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Originally Posted by Auggie Waterman
Update: the bikes/rack/spare were all fine on the trip, no issues at all. Pretty robust reinforced bumper, thanks Keystone! I did use nylon rope to tie the rack & bikes to my frame just in case, but was not needed. I could see them well in my backup cam also, gave me piece of mind.
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Sounds like you had a first successful trip. Just bear in mind if the bumper fails your first indication will be the bumper and the attachments dragging, or bouncing down the highway behind you. Without expensive testing equipment there is no way to know if the metal has been fatigued or not. Think of bending an aluminum can, or thin sheet of metal back and forth until it breaks. Typically there is no indication of "cracking" or "fatigue" until it fails.
I wish you all the luck in the world but for me if I see a bunch of stuff affixed to a trailer bumper I'm staying far away.
JMHO