Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Really? By how much? In metric please.
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Haakon
has an accommodating arse
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Canbus'ing the lights then...
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
That's some Euro-thinking right there!
dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
PoE?
You didn't meet the guy. He really wasn't the helping type.
Yes, that's the one.
I really don't want to dick around with the stuff he gave me (it's in the garage, not sure what part number it was). The single copper strand is minuscule, even more so next to the cable that comes with the lights. I've got to go to Bunnings tomorrow anyway....
I have my own canbus issues, luckily I have a map burner.
rstim
Likes Dirt
Have a mate who recently bought one of the latest generation shingleback racks, it seemed like a good thing and had some extra subs ad ons to make smaller wheeled bikes fit really well. I would definitely check one out if you can.I like the fact that you're on here. I'm assuming that you're a site supporter.
I need to transport BMX race bikes through to my monster Nicolai G1.
The carrying vehicle is a Land Rover Disco 4 so it has a square hitch but it's a Land Rover specific one so I don't know how that will affect installing U bolts.
I need to be able to lower the rack to access the tailgate.
It needs to have a garage storage option.
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I personally have single trail and love it but it doesn't fit some of my smaller kids bike perfectly.
ashes_mtb
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$20 bike rack gets upgraded.
Bought this rack when I got my licence in ‘96, so it’s been pretty good value. Don’t really see the need for a new one but wanted to avoid a fine for obscuring plates and lights so it was lightbar time.
Lightbar is from Supercheap. Bolted a couple of short table legs to it that slide over the racks bars. Drilled through legs and rack so a bit of coat hangar can pin it on. Need to remove it to take bikes off but it’s less than a minute.
Will add a bit of alu plate to the front to take some strain off the plastic bar, although it’s so long there’s not going to be much stress on it.
Bought this rack when I got my licence in ‘96, so it’s been pretty good value. Don’t really see the need for a new one but wanted to avoid a fine for obscuring plates and lights so it was lightbar time.
Lightbar is from Supercheap. Bolted a couple of short table legs to it that slide over the racks bars. Drilled through legs and rack so a bit of coat hangar can pin it on. Need to remove it to take bikes off but it’s less than a minute.
Will add a bit of alu plate to the front to take some strain off the plastic bar, although it’s so long there’s not going to be much stress on it.
ashes_mtb
Has preferences
Ah crap, I hadn’t thought of that.
Bike will be in front of it breaking the wind up, but could still be interesting. If it’s an issue I can swap the electrics over to something else.
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Mattyp
Cows go boing
Maybe something more than a bit of coat hanger to secure it before you hit the road
ashes_mtb
Has preferences
Duct tape or zip ties?Maybe something more than a bit of coat hanger to secure it before you hit the road
I might need to go back to the drawing board on this. My complex engineering calcs might be out…
ashes_mtb
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Was wondering that. The Gripsport ones are pretty narrow and I’d assume they’re across whatever regs there are.
Don’t think it would be too hard to shorten it.
Another thing I didn’t think of this arvo; I was lucky not to drill through the wiring that runs inside it…
ADRs don't specify minimum distance between lights. Rules are lights have to be symmetrical about the centreline, brake lights have to be a minimum of 350mm above the ground and lights lower than 1.5m above the ground unless i practicable. Reflectors though, and there must be at least one, has/have to be no more than 400mm from the near side of the car.
ashes_mtb
Has preferences
Car is 1800mm wide so going to need to be over 1000 then to have both reflectors in the right position. That might still be too much.