bike carrier for rear whhel carrier

[Roverlord off road spares]

Thought id throw this out here.
I have a customer chasing a bike carrier that mounts on a disco spare wheel carrier. doesn't want to use tow hitch or roof mounted. Do they exist and if so where before fathers day?

[MR LR]

Thought id throw this out here.
I have a customer chasing a bike carrier that mounts on a disco spare wheel carrier. doesn't want to use tow hitch or roof mounted. Do they exist and if so where before fathers day?

:eek: :eek: :eek: That would look interesting!!!

Thule make some AFAIK :D

However i'm an advocate for taking the weight off the back door not putting it on ;)

Cheers
Will

[gavinwibrow]

Thought id throw this out here.
I have a customer chasing a bike carrier that mounts on a disco spare wheel carrier. doesn't want to use tow hitch or roof mounted. Do they exist and if so where before fathers day?
I have had an adjustable for wheel size one for about 6 years, but apart from a USA patent number, it doesn't have any markings on it

[ade]

britpart make one that is a plate that bolts onto the spare wheel carrier studs in front of the wheel, holds three bikes

[nedflanders]

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3903/043nmf.jpg
Shot at 2012-07-30

This is the one from Britpart- made by a company called simbar it was designed for the Disco rather than the Defender as the hinges on the Defender couldn't take the weight. I use it in conjunction with a Mantec spare wheel carrier to take the weight off the hinges. Does make getting in the back easy when all the bikes are on. I've mounted a lightboard to the roofrack as the bikes cover the rear lights.
Takes a few seconds to fit as a small plate bolts behind the spare wheel with a 2inch receiver (this stays in place), the bike rack just slots over and then is padlocked in place, bikes can then be chained to the spare wheel for security then.

I also made a mount to use the receiver as a highlift mount.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8589/20120724100043.jpg
Shot at 2012-07-30
I've had a look at the simbar website and I'm not sure they still make it so Britpart might be the only place to buy one.

[CJT]

Here is the Thule one, I bought it from www.thulestorebotany.com.au (http://www.thulestorebotany.com.au)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/70.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/71.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/72.jpg

[Roverlord off road spares]

Here is the Thule one, I bought it from www.thulestorebotany.com.au (http://www.thulestorebotany.com.au)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/70.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/71.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/72.jpg
This one might be the one?
I've sent details to customer. Thanks all for your quick responses and help.
Cheers, Mario

[CJT]

This one might be the one?
I've sent details to customer. Thanks all for your quick responses and help.
Cheers, Mario

Happy to help :)

[Mudnut]

As a cheap b%$&$#@, I improvised and used a cheap one designed for a hatchback. It hooks over the rear spare, and has 4 straps to secure it to the door. All I needed to include was a piece of timber between the rack and the spare to prevent it from moving forward, and breaking my rear window. The thing I like about this set up is the straps both top and bottom. They hold the rack steady, and minimize any bouncing associated with corrigations. I have used this set up for the last 6 years, and it even carried my son's bike up to Cape York from Melbourne. Will try and dig up a photo if interested. I think all up cost about $50 bucks.

Cheers,
Ken

p.s. found some photo's of our Cape York trip. not very detailed for the rack, but gives you an idea of what it is like.

[John W]

I made my own one.

Shortened to length an old bike carrier that was the bolt to tow ball type.

Welded this then to one end of piece of angle iron that was drilled to match the top two wheel studs. This allowed the pole of the bike carrier to be a little more central over the back end of the D2.

Used the now unwanted lock nuts without the stainless covers.
14mm tap to continue the thread all the way through the nuts.
Hack off just a little off the top two studs so there was enough meat on the nuts once they are tightened onto the spare wheel to hold another bolt screwed in on top.

Needed to use some spacers between the angle iron and the wheel nuts so the angle iron can clear the rubber of the tyre and bold it all down. Not much more than an hours work once I had sorted out what I wanted to do.

[rijidij]

Thought id throw this out here.
I have a customer chasing a bike carrier that mounts on a disco spare wheel carrier. doesn't want to use tow hitch or roof mounted. Do they exist and if so where before fathers day?

I've designed one to go on my wheel carriers to take up to 4 bikes. I use Thule cradles and 'No sway cages'. I only make them to order, not a stock item. The only one I've made so far is on the back of Daniel's (Mulgo) 130 wagon. I don't have any pics, but maybe Daniel can take some if you ask nicely. :D

Cheers, Murray