Yeti Warrior

so can a local take responsibility fo setting up a ride on 26th decmber???? give us time and place etc , how long ride will be and their cell no for us all to liase with . thanks PS local please organise good weather many thanks

I had a toyota hilux with a soft cover , i used the thule extension bar with 2 fork holders on it placed at the back of the loadbed. filled the bakkie with luggage , put the fron wheels in the loadbox and covered with the tarp extending the cable to keep tarp in place but leaving the fork holders exposed. put th bikes in facing rearwards and then bungi the rear wheels down. cost less than R2000 for th extension bar. I have subsequently sold the bakkie and have the extension bar for sale search on this site Topic: Thule extension bike bar for bakkies

Im in for exactly the same dates (24-3rd) , staying a bit out of the centre of East london at cove rock and keen to ride proabably every second day , maybe even drive a bit to some good rides. I also wanted to know what bike to take but seems i'm settling on MTB. keen to do at least 1h30 per ride if not up to 3hrs. can someone summarise what the answer to the orignal question has been so we dont need to go round and round. thanks

I just dropped my tog bags into a black bin liner and put them between the bikes , covered them with the excess tarp.I used to do this anyway since my bin tarp was never waterproof or dustproof. I must say I liked the speed of loading with this thule bar and the bar has a lever that expand as you press it down to really hold it in place. I never used any additional rope and drove at 140 now and again with no bike vibration at all. I also put 2 pieces of old tube bewtween the bar placements and the load bed to prevent scratching and slipage and that worked brilliantly. you couldnt even pull the bar up at all. for photos fo the bar see the for sale post on bakkie bike rack.

Hi bob , see thule racks for sale as i am selling one of the telescoping thule racks. used once only. I found it really easy to use, quick to install and locks in place. I really needed it for 2 reasons. I used to lie my dual sus mtb down but the saddle was wearing out from rubbing on the loadbed and i could only use the bakkie for 1 bike and I now needed to carry 2 . I also had a trapezium for 2 bikes but they rub together when driving at more than 80k/hr (even with foam worm in between) and are only good for old style mtbs or road bikes. to buy the rideon thule bike system for 2 bikes costs min R2500. so this was cheaper easier, and can eaven be upgraded to 3 or 4 bike sdepending on loadbed space.