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hi, i would like to fit a 2 bike rack to my trigano and just wondered if anyone can tell me what they have fitted to theirs, i quite like the look of the omnistor rack, what are your views................
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I had a bike rack fitted by Brownhills before I took delivery of the van. Its a Fiamma and can carry two bikes. It is attached to the drivers side rear door. I wanted a three bike rack but was advised not to due to the weight of the bikes on the door possibly overloading the door .I haven`t used it yet so can`t comment on its capabilities.If it was possible to have a rack that is completely removable when not in use then I think in hindsight that would be my preference.Cheers....Haggler
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we had a two bike rack fitted to the rear of our van. Goes on one door so you can still get in the back with bikes on. Looks OK but I haven't used it as we have four bikes to accommodate. I've still got a bit of it attached to the van but the rest is just sitting in the back yard anodizing! If you are interested you can have it, provided I can get the other bit off the van without damage: PM me.
Dave that Pendle carry looks OK, how do you find it copes with sloping top tubes or would it be suitable for smaller frames (kids)? I was looking at the Thule one
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, the only thing I dislike is it's low down but that might be an advantage compared to the current acrobatics to load up mine, though I am pretty slick at it now thanks to creating a little reminder manual of photos showing positioning of bikes and arms: It's amazing how quickly you forget!
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Pendle do a similar low-rack one, with attachments for children's bikes if needed:
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We went with high support bars because we used to tow a caravan. You could tow with two bikes on the rack and two stored inside the caravan on a different rack. When solo, all 4 bikes would fit on the high bars. We used pipe insulation tubing and webbing tie-down straps to create a solid mass. Unlike those who clearly skimped on the M3 yesterday - we saw a bike with crumpled wheel on the central reservation, half a mile further a chap looking downcast walking back towards it, and another half-mile a wife looking equally fed up leaning against a Discovery with just a single bike left on the rack.
Both of our boys bikes had sloping tubes, but not as severe as they can be.
Dave
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we had a two bike rack fitted to the rear of our van. Goes on one door so you can still get in the back with bikes on. Looks OK but I haven't used it as we have four bikes to accommodate. I've still got a bit of it attached to the van but the rest is just sitting in the back yard anodizing! If you are interested you can have it, provided I can get the other bit off the van without damage: PM me.
Dave that Pendle carry looks OK, how do you find it copes with sloping top tubes or would it be suitable for smaller frames (kids)? I was looking at the Thule one
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, the only thing I dislike is it's low down but that might be an advantage compared to the current acrobatics to load up mine, though I am pretty slick at it now thanks to creating a little reminder manual of photos showing positioning of bikes and arms: It's amazing how quickly you forget!
I have a Fiamma back box and a towball fitted bike rack made by Thule. Google Thule for details of their products. Fantastic quality and free spares for life.
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