quade Posted December 9, 2023 Share Hi I'm looking to buy this official VW Bike rack https://www.bodans.co.uk/project/vw-cycle-carrier/ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305306219220?hash=item4715ab32d4:g:mggAAOSwHsBlc0WN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4EWjGIzkf5x4Qo9%2FvG5mt3KezuJwZqu7CdwiQEti22cXFy5ykrDuoc5SbmEOey6TiOr%2FXb92BR4VbMt8h1ZuC06%2BaJm%2FaNvx5mDOSVMTxKzZKcNKz8Ac2RiaRVNHzSYJofjJ%2Ff1hiaPTwRz9uXTmKDqY6L2%2BSrhAUhs2wtWQh8SdsJPCtIN2%2FcIu09Jeu0CODjIGdeNNlluiWhb0aNRo4RyzwO%2BJslU3MuzFFfV4HJdweta1BFQRnAe45t0%2BBSPJZggpLRQkF%2FKUstHFq7jCu%2BGW7dQS94YDrfamlQ8AeWx1|tkp%3ABFBMhO-A14lj I contacted my local VW stealer, but they wanted R21,600 for it. Are there any other places to get this at a more reasonable price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted December 9, 2023 Share Question, how many bikes are being transported, and why that particular rack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quade Posted December 9, 2023 Share 6 mtb bikes, so need 4 on this rack and will use my towbar Thule for the others if they can squeeze in the space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jako De Wet Posted December 9, 2023 Share Just throwing this in here. I was at a shuttle day at Zevenwacht this morning. Pieter from VertoRack was there and was one of the shuttle vehicles. He had a 6 bike rack on the back if his car that also allows you to hook a trailer. Looks and works really well OVERDRIVE and Jewbacca 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted December 9, 2023 Share Have a look at KAROORAK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted December 9, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, Jako De Wet said: Just throwing this in here. I was at a shuttle day at Zevenwacht this morning. Pieter from VertoRack was there and was one of the shuttle vehicles. He had a 6 bike rack on the back if his car that also allows you to hook a trailer. Looks and works really well Pieter will also be happy to manufacture something custom if necessary.... He is a rad dude. His service work, workshop, knowledge and experience of tooling, turning and fitting is phenomenal. He also shreds his DH bike hard Jako De Wet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quade Posted December 9, 2023 Share Thanks all The bike rack from VW is meant to live on the car and you pull it down when you want to use it, and you can operate the boot when bikes are on without any adjustment so the convenience of that was super appealing, but the price wasn't The other suggestions look good, especially if there is a 6 bike version (assuming the rack is quick to fit) I'll add these to my consideration list OVERDRIVE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted December 9, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, Prince Albert Cycles said: Have a look at KAROORAK I have seen this at Bloemendal (or at least the same concept). VERY nice ! Seems a 6 bike version will be a custom order, possibly marginally wider than the Kombi. And then probably in the same price range as the VW unit, based on their website - KarooRak (mtbafrica.com) BUT - if they can make it, it would be the only option for ONE unit to mount all 6 bikes. NOTE - that may well exceed the weight limit of the towbar system .... (depending on the types of bikes) OVERDRIVE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted December 9, 2023 Share 4 minutes ago, ChrisF said: I have seen this at Bloemendal (or at least the same concept). VERY nice ! Seems a 6 bike version will be a custom order, possibly marginally wider than the Kombi. And then probably in the same price range as the VW unit, based on their website - KarooRak (mtbafrica.com) BUT - if they can make it, it would be the only option for ONE unit to mount all 6 bikes. NOTE - that may well exceed the weight limit of the towbar system .... (depending on the types of bikes) Vertorack do a standard 6 bike order https://bikenetwork.co.za/first-look-vertorack-6-bike-tow-bar-mounted-rack/ I saw prices on their socials too. A 6 bike rack comes in at half the one quoted above and it's in Paarl, so not far from Quade Jako De Wet, Zebra and ChrisF 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobynE Posted December 9, 2023 Share Just went onto Vertorack Facebook - what a cool product and the pricing is very, very fair! Jewbacca and Jako De Wet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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