We are swopping our motor bikes for push bikes to take with us on our adventure
What types have you come up with ?I am interested to see what you have out there. Did you buy them of the shelf or did you have to have them made. I have looked at a couple but they certainly were not steady enough.
Time is coming close for us to take off. Still heaps to do on the house but the end is near
Sue
jetj said
11:36 PM Oct 6, 2012
I have a folding bike that goes in the van, which is a nuisance at times.
gollymolly said
01:09 AM Oct 7, 2012
Sorry I have not explained myself very well. What sort of rack are you all using to hold the bikes
Rip and Rosie said
01:40 AM Oct 7, 2012
I went off one day to buy a rack for bikes. I wanted to put it over the spare wheel on the back of the van. Sadly, they told me that this would not work, and sooner or later, I would find the bikes gone- lost to the fact that this was never made to carry anything more than the spare wheel. So, my advice- be ware of what your limitations are.
Rosie
Baz421 said
04:59 AM Oct 7, 2012
Hi Rosie
we had 2 bikes on the back of a 20ft van, mounted back down to the van subframe that supports the 2 spare tyres.
The frame for the bikes was 50MM tube attached to a HEAVY DUTY bike rack. We could see the vibration in the rear camera and it beat itself to almost a bad death.
Anyway we fitted an even heavier frame with 13 mm high tensile bolts and even this proved risky as it would eventually vibrate to death and possibly damage the subframe that supports the rear spare wheels.
The main problem for us was the distance from the van axles to the bike rack as this exacerbated the bumps (we go on dirt "roads") and the vibrations/oscillations.
Hope this is not too techo, but we decided the van was more important and if we took bikes again they would be fold up and in the ute.
Cheers Baz
johnq said
07:38 AM Oct 7, 2012
Over the years I have read warnings about bike carriers and high frequency vibration causing metal fatigue to parts of tow bars. The same problem would occur if attached elsewhere. Maybe some qualified person might comment.
Gerty Dancer said
03:55 PM Oct 7, 2012
I've seen bikes hanging high on the back wall of a caravan, on some kind of rack. I wonder would this cause as much vibration as when they are on a bike rack attatched to the rear bumper-bar?
snapper49 said
05:34 PM Oct 7, 2012
I made my own bike rack after trying 3 different bought types They sit above the spare whee; on a coromal 511 I did however weld extra 50mm supports for the rear bumper The rack i eventully made is similar to one that looks like a motor bike rack where the bikes sit on it rather than suspended They are attached via both wheels supported on carriers then attached at the crossbars to keep them vertical The rack is removable and is simply attached via an upright tube from the spare wheel carrier
So far so good
gollymolly said
07:51 PM Oct 7, 2012
Snapper,
This sounds like what we need. Would you mind if you are able to, take a photo for us and put it on the site or email to us. We are suecardwell01@gmail.com
Like you we have looked at quite a few but they were not suitable.
jetj said
08:54 PM Oct 7, 2012
I bought a rack for $5 at a garage sale that goes on the towbar and can fold down to open the tailgate. Haven't used it yet. It is quite heavy and would be a bit of strain on a towbar I would think.
wendyv said
05:37 AM Oct 8, 2012
We had a towball mounted, fold down, rack for our 2 bikes before we got van. On van, had a bar built across the A frame, in front of the gas bottles. It went up, across and down - wasn't flat across the A frame. In the middle of it, was a hole to put a tow ball in. We put the bike rack on that, and so carried the bikes between the back of the vehicle and the boot of the van. Worked very well, for years. When we were camped up, and wanted to go riding somewhere a little distance away, could transfer the rack to towball on back of vehicle.
snapper49 said
06:33 AM Oct 8, 2012
Have jury duty next few days will do it ASAP
snapper49 said
06:42 AM Oct 10, 2012
here it is will email you the pic so you can zoom in and have a good look at it
I can't see how the weight of a couple of pushbikes on the rear bumper would be a problem. I've seen rear bumpers carrying generators, motor scooters, outboard motors, fold-up boat trailers, full jerry cans, etc, all much heavier than a couple of treadlies.
Rip and Rosie said
12:25 AM Oct 11, 2012
It's about how the rear of the van and chassis is constructed.
Hi all you keen push bike riders
We are swopping our motor bikes for push bikes to take with us on our adventure
What types have you come up with ?I am interested to see what you have out there. Did you buy them of the shelf or did you have to have them made. I have looked at a couple but they certainly were not steady enough.
Time is coming close for us to take off. Still heaps to do on the house but the end is near
Sue
I have a folding bike that goes in the van, which is a nuisance at times.
Sadly, they told me that this would not work, and sooner or later, I would find the bikes gone- lost to the fact that this was never made to carry anything more than the spare wheel.
So, my advice- be ware of what your limitations are.
Rosie
Hi Rosie
we had 2 bikes on the back of a 20ft van, mounted back down to the van subframe that supports the 2 spare tyres.
The frame for the bikes was 50MM tube attached to a HEAVY DUTY bike rack. We could see the vibration in the rear camera and it beat itself to almost a bad death.
Anyway we fitted an even heavier frame with 13 mm high tensile bolts and even this proved risky as it would eventually vibrate to death and possibly damage the subframe that supports the rear spare wheels.
The main problem for us was the distance from the van axles to the bike rack as this exacerbated the bumps (we go on dirt "roads") and the vibrations/oscillations.
Hope this is not too techo, but we decided the van was more important and if we took bikes again they would be fold up and in the ute.
Cheers Baz
They sit above the spare whee; on a coromal 511
I did however weld extra 50mm supports for the rear bumper
The rack i eventully made is similar to one that looks like a motor bike rack where the bikes sit on it rather than suspended
They are attached via both wheels supported on carriers then attached at the crossbars to keep them vertical
The rack is removable and is simply attached via an upright tube from the spare wheel carrier
So far so good
Snapper,
This sounds like what we need. Would you mind if you are able to, take a photo for us and put it on the site or email to us. We are suecardwell01@gmail.com
Like you we have looked at quite a few but they were not suitable.
I bought a rack for $5 at a garage sale that goes on the towbar and can fold down to open the tailgate. Haven't used it yet. It is quite heavy and would be a bit of strain on a towbar I would think.
here it is will email you the pic so you can zoom in and have a good look at it