Need help with Paddy Hopkirk 3 Bike Cycle Carrier

whitestar1

Hi All just got a second Paddy Hopkirk Dartmoor 3 Bike Cycle Carrier Low Mounted CM03. Well I think its a Dartmoor. It looks like the one. Need help to install it correctly to my old Audi A4 2002 sedan. Really need this folks. Thanks for any help!

whitestar1

It looks like this somewhat but its older. The bits that old the frame shape is the old racket and screw mechanis. The black plastic bits that hold the bikes in this version are not on this one it just have groves. The straps are all there with the hooks.



Will have a picture latter.

Deputy Dawg

fitting instructions for the (re-branded Mont Blanc) CM03 rack.

whitestar1

Deputy Dawg wrote:

fitting instructions for the (re-branded Mont Blanc) CM03 rack.

Thanks I will give this a try.

whitestar1

Heres a picture of my PH 3 bike rack on my Audi A4 2002. Its my first attempt to set it up and I must say I did well. Think it was about 10 minutes in all. I had to strap the bottom straps/hoops to what looks like a tow ring. There wasn't anything else to catch them to.


Please let me know if I need to get anything else for this. I am concerned about the bike scatching up the car or worse. The a pedal is touching the body. How can I get my son's full suss on too? The frame wont fit.

Raymondavalon

I've long given up on those types of carriers and invested in a Thule AeroBar with 591 carriers a few years back

My FS also battles with these kinds of carriers, due to the angle of the top tube combined with the thickness of the frame itself. These boot type carriers were designed for more conventional bikes with very horizontally angled top tubes and even though I had tried quite a few of those types of carriers and found that strapping an FS to them can be a time consuming and tedious task.

My mate removes his wheels and a pedal to make his Giant Trance FS fit on his boot mounted carrier without scratching, that could be an option for you

sniper68

Some FS won't fit to rear carriers without messing about :roll: and even then they look "wrong".
Also be aware that "technically" it's an offence to cover/partially cover your rear lights/plate.You might get away with it but if you get a jobs-worth plod(as I did) they will do you