Multivan Rail

[Cousin]

Here's what I ended up with, Gus
It wasn't what I originally had in mind, as I said the last Transporter I owned had a completely different set up, but it wouldn't work in a Multivan as the floor is higher and the roof lining lower

And yes, I know to some it might be a bit agricultural, but I eventually ended up with a set up that does everything I need

This is the unit folded up to slide into the back. It has to fold as I need the unit to be as wide as possible







Opened up ready for the bikes
I originally used 12mm ply for the base, but it had too much flex in it, allowing the bikes to flop around quite a bit. Ended up using some 18mm form ply, it's much firmer. And everything has to be either triangles or braced, otherwise the same problem, bikes flop everywhere.







Two bikes installed. The road bike is a 54 and the TT is a small. I can fit up to a 58 or a large, but that's about it, depending on geometry of the bike of course






The 'traps' need to be at an angle, that way the handlebars can overlap without touching. I've used some old sliding door rails I found and rivetted them together. This allows the traps to be fitted on an angle, and they can then be adjusted along the rails to accomodate different size bikes.






The rails have to be able to pivot to make adjustments so the bikes fit in the van properly






So four bikes fit comfortably, and there is plenty of room for luggage, tool boxes etc







The set up also leaves plenty of room in the rear seats for changing, travelling etc







As I said, this wasn't what I had in mind (those rear mounts for the shelf off the rear bench seat would have been ideal) but I ended up with something that is easily put in place and just as easy to remove, NO holes or damage in any part of the interior, the bikes not touching each other or any part of the interior, plenty of room for luggage and whatever, and good space in the rear seating area.

But it's just one idea, have a good look in the back yourself, you may come up with something that suits your needs better



M

[gus]

Looks great Cousin, exactly what I want to do.

Once I get around to will post some pics

Cheers