The maxxraxx bike carrier

So here’s mrsm’s Freelander 2 – a great car.  Some people may not consider this a “proper” Landy – but for carting the family around its comfortable, quiet, quick, warm and dry.  (Mainly because the Land Rover Brummies realised that after 70 years they couldn’t make a sunroof that didn’t leak so decided not to fit one).  Does need a fuel tanker in tow though.

Since we decided this would be our family car, we needed a way to cart 5 bikes around.  On my Disco I used a Simbars rack, which carries 4 bikes on the rear door and dropped the other in the boot.  With no rear wheel carrier it was not going to fit.  However, we picked one with a towing hitch so I looked for a tow bar mounted rack.

The MaxxRaxx fitted the bill, holding up to 5 bikes and dropping down to allow rear door access.

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