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Originally Posted by RVwife
You are right, we don't need a cargo carrier with 750# capacity, but it was on sale at Harbor Freight for less than $100. We couldn't resist, given that we knew we would eventually want a cargo carrier.
Very glad to hear that the carrier works for your mopeds. What kind of "bike rack" or brackets do you have on the carrier?
We'll have to take a closer look; hadn't thought of mounting the tire under the carrier. There isn't a lot of clearance. That's one minus I'd say about the Axis. It is quite low to the ground overall. I suspect that is one reason it did not come with a standard under carriage tire mount (and we haven't found a spot where we could easily/safely put one).
Am I seeing correctly in your photo that your tire IS mounted below the carrier?
At this point our plan is not to tow a car, but use the bikes instead to get around. On the rare occasion that we would envision needing a car, we had planned to just rent one for a day or two. I guess we'll find out how well that plan will work out.
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I use a pair of these (one for each bikes’s front wheel) bolted to the carrier in the appropriate location. I use a ratchet strap to the handle bars just tight enough to compress the front forks slightly. I also have an upright bolted to the center so the bikes are held by their front wheel and are strapped together with the upright between them. I’ll take a photo of the empty carrier next time I visit the storage place. They are very secure. I don’t carry a spare inasmuch as I’m an old retired guy and I’m pretty much willing to wait for help as needed.[ATTACH]25983
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