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Transporting Recumbent to CH

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BradfordMatt View Drop Down
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    Posted: 18 June 2012 at 8:42pm
Folks,

I'm moving my stuff to Switzerland in a few weeks. Been here a while now, and I can say that it (or at least Zurich) seems to have a relatively high recumbent density compared to where I lived in the UK. Anyway, I'd appreciate a little advice from anyone who has tried to take a recumbent abroad.

Has anyone got any (good, bad or otherwise) experience of shifting a recumbent as part of a part load with a removal company? Would you recommend it? (It may go into storage at the removal firm for a while, so I've got no idea what would happen to it during this time, I have some apprehension it has to be said even if well boxed)

If not, plan B would be to try and transport it with the car. Has anyone got any suggestions for transporting a Fujin SLII on a roof rack? Is this feasible? Anyone able to suggest a suitable roof rack if so?

All suggestions welcome. Was only when the nitty-gritty of booking a removal firm was well under way that this crossed my mind.

Thanks,

Matt.

PS I want to avoid plan C if possible - forced sale. Cry
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I have carried my Fujin SLII on a standard fork mount roof carrier, basically it is a block which clamps to the front roof bar with a QR skewer to which the fork of the fujin attaches, the rear wheel is strapped to a channel mounted to the rear roof bar.
Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany!

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Matt
 
I know that Stuart Challacombe carries his Fujin using a BMW branded roof mounted carrier designed for upright bikes where the wheels sit in the cups and a frame support clamps the downtube immediately behind the front wheel.
 
One novel aspect of the BMW carrier is that it seems to be a couple of hundred millimetres longer than the Thule or other branded carriers so the wheel supports can be spread a bit further than normal.
 
Good luck with Zurich.
 
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Matt,
I have used the Thule carrier mentiuoned above. To accomodate a recumbent (RatRacer) I had to drill out the rivets used to hold the frame carrier and then slide it forward and insert bolts to clamp it all together again. This worked for transporting 3 RatRacers to Fredrichshaven, not that it was a fun or fast drive down! I have still got these racks so if you are interested, and can collect (Gu33) then I'm sure we can come to some arrangement.

All the best
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