GET A GRIP … SPORT

AFTER YEARS OF PLAYING TETRIS TO FIT MULTIPLE BIKES ON A 4X4, DAMAGING BIKES ON THE RACK, AND SCRAPING THEM ON THE TRACKS WHILE DRIVING OFF ROAD, MARK ALLEN HAS FOUND A BETTER WAY

GRIPSPORT manufactures several heavy-duty bike-rack designs right here in Australia … and I don’t use the word ‘heavy-duty’ as a blasé way to describe these racks. No siree; these racks are rated to carry bikes on and off the road, regardless of terrain. Some bike-rack manufacturers make claims regarding the weight of the bikes they can carry, but decrease said weight when driving off road, or even state ‘not for off-road use’. Not GripSport; this company’s racks have been designed to carry bikes in all terrain types. I’ve been using the GS4+ rack for the past couple of years on a number of 4x4s; it is essentially GripSport’s top-of-the-range vehicle-mounted rack that also incorporates tail-lights (brake and turn indicators) and a number plate. Initially, I needed a robust off-road compatible…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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