balidey
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 01:52 PM |
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WTD: OT 3 or 4 bike rack for tow bar
I'm looking for a tow ball fitted bike rack capable of taking 3 or 4 bikes.
Anyone got anything that is in the Peterborough area? Can travel a bit but not too far.
I have seen on ebay the type I want, its the ones where the wheel sits on a support, we don't want the type with arms that stick under the
cross-bar. If that makes sense.
Like this....
Let me know what you got.
Steve
[Edited on 24/5/11 by balidey]
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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balidey
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 01:52 PM |
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Forgot to mention, this is the locostbuilders site, so would like a loooooooo cost bike rack 
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 01:58 PM |
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Now that you know what it looks like, why not make one?
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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balidey
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 02:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
Now that you know what it looks like, why not make one?
well, I was going to, but my wife has no faith in me. Even though I am a mech design engineer by trade and I design things to carry 100 times the
load for my job, she says that she wants one 'from a shop'.
So if one comes along at the right price, I'll buy it to give me an easy life.
If they are all too much, then I dust down the mill, lathe and welder.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 02:20 PM |
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I have the carrier in the first post picture. 110% recommend it  got mine from Halfords, think it was about £160 which seemed alot at the time.
It's very light although still steel construction, dead easy to fit by hand just a final tweek with a 17mm spanner is needed to tighten it onto
the towbar. I carry 3 bikes on mine with no bother or them getting slack. It's so compact I whip it off and put it in the bluebirds boot when
not in use. Only thing I'd have liked on it was an option to lock it to the towbar, I may weld a hoop onto it for a chain so I don't need
to take it off when I go for a ride. Been really great as it's opened up so many new places we can go (missy won't go on the road on a
bike). May seem pricey but honestly you'll not regret buying it, plus it won't damage your paintwork like some bike carriers...
I was also going to knock one up with the welder but tbh I'm glad I didn't as it wouldn't have been as good as this one, especially
the ball joint clamp (you can't just use a ball hitch as that would swing about)
[Edited on 24/5/11 by Mr Whippy]
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balidey
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 08:43 PM |
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Would also consider a roof mount 4 bike rack if anyone has one of those.
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Simon
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 09:13 PM |
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I made one from bits of old scrap and a couple of hours labour - cost about a tenner - and I can jump up and down on mine and I weigh 110 kg
Mine fits into the hole that (detatchable) towball goes into, then bolted into place and it pivots so it can be tilted down so boot can be opened.
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 24/5/11 by Simon]
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