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17/9/2018 at 10:53am
Location: North Wales
Outfit: Elddis
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I considered options, A frame bike racks are expensive, and you then don't have a bike rack for light car, we selected the Maypole  we had to reverse two bolts so head to car nuts to rear, otherwise easy fit. once plate is fitted behind tow ball removing and fitting rack needs no tools, the previous version we had needed a spanner.
It was a close fit, put the original protector plate back on upside down to give extra 1/8" so rack would not touch car bumper even with some flexing.
I have in the past used racks on the roof, however only because tandem was too long to go across back of car, it it was not easy lifting bike onto roof, even standard bikes.
With towing as well you are limited to hanging rack at back of car, if you want a rack that the wheels sit on then has to be A frame.
Problem with hang on rack is car exhaust, so easy to get tyre near to exhaust and kill the tyre, we have done it. Also the bikes can hang at a strange angle where there is no cross bar.
Google hitch mounted bike rack seems to find more than towbar mounted.
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