Skodas and tow bars

[roshea]

I got a HR towbar on my MY10 - info and pics here:
Skodas and tow bars

[donweather]

Great finds there Brad!!! I searched high and low for the towbar hitch adaptor (40-50mm) when I was looking at bike racks and couldn't find one. That certainly seems to be the cheapest way to go.

[wfdTamar]

Just got an Amazon Germany email about various bike racks. Can't tell how some attach (tow ball or hitch), but might be in the page description. You need to go through to the point where you tell it your address to see if they ship to Australia, find the shipping price, and see if the item price gets reduced as they take off German VAT/GST.

MFT 180 Euro (156 Euro shipping) A$442 total
MFT 8200/BL Fahrradheckträger Multi-Cargo2-Family: Amazon.de: Auto


Thule EuroRide 940 257 Euro (114 Euro shipping) A$475 total
Thule EuroRide 940, Anhängerkupplungs-Fahrradträger: Amazon.de: Auto


Thule 920020 EuroWay G2 920 343 Euro (110 Euro shipping) A$574 total (once you go through checkout the German VAT gets taken off)
Thule 920020 EuroWay G2 920 (Version 2014) Anhängerkupplungs-Fahrradträger: Amazon.de: Auto


Westfalia 350030600001 345 Euro (150 Euro shipping!) A$632 total
Westfalia 350030600001 Anhängekupplungsträger, Universal: Amazon.de: Auto

This looks like the BC 60 model (gooseneck ball attachment) shown here:

Cycle Carrier BC 60 – Westfalia-Automotive

[wfdTamar]

cheap 50mm 4 bike non swinging bike carrier $129 shipped!

4 Bicycle Bike Rack Hitch Mount CAR Carrier | eBay

[brad]

Top hanger are no good for many bikes as the frame shapes are too varied. I really doubt you could actually fit 4 bikes on it and not cause scratches with the frames rubbing.

[KWICKS]

My two foam-pronged rack takes 4 bikes and I haven't found one we can't load yet.

[brad]

Maybe I just have weird shaped bikes - they're all adult size and every frame is different

[wfdTamar]

With those braces that go between seat and handlebars?

[oxmo]

Asked dealer about tow bars for the Octavia wagon is Australia and was quoted $1,000 "because it takes 5 hours to fit". Told it was a Hayman Reese bar. Called HR and was told they haven't developed a bar as not enough demand and no request from VW. If they started one now would take a couple of months at least with compliance folders. Has anyone fitted a bar yet, who made it, and what was the cost?

$1000 for a tow bar? Although, I recently met a bloke who drives an X5 and he had a tow bar fitted and apparently it was about $5,000 including installation. Go figure...

[donweather]

My HR on my MK 2 cost $1500 fitted.