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01-14-2023, 05:31 PM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Olympia, WA
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Bike Carrier
Was wondering how this bike attachment would work on the Trailmanor - has anyone used this item or something similar?
https://www.campingworld.com/the-bik...d=active-sport
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2005 2720SL
Olympia, Washington
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01-14-2023, 08:20 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine
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Are you sure the front shell of the TM won't hit the top of this rack when you open the TM? Check the dimensions.
Bill
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01-15-2023, 01:57 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Rochester, NY
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It will work for hauling but you won’t be able to open the camper with the rack in place. I don’t know if it has a quick release function or maybe you could come up with something to make it removable when you get to the campsite.
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01-15-2023, 02:13 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Well, in the Camping World photo, I think the only thing you are buying is the black thing that is bolted to the A-frame of the camper. I'm not sure that the front shell of the camper would clear this black thing as it opens, but I would be surprised if the stated 33 1/2" height would work.
I think it goes without saying that the gray thing at the top of the photo would have to be removed. I believe that this gray thing is the actual bike rack itself, and is not included in the $330 price you are thinking of laying out. (Yay, Camping World!) Then, before you could open the camper, you would first have to unload the bikes, then pull the hitch pin, and finally pull the bike rack out of the black thing.
Doesn't sound very attractive to me.
By the way, you can buy pretty much this same thing for $156 on Amazon, or $140 minus 10% on oriclambo.com. Both have much better pictures.
Bill
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01-15-2023, 03:08 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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One more thing. The Installation Manual points out that the cross tube at the top has a fixed length - it is not adjustable. That means that at the lower end, the mounting brackets that bolt to the trailer frame members are a fixed distance apart, also not adjustable. If these brackets don't fall at a handy place on the frame - tough.
Bill
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01-15-2023, 05:53 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Rochester, NY
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Also if your 2720sl has the low slung horizontal tanks instead of the horizontal tanks that sit on top of the tongue, the brackets won’t fit the frame.
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05-09-2023, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
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We just put the bikes inside the TM. Up to four of them. Full sized bikes require removing the front wheel. Kids ones go right in all stored in the dinette to fridge area.
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