Using a Hitch Extender with a Bike Rack

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This item comes as pictured. You will need a hitch pin and clip or a hitch pin receiver lock to secure the extender. If you want safety and security you will need a receiver lock on both the extender and the bike rack. You may want to consider locking anti-rattle hitch pins because, when using extenders, things tend to get noisy. You may also want to purchase a security cable to secure your bikes to the rack. This cable would run through the frames of the bikes and around the hitch or through the safety cable attachment on the hitch to secure the bikes to the vehicle. Below I have posted links to the items mentioned above. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Please Note: Using a hitch extender will reduce your hitch's overall capacity by half. This means that your bike rack and bikes cannot exceed 1/2 of the hitch's tongue capacity.

expert reply by: Bob G