Re: Tandem ride June 18 @ 9:30
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Not? all motorized? vehicles? ?can? mount? a? ?tow? bar? ?to? the? frame? ? But? that? was? the? FIRST Accessory that? I? installed? myself? ?on? ?our? Honda CRV?   ? ?It? is? strong? enough? to? tow? a? trailer? ?so? a ThuleHitch? Mount? Rack? can? easily? carry? Two Tandems? ?or? four? regular? bikes? ?at 76 MPH? with? no? issues We? have? fenders? and? pannier? on? our? Tandem? ? so? No? advantage? to remove? wheels? WE? USE? old? tubes? cut? to size? ?to? tie? the? top tube? over? the? Thule rubber? QR? rubber? straps? ?also? a long? bungee between front? and rear wheel? ?so? to? dampen? sway? with no? wheel spin? ?Also? a short? bungee? looped? over the BB tube secured? to? the lower? Thule? ?anti? sway bar??? ?She? Rides? ?securely suspended? with? BIG RUBBER? BANDS?? Fast? and? Easy? ? to? put? on? and? take? off?? 
On Saturday, June 18, 2022, 05:24:25 PM EDT, lydia c <lydia.c.cunningham@...> wrote:
Nate, We
used to hang our tandem diagonally on the back of our small SUV about the same size as a VIBE.? We did this for several years.? It?
was a Larry Black suggestion from Mt Airy bikes.? It rode on the arms of
a Saris Trunk Rack with the weight mostly on the bumper. ? We took both wheels off and turned the
handlebars and it was no wider than the width of the car including the
mirrors (well.... maybe a couple inches)?? It worked well but we always
got grease on us because of lifting and having TWO chains.??? This picture makes the bike look much wider than the car.? It probably is not but this is not a photo of? our set up.? They also did not take off BOTH wheels and they have fenders which would make it stick out more.? Try it and see if it works for you.? Good luck! Lydia Cunningham 443-422-9189 (cell) Lydia Cunningham 443-422-9189 (cell) On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 3:26 PM Nate2003dc via <nate2003dc=[email protected]> wrote:
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