Thule towbar bike rack with defender?

tankduck · Apr 29, 2009

Morning all,
Am looking at getting one of the Thule towbar bike carriers, they look fantastic and obviously would be nice and protected from the wind on a defender. Only question is that they hinge away from the car so you can open the boot, just curious if anyone has fitted one of these to a defender, Not sure if mounted to the lowest tow ball height the back door will open when rack is hinged away.

If not I'll just have to go to halfords or something and see if I can try before I buy

boydy1989 · Apr 29, 2009

nothin wrong with doing it like this...

tankduck · Apr 29, 2009

lol fair do's but I don't want to scratch my precious bike, and I don't think my mates would be that happy with it either!
Did they hold on ok?

Griffdowg · Apr 29, 2009

I just picked up a spare wheel carrier which holds 2 bikes nicely

door opens fine to

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hughesy · Apr 29, 2009

Been thinkin of making one that'll go on the dixon bate adjustable tow thingy in the same way the normal tow hitch thing does. Aven't got round to it yet though.

tankduck · Apr 29, 2009

Would quite like the thule rideon 9403 for the fact that the bikes actually sit on it rather than hang off posts (have used one before and our bikes all have such different frames that its a right pain in the ass) but I don't think that would fit with a spare wheel on the back door, depends how low the rack will sit, and how far it actually offsets from the towbar.

Griffdowg · Apr 29, 2009

fiamma do a nice spare wheel set-up one. My specialized FSR expert is a wierd frame and it was a PITA on the trial fit the other night. Along with the Girlfriends tiny 15" Myka Elite

got it cheap on Ebay though so cannot complain too much

tankduck · Apr 29, 2009

that fiamma one is the only one I've seen that actually seats the bikes on it like that, just found this one too Mont Blanc Industri UK LTD - Products - Cycle Carriers - Rear Mount - Boot mount - Red Line - CM08 which looks ok, but again because you hang the frame on it, its gonna be a bastard to use, I ride a trance, so similar to your fsr, my mates ride reigns.

Griffdowg · Apr 29, 2009

that MB one is similar to mine. I have the Avenir one.

tankduck · Apr 29, 2009

hmmm, was hoping to get something that holds more than 2 bikes otherwise there isn't much benefit over the roof mount ones. If thule only did their one to mount a tyre or something it'd be awesome. I might pop down to halfords tonight and see if there is any chance the towball one will work.

TheVagabondAdventures.com · Sep 19, 2009

Griffdowg said:
I just picked up a spare wheel carrier which holds 2 bikes nicely door opens fine to

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Griffdowg,
Where did you get this? Is this a towbar mounted spare wheel carrier that holds 2 bikes? This is what i'm looking for...
Cheers

Griffdowg · Sep 19, 2009

ar, no, its a standard rack that is straped to the spare wheel on the rear door. basic stuff. Thule make a towball mounted carrier.

I now have something similar to this, which uses a reciever hitch style rack. Spare Wheel Mounted Rack supplied with Fixing Plate C

Pendle Bike Racks, Bike Carriers, Cycle Carriers, Bike Trailers, Cycle Stands, Sheffield Stands and Tandem Racks1

pendle must have something you want.

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