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Topic: Bicycle Carrier/Roof Bars

ValJim

03/5/2011 at 6:29pm
Location: Tyne & Wear
Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 554 Caravan

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Has anyone out there who owns a Kia Sorento and tows a caravan any advice on the best way to transport our bicycles. Advice gladly awaited.

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03/5/2011 at 6:47pm
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Try the Thule website and enter your vehicle details to select a choice of racks. http://www.thule.com/en-GB/GB/FitGuide.aspx

While I haven't got a Sorento I have a people carrier and use the Thule backpac 973 while towing.

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jamesA114

04/5/2011 at 12:58pm
Location: south staffordshire
Outfit: Sterling Eccles Amethyst + santa fe

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hi I have the santa fe 2010 (basically same car etc) and put 4 bikes on the roof using thule foot pack and bars plus the bike holders themselves. All weigh around 18kg leaving 82 kgs for the bikes. Nice and secure and out the way, can still open your boot when you need but I do carry a small aluminum 2 step ladder too for the 2 bikes in the middle but also useful when putting full awning up.

Trawled internet for roof bits and definitely cheaper buying online rather than halfords or similar.

Obviously lose some mpg but you are towing a caravan anyway. I have a towbar holder for the bikes when solo.

happyharwoods

04/5/2011 at 3:33pm
Location: Nottingham
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I've used the rear racks and thule roof bars and the roof bars are so much better... sooner or later the chance is you will scratch the car or the bikes on a rear rack. Have had Thule bars on 2 different cars now and they are are an excellent piece of kit, bit more money than say halfords own but well worth it in my opinion.

tc80n3

04/5/2011 at 4:20pm
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I have thule roof bars, roof mounted cycle carrier and box... I want to take my bike to France with me in July, plus roof box - can I take both on the roof together? I think the box is an Ocean 100.

If I move the box over as far as but within the brackets that hold the bars to the roof, I can then attach the cycle carrier... but the front mounting bracket of this carrier would then need to overlap (inside and outside of ) the bracket holding the bars to the roof.

The box can open and close with the bike in place (though its better to remove the pedals). BUT... Is this safe practice to have both together? Is it better to have a rear mounted cycle rack in this situation?

My car is a Skoda Fabia without factory fitted roof rails.

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