4-Bike Carrier for ...
 

[Closed] 4-Bike Carrier for Van Door?

 barn
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

To go on a VW LT35 (barn door).
Any thoughts for cheapest option that works?


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 6:42 pm
 barn
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Bump?
Surely someone knows...


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 10:41 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Fiamma will do something, but 4 bikes is a lot of weight to be hanging off a door.


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 11:20 pm
Posts: 6622
Full Member
 

Fiama do one for barn door vans-not sure if they do a 4 bike version but deffo do a 3bike model-looked at them for my hi roof transit.


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 11:21 pm
Posts: 43886
Full Member
 

See, the whole idea of a van is that the bikes go INSIDE!


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 11:26 pm
Posts: 1373
Full Member
 

The torque created by 4 bikes on two hinges is massive. Fiamma make barn door racks for smaller vw transporters, but only to carry 2 bikes. To be honest even at that I reckon it's expecting a lot, so rarely carry more than one on mine. More often than not bike goes inside, but then I usually only need to carry one or two , three at a push. Obviously there's a reason, but 4 bikes on such a big van seems a lot, given the space potentially available inside ?


 
Posted : 18/06/2014 9:08 am