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Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:17 pm: | 
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Today I picked up a Cannondale Scapel 1000 and cound not find a spare tire carrier to fit the 265/75 spare. If you do not know what a Scapel is, here is the link:
http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/02/cusa/model-2VP1.html
Of course the bike shop had something if I drove a Freelander, but I am not opening up that can of worms. The roof is out of the question due to my lift and Adventure rack. For those of you who own a Disco with bigger tires, where do you carry your bike? I hate to admit it, but the folks at Nissan have it going on with the inside mounting concept.
Thanks in advance,
Paul
'00 Pig |
Kyle
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:19 pm: |
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You sure you wnt your pink bike hanging off the back ?
Kyle |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:22 pm: |
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Oh Yeah.....Ask a legit question and guess what? The Peanut Gallery comes out to play.
So having said that....get back in your Rover Solutions workshop and design something cool for me to mount my bike inside the Pig! |
Kyle
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:24 pm: |
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Will it even fit in there long ways with the seats folded up ? Maybe with the front tire off ?
Kyle |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:26 pm: |
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Yes it will. I folded up the RH side rear seat and placed the bike inside with the front rim removed. I think I need to construct a bike tight fork mount so it will stay steady while I drive. Again, this would be copying those Nissan People. |
Kyle
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:28 pm: |
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Not a copy , that is main stream , just need to know what anchor points you have in the floor. or simply place rivnuts there and use thumb screws.... Not really a biggie
Kyle |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:30 pm: |
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problem with that is you loose all the cargo area
have you considered a holder that goes into the hitch?
rd |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:31 pm: |
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How about a 2x12" board cut to the width of the cargo area then mount a bike tight to it?
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.html?SKU=3702
That way I could remove it when not in use.... |
Kyle
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:32 pm: |
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Hitch blows and you dont lose it all that way. You could fit two bikes on one side easily.. And in there the pink paint down get all scratched off getting up in the woods with em.
Kyle |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:32 pm: |
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Rob,
That would mean I would have to quit being cheap and buy the trailer assy from LR. The Pig is a SD and didn't come with one. AB has them for $300.... |
Kyle
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:34 pm: |
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Um , lets go over something again... WOOD and cars do not go together. If you feel the need to mount some sort of wooden item to your vehicle just step away and rethink. With the thing I proposed you could remove as well...
Kyle |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:37 pm: |
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Good thinking Kyle; hence the rivnuts.....I'll dig around at work for some (British accent) Alumuuuuuumiiiinium and stainless hardware and see what I can come up with.
Hopefully someone can post some pictures of other ideas. |
ema
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:38 pm: |
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Paul,
You are on the money with the Performance Bicycle bike mount. Take a piece of wood, mount the fork mount to it, and secure it into the back of the Disco. Voila--something similar to the interior bike mount on the Xterra.
Cannondales are terrific bikes. I learned to ride on a Cannondale F500. The bike is still in great shape, but could use a tune-up.
-ema |
Kyle
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:39 pm: |
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Yes , aluminum and stainless GOOD , Wood,,,BAD BAD BAD!
Kyle |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 07:55 pm: |
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paul i was actually considering this same setup at one time. similar to the Fagterra mount in the back. but i was just too damn lazy and just ended up tossing the bike in the back and forgetting about it. i only have to drive at the most a few miles to get to one of my riding spots anyhow. i think you're all on the right track though. should be fairly simple, but yet too much work for me. haha. |
Curtis N (Curtis)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 01:33 am: |
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Paul,
Just get a decent hitch mount rack. I can't remeber what brand I have, but I did have to modify it to fit with the spare. I also welded on a bolt to the inside of the reciever insert on the rack, and I use an eye-bolt to keep it all tight. It works great.
Beyond that - rear mounted racks suck. If I had the option, I would put it inside, but the inside of the Disco just doesn't work well. Like you - roof is out. Good luck.
Curtis |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 08:22 am: |
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Paul,
Why not make an aluminum bracket that can attach to the two furthest back tie down points. Then put the bike in backwards and have your fork mount at the rear door. You could have a flat piece of aluminum stock that has slots cut for the rear tie down loops to go through when they are raised up. Then hook something through them above the aluminum that would keep them locked. If the slots are tight enough and the measurement is close enough, there probably wouldn't be much play.
Does any of that make sense, or do you want me to try to draw something? |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 08:24 am: |
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Actually Greg, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the idea. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 08:30 am: |
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Also, isn't there a land rover rack that mounts to the spare tire bolts?
Another option, would be to have someone convert a hitch mounted rack, to plug into a receiver that is custom made and mounted behind the spare tire. You could have a flat plate that mounts behind the spare tire, then bring a square tube through the center hub opening. Weld the tube to the plate, drill holes for the studs, put this one then mount the tire. This would give you a receiver tube at the spare tire leve. Then just chop a normal hitch mounted rack to fit your new receiver. May be too much work, but may work well.
Another thought.
gp |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 08:41 am: |
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Paul, the spare tire mounted deals are usually advertised in the LR Magazine ad's. I can't find or remember who has them online, but I've seen them before and they just bolt onto the spare tire, so the width shouldn't be a concern like one that hangs on the tire.
Greg (last post, I swear)
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Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 08:43 am: |
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Okay Greg.....
PS. Switch to decaf |
TPH (Snowman)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 08:54 am: |
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Good for you man! Once you go Magura Disc you will never go back. Rhode Gear sells a rear tire carrier that should fit it. It retails for $119.00 or so. I don't believe you would have to modify the rack for that size tire. Personally I just throw it in the back with the front wheel off. |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 10:21 am: |
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Yeah Snow,
Trying to beat the rain, I just rode for 40 minutes and those Disc brakes are incredible. Dual Suspension / soft tail bikes have come a long way from the days of Unified Rear Triangle (URT). I was sceptical at first of buying Cannondale, but they have come a long way since the days of "crack-n-fail" |
Steve Vines (Stevedsii)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 10:23 am: |
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Paul,
This is what I use to haul my Trek 8000SL. It is the Yakima Spare Roc. Mounts to your spare tire and is easily removable. Takes about 2 minutes to mount the rack each time you need to use it. Works very well.
http://www.yakima.com/products/dynamic/8002577_2.html |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 10:43 am: |
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I have a two bike carrier that fits on my 265/75 spare and would also probably fit a 33 or 34 if it was narrow 10.5 inches. I'll post what kind it is when I get home. |
joey lafever
| | Posted on Friday, December 27, 2002 - 01:42 pm: |
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I take off the front wheels and fit three bikes in the cargo area.. but now with my adventure rack I use tie downs and can fit three bikes up there with nothing but two tie downs for each bike... works great and is really easy... hell I even put Honda xr100's dirtbikes up there.... dirtbike on the roof and three on the trailer.... how do you attach pics here |
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