jasperp
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Maybe interesting for some:
The Taycan is quite annoying for an avid cyclist. It does not have a regular tow bar. Only this clumsy expensive dedicated bike rack that is only available on the CT. The roof rails are not an option if you want to use it every week.
The Taycan is not homologated to allow a regular tow bar, but there are now solutions on the market that provide a tow bar that can only carry bikes. You cannot tow a trailer with it. This makes it legal to attach this to the Taycan without breaking the law or without having to do go to these car checking stations (at least that is the case in Flanders and the Netherlands).
This hitch has two protrusions that make it impossible to use it to tow a trailer. You can only attach a bike rack to it.
I bought it from:
https://brink.eu/en-gb/towbars/towbar-types/bike-carrier-solution/
They do not have one for a Taycan. So there is no off-the-shelve solution. I bought one for a VW ID.3 because it is a vertical detachable one. It plugs in at the bottom of the car, not the rear. It is almost invisible when removed.
The ID.3 is also not homologated for towing trailers. So it is legal to attach this kind of tow bar to the Taycan.
I removed the plastic bumper cover. And I made the system to attach it to the car myself using 4mm steal L-profiles. The vertical weight is attached to the rear aluminium bumper. It is very strongly attached to the car. It can easily carry the weight but not the torque. So I made an extension to the bottom of the trunk. That pushes the trunk floor upwards. And added some extra piece of steal to take horizontal forces. And I made a 5cmx5cm hole in the bottom of the plastic bumper. Not visible from the back of the car.
It can not take much horizontal pulling forces. So pulling a trailer would surely damage the car. (Which is prevented by the design of the hitch). But it can easily take 75kg vertical load.
I am very happy with it. I can use any European bike rack and can easily carry 3 bikes. It makes the Taycan much more practical for me.
The Taycan is quite annoying for an avid cyclist. It does not have a regular tow bar. Only this clumsy expensive dedicated bike rack that is only available on the CT. The roof rails are not an option if you want to use it every week.
The Taycan is not homologated to allow a regular tow bar, but there are now solutions on the market that provide a tow bar that can only carry bikes. You cannot tow a trailer with it. This makes it legal to attach this to the Taycan without breaking the law or without having to do go to these car checking stations (at least that is the case in Flanders and the Netherlands).
This hitch has two protrusions that make it impossible to use it to tow a trailer. You can only attach a bike rack to it.
I bought it from:
https://brink.eu/en-gb/towbars/towbar-types/bike-carrier-solution/
They do not have one for a Taycan. So there is no off-the-shelve solution. I bought one for a VW ID.3 because it is a vertical detachable one. It plugs in at the bottom of the car, not the rear. It is almost invisible when removed.
The ID.3 is also not homologated for towing trailers. So it is legal to attach this kind of tow bar to the Taycan.
I removed the plastic bumper cover. And I made the system to attach it to the car myself using 4mm steal L-profiles. The vertical weight is attached to the rear aluminium bumper. It is very strongly attached to the car. It can easily carry the weight but not the torque. So I made an extension to the bottom of the trunk. That pushes the trunk floor upwards. And added some extra piece of steal to take horizontal forces. And I made a 5cmx5cm hole in the bottom of the plastic bumper. Not visible from the back of the car.
It can not take much horizontal pulling forces. So pulling a trailer would surely damage the car. (Which is prevented by the design of the hitch). But it can easily take 75kg vertical load.
I am very happy with it. I can use any European bike rack and can easily carry 3 bikes. It makes the Taycan much more practical for me.
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