where can you get these from...

[bonj2]

you know the sort of thing... like a static quick release thingy.
You take the front wheel off the bike, and secure the bike by putting the forks in this quick-release axle that is fixed.

This one is a minoura one, but i'm just wondering if you can get others... ideally, I'd like to sacrifice having a rail for it to slide along in favour of it being cheaper than the £50 that the minoura one is.

The idea is to have them welded into the back of my van...

 

[bonj2]

ah i've just seen thule do one - the 'Thule InDoor 592', it looks a lot better as it already takes two bikes for £50 and you can get extra adapters for it, and it slides and goes diagonal... think i might see if i can afford one of those

anybody got one/ ever used one?

 

[Noodley]

bonj, www.skidrive.co.uk do the thule for £40.00

postage stated as free.

i don't have one, but thanks to you I may get one when the new car arrives in November - looks just what I am looking for. Ta.

 

[bonj2]

hmmm... i've got grand plans for my van. going to get that welded into the back bit, so you can slide bikes in rear wheel first. Then it's going to have a ground anchor welded into the middle for a chain to go round. Then I'm going to have some 'rails' (not sure how they're going to be made yet, but should be fairly simple) welded on for the ply-lining to be screwed onto, so I've got the ply-lining raised by a few inches so it's flush if I want to carry something that isn't a bike, I can just slide it over the holes that i'll have cut in the ply-lining for the bike attachments. Might also have grooves cut in the ply-lining for the rear tyres, or possibly just straps, but need to think a bit more about that bit though.
Then going to have a curtain for a bulkhead and back window tinted
£40 for the bike rack
£8 for a ground anchor
£20 on metal rails, bolts, hinges for the ply-lining
£20 (?) on welding services (hopefully not much more than that)
£70 for the tinting
probably try and scam the curtain + rail free from somewhere...
£160 all in?...
see if i can do it for that!

 

[mickle]

hmmm... i've got grand plans for my van. going to get that welded into the back bit, so you can slide bikes in rear wheel first. Then it's going to have a ground anchor welded into the middle for a chain to go round. Then I'm going to have some 'rails' (not sure how they're going to be made yet, but should be fairly simple) welded on for the ply-lining to be screwed onto, so I've got the ply-lining raised by a few inches so it's flush if I want to carry something that isn't a bike, I can just slide it over the holes that i'll have cut in the ply-lining for the bike attachments. Might also have grooves cut in the ply-lining for the rear tyres, or possibly just straps, but need to think a bit more about that bit though.
Then going to have a curtain for a bulkhead and back window tinted
£40 for the bike rack
£8 for a ground anchor
£20 on metal rails, bolts, hinges for the ply-lining
£20 (?) on welding services (hopefully not much more than that)
£70 for the tinting
probably try and scam the curtain + rail free from somewhere...
£160 all in?...
see if i can do it for that!

Have you tried www.getafrickinlife.com ?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Steady on Mickle. Sounds like a worthy plan to me.

 

[mickle]

Bungy strap; £1.99.
Bit of old cardboard; nought.
Dosh saved; £158.
Tidy.