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stephenn280575

18/3/2013 at 8:34pm
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I love all the extreme views and scare mongering from experts.
We put out bikes on a roof top carrier on the car.

bobmel

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My rack is attached to the tow bar. One of these

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i have fold up bikes that go in the car , but this fear of caravan bike racks seems to be a UK thing while in Australia its nothing to see bike racks on the rear of the caravan , also see the spare wheel there as well also see another spare wheel in the A frame + 2 gas cylinders on the A frame , but there vans are a lot more robust than ours , with proper leaf spring suspension and a nose weight up to 190 KGs

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Quote: Originally posted by bobmel on 18/3/2013
My rack is attached to the tow bar. One of these

All well & good but when your nose-weight limit is 75kg, I'd rather not lose 35kg to a pair of bikes leaving just 40kg for the caravan.

I suspect that for many people getting their nose weight down to just 40kg would be almost impossible without putting loads of gear at the very back of the van

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Forget putting them on the back of your van,focus on an A frame design at the front of your van that way your clamping onto the chassis not bolting though the rear walls of your van.

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