jo wrote:I've just bought a 2011 RAV4 5 door. Luckily* I can fit a bike in the "boot" (my seats are usually down), but eventually I'll need to sort a towbar/hitch. Are those hitch-mounted racks like https://www.yakima.co.nz/products/activ ... tch/holdup the go? I have a 27.5+ SC Tallboy if it makes a difference, and the boot opens sideways like a door.
I dont really want a roof mount. While I lose boot accessibility, I'd rather not write my bike off by driving under a tree/arch/garage.
*not really, it was a primary specification
that one looks like it is a ball mount

but they all seem to be like that now. I like the 2" hitch type. I would also get a light bar (and numberplate holder).
some of this type of rack fold down so you can at least partial open a side hinge door