E-Bike Rack Recommendation for VW Eurovan Camper that Allows Rear Door Access  

thanks, Jameson. in the time since I posed the question, I've become aware of the Saris CycleOn rack, which is pretty similar similar to the Epos 2 and the Onramp LX but looks like it might have a bit lower profile when tilted. when you say there isn't a bike rack for my current 1.25" hitch that would allow my hatch to clear, how are you determining that? my attempt to scale some dimensions off photos of the tilted Saris unit makes it look like it is very close to allowing the hatch to clear the rack. if you have definitive knowledge that that the Eurovan hitch won't clear this particular rack then that would be real helpful for me to know. (I've also reached out to Saris to try to get some key dimensions to assess this, but haven't heard back). one other approach I'm wondering about is, if the hatch won't clear a Saris rack, could I use a short (6-7") hitch extender to move the Saris rack just a bit further out so the hatch would clear. I know your standard guideline for any hitch extender or swing-away adapter is to reduce the capacity of the receiver by 50%. I'm wondering about a little more nuance with regard to that recommendation. if a 50% reduction is sufficient to apply to a swing-away adapter that moves the load out 14", it seems to me that a hitch extender that is half or less than that length would logically require a lesser reduction of capacity. in my case, I'd be looking at a max bike+rack+extender load of 62% of the receiver rating. though this would be a 38% less than rated capacity, not 50% as you generically recommend, I'm thinking it's likely to be ok. any thoughts on this logic? thanks again for the response - the ability to ask questions of knowledgable folks who respond clearly and in detail is one of my favorite things about doing business with etrailer. really appreciate it!

and, now that I've brought up the concept of the 50% reduction of capacity guideline when using hitch adapters, it occurs to me that your recommended Curt receiver has a 400 lb capacity, which the guideline would reduce to 200 lbs because of the Yakima BackSwing. the BackSwing and OnRamp together total 88.5 lbs, and my bikes are 130 lbs. so maybe this wouldn't be that good a solution. minimizing weight on swing-away and the rack, I could use the Saris Swing-Away (SAR36VR) and Thule Epos (TH99XE) and with my bikes just squeak by the 50% reduction at 198 lbs total. but pretty much any other rack will not meet that 50% capacity guideline with the Curt receiver (which seems to be the only 2" one availalbe for the Eurovan). thoughts? and thanks again.