4 bike carrier

[cailean]

I'm looking for a 4 bike carrier to fit on a towbar. The bikes are 2 adults, 2 kids (20 & 24 inch) but I want this a long time and the kids bikes will 'grow' when they become teenagers in a few years.

My thinking is the more expensive sit on type (first 3 below)or are the hang on types (fourth one below)ok and stable enough? I am edging towards the Thule G6 but interested to hear whether the Ateras are better or any pros and cons. It is to go on a Subaru Forester (the newer model so quite high and I don't want to be struggling with 4 bikes on the roof).

http://www.roofbox.co.uk/scripts/rbvehsel4_tab.php...

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Edited by cailean on Saturday 31st January 21:17

[numtumfutunch]

I have a variant of the Thule from several years ago

It has reliably dragged 4 carbon bikes to the Alps on several occasions and 4 clunking MTB's around the muddy bits of the UK even more times

I'd buy the same again in a heartbeat if I needed to, which I hopefully wont as its built like a tank

[IroningMan]

Atera Strada is excellent in my experience.