2 bike rack for swan neck westy towbar recomendations

[itchyfeet]

Ok i have had a fiamma bike rack and sold it because it was noisy squeaking on the door and i wasnt using it
so now i want a tow bar mounted rack, anybody got one? Or got recomendations

found this post but no reccomendations there..
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... k#p7956508" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

thanks
Paul

[Ivybvus]

We have a Thule tow ball mounted rack that has (and is) serving us well. I have also found Thule's customer service to be excellent when I lost bit's off some roof bars, so probably not the cheapest but built to last. Had a quick look at their site and they do a two bike carrier ( ours was a three)

[itchyfeet]

Thanks ivybvus

[lloydy]

I have the halfords one, does the job fine.

[itchyfeet]

Thanks lloydy, does the halfords one have the repearer lights and numberplate holder?
i wonder if its really needed?

[lloydy]

It comes with rear lights and space for number plate

[AdrianC]

One thing to remember... With any towbar-mount rack, you're going to have even bigger issues opening the catflap to check fluids than you do with a tailgate-mount one.

[lloydy]

Nah, lots of space.. You can see from this pic

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I put three bikes on the towbar rack and one on the paulchen rack

[AdrianC]

Nah, lots of space.. You can see from this pic

I put three bikes on the towbar rack and one on the paulchen rack

That's a much, much, much longer neck than the Thule towbar-mount rack I've got.

[itchyfeet]

^^^ I guess that must also strap to the tailgate being so long?

[lloydy]

No, no need at all. Designed to be that long, it's a four bike one.

[AdrianC]

No, no need at all. Designed to be that long, it's a four bike one.

Given that the distance that caught me by surprise with it is from the ball to the first bike, I don't even want to consider how much leverage is on the ball...

[lloydy]

No, no need at all. Designed to be that long, it's a four bike one.

Given that the distance that caught me by surprise with it is from the ball to the first bike, I don't even want to consider how much leverage is on the ball...

Thew! For a minute there I thought you would consider...
Have a look at the photo, there is a space for a bike at the van end of the rack. I don't use it due to my spare wheel carrier. Maybe that is giving you a false impression of length.

[AdrianC]

I don't even want to consider how much leverage is on the ball...

Thew! For a minute there I thought you would consider...

"Some people pay good money for that..."

[itchyfeet]

My lpg fill is behind that flap, not allowed anymore i know but it was presumably done before the regs changed so i will have to be careful of clearance.
also need to get around to wiring up the towbar electrics.

Ivy bus dont suppose you have a pic of the thule one on the van?
halfrauds doesnt look any cheaper so may as well get thule