[brianvicki]

Originally Posted by JnK

I would recommend to check out Cyclingdeal.com.au in Melbourne.
They have a range of hitch mounted racks and at reasonable prices. There is a 4 bike rack available.
We've had one of their 2 bike racks for years (now called a 640A) and it is great, easy to fit, solid and generally a quality bit of kit. The bikes sit on their wheels and clamped with a curved ratchet hook which goes over the top bar on the bike. It also folds easily.
We have carbon mountain bikes and carbon road bikes, the rack adjusts easily for the different wheelbases. It also comes off the hitch bar and mounts to a replacement hitch mount on our van drawbar so our bikes go with the van.
Done probably 100,000k on the Jeep or van, with plenty of rough road work in that.

If you didn't like the look of their 4 bike rack then an option would be to purchase 2 of the racks as above and use a longer hitch bar (its just a piece of 50mm sq tube) so that the 2 racks mount from the same bar.

You might be a bit optimistic hoping to find a 3 bike rack that will allow the tailgate to open with the bikes fitted though……with the rack mentioned the ratchet post does fold so you can open the tailgate with the rack fitted but no bikes mounted if that would suit you.
John

Do you have a picture of the van mount, I’m looking at the isis but it is over a grand