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Does anyone of you know of a solution to fit a bicycle carrier on a Morgan?
I would really like to take a bike (MTB, preferably 2) with me on a trip this summer.
My car has a spare wheel on the back and I also have a luggage rack.
Have been puzzling if I could fix parts of my Thule carrier on the rack and clamp a bike to that, but that doesn't seem to be a good solution.
Would love to have a tow bar for this. (2017 car, so not available/possible)
Any tips /tricks welcome.
best regards,
Thomas
Thomas
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Treesurveyor may be able to help. Bike Rack
Last edited by Kevcaster; 17/05/21 02:16 PM.
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In which year did it become illegal to fit a tow bar, does anyone know?
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At some point in the 2000s the construction and use rules changed so it was only legal to fit a tow bar if the vehicle homologation included a tow bar fitting.
I have carried a bike on the Morgan rack and thought it would be possible to fit a proper bike rack to the Morgan rack.
Peter,
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The solution that Treesurveyor has is something I also considered, but I do not have a bumper. If I let it rest on the back of the car it will damage the car.
And just using the luggage rack as support feels not solid enough.
Maybe a combination of fixing it to the spare wheel and letting it rest on the luggage rack mounting points would do the trick.
Just haven’t figured it out yet...
There are also racks available that just clamp to the spare wheel (for 4x4’s), but I would not try that.
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There are specialized "transport bags" for bikes. The shape is trapezoid, not very different from the sidescreen bag, but bigger of course. This might fit onto your luggage rack and both the bike and the car will be protected. It involves a little procedure, as you have to take off the wheels, which goes into the bag one of each side of the frame. You detach the handlebar and let it hang by the brake/gear cables parallel to the frame. Finally you take off the pedals so nothing is sticking out. Sounds a hassle, but it doesn't take many minutes provided you have the tools at hand and some training. Living in a bike country such a bag should be easy to find.
Robbie the Norseman
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