I bought Eddie's Sportworks rack this morning. I've been using Sportworks racks for years, and this rack seems to kind of complete the set. I already have two Sportsworks rack bases. One fits a 2 inch hitch receiver, and the other a 1 1/4 inch. I also already have two Sportworks recumbent racks.  
 
Sportworks recumbent racks differ from their regular racks by having ratcheting arms on both ends of the racks, rather than just at one end like the regular racks have. I've thought for years that they are the finest hitch racks ever made. With two ratcheting arms, you can load or unload a bike in just a few seconds, and it's as solid as any rack I've ever seen.
 
For years, one of my Sportworks racks has been adjusted for my Corsa, and the other for Rose's Stratus, then her Xstream. The one shortcoming of regular Sportworks recumbent racks is that they're not long enough for longer recumbents. They aren't long enough for my Xstream (which is longer than Rose's, which was a prototype) or our Screamer. When I traveled to Oklahoma to pick up our Screamer, I modified one of our racks to carry it, by using a piece of conduit to lengthen it. It looked like this.

 
A bit primitive looking, to be sure, but it did the job and got the Screamer home. I can undo that modification now. The rack I bought from Eddie is a Sportworks made for LWB bikes, and it will carry either the Screamer or my Xstream without modification.
 
Our Screamer on the new rack.

 
And my Xstream on it.

Quote from johnnybent on May 31^st, 2013, 9:08pm:
Not as much as I do when I'm towing my 18 1/2 foot bass boat.

Quote from johnnybent on Jun 1^st, 2013, 3:13pm:

They do, and they've become quite popular, but I like a bass boat better, even though I mostly fish for crappie.

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 28^th, 2013, 7:13am:

This "John's"...a recumbent shop?  I'm getting tired of paying extra going to a decent shop, just because I ride recumbent.  If the distance is reasonable, I'll give them a shot.

Quote from Bud_Bent on Jun 30^th, 2013, 7:42pm:

 
Dunno about "worthless," but....  here's the finished product.  The grips are about 3" further back than before, so my arms aren't as extended.
 

 

 

I'm planning on ordering a set of those RANS 3way bars also for the Giro.  I think the long reach I have to the bars currently is aggravating my arm and causing pain.  This way I can get all sorts of adjustment out of my bars and B-pivot.

After seeing the new Rans Hoagie seat bag on Pauls bike, I decided to get one for myself. I went to buy it off of their web site a couple of weeks ago, and the price was 14 cents....So I sent them an email to get their catalog corrected, and bought the bag a few days later. Installed the new bag on my XStream. I like it a lot. The big benefit for me is that I can put my 3 liter Osprey water bladder in it. I was worried that adding 6 pounds of water would make the seat feel kinda squirmy, but I couldn't really tell any difference. I really loaded it down for Thursday's big ride by adding an additional liter of frozen water in a nalgene bottle...so I had 8 pounds of water in the bag, and another 2.5 lbs in the bottle cages on the back of the seat. All of that extra weight caused the bike to climb slower, but the handling was unchanged -  I couldn't feel any swaying motion from the bag at all. Weight weenies can have a heart attack if they want, but I had all the water I needed for a 5 hour unsupported ride with no rest stops in the Texas heat. The way the bag attaches is genius. The aluminum tube brace under it keeps the bag rock solid, it won't sway from side to side, and it also keeps the bottom of the bag from sagging down when it's heavily loaded. Rans also has a strap on the bottom of the bag that hooks onto the seat, and that keeps the bag from riding up. I would rate this bag as expensive, but worth every penney. They really thought of everything with this bag.

 
 

I acquired a frozen food bag from Walmart, cut it half and a little duct tape resulted in TWO insulated sleeves the bladder slides down into.  Works very well and keeps the ice and water cold for quite a few hours in the heat.
 
Ain't purdy but very effective and nobody sees it inside the bag anyway!