Hello. Just watched your video. Was wondering if you still use it and still happy with it. Iv got a Skoda superb and was thinking of getting one, it's a very long car and with that on the back was wondering if it would still be ok to drive about. Four bikes on the back must be some weight on the back
Hi! Yes we are still happy with it and still use it, but not as often. 4 adult bikes is quite a weight but the rack and the van can handle it, thankfully!
I also worried initially about the weight, but.... manufacturer of the tow bar will give the max trailer nose weight. I'd assume there's a relationship between the max nose weight and the weight carried with these racks. Interesting thing is that most of these carriers specs don't reference the nose weight or any other features of the tow bar, so they must be OK for practically any car. Maybe this is because nose weight forms a vector with pulling force For my car max nose weight is 100Kg (and it's not that high), and un-braked towing load is about 750Kg. Consider the vector combining those two forces... I think, that's plenty enough for 4 bikes.
Thanks for the vid. I'm looking at the same for a van. How far away is the centre of the wheel channel off the first bike from the middle of the towball mount? The reason I ask is the handle bars of the first bike look very close to the van, do they ever hit it? It will no doubt depend on handle bar length though, hence if I have that measurement I can work it out for my van. Thanks again 👍
Jirka Dostal unfortunately no. Some bike racks tilt so you can, but as our back Doors are barn-door style none are compatible. The tilting racks ones only work on the tailgate door.
Hey just wondering if your rack sways on the ball? Just picked this one up and can't seem to get a tight enough lock on the ball that it doesn't swing around with little effort
Maybe you haven’t opened it wide enough before placing on the ball. Try open it really wide, put on the ball then give it a wiggle before tightening it. Ours doesn’t move at all when fitted correctly.
Yeah....that wasn't it - there were two sets of instructions in the box. One looked like a duplicate, then I got to the end of the build and saw the tow bar insert in the box. Probably should have paid attention at the start! Thanks very much for your response nonetheless.
Useful video! Thanks
Hello. Just watched your video. Was wondering if you still use it and still happy with it. Iv got a Skoda superb and was thinking of getting one, it's a very long car and with that on the back was wondering if it would still be ok to drive about. Four bikes on the back must be some weight on the back
Hi!
Yes we are still happy with it and still use it, but not as often. 4 adult bikes is quite a weight but the rack and the van can handle it, thankfully!
I also worried initially about the weight, but.... manufacturer of the tow bar will give the max trailer nose weight. I'd assume there's a relationship between the max nose weight and the weight carried with these racks. Interesting thing is that most of these carriers specs don't reference the nose weight or any other features of the tow bar, so they must be OK for practically any car. Maybe this is because nose weight forms a vector with pulling force For my car max nose weight is 100Kg (and it's not that high), and un-braked towing load is about 750Kg. Consider the vector combining those two forces... I think, that's plenty enough for 4 bikes.
How your open the door?
Thanks for the vid. I'm looking at the same for a van. How far away is the centre of the wheel channel off the first bike from the middle of the towball mount?
The reason I ask is the handle bars of the first bike look very close to the van, do they ever hit it? It will no doubt depend on handle bar length though, hence if I have that measurement I can work it out for my van. Thanks again 👍
Hello, thank you for the video. Can you open the rear doors with the rack mounted?
Jirka Dostal unfortunately no. Some bike racks tilt so you can, but as our back Doors are barn-door style none are compatible. The tilting racks ones only work on the tailgate door.
@@MackVentures atera strada allows barn doors to open, there are some others which also allow this
@@CharlieRaven33 @MackVentures do you know which other brands allows to open barn doors ??
Hi. Looks like the base is not adjustable, will it take a kid's bike? Thanks
Hey just wondering if your rack sways on the ball? Just picked this one up and can't seem to get a tight enough lock on the ball that it doesn't swing around with little effort
Maybe you haven’t opened it wide enough before placing on the ball. Try open it really wide, put on the ball then give it a wiggle before tightening it.
Ours doesn’t move at all when fitted correctly.
Yeah....that wasn't it - there were two sets of instructions in the box. One looked like a duplicate, then I got to the end of the build and saw the tow bar insert in the box. Probably should have paid attention at the start!
Thanks very much for your response nonetheless.