Bicycle carriers for 4WD
Submitted: Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 12:38
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Looking through the archives for this topic i did find one but as it was a bit old and new products may have come onto the market i thought id ask the question again.
i have a 1996 hilux dual cab and i want to start talking my mountain bike on trips with me. Ive gone to a couple of shops and asked about the different types and brands of carriers but the blokes always say that they are no good on corrugated roads and they cant guarantee that they will last the distance.
The ones that i have looked at may go the distance they being the Thule Roadway that has a slide in hitch and the only other one that im sure would go the distance is the ISI Advanced bike carrier at just over $600 delivered.
So my question is, what sort of carriers are you all using? and do you take them on corrugated roads like
Gibb River Rd, Tanamai track
Cape York etc etc? and have they come through in one piece?
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Reply By: Lifer - Allyn Cooper (WA) - Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 12:44
Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 12:44
excellent question and I too am eagerly awaiting responses :)
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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 12:55
Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 12:55
On the LCOOL site there has been a long discussion on the
ISI Advanced Carriers so I am assuming they have tried and tested them.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 14:20
Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 14:20
hey Kev.... how did i know you would point out that one :-)
In reading about them on L Cool i would say they are MADE for rough roads and corrigations so would also point others to that site .....
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Follow Up By: long haired nomad - Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 16:07
Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 16:07
tried login on to that site and it wont accept the code it gave me. it said try again later.
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 17:20
Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 17:20
just checked it, works for me
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 17:31
Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 17:31
I think an Admin has to authenticate the whole new log in details first :)
The thread in question is in Products and
Services :)
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Harry and Ann (WA) - Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 14:03
Sunday, Dec 05, 2010 at 14:03
Hi, L. H. N. ,TRY ASKING AROUND THE TRAPS SOME ONE WILL MAKE ONE UP FOR YOU WITH A SHOCKY IN THE MIDLE , SHOULD HANDLE THE ROUGH ROADS.
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Reply By: BrownyGU - Monday, Dec 06, 2010 at 17:37
Monday, Dec 06, 2010 at 17:37
lhn,
Check these out I have one, mounted on the rear of my Goldstream Storm off road Camper and easly transfered to my Patrol and Reckon it's great, there in Vic though so don't know how that suits you? The guy who makes them was great to work with, and did some engineering work of his own in re positioning my spare wheel carrier on my Camper, his finish of all works was above that of the original on the Goldstream !!!
http://www.gripsport.com.au/bike_main.php?part=bike_products&prodID=58
It's a pretty basic site, but worth having a look around and making contact and see if he can help.
Cheers.......Browny
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Follow Up By: Outa Bounds - Tuesday, Dec 07, 2010 at 20:22
Tuesday, Dec 07, 2010 at 20:22
Yes he's very
well known in mtb circles, his crank holder style bike racks are pretty much the type to get if you have downhill bikes (frequently loaded off and on shuttling them up and down hills all day generally on rough roads). He's also known to do great repair jobs on bike frames and sells other styles of
bike carriers as
well.
Most people get scared off by the fact that the DH racks hold the bike by the crank arm, but honestly I can't say I've heard of anyone complaining about it ruining their bottom brackets / crank arms etc...
well apart from cosmetic scratches.
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