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Bicycle carrier



Let's begin right away with the best solution, the carrier on the trailer-hitch. Here, all the problems of transporting the bicycle can be easily solved. The longer drawbar for towing a caravan would be comparable. This however, should be ordered directly when buying, fitting one later would probably be more difficult than with the normal trailer-hitch.

Quite often, the later fitting of a trailer-hitch could be more reasonable than when ordering it when buying. Indeed, one should compare one's own skills (e.g., in forums) with those required to fit the coupling. In addition there may be metalwork or better said, plastic-work to be done. Any scratched bodywork caused by the fitting and dismantling, can make one angry, even years later, and sloppy cutting-out won't give you much satisfaction either.

The rarer the car, the more difficult it is to find a suitable carrier.

However, before you buy a carrier that is mounted on the bodywork, you should give the matter of a later fitted trailer-hitch careful consideration. Since in this case, the carrier is quickly mounted, as low as possible, to make it easier to load the bicycles, which in addition, are then well protected from the wind. The only thing is, the total weight of the construction is somewhat heavier.

If you buy a carrier which is mounted directly onto the bodywork, then you're going to need much more time everytime you use it. One should also plan an additional stop after a short distance, just to check that everthing is still secure. You'll also have to lift the bikes higher and make sure that the tail-lights can be seen clearly. The advantage of this system, is that it's very much cheaper.

Bicycles mounted on the roof are not good at all as far as wind-resistance is concerned. It is also important to bear them in mind all the time. All too often, they have been forgotten about when trying to drive into the garage. Indeed, there are some complicated contructions to make it easier to lift them on and off the roof. At least one can also use the roof-carrier in winter to transport skis or ski-boxes. 3/13








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