Hi there,

I am looking for a solution to carry a few bikes on the back of my 2005 RRS.

What have you got and what was the cost?

Cheers in advance.

Beancounter is your man to answer this one, i'm sure he will be along soon after his midday nap

Ady 555 wrote:

Beancounter is your man to answer this one, i'm sure he will be along soon after his midday nap

Cheers Ady and

You'll need a tow bar, bought mine off ebay for just over £100 if i recall and a read through the link below.
I bought a 3 bike rack and think that was around £130 in Halfords.

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/post339097.html#339097

Nik 2015 Golf R DSG
Gone 2013 Mercedes C220 CDi AMG Sport Plus
Gone 2008 2.7 RRS HSE

Well, just woken up to find this thread (thanks Ady )
As said by Nik, the best solution would be to get a tow bar, it really is a lot safer than strapping them on the back with the other racks.

Tow bar - around £100 if you keep your eyes peeled.

Depending on your budget you can spend between £100-500 on a rack. Some also allow you to access the boot too if you have one that has the ability to move from the car. (mine does)
I carry some pretty pricey carbon bikes on the back of mine, so have got a near top of the range Thule which is very well made, but again as Nik points out you can get ones for lower money.
I have this one and got if for £295 from Tesco Direct.

Here's a picture of mine with my mates Thule 4 bike rack on as we picked up the last member of the team and headed off to Wales last year.
He has this one with the 4th bike add on bracket.
HTH

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Beancounter_74 & Nik, thanks for the replies.

So I need to get one of those removable tow bars (Ebay link) .?

And then get a tow bar bike rack.? Like the one you mentioned or like this ?

What about the electrics for the tow bar lights ..?

Cheers

Tow Bar - Yes, thats the one. You're probably best sticking up a 'wanted' ad on here though as there was one yesterday funnily enough, went for £90 I believe.

Rack - Again that looks fine. The only thing I will say is do you only intend to carry 2 ? I bought a 3 Bike rack because we have 3 bikes in the family - sounds ideal I hear you say ..............but I now wish I'd got a 4 Bike rack as the times we've wanted to take an extra bike (sons friend etc0....its a pain.

Re the electrics, it's worth checking first of all to see if you car has them. It could well be they were fitted, but the previous owner sold the tow bar before you got it (or the garage took it out )

If you have nothing there (behind the rear bumper), you should be able to buy a plug and play set for around the £100 mark, or again, see if anyone has a set on here  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

I will try a wanted add first.

I see your point about the amount of bikes on the rack, dont need the set up till June (for London 2 Brighton) so will set up some searches on fleabay and see what comes up.

Will have to have a look underneath for the electrics then, doubt they will be there thou.

All these costs can mount up ... ha-ha

Cheers for the info buddy

Sorry, should have added, if you do add the electrics, you 'might' have to get them enabled on the cars system, a 2 min job I believe - I'm sure someone a bit more technical than me will comment on this point though


L2B is an OK ride, just try and set off as early as you can otherwise it's hell trying to get out of London.
I'm doing the London 2 Paris in 24 hours in July.........solo...... 280 miles in 24 hours  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Beancounter_74 wrote:

I'm doing the London 2 Paris in 24 hours in July.........solo...... 280 miles in 24 hours

Billy no mates, taking the train again or going by ferry this time

You will have me spending all my pocket money this way...

I have done L2B 4 years now and your are right about the start times, 1st time I did it I got stuck everywhere (9am start). Now I do a 6am start..

L-2-Paris OMG that sounds like fun ..... but not in 25 hours.. you must be C.R.A.Z.Y

haha @ Billy no mates

He must have mates he's taken a photo of his rrs picking one up on a council estate


The above post is made in jest using Oz homour from another thread

I was just about to say Nick, don't start that one again I would say he has taken the photo himself,

@ Nick - Yes I agree the area does look somewhat undesirable, but it's just the outlook (and not my house/area ) - you sure you're not BKHK

Edit - and my mate has a new driveway now, so it's not weed infested any more

@ the 'Billy no mates' comments....you f s what I was trying to say is, you can choose to ride alternate sections with a partner, or ride the whole thing yourself a la 'solo'....hence I'm doing the solo route
Theres actually me and 4 mates doing it along with 300 odd others  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

If your going to take any photos of your bike rides can you not post pictures wearing tight Lycra