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Hello, just purchased our new Dandy Dart, 4 berth, having it serviced for summer and we want to carry our bikes on top...has anyone done this, we can't locate a suitable bike rack, will we need to have a lid made...any thoughts / experiences would be greatly appreciated, thinking 2-3 cycles on it....thanks
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Bike Rack for my Dandy Dart
stephenzfamily- Posts : 2
Join date : 2014-01-12
Tow Itch- Dandy Expert
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Join date : 2011-06-20
Location : Leigh Gtr Manchester
Not exactly an awning question but no great problem.
Ian (Smith proprietor Riva Leisure/Riva Dandy Sales) did make some bike rack/top box holders. I believe that they were something like this:
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Having spoken to him I think he was a bit concerned about encouraging overloading. The original 5's Designers/Discoverys were advertised with an unladen weight of just over 300Kg (6cwts) There was certainly some weight creep over the years and the Riva Designers/Discoverys were marketed with an unladen weight of 395Kg which doesn't need much loading to become 500Kg. Your Dart will be somewhere between 250Kg and 350Kg so you have a bit more latitude. Ian did always say that the frames are strong enough to take 750Kg suspension but that is another matter.
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We did have one member manufacture their own but hardly think that it was any lighter than Riva's frame.
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If you are OK for noseweight have you considered the tow ball plates that allow a carrier to slide on?
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Ian (Smith proprietor Riva Leisure/Riva Dandy Sales) did make some bike rack/top box holders. I believe that they were something like this:
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Having spoken to him I think he was a bit concerned about encouraging overloading. The original 5's Designers/Discoverys were advertised with an unladen weight of just over 300Kg (6cwts) There was certainly some weight creep over the years and the Riva Designers/Discoverys were marketed with an unladen weight of 395Kg which doesn't need much loading to become 500Kg. Your Dart will be somewhere between 250Kg and 350Kg so you have a bit more latitude. Ian did always say that the frames are strong enough to take 750Kg suspension but that is another matter.
You might try a call to see if he has anything in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
We did have one member manufacture their own but hardly think that it was any lighter than Riva's frame.
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See also [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
If you are OK for noseweight have you considered the tow ball plates that allow a carrier to slide on?
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stephenzfamily- Posts : 2
Join date : 2014-01-12
Hi, thank you so much, that's really helpful, we have a pal who's a mechanic, if we come up with something different I will share on here too, the weights are really useful, thanks again!
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Hi and Welcome 
We have had a few who have carried bikes on Dandy's, the link below shows how
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We have had a few who have carried bikes on Dandy's, the link below shows how
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