Hello all,

I was wondering what is the best bike rack to buy for our Freelander 2; we need to be able to carry 3 bikes on it, still use the towbar, and to be able to open the tailgate (preferably with bikes on the carrier, but not essential!).

What does everyone else use?

Thanks, Andy

I think that leaves you with the roof Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

MaxxRaxx - you can still use the tow bar.

Thanks! I'll have a look.

westville wrote:

As well as my mountain bike we have two e-Bikes (getting on you know) which are heavier than your average bike so I use this beasty which is a doddle to load/unload and allows access to the tailgate when needed (Thule 9152)

if you are towing a caravan be very careful with bikes on a towbar rack when you go around corners. Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

I use the witter one that has a plate you bolt between the tow ball and the back plate, (won't work on a swan neck).
You need the one with a bend in it so the bikes clear the tailgate.
You have to lift the bikes off to get in tailgate but the whole rack comes apart and is compact to store.
If I am towing the bike are in my Van and then I use the rack to move the bikes around when I am there.

Roger Freelander 2
Rangerover L322 4.4 TDV8

i use a MaxRaxx towbar carrier on mine, with the height extension for when towing the caravan

i have fixed towbar, but i think they do one for the swan neck also

purchased via roofbox using the caravan club 5% discount, as Max at Maxrax would not price match Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

3narf wrote:

Hello all,

I was wondering what is the best bike rack to buy for our Freelander 2; we need to be able to carry 3 bikes on it, still use the towbar, and to be able to open the tailgate (preferably with bikes on the carrier, but not essential!).

What does everyone else use?

Thanks, Andy

Check out Pendle Cycle Carriers these will carry 4 bikes and have a spacer that fits between the the tow ball and the tow bar with long tow bar bolts. The carrier sits in the spacer. Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
Now retired so it doesn't matter anymore.
Freelander now gone.

Thx all!

gasman wrote:

Check out Pendle Cycle Carriers these will carry 4 bikes and have a spacer that fits between the the tow ball and the tow bar with long tow bar bolts. The carrier sits in the spacer.

Sorry YB, you need to have made 2000 post to make For Offers Posts (just made that rule up )

i suppose you would need to find out its model and so on, and check if it fits a FL2 before setting a price  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis