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Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier

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The Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier carries 4 bikes and has a tilt function allowing you to still have access to your car's boot

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Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier Product Description

The Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier has the ability to carry up to 4 bikes and comes with a tilt function that enables you to access the boot of your car whilst the bikes are attached. It also comes with a foldable light board which is a legal requirement if any of your rear lights or number plate is obscured. When not in use the lighting board can then be folded away for quick and easy storage.

The cycle carrier is simple and easy to fit straight on to your tow bar and is then clamped in place. Due to the fact it has a foldable frame when the carrier is no longer needed it is simple and easy to carry away and store.

Features and Benefits of the Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier

  • Tilting mechanism allows you to have access to the boot when the bikes are still on the carrier
  • Foldable frame making it easy to carry and store away when not in use
  • Simple and fast to fit, simply fit on to your tow bar and clamp in place
  • Lighting board included in case your rear lights/number plate is obscured. (legal requirement)
  • Lighting board is foldable for easy storage
  • UK 7 pin connector
  • Minimum vehicle nose weight : 85kg

Why buy Halfords?

The Halfords Cycle Carrier range offers a great variety of cycle carriers that are all designed to reliably carry your bike on your car. Currently over 95% of cars can find a suitable carrier within the Halfords range, whether you are looking for roof mounted, rear mounted or tow bar mounted, Halfords can provide a carrier to meet your need.

Why Buy a Tow Bar Mounted Carrier?

A tow ball mounted carrier is ideal if you want to leave the roof of your car free to carry other items such as a roof box.

Will this carrier fit my car?

This cycle carrier should fit your car if you have a 50mm standard towball attached - this includes flange, swan neck and detachable tow bars. Detachable tow bars will only be suitable if they have a flange adaptor which can be ordered in via special order. It is also important that you check the nose weight of your car to ensure this cycle carrier is suitable.

Consult your car owner's manual to check the maximum permitted towbar 'nose weight' for your vehicle. 'Nose weight' is the downwards force that the towbar can support.

To use this carrier loaded with four adult bikes, your towbar must be capable of carrying a weight of at least 85kg.


Click here to get more details on fitting this cycle carrier to your car.

  • Max. number of bikes carried: 4
  • Type of cycle carrier: Tow Bar
  • Load capacity (kg): 60kg
Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier 3.7 5 6 6
Good with reservations This bike carrier is great if you need to carry 3 or 4 bikes on your car in a safe manner – no rocking and rolling about. You feel that your load is secure with 5 straps and a sturdy frame supporting each bike. However, the setting up of the carrier is no easy matter. The wordless instruction book is difficult to follow and I would not have managed without the video help on the Halford’s website. Although helpful, this video gives a misleading impression about how easy the process is. 1) It shows a slender woman effortlessly lifting the carrier onto the car – there must have been some hidden wires helping her. I’m no weight lifter but I’m not a weakling either and I struggle doing it. 2) It shows her just leaning over and touching the tilt control knob to remove it – in practice it is a more difficult job, especially when loaded with a few bikes, because they prevent you from getting good access. Having said that, the tilting mechanism works a treat on my estate car and clears the opening rear door easily. The two upright supports require a bit of effort to slacken off when you want to fold them – it isn’t just a question of pulling a lever. When loading and unloading 4 bikes you have to spend a fair time with the straps which secure them. The bottom wheel straps can be tricky and you have to learn how to set them properly. Don’t expect to be able to easily remove one of the ‘middle’ bikes without removing others first – there isn’t room to do this, so think about the order in which you stack them. On delivery my pack was short of some large washers which were required to adjust the hitch. I had to go out and buy these, together with longer screws for the uprights because the ones supplied were too short to do the job properly. Also, one of the uprights is very slightly bent and the bolt hole will need to be drilled to a larger size to make it fold more easily. The hitch adjustment is not a simple process when it is all new to you and you don’t understand fully how it fits. If you are not very practical or don’t have suitable tools it’s probably better to pay Halfords to set it up for you. All in all a good buy, but it requires a lot of effort – only 3 stars are because of this, but the item itself deserves 4 stars. 09 July 2012
Setup Easy to assemble but it does have some washers and screws that the manual refers to missing, simple to find in my garage but not everyones, apart from that its solid and value for money. There is a video on the halfords site that makes setup much easier than the (no words) manual. 15 May 2012
4 cycle carrier The halfords 4 cycle carrier is a cheaper option to the Thule carrier, took me just over an hour to set up on the tow bar. In the instructions it says you need a minimum of 30mm clearance to the centre of the tow ball but in reality you need a minimum of 65mm for the clamp to work, once setup the ease to put on and take off is simple(has to be for me!). The tilt mechanism works easily and is well balanced with the bikes on, I have this fitted to a volvo estate and can only fit 3 bikes legally which is good has 4bikes would not allow my boot to open. 21 April 2012
Does what it says on the tin I bought this as it seemed to be the best all rounder at a reasonable price. It does exactly what it should. I found that the bolts which angle the rack needed to come out completely to sit right on the car, but now it does. I found that it wasn't tight enough on the tow ball either and had to wind a couple of nuts right in. The only other thing i'm not thrilled about is the upright posts do fold slightly, which is needd to get it into my boot. So that feature is great. Unfortunately, the way that it achieves that leaves some play in the upright support. It's never going to come loose, but the bikes to wobble a fair amount pulling and pushing on the upright. I'm going to choose to replace the bolts it came with using my own, which means i'm going to need a spanner or a socket to fold it, rather than just my hands. But I'd rather than and have it all absolutely tight, seeing it move in the rear view just makes me nervous - even though it's perfectly safe. That's the bad bits out of the way. The good bits are, once you've put it together which only takes a few minutes, and secured your number place, it's easy. I can lift it onto the tow bar on my own, secure it, put the bikes on it and strap it all up within 5 minutes. I can get it down just as quick too. It is fairly heavy, I'm not a big bloke biceps wise but I can manage it. The missus can't though, so bear that in mind when purchasing, it might need two of you to put it on the car and take it off depending on your strength. I chose to drill out the holes that were provided for the number plate too so I could bolt it on. I've used hex head bolts and nylocks through the plate into the rack, so that's not going to fall off, and to take it off you'd need a 10mm spanner and the right size key so it's not oging to get kicked off / stolen either. All in all, a very good product, does what i should, I'm happy with it, the adjustments I've made are because I'm just a little bit pedantic like that. But atleast these things are all things I could sort easily and cheaply - there's nothing inherantly wrong with the design :) Oh - it's used with an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Cloverleaf, with an aftermarket Westfalia detachable tow bar. 09 February 2012
perfect for the family finally managed to find a cycle carrier which lets your carry 4 bikes. The features on this are really great and because it folds its ideal for storing. Setting it up on the towbar was a little tricky to start with but now it's set it's so easy to put on and off. I would definitely recommend this to family who like going cycling together 20 May 2011
Square holes, round bolts... We purchased this item with the intention of having the bikes but being able to let the dog out of the boot. The tilt is insufficient to open the boot of our estate. The release to allow tilting is very rudimentary - requiring a hammer and molegrips to free and (so far) we are unable to get it back together - a square hole for a very tight fitting round bolt which if you did manage to get it back through repeated use would damage the thread in no time at all. You would need to pack a tool kit if planning to use the tilt mechanism, not the smooth easy operation we've seen with other models belong to friends and family. Other bolts supplied with this were the wrong size requiring replacement to build in the first place. We bought this as the cheap solution but it is not fit for purpose and will returned asap. 04 May 2011
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The Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier should fit your Land Rover Discovery 3 if you have a 50mm standard towball attached - this includes flange, swan neck and detachable tow bars. Detachable tow bars will only be suitable if they have a flange adaptor which is available to order from your local Halfords store who can order them in for you via the special order service and will be able to advise cost. It is also important that you check the nose weight of your car to ensure this cycle carrier is suitable.
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The Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier should fit your car if you have a 50mm standard towball attached - this includes flange, swan neck and detachable tow bars. Detachable tow bars will only be suitable if they have a flange adaptor which can be ordered in via special order. It is also important that you check the nose weight of your car to ensure this cycle carrier is suitable.
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Will this cycle carrier fit my towbar if I also have the maxxraxx adapter fitted to my towbar? How much clearance is required from the right hand edge of the towball?
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I'll answer my own question as I purchased the Halfords Advanced carrier this weekend.

The carrier is indeed compatible with having the MaxxRaxx mount attached at the same time.
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Unfortunately without further information regarding the towbar adapter you have fitted to your vehicle, we are unable to advise whether the Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier will be suitable. Please provide more information and we will endeavour to answer your question.
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Could you let me know what type of socket this requires, is it a 7 or 13 pin?

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It has a 7 pin socket. You'd need an adapter to use a 13 pin
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The Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier requires a 7 pin socket. If your vehicle has a 13 pin socket, then the Ring 13 to 7 Pin Adapter, item code 197502 can be purchased to convert this to fit your vehicle.
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Is it possible to securely lock the carrier to the towbar and the bikes to the carrier to stop theft
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Yes, the carrier comes with a padlock that locks through a hole in the handle and prevents the handle being lifted and therefore prevents the carrier being removed from the tow ball.
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There are a variety of locking mechanisms designed to help secure the Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier, a colleague in your local store would be happy to talk you through the options and advise you on the best product for your needs. Please see the video on the product page to gain a better idea as to how this carrier secures to the towbar.
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Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier

£229.99 The Halfords Advanced Foldable 4 Bike Tow Bar Cycle Carrier carries 4 bikes and has a tilt function allowing you to still have access to your car's boot