Hi

Are you still looking for a tandem roof carrier? I have a German-made TUV lift carrier surplus to requirements. Let me know if you're interested.

Mike

High Mike

We did buy one, but yours sound might be more robust.

Can you send some details?

Thanks!

Paul

paul.cooper"at"doctors.org.uk

(replace "at" with @)

Hi Paul

Please see photos of carrier hoist below. It is a German-made device, well engineered and easy to use. The original owner reduced the length of one of the extension bars so the overall length of the carrier is 220cm instead of 256cm. You'll need the check the wheel base of your tandem to make sure it fits. I'm asking £125 for the carrier. I'm told you can't buy them new any more and when last commercially available they cost around £350.

Regards

Mike

Hi Paul

Please see photos of carrier hoist below. It is a German-made device, well engineered and easy to use. The original owner reduced the length of one of the extension bars so the overall length of the carrier is 220cm instead of 256cm. You'll need the check the wheel base of your tandem to make sure it fits. I'm asking £125 for the carrier. I'm told you can't buy them new any more and when last commercially available they cost around £350.

Regards

Mike

Hi Paul

Please see photos of carrier hoist below. It is a German-made device, well engineered and easy to use. The original owner reduced the length of one of the extension bars so the overall length of the carrier is 220cm instead of 256cm. You'll need the check the wheel base of your tandem to make sure it fits. I'm asking £125 for the carrier. I'm told you can't buy them new any more and when last commercially available they cost around £350.

Regards

Mike

Hi

it would be useful to see the tandem mounted and in position if possible. I currently transport on a tow bar rack but would like a roof rack system if I could find something robust enough to carry 30Kgs and assist with the lift onto the roof.

Any advice would be welcomed.

Hi to all. We've just moved from a 11kg tandem that was mounted on a Thule fork mounted (single bike) carrier that worked really well to a 27Kg Moustache e tandem. 

I used to just lift the old tandem onto the roof mounted bike rack - but this was not an option with 27Kg of etandem. So how to now get it safely upright onto the roof of a 3 series BMW estate, leaving room for 2 bike racks on the roof? 

We have found a solution using an Atera tandem bike lift (that is fine for lifting it up to roof level) but even with the wheels securely fixed, it "wobbled" too much side to side for my liking.

The solution was to mount the tandem facing backwards and add a 900mm strut (15mm stainless tube, 2 clevis pin joints and a seat post clamp) that goes from the stoker seat post to the Thule roof bar. 

Now it is a solid as a rock.

We've done our 1st trip to the lakes and it was excellent at motorway speeds.

I'll send a photo of it if you are interested. 

Hi to all. We've just moved from a 11kg tandem that was mounted on a Thule fork mounted (single bike) carrier that worked really well to a 27Kg Moustache e tandem. 

I used to just lift the old tandem onto the roof mounted bike rack - but this was not an option with 27Kg of etandem. So how to now get it safely upright onto the roof of a 3 series BMW estate, leaving room for 2 bike racks on the roof? 

We have found a solution using an Atera tandem bike lift (that is fine for lifting it up to roof level) but even with the wheels securely fixed, it "wobbled" too much side to side for my liking.

The solution was to mount the tandem facing backwards and add a 900mm strut (15mm stainless tube, 2 clevis pin joints and a seat post clamp) that goes from the stoker seat post to the Thule roof bar. 

Now it is a solid as a rock.

We've done our 1st trip to the lakes and it was excellent at motorway speeds.

I'll send a photo of it if you are interested. 

Hi to all. We've just moved from a 11kg tandem that was mounted on a Thule fork mounted (single bike) carrier that worked really well to a 27Kg Moustache e tandem. 

I used to just lift the old tandem onto the roof mounted bike rack - but this was not an option with 27Kg of etandem. So how to now get it safely upright onto the roof of a 3 series BMW estate, leaving room for 2 bike racks on the roof? 

We have found a solution using an Atera tandem bike lift (that is fine for lifting it up to roof level) but even with the wheels securely fixed, it "wobbled" too much side to side for my liking.

The solution was to mount the tandem facing backwards and add a 900mm strut (15mm stainless tube, 2 clevis pin joints and a seat post clamp) that goes from the stoker seat post to the Thule roof bar. 

Now it is a solid as a rock.

We've done our 1st trip to the lakes and it was excellent at motorway speeds.

I'll send a photo of it if you are interested. 

If you go to YouTube and search 'atera bike lift' there's a video of the lift in action albeit with a solo bike. 

I've had and used an Atera for some years and as said up post, a tandem does wobble a bit, a problem I resolved by using strong nylon cord attached to the captain's seat post and tying securely to the car's roof rails (in an inverted 'V' shape, if that makes sense.).

A rigid pole as used up post is an even better idea.