towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

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Barley 1981

towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by Barley 1981 » Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:54 pm

I have been thinking of buying one of these towball fitted cycle carriers for my bongo and wondered if anyone had experience of using one?
thanks

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Re: towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by PaulDeb&Freda » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:32 pm

I have been using one for years and they are great. No problems and easy to use.
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Re: towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by David Edwards » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:03 pm

I have a Thule 9708, four bike carrier, coped with four heavy adult bikes no probs, cost..delivered £79.00.
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Re: towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by HeskinBongo » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:05 am

I also have a Thule 9403 from Halfords, has its own light board
very good but heavier than it needs to be
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Re: towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by The_Gordons » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:04 am

I use a Thule 9403 which I got online from Tow Equippe.
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Re: towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by TechnoTurkey » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:16 pm

I've got a Thule for 2 bikes and it works just great.
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Re: towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by Alison01326 » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:06 pm

I've been borrowing one just like this from my friend for a few months whilst my own is out of action and its great. Have only used with one adult and one child bike, so not sure how "grippy" it is with two adult bikes but it works well, folds up small and doesn't come loose driving through potholes (I know, you should drive round them :roll: )

Towsure stocks them as well http://www.towsure.com/product/Clipper_ ... le_Carrier but they've gone up a bit in price since I last looked.
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Re: towbar cycle carrier....any good for Bongo?

Post by briwy » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:47 pm

Also used one for ages.

Fit some pipe insulation to the bars with nylon ties, stops the frames getting scratched and rattling.
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