Cycle rack for 4 bikes - disco 4

[eltax91]

Hi all

Not much of a pedal power nut, but This lockdown has certainly increased family activity in this regard. I’m keen to press home advantage and start branching out to other places to cycle. Also, there’s a U.K. based holiday on the horizon too with lots of cycle trail opportunities.

I’ve recently acquired a discovery 4, so my old roof mounted carriers and bars are now defunct. I really don’t fancy attempting to get bikes up and down onto the roof, and that’s not to mention the difficulty of access height restrictions etc. I need to carry a minimum of 3 bikes, ideally 4 will give me room for child 2’s bike when she gets a bit taller (couple years)

My attention has turned to rear mounted options. My disco has a removable (not fixed flange) tow bar. The traditional cheaper style ones with a frame that uses straps to fix to the tailgate don't look like they will fit, nowhere sturdy to rest to.

There seem to be two type of tow bar mounted types.

This style:
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-racks/towbar...

Or this:
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-racks/towbar...

Anybody got any experience with either type. How sturdy is the first one? Is the second one worth twice the cost? Storage in my shed is tight but manageable for both.

Opinions welcome please folks.

[eltax91]

hyphen said:

eltax91 said:

Hi all

Not much of a pedal power nut, but This lockdown has certainly increased family activity in this regard. I’m keen to press home advantage and start branching out to other places to cycle. Also, there’s a U.K. based holiday on the horizon too with lots of cycle trail opportunities.

You dont need a bike rack for the disco. You have outgrown the disco.

You need a dayvan/campervan

How are we carrying the 4 bikes in the dayvan, 4up?

[eltax91]

Disco has a split tailgate. So the bottom of the glass is quite high up. I think the tilt may well make all the difference