Can you fit bikes in Renault Kangoo...

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...without folding the rear seats down?

And, can you fit a tandem in with the seats folded down?

[Steve Watkin]

I've got a Citroen Berlingo (similar but not the same) and the answer is NO and NO. The only bike
you will fit in with the rear seats up is a Brompton. "[Not Responding]"
<not_responding@dev.null.invalid> wrote in message
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> ...without folding the rear seats down?
>
> And, can you fit a tandem in with the seats folded down?

[Roger Hainswort]

Steve Watkin <Steve.Watkin1@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a Citroen Berlingo (similar but not the same) and the answer is
NO
> and NO. The only bike you will fit in with the rear seats up is a
Brompton. snipped Hi Steve, I have the Berlingo on my shortlist for replacing my current car and
wonder if I can fit in two adult touring bikes with the vehicles back seats folded forward.
PS, we also have a Brompton each. A little OT but we will use the Berlingo, I'm considering the HDi
diesel, to tow our small (900 kg max) caravan, any views. TIA Roger

[Marten Hoffmann]

not_responding@dev.null.invalid schreef ...
> ...without folding the rear seats down?
>
> And, can you fit a tandem in with the seats folded down?

No, you can fit a tandem with just one seat folded down! That is to say, a couple I know managed to
fit their Ibis tandem with the wheels removed *and* a Burley Solo into a Kangoo with just one rear
seat folded down. On the remaining seat their small son resides until the bike ride begins with him
in tow. Brilliant cars, these Kangoos!

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Regards, Marten

[Marten Hoffmann]

Steve.Watkin1@btinternet.com schreef ...
> I've got a Citroen Berlingo (similar but not the same) and the answer is NO and NO. The only bike
> you will fit in with the rear seats up is a Brompton.

With the seats "up", maybe, but with the seats down: no problem.

> "[Not Responding]" <not_responding@dev.null.invalid> wrote in message
> news:4ok25vohiuc9ol8vumirfmve8ukappv9o1@4ax.com...
> > ...without folding the rear seats down?
> >
> > And, can you fit a tandem in with the seats folded down?

BTW: our Cannondale MT3000 used to fit into a Citroën C15 and an Opel Corsa Combo (that would be a
Vauxhall in the UK) with the front wheel removed. Strangely it wouldn't fit the commercial
Berlingo/Partner. Something to do with the way the load area is shaped. I couldn't fit the last
18-20 cms into the car, no matter what I tried.

In the end we bought a Mercedes Vito but that was also necessary to tow a horse trailer ;-) Now the
tandems sits merrily inside with all the wheels in place.

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Regards, Marten

[Marten Hoffmann]

R.HainsworthHAT@btinternet.com schreef ...
>
> Steve Watkin <Steve.Watkin1@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:b2rlv4$r2p$1@venus.btinternet.com...
> > I've got a Citroen Berlingo (similar but not the same) and the answer is
> NO
> > and NO. The only bike you will fit in with the rear seats up is a
> Brompton. snipped Hi Steve, I have the Berlingo on my shortlist for replacing my current car and
> wonder if I can fit in two adult touring bikes with the vehicles back seats folded forward.

I'm absolutely sure you can fit them; perhaps you'll need to remove the front wheels. On Kangoos you
can get a crossbar with two quick-releases that fits into the cargo space. Remove the front wheels
of the bikes, clamp them down with the QRs and off you go - don't leave the front wheels at home
though ;-)

> PS, we also have a Brompton each. A little OT but we will use the Berlingo, I'm considering the
> HDi diesel, to tow our small (900 kg max) caravan, any views.

Great towcar for this kind of weight.

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Regards, Marten