My experience of hub motors is limited to bicycles. Front or rear they make the machine more difficult to lift, carry, or load, but changing a rear wheel with a hub motor, due to having a puncture, must be a nightmare if you also have to cope with a deraiileur.

I am fortunate enough to have an Orbit with SPS and would vote for a mid mount system any time. Michael in Norwich

 

We have one fitted to the rear wheel of our Circe Helios tandem. The wheel was specially built at Coalport. Once you practise its not too difficult to remove. In fact we remove it when putting the tandem on a standard rear carrier and put the original wheel back on, minus the tyre. It reduces the weight and allows us to attach it to the carrier but is within the legal width limit. It doesn't look it on the photo, but we measured it!

We like it, so much easier on the hills and we don't do long distances but it has the capacity.

I don't have a neo electric hub motor, don't even know what one is - in fact, don't even have a tandem (yet) - but the post from Bridget raised a query that's been in my mind related to carriers: with apologies if this issue has been mentioned in previous discussions.

One of the considerations preventing me from going ahead with purchasing a tandem is the issue of transport. The best I've come up with is to use a basic Fiamma bike rack, then have a local fabricator custom-make a steel or aluminium rail to the appropriate length.

What is a "standard rear carrier"? Is it for the rear of car, or a motorhome? Doesn't the tandem protrude quite far to either side of the vehicle? It certainly would on a car.

 

I don't have a neo electric hub motor, don't even know what one is - in fact, don't even have a tandem (yet) - but the post from Bridget raised a query that's been in my mind related to carriers: with apologies if this issue has been mentioned in previous discussions.

One of the considerations preventing me from going ahead with purchasing a tandem is the issue of transport. The best I've come up with is to use a basic Fiamma bike rack, then have a local fabricator custom-make a steel or aluminium rail to the appropriate length.

What is a "standard rear carrier"? Is it for the rear of car, or a motorhome? Doesn't the tandem protrude quite far to either side of the vehicle? It certainly would on a car.

 

I don't have a neo electric hub motor, don't even know what one is - in fact, don't even have a tandem (yet) - but the post from Bridget raised a query that's been in my mind related to carriers: with apologies if this issue has been mentioned in previous discussions.

One of the considerations preventing me from going ahead with purchasing a tandem is the issue of transport. The best I've come up with is to use a basic Fiamma bike rack, then have a local fabricator custom-make a steel or aluminium rail to the appropriate length.

What is a "standard rear carrier"? Is it for the rear of car, or a motorhome? Doesn't the tandem protrude quite far to either side of the vehicle? It certainly would on a car.

 

I don't have a neo electric hub motor, don't even know what one is - in fact, don't even have a tandem (yet) - but the post from Bridget raised a query that's been in my mind related to carriers: with apologies if this issue has been mentioned in previous discussions.

One of the considerations preventing me from going ahead with purchasing a tandem is the issue of transport. The best I've come up with is to use a basic Fiamma bike rack, then have a local fabricator custom-make a steel or aluminium rail to the appropriate length.

What is a "standard rear carrier"? Is it for the rear of car, or a motorhome? Doesn't the tandem protrude quite far to either side of the vehicle? It certainly would on a car.

 

I don't have a neo electric hub motor, don't even know what one is - in fact, don't even have a tandem (yet) - but the post from Bridget raised a query that's been in my mind related to carriers: with apologies if this issue has been mentioned in previous discussions.

One of the considerations preventing me from going ahead with purchasing a tandem is the issue of transport. The best I've come up with is to use a basic Fiamma bike rack, then have a local fabricator custom-make a steel or aluminium rail to the appropriate length.

What is a "standard rear carrier"? Is it for the rear of car, or a motorhome? Doesn't the tandem protrude quite far to either side of the vehicle? It certainly would on a car.

 

HI David, I have a tandem for sale and it has a rack that would fit onto roof bars. I must admit, I've never used the rack but what I do going down to France on my tandem holidays is use a standard rear carrier, take the wheels and racks off the tandem and then it protrudes not much further than a normal bike with the wheels on. If you angle it as well, you can reduce the protrusion as well. If you're interested, I could send you a picture of my rack so you can see what it's like. Hope that helps.

Hi David

 

i too have a roof rack for a tandem and have used it on SUV's and a van.  It's a two person job to put it up and get it down but works fine.

 

I have a tandem currently for sale on the site and when the tandem sells would like to sell the roof mounted carrier which attaches to roof rails.

 

hope that helps

I used two of these bolted together to carry my tandem. https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8132815

We use a 'Helton' carrier which mounts on standard roof bars and then adjusts to hold the tandem horizontal.  The carrier slides down to the side of the car to mount the tandem then slides up and across to secure on the roof bars.  Have to turn the handlebars and secure the front wheel with bungees to keep it from flopping about, but generally hassle free for one person.  It is very secure and having the bike flat is reassuring somehow! 

Have used this for Scotland and europe for over 10 years without a problem.  Check the width between roof bars before ordering - the carrier can be made larger if needed.

For those still interested in motors, our rear wheel Heinzmann is now installed and helping us nicely up the hills.