cisamcgu
Legendary Member
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- Merseyside-ish
Dear CCers
We are thinking of getting a new car. We wish to have a bike rack for our S&S equiped tandem so we don't have to be always stuffing it in the back. To this end we will get a tow-bar fitted to the car (probably a Nissan Note or Honda Jazz).
Now, I have never had a tow-bar before, never mind a bike rack hanging off one, so I was wondering what I need to consider and any recommendations that people may have. The tandem splits into two, on about a 30/70 split, so the front wheel, forks, handlebars etc. will go in the boot and the rest of the frame and rear wheel we hope to put on the rack - it is about the same length as a normal bike when split.
I think I will need a "hang-on" type, rather than a "sit-on" one, since the tandem will obviously only have one wheel when it is on the rack. - Any thoughts ?
Thanks
Andrew
We are thinking of getting a new car. We wish to have a bike rack for our S&S equiped tandem so we don't have to be always stuffing it in the back. To this end we will get a tow-bar fitted to the car (probably a Nissan Note or Honda Jazz).
Now, I have never had a tow-bar before, never mind a bike rack hanging off one, so I was wondering what I need to consider and any recommendations that people may have. The tandem splits into two, on about a 30/70 split, so the front wheel, forks, handlebars etc. will go in the boot and the rest of the frame and rear wheel we hope to put on the rack - it is about the same length as a normal bike when split.
I think I will need a "hang-on" type, rather than a "sit-on" one, since the tandem will obviously only have one wheel when it is on the rack. - Any thoughts ?
Thanks
Andrew