Transporting Bicycles

DavidKlyne replied on 21/07/2020 14:27

Posted on 21/07/2020 14:27

Our last motorhome had a Fiamma Pro bike rack which was not too high but still required quite a lift to get bikes on the rack. Our new Bailey has the fixing for the same rack but unfortunately they are even higher up and therefore impractical for us. I have been looking at chassis mounted racks which are probably the easiest to load but come with quite a hefty price tag. I have been quoted £1600. One alternative is to have a tow bar fitted and use a detachable towball mounted rack. Another choice which gets over the height of the loading position is to have a lifting rack. These range from an electric version which cost around £1000 without fitting to the Fiamma Bike Lift at about half that price but has manual operation, less to go wrong I imagine? I just wondered if any of our motorhome owners have used any of these alternatives to the Fiamma Pro?

David

Tammygirl replied on 09/08/2020 14:30

Posted on 09/08/2020 14:30

peedee we have something very similar to that when we used to take the bikes while towing the caravan. Ours was a Witter one but yours looks more stable, ours only has one pole.

Judybee replied on 09/08/2020 20:48

Posted on 09/08/2020 20:48

Before you spend any money, try chocking up the front of your van, when we do that the back drops enough to get bikes onto rack.

peedee replied on 12/08/2020 17:05

Posted on 09/08/2020 14:30 by Tammygirl

peedee we have something very similar to that when we used to take the bikes while towing the caravan. Ours was a Witter one but yours looks more stable, ours only has one pole.

Posted on 12/08/2020 17:05

I have found it very good even though it is such a simple idea. I also have a Thule towball carrier which I use when I want to carry more than just my bike.

peedee

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