Hey Guys,

The wife is encouraging us on a new fitness program as such rather than cycling the 15 miles to the forest I thought we can drive there and just cycle round the trails....

As such has anyone any recomendations for a tow bar cycle carrier that fits the RRS nicely ?

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Thule Euroway was my choice - from somewhere like roofracks.co.uk (other suppliers available )

Tilts, includes lightboard, lockable, folds flat for hanging on the garage wall ....

Don't forget that for most bike carriers that fit the RRS you either need the roof bars or the tow hitch - not many bike carriers will fit on the rear hatch without causing damage to the rear spoiler paintwork 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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bryanlittlefair wrote:

Hey Guys,

The wife is encouraging us on a new fitness program as such rather than cycling the 15 miles to the forest I thought we can drive there and just cycle round the trails....

As such has anyone any recomendations for a tow bar cycle carrier that fits the RRS nicely ?

Message received MAW!  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim has a point though as I havent really thought this through, as I dont actually have a tow bar fitted at the moment, so unless under the bumber there is some magical attachment, then if I am right and I dont wantt o have a naff one sitting on the back of the car scratching the paintwork, i will have to pay for a tow bar fitting, then the cycle carrier ... correct ???

so am i better putting the seats down, buying a tarpaulin and throwing both bikes in the back of the car.... see all the hassle exercise can cause !

No - there is a magical attachment!

Keep the bikes out of the car, buy a removable tow bar from fleabay and away you go - I was in a group that went camping in France the year I had my first RRS - buying the towbar and the carrier doubled the cost of the holiday - worth it though the ball mounted solution is far better than i expected. Keeps the RRS free of carrier contact and damage and leaves the boot space available to use

OK, so I have the removable tow bar, and I also have the roof rails. For my old Lexus I used the roof rails and have two leftover Thule bike carriers. Now my question is this;

I could use the roof rails on my RRS and as I have the Thule carriers, that would be easy. However, on the Lexus it was high up, but with the RRS, it is higher up, and I am not sure I want to bother with that. So, which tow bar bike carrier protects the rear the best. I.e. which one keeps the bikes the furthest away from the rear door/rear spoiler?

KB RRS TDV8, black with ivory.

Mine is something like thule euroway 485 or something if you look on that website they'll be there somewhere and newer versions no doubt - very impressed by the design and function

Oh and if you are concerned about contact ( i used ratchet straps and bungys to eliminate movement) you could always get the 3 or 4 bike carrier and mount the bike on the furthest rails back depending how many bikes you are carrying... From memory you can even open the top door w/o tilting the rack away.

I never had a contact and its worth carrying an allen key to loosen and turn the handlebars away for extra protection...

Bryan - take yourself and a 2p coin round to the back of your car. In the centre of the rear bumper your should see a small removable section. Taking some care not to press too hard, slot the 2p piece into the palstic snap bolt heads on the lower edge of the centre section and turn 90degrees anticlockwise and the cover should pop off. Behind the cover should be a) a monster cast recovery eye attached to the chassis b) some plugs (white and black) for the towing electrics and also lower still you should see a red plastic fillet - this is the cover for the detachable towbar socket. What you need to buy is the detachable tow hook and have the trailer electrics connected and enabled (for plugging in your lighting bar!) When not in use the towbar fits into one of the slots in the polystrene moulding under the boot floor
I'll post some pictures tomorrow as I have the towpack on mine. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

If you haven't got the tow pack fitted (electrics) the parts are around £75 and take an hour to DIY fit

Thanks guys for all the detailed responses, just what i needed.

I would like to keep the rear of the car free from bike racks and fit bikes to roof. However the car has come with the Landrover rails and cross bar. does anyone know whcih bike rack to buy? I've been to Halfords today and the Thule 591 doesn't fit as the cross bars are to wide. Any ideas on adapting the Tule 591 or alternative bike racks?

Thx

Jon

sorted thanks for all the other info. on this site that i failed to find before.