How to Transport 5 Bikes?
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Don't do what Numpty on M42 a couple of weeks back did; I was driving on the M42 towards Birmingham and came up to a car with 3 bikes on a rear mounted carrier that were bouncing all over the place at 80mph+ in the 'fast' lane (and obscuring his no plate), didn't look right so I kept a safe distance back, a Truck pulled out into the outside lane behind the bike carrier and the next thing I know three mangled bikes were spat out from under the truck. Truck put on hazards and pulled over to the hard shoulder, I got past and the car previously carrying the bikes had gone! couldn't see it ahead or at the next junction, wherever he went he did it quickly.
Luckily the truck took the impact and survived with only a few scratches but it could have been a very nasty incident for someone having three MTB's through their windscreen.....
Luckily the truck took the impact and survived with only a few scratches but it could have been a very nasty incident for someone having three MTB's through their windscreen.....
catso said:
Don't do what Numpty on M42 a couple of weeks back did; I was driving on the M42 towards Birmingham and came up to a car with 3 bikes on a rear mounted carrier that were bouncing all over the place at 80mph+ in the 'fast' lane (and obscuring his no plate), didn't look right so I kept a safe distance back, a Truck pulled out into the outside lane behind the bike carrier and the next thing I know three mangled bikes were spat out from under the truck. Truck put on hazards and pulled over to the hard shoulder, I got past and the car previously carrying the bikes had gone! couldn't see it ahead or at the next junction, wherever he went he did it quickly.
Luckily the truck took the impact and survived with only a few scratches but it could have been a very nasty incident for someone having three MTB's through their windscreen.....
What was the truck doing in the outside lane anyway?Luckily the truck took the impact and survived with only a few scratches but it could have been a very nasty incident for someone having three MTB's through their windscreen.....
Were they nice bikes? Numpty or not, would be a shame to see a trio of Oranges or Santa Cruz commited to death by truck.
I personally hate rear mounted carriers. They are unstable, wreck your paint (car and bike), kill your fuel economy, and don't fit modern full sus bikes properly.
Yakima Makes a 5 bike hitch mount:
http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?id=104#
As does Hollywood:
http://www.hollywoodracks.com/hitch-racks/roadrunn...
Thule can handle 4 bikes:
http://www.roofrackshop.co.uk/bike/thule-9708-hang...
or there is always the utility trailer:
http://www.towsure.com/bespoke.asp?pg=landing-cadd...
You will need to get a trailer hitch receiver/towbar mounted to your vehicle for any of these solutions (if you don't have one already) but I'm convinced that off the back is the best way to carry bikes. With a hitch mount/towbar mount nothing touches the vehicles finish.
http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?id=104#
As does Hollywood:
http://www.hollywoodracks.com/hitch-racks/roadrunn...
Thule can handle 4 bikes:
http://www.roofrackshop.co.uk/bike/thule-9708-hang...
or there is always the utility trailer:
http://www.towsure.com/bespoke.asp?pg=landing-cadd...
You will need to get a trailer hitch receiver/towbar mounted to your vehicle for any of these solutions (if you don't have one already) but I'm convinced that off the back is the best way to carry bikes. With a hitch mount/towbar mount nothing touches the vehicles finish.
I would seriously advise against the roof option, having previously sworn by it!!
WHat made me change my mind was that the bike(s) is(are) so secure you forget they're their (ok I did) until you go through the height restriction....walking around picking up pieces of Carbon to this day is not one of my most treasured moments....
WHat made me change my mind was that the bike(s) is(are) so secure you forget they're their (ok I did) until you go through the height restriction....walking around picking up pieces of Carbon to this day is not one of my most treasured moments....
mat205125 said:
What was the truck doing in the outside lane anyway?
Were they nice bikes? Numpty or not, would be a shame to see a trio of Oranges or Santa Cruz commited to death by truck.
I personally hate rear mounted carriers. They are unstable, wreck your paint (car and bike), kill your fuel economy, and don't fit modern full sus bikes properly.
2 lane M'way between M1 and M6, trucks are in the outside lane all the time. But the bikes didn't look like anything special, couldn't really tell as the top one, a kid's bike, was blocking the view. Were they nice bikes? Numpty or not, would be a shame to see a trio of Oranges or Santa Cruz commited to death by truck.
I personally hate rear mounted carriers. They are unstable, wreck your paint (car and bike), kill your fuel economy, and don't fit modern full sus bikes properly.
I agree about the rear carriers, I certainly wouldn't use one.
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