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Personanthony4
25/1/2010 at 7:11pm
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Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good quality bike carrier (up to 4 bikes) to go on my towbar that can be used whilst I am towing?

Thanks


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hi.my mate has one whos an avid mountainbiker and caravanner.I  i think his is made by thule if its any help

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you need to becareful of the weight you put on your towbar when towing, if your towing a caravan with 4 bikes on the towbar im sure that would be over weight on the bar itself. you might be better of going for roof mounted or boot mount carriers.

mike


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I don't think its feasible to carry 4 bikes on a towbar mounted rack while towing, you would overload back axle probabley even on a 4x4. 4 average bikes would weigh about 60-70kg in total. Also the bikes would hit the caravan as you turned. You need to put them on the roof.


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There is a very good thread somewhere on here about just such a thing.
Try doing a search on past threads.

I thik either Alphonso de lard or Francais found one - could have been from The Roof Box Company.

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25/1/2010 at 8:18pm
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Are you towing a caravan or a camping trailer? if a trailer you could probabley put 4 on a rack but you can also get racks to mount bikes on the trailer itsself.


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Unless tou drive a tank you'll not get 4 bikes on & a trailer or caravan.  This would well exceed your noseweight & cause problems with the trailer hitting the bikes when cornering.  Put the bikes on the roof of the vehicle or inside or on top of the trailer.

Steve.



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Personanthony4
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Thanks everyone for your replies, it looks like 4 bikes whilst towing our caravan is not a good idea - glad I asked before just buying one! Thanks again


Persondadsbeaniemad
26/1/2010 at 9:48pm
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We used to have 2 on the back of the caravan (Fiamma bike carrier) and the childrens two travelled inside the caravan.

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