Bryanan

No double ring/front derailleur options?? I feel cheated Shimano…

For real! They just hyped the park for a few paragraphs and never explicitly said if Creekside zone is shut down for the season.

@octet: The Honda Fit is an amazing/cheap/utilitarian car, but it's big downside is the weight capacity. We have a 2" OneupUSA rack which handles our two 35-ish pound bikes just fine. We've done big road trips with a bunch of gear and 2 mtn bikes where the rear end sags a lot, but it's never been an issue. I think there's a good chance that 3 full size mtb's on a tray-style rack would cantilever the rear end of a Fit too much (this style rack sticks out far from the bumper with 3 bikes), but a vertical rack like yours is probably fine. One note about hitch durability-- the center mount for the Fit's receiver is only hanging onto thin sheet metal, but it's mainly there for vertical stability. Our center mount sheared off last year when the rack nailed a steep driveway. I just cut out two rectangles of plate steel to sandwich either side of the car's sheet metal and bolted to that, now it has much more surface area supporting it rather than thin sheet metal. Sorry for the ramble... the car is a freaking awesome mini utility vehicle, but for much more than 2 people + bikes, you probably eventually want something meant to carry more weight.

Our 2nd car is a Honda fit and there are no 2" receivers made for it anywhere. I just bought a 1 1/4" receiver and a 2" hitch extender accessory, brought it to a local welder and he cut out the original and welded in the 2" receiver. It was like $100 and much more robust than anything I could have gotten. I was sick of having the sketchy 1 1/4" setup you had and highly recommend going the custom route!

How is this solving anything? Rather than strapping your tube directly to the frame, you can bolt a $16.99 part onto your frame and then strap your tube to that. You are in the exact same place, but $17 poorer and just added weight.