![]() (I think they manufacture on order, as this is a custom designed product.) Ok, now to get it onto the car. June 27 and arrived in California on Tue. June 19, my etrailer hitch shipped on Wed. The discussions on the web made this one seem better than the $149 hitch by CoastalETech in Florida, which had bent under the load of 4 bikes (see PriusChat hitch discussion with photos). The size refers to the square hole-"receiver," into which youįit a ball for a trailer, or your bike rack's pole.) The next step wasįrom various web sites I learned that I could get a Curt company custom trailer hitch for Prius ( $129+$25 shipping from in Wisconsin $185 at ). (There are 1 1/4"Ĭlass I hitches for light weights, and 2" hitches for heavier towing. Their hitches and light-weight tow vehicles on the web. After all, a couple of suspended bicyclesĪre nothing like towing a trailer, and numerous Prius owners displayed I decided on this option, even though Toyota recommendsĪgainst using a Prius for towing. a trailer-hitch-mounted carrier, of which there are.Something that allows unhindered access to the trunk. Well as for bike set-up upon arrival for day trips, I decided I wanted a trunk-mounted carrier (like the Saris Bones-photoĪt right cheaper models by Allen or Bell or Thule) that straps on to theīack hatch, but you can't open the hatchback with it on.Thus my first hurdle was to figure out how best to mount a couple ofīikes on a Prius. The room in back, and can't accommodate a second bicycle.) (My bike's fork length is just enough that I have to remove theįront wheel to fit the bike inside the car, which then takes up most of I started researching how to mount a bicycle carrier on my 2006 Toyota I am an avid bicyclist, and wanted to do some bicycle touring that requiredĭriving to the starting point of a bicycle-camping trip. ![]() ![]() See this Los Angeles Times article, " Toyota That it is going to make Prius a "line" of cars, with a subcompactĬoming out in 2012. 13, 2010 breaking news: At the auto show Toyota announced July 2013: Mike Thomas's infographic on how to choose the perfect bike rack added below.Harold's personal homepage, Los Padres bike trip page Prius Hitch-mounted Bike Rack Page Marcuse Family Homepage > Harold Marcuse page > Harold's pages index > Prius + Bike Rack pageĢ006 Prius with bikes in hitch-mounted rack ![]()
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