Wanted: Car bike rack

Posted on Mon 27th, June 2011

• #1

andyp

A bit of a long shot, but does anyone have a bike rack to carry two bikes on the rear of a hatchback that I could borrow for the first two weeks of August?

The car won't have a towbar so it'll need to be one designed to work without one.

Thanks.
• #2

moog

If you're anywhere near New Road (Whitechapel) there was a slightly broken one out on the side of the road this morning, no idea if it's still there.
• #3

jonny

skoota is probably not back from the Euros yet but he is worth hitting up - i know he has one andy.

south side innit
• #4

El_Diablo

I have one but am prob a long way from you - I'm in Uxbridge area

Watch out for rack pads grinding on paintwork on the car, can be an expensive error, plus ensure your lights and number plate are clear of obstructions when carrying bikes- if Plod finds you covered plates/lights he'll be wanting £90 off you for telling you :-(

If you did put bikes on the roof its worth remembering the height of the car plus bikes, and that quite a number of peeps have wrecked cars and bikes going into restricted height car parks etc.......
• #5

shootthebreeze

skoota is probably not back from the Euros yet but he is worth hitting up

Just not wiv a mallet.
Ya get me ; )
• #6

Zebra_Cyclist

Andy,

I have one you can borrow I am in Stoke Newington PM me all give me a call my number is on the Hackney Bikeworkshop website.

Adam

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