Will a bike rack hold my hubby’s wheelchair ?

[fluff10]

I’ve bought a bike rack for my Chausson Flash10 (unfortunately it’s the wrong one doh !). My question is will a standard bike rack do the job to secure my hubby’s wheelchair ? Can’t find anything designed especially for a wheelchair to fit on the back. Thanks for any help and advice

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

It's not just the bike rack you need to consider, it's the total weight on the back of the motorhome. Ours is 65 kgs and takes our 2 e bikes ,but we don't have batteries or saddles on them.
If you get a rack that takes 2 bikes a folded wheelchair will sit on it ok

 

[MisterB]

Will he be sat in the chair when travelling or do you allow him to sit inside .....

 

[mitzimad]

provided its within the weight limits of the rack and van you could easily get a wheelchair on one bungees and ratchet straps will hold it in place im assuming the chair fol;ds

 

[Speve]

I’ve bought a bike rack for my Chausson Flash10 (unfortunately it’s the wrong one doh !). My question is will a standard bike rack do the job to secure my hubby’s wheelchair ? Can’t find anything designed especially for a wheelchair to fit on the back. Thanks for any help and advice

We used to put a Tricycle on ours after a couple of adaptions and that was quite weighty but depends on what sort of wheelchair it is?

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[Brains]

The best bike racks to get are the tow ball mounted ones.
Cost is between £200-£400 for the rack. (which may be more than a rear wall mounted one)
The main advantages are:

• They take seconds to put on and take off, so you only have them on the back when needed. They can live in the shed/boot for most of the year, so they do not deteriorate
• They are only 30cm off the ground, so you don't have to lift bikes (or wheelchairs) over your head to load them up.
• They are easy to put covers on (no ladder required)
• The rack is easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, so the same rack can be used on the car as well as the motorhome
• The only disadvantage is you need a towball fitted. Not all vans are suitable.
• Towballs can be the 'hidden' type which means it's invisible when not in use, so no need to spoil the lines of the motorhome.

This one is suitable for wheelchairs, £240.

 

[fluff10]

Will he be sat in the chair when travelling or do you allow him to sit inside .....

Depends on whether we’re ‘talking’ or not. Lol

 

[fluff10]

The best bike racks to get are the tow ball mounted ones.
Cost is between £200-£400 for the rack. (which may be more than a rear wall mounted one)
The main advantages are:

• They take seconds to put on and take off, so you only have them on the back when needed. They can live in the shed/boot for most of the year, so they do not deteriorate
• They are only 30cm off the ground, so you don't have to lift bikes (or wheelchairs) over your head to load them up.
• They are easy to put covers on (no ladder required)
• The rack is easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, so the same rack can be used on the car as well as the motorhome
• The only disadvantage is you need a towball fitted. Not all vans are suitable.
• Towballs can be the 'hidden' type which means it's invisible when not in use, so no need to spoil the lines of the motorhome.

This one is suitable for wheelchairs, £240.

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That looks ideal. Thank You ! I have a rear tow bar which I’ve never used is that what you mean by a tow ball ?

 

[Roby2008]

I assume it is a manual chair?
If so then weight is not an issue, most bike racks will go to 50kg capacity and a manual chair is not so much ( Herselfs chair is 9kg), I have had hers on the MH bike rack a few times, just space the runners accordingly.

 

[Brains]

That looks ideal. Thank You ! I have a rear tow bar which I’ve never used is that what you mean by a tow ball ?

Yes!

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[fluff10]

That looks ideal. Thank You ! I have a rear tow bar which I’ve never used is that what you mean by a tow ball ?

Perfect. What model is this one please ?

 

[Smokaijo]

Will he be sat in the chair when travelling or do you allow him to sit inside .....

This made me laugh out loud and my partner too especially as I am a wheelchair user lol suffered many jokes about “ tow her on a trailer behind lol”

 

[The Wino]

If you have a towbar fitted id definitely get a towbar rack as it's a lot lower so it will be easier to lift the wheelchair and will take a higher weight. However for anyone else without a towbar already it would be an expensive way to fit a rack and use up a lot of payload

 

[MisterB]

This made me laugh out loud and my partner too especially as I am a wheelchair user lol suffered many jokes about “ tow her on a trailer behind lol”

Surely not, surely wheel chair users dont have a sense of humour or like a bit of banter ......

 

[Genear]

Don't forget its not just the weight limit of the rack, it's also the weight limit that the back wall of your motorhome can take.
I would definitely not want 65Kg hanging off the back wall!
Itineo advised not more than 35Kg on the back wall of mine.

As others mentioned, if you have a tow ball then use it! Even if you don't have a tow ball, it might be worth at least considering one for ease of use and weight reasons

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[carolyn]

When our children were young one spent 6 months in a wheel chair due to a hip problem. We loaded 4 bikes plus his wheelchair onto the car bike rack(not tow ball mounted) and off we went to France. Never crossed our minds to weigh anything. The ignorance of youth I suppose!

 

[Littlewheels]

I know Brains recommended this but here where to buy.Thule directly has them on offer at £210.

 

[TheBig1]

This one is for sale in the classifieds section of this site

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[Oldrat]

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