough roads, modular to expand up to 4 bikes -- would buy again

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