Rear bumper guard w/trailer hitch?

I had the same debate before I went ahead and purchased the tow hitch, installed it , and you know what, for the rear bumper protection, I purchased a good bike rack that folds down when not in use, it is absolutely doing the thing what a rear bumper guard do ( it also protecting the upper part of the rear of the vehicle too, and also looks more sporty and can also carry bikes, then again you also have yourself a tow hitch for other purpose. That what I came up with when deciding to put a rear bumper guard or not.

Yea I've already got the trailer hitch and a bike rack but keeping it on all the time really isn't an option. My wife has a knack for getting rearended for some reason and the one we had on our 4Runner probably saved her a half dozen times from having to get any body work done or the rear end replaced.