best car bike rack for 4 bikes?
loki16
Posts: 2
we've go 2 kids and need to carry 4 hybrids out of town for day trips.
we've tried roof mounted (doesn't work too well with autopista toll booths and a low garage roof), and the strap mounted type that sits on the boot of the car (4 bikes is so much weight that it bends the boot).
we're looking at buying a tow bar and one of 2 tow bar mounted options from thule. tow bars are expensive here (€550) and the unit will be either €200 or @500 so i want to get this right (this time) and am asking for your advice.
there are 2 style choices, a tray type fitting (thule euroway 947 customised by the retailer to fit 4 bikes at €500) or the hanging type (thule bolton 9705 at around |40 plus €40 for an additional reg plate).
their 2 webpages are:
http://www.thule.com/Thule/ProductPage____33587.aspx
http://www.thule.com/Thule/ProductPage____33611.aspx
respectively.
i'd prefer to pay for the cheaper model ifit will do the job right. we'd probably use this a half dozen times per year so am trying to avoid the bigger ticket.
it looks like the 947 will work, my questions are:
has anyone tred the 9705 and has it been successful?
better option to the 947?
thanks all.
we've tried roof mounted (doesn't work too well with autopista toll booths and a low garage roof), and the strap mounted type that sits on the boot of the car (4 bikes is so much weight that it bends the boot).
we're looking at buying a tow bar and one of 2 tow bar mounted options from thule. tow bars are expensive here (€550) and the unit will be either €200 or @500 so i want to get this right (this time) and am asking for your advice.
there are 2 style choices, a tray type fitting (thule euroway 947 customised by the retailer to fit 4 bikes at €500) or the hanging type (thule bolton 9705 at around |40 plus €40 for an additional reg plate).
their 2 webpages are:
http://www.thule.com/Thule/ProductPage____33587.aspx
http://www.thule.com/Thule/ProductPage____33611.aspx
respectively.
i'd prefer to pay for the cheaper model ifit will do the job right. we'd probably use this a half dozen times per year so am trying to avoid the bigger ticket.
it looks like the 947 will work, my questions are:
has anyone tred the 9705 and has it been successful?
better option to the 947?
thanks all.
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