Most bike racks make you choose. The Shingleback 2B90 doesn’t. Here’s why it’s the most versatile 2-bike rack in Australia – and why that claim is easy to defend.
You’ve got a camper trailer, a caravan, or a boat trailer on the tow bar. You want to take the bikes. But there’s only one hitch. Do you strap the bikes inside and sacrifice all your boot space? Throw them on the roof and rattle them to death on corrugated dirt roads? Or just leave them at home?
For two bikes, the options have been genuinely poor. Most 2-bike racks are platform-style — wide, bulky, hanging out the back — or they push the bikes so far from the vehicle that towing anything alongside them is impossible.
The Shingleback 2B90 was built to solve exactly that.
The name tells you everything. The 2B90 takes Shingleback’s proven vertical bike rack system and rotates the bikes 90 degrees; so instead of pointing backwards like every other rack on the market, the bikes sit side-on to your vehicle.
The result is a rear projection of just ~500mm. Most platform-style racks add 600–800mm before the bikes are even loaded.
That narrow profile isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s what makes the 2B90 genuinely useful in situations other racks simply can’t handle.
Here’s where the 2B90 separates itself from anything else in its category.
The Shingleback Dual Hitch Receiver slots into your vehicle’s existing 50mm hitch receiver and gives you two connection points simultaneously: your 2B90 mounts on top and your tow ball sits below for your caravan, camper trailer, or boat.
The bikes go on. The trailer hooks up. You take everything.
Because the 2B90’s narrow 500mm profile keeps the bikes close to the vehicle, there’s no dangerous swing-out on corners and no contact between your bikes and your van. The 2B90 and the Dual Hitch are designed to work together as a system — and when paired, they deliver the narrowest possible side-on profile of any tow-and-ride setup in Australia.
“Its narrow profile meant we can put it on the car, still tow the van with us. We have full movement of the van. We can get into the back of the wagon easily and we can drop the van at camp and head off on our ebikes. Perfect.”
— Shingleback 2B90 customer
For the full story on the Dual Hitch Receiver, read our dedicated article here.
The 2B90 carries up to 70kg total across the rack, with a 35kg rating per cradle. That’s two full-size e-bikes — no drama, no workaround. For anyone who’s been turned away by racks that tap out at 20–25kg per bike, those numbers matter.
The cradles are patented, multi-adjustable, and contact the tyre tread only — not the frame, not the sidewall. That matters for carbon and aluminium frames. Staggered positioning ensures no bike-to-bike contact in transit, even with wider handlebars.
The Foot Latch Mechanism is one of those features that sounds minor until you’ve used it. Tap the latch with your foot and the rack tilts for effortless roll off / roll on loading. No overhead lifting. No awkward heaving at hip height. Even the kids can load their own bikes.
And once the bikes are on, the Auto-Latching Pivot locks the rack back to upright automatically. The Shingleback Speed Lock Pin keeps everything locked in on the road. Need to access the boot mid-trip with bikes loaded? Tilt the rack down.
Out of the box, the 2B90 handles 24″ to 29″ MTB wheels with tyres up to 4″ wide. Add optional accessories and you’re covered for:
Modular tow bar tubes and multiple hitch pin positions give flexibility across a wide range of vehicle types — all fitting a standard 50mm square tow bar hitch.
This is where the 2B90 really pulls away from anything else in its class. It’s not just a standalone bike rack, it’s the centrepiece of an adventure system.
The 2B90 integrates directly into the Shingleback Moto Rack — a purpose-built system that carries a motorbike and two mountain bikes simultaneously. Load-rated to 190kg, with an integrated jerry can holder and ADR-approved LED lights with a number plate mount. The whole system is built around the 2B90 as the bike-carrying component.
Arrive at your destination, unhook the camper trailer, and your bikes are already on the vehicle ready to ride. Or run shuttles all day with the moto rack. One ecosystem. Built to work together.
Like everything in the Shingleback range, the 2B90 is manufactured in Australia using premium Duragal Steel – sandblasted and finished in a tough black powder coating for long-term corrosion resistance. Built and tested for Australian conditions.
Key specs at a glance:
| Weight | 21kg |
| Width (unloaded) | 710mm |
| Rear projection | ~500mm |
| Height from tow bar | 1470mm |
| Max load per cradle | 35kg |
| Total rack capacity | 90kg |
| Bike compatibility | 24″–29″ MTB up to 4″ tyres (accessories for BMX & Roadies) |
| Vehicle fitting | 50mm square tow bar hitch |
| Origin | 100% Australian made |
| Guarantee | 10 years |
| Shipping | Free Australia-wide |
No other 2-bike rack in Australia combines a ~500mm rear projection, 70kg carrying capacity, Dual Hitch camper trailer compatibility, roll-on/roll-off loading, and full Moto Rack integration in a single product. That’s not a marketing claim, it’s the spec sheet.
The 2B90 doesn’t make you choose between your bikes and your adventure. It carries both.
The Shingleback 2B90 is $1,345 inc GST with free shipping Australia-wide. Shingleback Off Road is a family-owned business based in Beechworth, Victoria.
