Those of you with 4x4s how do you carry your bikes, I mean on the outside? The obvious thing is tow bar rack, but not practical if towing. How do you do yours?
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Bike racks and 4x4s
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Posted 1 year ago #
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pendle do one that you can tow with. Assuming you have a 2 bolt fixing tow ball.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Used to use one that mounted on the spare wheel on the rear door. Still have it if you're interested.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Ta, just looking at options for new cars at the moment. The likely contender doesn't have a rear-mounted wheel.
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But most SUVs are so big. Is there no room inside?
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If only me and a.n.other then yes. But with two kids and holiday kit etc. It's only seeing what the options are but it might more of a pain than it's worth.
Posted 1 year ago # -
If it is a SUV & not a 4x4, then roofbars are practical. I've even used Thule roofbars on a Nissan Terrano which isn't the smallest vehicle height wise. I(f you don't want roof mounted, then towbar is the only way to do it, or a strap-on might be an option, but probably the worst choice in terms of safety & security.
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I suppose roof would be an option for the rare occasions when towing and needing bikes could carry a lightweight ladder I guess. I've seen roof mounted bikes on a Disco this summer, so anything must be possible.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Hi
, we have a maxxraxx for 5 bikes on the back of our landcruiser, no probs- although at over a metre long you can feel the "whip" a little on bumpsyou can get an adaptor for it to allow you to tow at the same time- pretty good
overall - yup recomended
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Normally use the roof bars, but the bikes are very high which can make loading / unloading tricky.
Also got a Avenir rack which mounts on the spare wheel on the back, OK, but not brilliantPosted 1 year ago #
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