Yesterday, we covered the Kuat Pivot – a swing away adapter for 2″ hitch mounted bike racks. Today, we’re checking out the RockyMounts Backstage. Like the Pivot it allows the rack to swing away from the vehicle, but unlike the Pivot it is a dedicated rack. Meaning the swinging portion is built into the rack itself.
That has both advantages and disadvantages. For starters, the whole package of the Backstage ends up quite a bit lighter than the Kuat Pivot + Kuat NV 2.0 two bike rack. While the Kuat combination checks in at nearly 100lbs, the RockyMounts Backstage is only 62.4lbs. However, since you can’t split the rack from the adapter, you’re forced to carry around one 62.4lb rack when you need to remove or install it. The Kuat system you can split it up and carry one 47lb piece and the other 53.8lb piece.

