Cycle Rack

in message <[email hidden]>, rothers

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Hi All,

Can anyone recommend a good 2 bike carrier to attach to the rear mounted
spare wheel of a 4x4 ?

This sort of thing:

http://www.motor-world.co.uk/show_prod.php?prod_id=1014&PHPSESSID=0ed3ceae305af2c9d1c007d6c773f1cb

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How good are these things, do they prevent the bikes clanging together
and getting scratched ?

I've had a Rhode Gear one for about eight years. It's good. The Rhode Gear
one has shaped plastic blocks which the frame tubes sit into, which stop
the bikes 'clanging together'. I've also used ordinary pipe-lagging foam
to protect the tubes of the rack so the bikes don't get scratched by it.
Works well, recommended, what more can I say?

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trouble with rear racks is they can obstruct lghts and plate and then
need a light board wired in, whereas roof rack is quick and easy if
you're tall enough.

TerryJ

TerryJ said:

trouble with rear racks is they can obstruct lghts and plate and then
need a light board wired in, whereas roof rack is quick and easy if
you're tall enough.

They can, however, significantly increase the cost of travelling on a
ferry. I'm struggling to decide whether I would be better off with a
towbar mounted rack for the bikes and a roofbox for my tent or not.

Cheers,
Luke

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TerryJ said:

trouble with rear racks is they can obstruct lghts and plate and then
need a light board wired in, whereas roof rack is quick and easy if
you're tall enough.

TerryJ

Or use these if you're not tall enough

http://www.hailo.de/html/default.asp?site=10_65_88&lang=en

That's what we use to get ours up. Of course you have to remember to
bring them with you to get the bikes off too...

Jen

in message <[email hidden]>, TerryJ

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trouble with rear racks is they can obstruct lghts and plate and then
need a light board wired in, whereas roof rack is quick and easy if
you're tall enough.

On a 4x4, however, one needs to be rather tall.

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Quoted message said:

TerryJ said:

trouble with rear racks is they can obstruct lghts and plate and then
need a light board wired in, whereas roof rack is quick and easy if
you're tall enough.

TerryJ

Or use these if you're not tall enough

http://www.hailo.de/html/default.asp?site=10_65_88&lang=en

That's what we use to get ours up. Of course you have to remember to
bring them with you to get the bikes off too...

Hehe my dad spent ages hacksawing the end of an old aluminium ladder off at
an angle so you could stick it in the wheel arch (of a landrover) to get up
to our roof box. We found it easier to just stand on the wheels and hang
off the gutter!
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Simon Brooke said:

I've had a Rhode Gear one for about eight years. It's good. The Rhode Gear
one has shaped plastic blocks which the frame tubes sit into, which stop
the bikes 'clanging together'. I've also used ordinary pipe-lagging foam
to protect the tubes of the rack so the bikes don't get scratched by it.
Works well, recommended, what more can I say?

Thanks Simon, looks good, I'll try and track one down.

Had a tour of the local bike shops over the weekend and was less then impressed
with some of the racks on offer, poor design & manufacturing quality.

Cheers

Neil

rothers <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Can anyone recommend a good 2 bike carrier to attach to the rear
mounted spare wheel of a 4x4 ?

FWIW, I've got a Pendle spare tyre rack which is solidly built but even so
the flex in the spare wheel makes me uneasy about it. Much better is the
type that bolts onto the spare-wheel mount (sandwiched between the bodywork
and the spare wheel). However, most of that type have a permanent bracket
that projects beyond the wheel, which prevents the use of a hard cover (and
might damage a soft cover) when the rack isn't in use.

Here's some ideas:
Pendle Spare Wheel Rack:
http://www.pendle-bike.co.uk/nulldet.asp?Rack=Spare%20Wheel%20Rack
Fiamma Carry Bike (with adaptor plate):
http://www.discountfiamma.com/index.php?page=3&act=viewCat&catId=3

Although I've got the Pendle strap-on rack, I think I'd spend the extra
money on the Fiamma product were I to choose again. The Fiamma lets you
position both bikes laterally so that they have minimum sideways overhang
while, in contrast, racks with a couple of arms from which you hang the
bikes can be fiddly to get the best position - particularly if one or more
of the bikes doesn't have a conventional top tube (e.g. a ladies bike).
Also, Carry Bike is ubiquitous in the motorhome community and I've never
heard a bad word about them.

HTH,

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Geoff