Do you “lockout” or stiffen your front fork and rear shock when using a 1UP rack or similar? Seems like the bike would move less. Pic for attention. New to MTB and just spent 6 hours installing this hitch, blood, sweat and tears. I got everything torqued to spec just much harder than I planned on it.
by teslasteve27
4 Comments
Short answer no, doesn’t matter.
Something to caution you about is that your hitch and rack look very low. You might consider a hitch riser. Could just be the photo so measure the height and compare it to the manufacturer recommended ride height.
No. The rack is pinching the wheels against the rack, so the bike isn’t going to move via the suspension. There’s some wobble but it’s normal for any rack.
I use a 4x 1Up rack; I’ve never locked the suspension on any of the bikes I carry. I don’t think it would make any tangible difference.
Nah, doesn’t matter really.