Tandem rack for roof bars

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roubaixtuesday
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Tandem rack for roof bars

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Our new (to us) tandem has a longer wheelbase than the old one, and our trusted Pendle rack is completely rusted up so can't be adjusted.

Current alternatives look to be far more expensive, plus the rack did just what we wanted.

So we're in the market for a new carrier, ideally a Pendle one if if anyone has one gathering dust
Bonefishblues
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I do, I think. Whereabouts are you based?
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Bonefishblues wrote: 3 Feb 2025, 1:55pm I do, I think. Whereabouts are you based?
Brilliant! We're in Cheshire
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North Oxon for us, not far from M40 J10. I don't visit Cheshire much anymore, I'm afraid.

I know where the rack is, worth me looking it out?
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Bonefishblues wrote: 3 Feb 2025, 2:05pm North Oxon for us, not far from M40 J10. I don't visit Cheshire much anymore, I'm afraid.

I know where the rack is, worth me looking it out?
Will DM you.
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gaz
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Are you aware of the Edwards' ladder technique?
roubaixtuesday
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gaz wrote: 3 Feb 2025, 7:22pm Are you aware of the Edwards' ladder technique?
I am now :D
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That's how I carried my tandem but only a single ladder not a double .
I secured it to the roof bars with toe straps.
Peugeot 531 pro, Dawes Discovery Tandem, Dawes Kingpin X2, Raleigh 20 stowaway X2, 1965 Moulton deluxe, Falcon K2 MTB dropped bar tourer, Rudge Bi frame folder, Longstaff trike conversion on a Giant XTC 840, Giant Bowery, Apollo transition. :D
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Sorted now, thanks all
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Theres the Johnny Helms method too. :lol:
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Peugeot 531 pro, Dawes Discovery Tandem, Dawes Kingpin X2, Raleigh 20 stowaway X2, 1965 Moulton deluxe, Falcon K2 MTB dropped bar tourer, Rudge Bi frame folder, Longstaff trike conversion on a Giant XTC 840, Giant Bowery, Apollo transition. :D
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