I would definitely avoid carrying a tandem on a hitch rack; just way too much risk. Even if you are super cautious, you can't depend on other drivers not to hit it while parking or changing lanes. We use the Yakima sidewinder with the front wheel facing the rear over either our Prius or Gulf Sportwagen. I did have to remount the fender a bit more forward but with a flap it provides good protection. On a tandem and especially a steel tandem it is very important that the fork be perfectly square to the rack dropouts and the QR is on tighter than you would normally. Personally I think all tandems should have couplers. It takes us about 20 minutes to break ours into two triangles and stow it in the back of either car. Another 20 minutes to reassemble. When we are driving more than a couple of hours we do this. No draft, no worry.
BTW, you will definitely want a good mud flap, otherwise water will spry under the pilot and hit the stoker in the shins & smack into the crank. Michael On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 6:37:40 AM UTC-4, Daniel Jackson wrote: > > Curious what folks recommend for carrying a fendered tandem on a car. > > Considering the rocky Mounts R4 rack but am concerned that the front > fender will preclude mounting. Is this often the case with roof racks like > these? I've always used hitch racks with bikes so have no experience with > racks up top. > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > Best, > D. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
