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| mikeh Member Since: 05 Feb 2015 Location: South Coast Posts: 28   
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What's the make of the bike carrier and do they do a 4 bike option?
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24th Apr 2015 5:27pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1308 
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Nice andy
The Atera Strada racks are good pieces of kit I too have the 4th bike adaptor - its bolts on although mine is old having being purchased some 5 years ago The Atera rack will slide out and tilt allowing full opening of the Defender door, even with 4 bikes on it Pick of mine below  |
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24th Apr 2015 7:57pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1308
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From another forum
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24th Apr 2015 8:00pm |
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| mikeh Member Since: 05 Feb 2015 Location: South Coast Posts: 28
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Ok. I like the rack and having trawled the forum I still have a question as not sure this would fit my 90.
I have the NAS step and the dealer added a 30mm spacer as I said I wanted to carry bikes and this would clear the spare. So would this rack fit on and clear it or is the tow bar going to need extending even further as per other threads? Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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25th Apr 2015 7:20am |
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| mikeh Member Since: 05 Feb 2015 Location: South Coast Posts: 28
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Sorry forgot to add, I've got the standard tyres so not having to deal with extra wide wheels. Maybe in the future
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25th Apr 2015 7:25am |
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| andy---doe Member Since: 14 Mar 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 188
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mikeh - this bike rack will not fit your towball at present - even with the spacer the dealer told you to fit.
Other racks may be different, but with the Atera virtually the whole ball needs to protrude beyond the outermost edge of your wheel. |
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25th Apr 2015 8:54am |
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| mikeh Member Since: 05 Feb 2015 Location: South Coast Posts: 28
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Thanks Andy
Taking a spin out to Halfords to see what options they have and what fits. Not too worried about it having to tilt as kids small enough to climb in through the front. Out of interest for future ref, where did you get that extended tow ball? Thanks |
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25th Apr 2015 9:48am |
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| andy---doe Member Since: 14 Mar 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 188
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I think you may struggle to find anything.
The towball on my car was pointed out earlier on the thread by kmac - it is a A Discovery 2 tow-ball. I bought it on ebay for £40 (£48 incl p &p) and painted with Hammerite. |
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25th Apr 2015 10:30am |
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| andy---doe Member Since: 14 Mar 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 188
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I just tried dropping the rack to access the door and it slides down and backwards fairly smoothly
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28th Apr 2015 8:17pm |
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| mrandmrsh Member Since: 31 May 2010 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 692
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I had the Atera Strada on my X-Tech with the factory NAS step and standard tow ball. It worked just, but to click it back after being extended I had to push the rack back at the base so the upright could flex as it touched the spare wheel. Worked fine. The spacer should give just enough extra gap.
Now, just one word of caution. The factory NAS step is different to the genuine LR dealer fit one (look at pics, the x-tech NAS step doesn't go to the edge of the crossmember, the LR dealer fit one does). Not sure if the factory one I had is deeper than yours. I travel down as far as Luton if you ever get up there and want to try it I could bring my bike rack. Regards C 2015 110 USW XS in Santorini with premium contrast leather seats in tan/black, black headlining and with Dual Finish alloys (in the garage, now on Wolf rims with Goodyear MT/Rs) 2012 '62' 2.2 X-Tech 110 USW now gone ... 1984 90 soft top with full roll cage, 200 tdi engine etc now sold 2012 USW XS 2.2 "FUU" now gone.... |
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28th Apr 2015 9:24pm |
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| andy---doe Member Since: 14 Mar 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 188
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Mine is a factory NAS step but the wheel on the back is deeper and is probably on the extended/deeper wheel 'holder'
The best way to check if this carrier works is to hold a straight edge down the outside of your wheel. Your whole tow ball must go past the straight edge /end of wheel |
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28th Apr 2015 9:31pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1308
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Your best bet is to either buy from the link provided by fellrunner
The longest one ( 30cm) is about £20 so even with postage added would not be too bad OR get a welder to fabricate one - should cost about the same http://www.capemulti.co.za/ONLINESHOP/ONPR...roductName |
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29th Apr 2015 7:43pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1308
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The one I have from Monflex (Westfalia) is e-marked, has a nose weight stated and also maximum safe towing weight stated
Listed at circa £72 plus postage though https://www.autoexperten.se/tillbehor/last...ans-170mm/ |
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29th Apr 2015 7:56pm |
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| ppad Member Since: 16 Nov 2012 Location: now, UK S Coast Posts: 223 
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HI Fellrunner, I'll send you a pm,
because I want to know how your Thule worked. On my 90 TD5 with Nakatanenga wheel carrier we totally ... failed. 
So, here in Switzerland the LR main dealer ordered a Thule velo compact 924 + adaptor. We found that the Thuke locking mechanism is a lever that is vertically up in open position and needs to be levered down (hard ish) to lock closed. Now this lever is directly in line above the tow ball mount. And is way longer than the distance to the underside of the spare wheel So, no amount of 'angled' approach of the carrrier could get it to locate on the towball. In passing, with the door open, we still had some problems with a 50mm standard ball. ? So, questions: How does yours mount and lock (if I may ask). Is 929 lever operated directly above the ball, if so, what is the distance to the wheel / length of lever? And how do other manufacturers get around this? Now I only have the small problem of driving to UK Monday without a bike carrier ..  Sold the much modified 110 2.8, in Oz
Brought the 90 home from Switzerland ... |
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