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    Along for the ride

    Mar 23, 2020 5 minutes
    Words Cyril Klopper

    Many factors will determine what kind of bicycle rack you require: are you tall or short, old or young? Is your SUV a hatchback or does it have a door with a spare wheel mounted on it? How heavy are your bikes and how many members of your family will be cycling? Here are 10 bike racks that you can consider, depending on your type of vehicle and individual needs.

    Mount it on the spare wheel

    The spare wheel on the back door of an SUV is a great place to mount a bicycle rack, because then the tow bar remains free to hitch a trailer and the roof is available to fit a roof rack or rooftop tent.

    The disadvantage, however, is that women’s bikes don’t hang level on this kind of rack, and should a wheel land up behind your vehicle’s exhaust pipe,

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