I am looking for a rear mounted bike rack that I can put on the car whilst towing (the maxxraxx solution is no good because it wont fit the RRS)

I need to know what units anyone has tested on the back of the RRS as I am loathe to pay the best part of £600 just to stow two bikes on top of the car!

Oh and I need to buy one before next Tuesday when I go to Germany ........ help!

Thanks RRS TDV6 SE Java Black +towpack +tintent +Permagrin

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Formerly mxgeldar7

What are you towing? if it's a van just stick the bikes inside during the journey. Speed Limits! not where I live!

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Steve in germany wrote:

What are you towing? if it's a van just stick the bikes inside during the journey.

And if you're towing a bike rack.....just put the bikes on that!

What towbar, I assume you are talking the detachable. Witter were talking about doing one that is like the multi height one without the ugly supports. I gave up with the D3 and bought the fixed one with the maxxraxx. Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

ha bl dy ha!

I dont really want to put the bikes inside cos they're filthy - and I cant be arsed cleaning them!

and I'm towing a twin axle tin-tent rather than a little bike rack

more thoughts appreciated please! RRS TDV6 SE Java Black +towpack +tintent +Permagrin

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Formerly mxgeldar7

how about a tow ball on the back of the trailer with a thule euroway tow ball mounted bike carrier on it?

I have a thule euroway 34something that takes three - they do one that takes four if needed... tow ball mounted on the back of the trailer could be a neat soilution to both needs

Not great to have a heavy weight at the end of a caravan Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

Wouldn't have thought a few bikes would upset a twin axle caravan - twin axle rated to over 2 tonne is it not and not much different to a couple of suitcaes in the back

Makes a big difference when things start to go pear shaped as you have a 4m pendulum Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

have you thought about the bike carriers that fit over the front of the caravan on the A-Frame costs around £130 looks to come in 2 or 3 bike options



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Pelyma wrote:

Makes a big difference when things start to go pear shaped as you have a 4m pendulum

though i do wonder how they would fit to the A frame, as most caravans now have the fibreglass covering over the A frames which you would have to drill through

and once the caravans set up on site, he'll still be without bike transport, but he could always look at a bootliner of boot bag to get the muddy bikes bag to the caravan

I tow one of these trailers www.iwt.co.uk/products/p6e.htm that is slightly modified to have two ladder racks closely spaced on it for carrying my windsurfing kit and have the same problem as MX. The bikes I carry are high end with fully air/oil suspension set ups so they cannot go in the box part of the trailer (which also fills up with windsurfing gear, and when the trailer is loaded with boards there isn't height inside the 'box' part I'll have to have a look at NP's system too. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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I have a bike rack from Pacific which lets me hold up to 3 bikes on the tow, possibly without actually stopping you hitching a trailer or caravan. It has a T bar that fits between the ball and mount, and the rack is attached via two mounts and clips. Not sure if it could possibly clip during cornering though

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That would be perfect if it was for the detachable towbar........

I really dont want to spend hours cleaning bikes so they can be stowed inside the van - and the damage they can do when they move around in there ........ but it looks like the best option right now

Thanks everyone for the help RRS TDV6 SE Java Black +towpack +tintent +Permagrin

What a difference between this and my old Disco3
Formerly mxgeldar7