Towbar Mounted Bike Carriers

These are the most common, and generally the cheapest way to carry up to four bikes. The carriers use  the tow ball as a big nut and bolt to hold them on to the towbar. If you have a towball that cannot be removed from the towbar you'll need a carrier from our Towball Mounted Bike Carriers page. If your towbar is a removable square tube, you can also use carriers from our Receiver Hitch Mounted Bike Carriers page.

Pacific 2-Bike Carrier with Straight Base
49101
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2-bike carrier. Tool free removal.

Quick release rotating bike clamps. Towball attachment. Zinc phosphated steel, powder coated. High density ultralon clamp pads to protect bikes. Clamps made from glass reinforced plastic, hinged with stainless steel pins for strength and long life. Number plate mounting provision. Locking provision. 2-bike weight limit: 40kg. The attachment brackets are about 88cm above the towbar.  Weight: 10.1kg.

Pacific 3-Bike Carrier with Straight Base
49102
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3-bike carrier. Tool free removal.

Quick release rotating bike clamps. Towball attachment. Zinc phosphated steel, powder coated. High density ultralon clamp pads to protect bikes. Clamps made from glass reinforced plastic, hinged with stainless steel pins for strength and long life. Number plate mounting provision. Locking provision. 3-bike weight limit: 60kg. The attachment brackets are about 88cm above the towbar. Weight: 11.3kg.

Pacific 4-bike Carrier with Straight Base
49103
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4-bike carrier. Tool free removal. Now fitted with the Pacific A-Frame Stability Strap at no extra charge.

Quick release rotating bike clamps. Towball attachment. Zinc phosphated steel, powder coated. High density ultralon clamp pads to protect bikes. Clamps made from glass reinforced plastic, hinged with stainless steel pins for strength and long life. Number plate mounting provision. Locking provision. 4-bike weight limit: 80kg. The attachment brackets are about 88cm above the towbar. Distance between bike attachment brackets: 147mm centre to centre. Weight: 12.4kg.

Pacific 2 Bike Carrier with Boomerang Base
49104
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2 bike carrier with spare tyre clearance for 4WD spare tyres. We're stocking these carriers because of their wide bike clamps and their low price.

Quick release rotating bike clamps. Towball attachment. Zinc phosphated steel, powder coated. High density ultralon clamp pads to protect bikes. Clamps made from glass reinforced plastic, hinged with stainless steel pins for strength and long life. Number plate mounting provision. Locking provision. 2-bike weight limit: 40kg. Offset: Inside of vertical to outside of attachment hole: 56mm. Or, inside face of vertical (A-frame) to centre of towball: 68mm. The attachment brackets are about 88cm above the towbar. Weight: 10.2kg.

Pacific 3 Bike Carrier with Boomerang Base
49105
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3 bike carrier with spare tyre clearance for 4WD spare tyres. Tool free removal. We're stocking these carriers because of their wide bike clamps and their low price.

Quick release rotating bike clamps. Towball attachment. Zinc phosphated steel, powder coated. High density ultralon clamp pads to protect bikes. Clamps made from glass reinforced plastic, hinged with stainless steel pins for strength and long life. Number plate mounting provision. Locking provision. 3-bike weight limit: 60kg. Offset: Inside of vertical to outside of attachment hole: 56mm. Or, inside face of vertical (A-frame) to centre of towball: 68mm. The attachment brackets are about 88cm above the towbar.  Weight: 11.2kg.

Pacific 4 Bike Carrier with Boomerang Base
49106
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4-bike carrier with spare tyre clearance for 4WD spare tyres. We're stocking these carriers because of their wide bike clamps and their low price. Now fitted with the Pacific A-Frame Stability Strap at no extra charge.

Quick release rotating bike clamps. Towball attachment. Zinc phosphated steel, powder coated. High density ultralon clamp pads to protect bikes. Clamps made from glass reinforced plastic, hinged with stainless steel pins for strength and long life. Number plate mounting provision. Locking provision. 4-bike weight limit: 80kg. Offset: Inside of vertical to outside of attachment hole: 56mm. Or, inside face of vertical (A-frame) to centre of towball: 68mm. The attachment brackets are about 88cm above the towbar. Weight: 12.4kg.

Pacific A-Frame Lock Pin
49118
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Replacement lock pin for the Pacific A-Frame Car Bike Carriers.
Shipping Weight: 100g.

Pacific A-Frame Lock
49112
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Replaces one of the pins that secures the A-Frame to the base.

 Weight: 163g (including keys).

Pacific Straight Base Only
49110
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Allows you to use your Pacific A-Frame carrier on more than one car.
 Weight: 3.9kg.

Pacific Boomerang Base Only
49111
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Allows you to use your Pacific A-Frame carrier on more than one car. Offset: Inside of vertical to outside of attachment hole: 56mm. Or, inside face of vertical (A-frame) to centre of towball: 68mm.
 Weight: 4kg.

Pacific A-Frame Stability Strap
49115
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Use this in combination with the Pacific A-Frame bike carriers to add stability. Minimises bounce with a heavily loaded bike carrier.
 Weight: 93g.

Pacific Number Plate Light with Round Plug
49114
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Attaches to the Pacific Bike Carriers, holds your bike-carrier number plate, and lights it at night (when plugged into your trailer plug).
 Weight: 634g.

Pacific Support Channel
49116
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Replacement support channel for Pacific bike racks, includes rubber inserts and straps.
Shipping Weight: 200g

Thule Lightboard 976
50976
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Straps to the outer bike on any type of bike carrier. Comes with flat seven and round seven plugs so your bike-rack number plate can be lit and night, and your brake and indicator lights won't be obscured.
1055mm long. Weight: 1.4kg.

Towball Chamfered
49191
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50mm ball, 60mm thread. Chamfered ball giving ideal combination with the Thule Hang On Bike Carrier.

60mm thread makes this towball suitable for attaching the Pacific bike carriers to towbars. 

Weight: 1.046kg.
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Preventing Damage to Your Bike

 It's easy for bikes being carried together on the back of a car to scrape and rub together when rough roads are being driven over. Rather than letting the bikes dangle and swing about, it's better to strap them to the carrier, and to each other,with some sort of padding or protection where they touch.  Rags, tape, sponge etc can also be used.

   Watch the exhaust! Don't attach bikes in such a way that a tyre ends up being close to the exhaust pipe. Or, if that can't be avoided, try to leave the wheel free so it can spin as you drive (they do that), so the exhaust doesn't always blow onto the same spot. We've replaced a tyre and tube a couple of times for surprised holidaymakers as a result of exhaust burning.
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Follow this link to see the Victorian Road Rules regarding Car Bicycle Carriers.