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MaxxRaxx 5 bike Explorer EasyFixx rack, MXREL5 (10EF52)

£349.95
RRP: £387.50
Code: MXREL5

MAXXRAXX carriers are designed from first principles; some people think they're quirky, with their single supporting arm. Are they stable enough? Are they strong enough? Of course they are. That single arm is a serious benefit, and as for stability, they're the best of the hang on racks.


So what's the big deal about MAXXRAXX carriers? Apart from the solid British engineering and clever design features (see below), you can:

  • fit this rack to any type of tow bar
  • adapt them for use on vehicles with or without a rear spare wheel

In other words, they offer a degree of flexibility which other 'hang on' carriers can't match.

It's a "4x4" 5 bike carrier designed for cars, vans and 4 x 4 vehicles with a larger spare wheel requiring a 250mm offset.

Design features / specifications include:

  • Capacity: 5 bike
  • Maximum load: 80kg (also dependent on your tow ball noseweight)
  • Weight: 12.5kg.
  • The bikes are carried in cycle cradles, held down with a ratchet strap which distributes the webbing tension evenly across all the bikes.
  • Although we mention the Artificial Cross Bar, it's OK to hang the bike from the Y-frame cross bar, i.e. to fix the bike so that one wheel is higher than the other, or even to hang the bike from the seat post tube if there's sufficient ground clearance (don't ever do any of this with a rear door mounting or "strap on" rack).
  • The carrier can be tilted without the need to remove the bikes, allowing access to the boot.
  • There's good clearance between the carrier and the bumper / bodywork, minimising the potential for damage to your vehicle.
  • An integral security cable and padlocks are included, locking the bike to the carrier and the carrier to the tow bar.
  • The arm folds down making them easy to store and carry.

A range of accessories are shown below, including a Light Board Hanger, a lighting board (7 pin plug supplied; check the accessories page for an adapter if you have a 13 pin socket), a Wall Mount Bracket which provides off the ground secure bike storage as well as a ready made work station, and an Artificial Cross Bar for Y-frame and ladies bikes.

We also have a full spares programme, including the parts required to transfer your MAXXRAXX between different types of vehicle - click here for details.

This carrier holds a maximum 5 bikes, and we assume that you are only buying it because your vehicle has a maximum nose weight of 100kg or more. If there is any doubt, please check with your tow bar fitter to be on the safe side. This rack us supplied two auxiliary safety straps which must be used when carrying more than 2 bikes to avoid any shock load damage to the tow bar.

You can't tow at the same time as using this bike rack. MAXXRAXX do have a bike carrier available that allows you to tow and carry bikes if you have a bolt-on style tow ball - click here for details.



Special Offer! Buy a MAXXRAXX cycle carrier from us and we'll give you a FREE MaxxRaxx Light Board Hanger, worth £12.50. Only 1 light board hanger per carrier purchased.

We have a complete spares programme. Please click here.

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Deciding which bike carriers to buy is not always easy, especially as you may not have had experience of using bike carriers before. We hope that our buying guides provide useful guidance about which bike carrier 'strategy' will be most appropriate for your circumstances, as well as highlighting the best features of particular models. We also have troubleshooting FAQs - for example, some customers struggle at first to fit four bikes onto a tow ball carrier, and wonder whether a different carrier would allow the bikes to be spaced wider apart. (It won't, but we have some good tips which make bike fitting much easier.)

Our bike carriers Exchange Scheme covers roof mounting and tow ball mounting bike carriers only. Rear door mounting / strap on carriers are not included, and nor are roof bars. It allows you to exchange within 90 days of invoice date. Most exchanges are for roof mounting upgrades, or are tow ball carriers with very basic tilting systems being exchanged for easy to use sliding / tilting carriers.

These are the rules of the bike carriers Exchange Scheme:

  • You are allowed one exchange only.
  • The original equipment must be in "as new" condition, subject only to fair wear and tear.
  • The replacement items must be different models from the originals.
  • The replacement items must not be part of a package deal or be from our Bargains section.
  • Roof bars are never part of the Exchange Scheme.

This is how the exchange scheme works:

  • We charge in full for the replacement items, including the appropriate carriage charge and a charge for any packaging needed for the return of the originals.
  • We pay the return carriage costs.
  • When the originals arrive back here we refund you for their invoice value, but you won't get back more than the invoice value of the replacements. In other words, if the replacements are cheaper than the originals we won't be giving you "extra cash back".

Please note: we can only collect items from mainland UK.

Delivery charges and arrangements:

We charge a contribution towards delivery costs, depending on what you order, where you live, and how quickly you want the goods.

These are our standard charges; there are usually surcharges for all offshore destinations and some remote postcodes - for details please see our delivery information page.

Delivery of this item

Standard sized items (Roof bars, bike carriers and most other items)
Express Delivery £ 9.50 1 to 2 working days
Standard Delivery £ 6.50 3 to 4 working days

Delivery of other items

Small items & Spare parts
Express delivery £ 6.95 1 to 2 working days
Standard delivery £ 4.95 3 to 4 working days
Roof boxes
Express Delivery £ 19.50 1 to 2 working days
Standard Delivery £ 14.50 3 to 4 working days
Dropracks and Roof tents
Express Delivery £ 19.50 2 working days

Delivery times

Delivery times are calculated in working days (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank holidays).

Cut-off times for Express Delivery orders
Express Delivery orders placed before before the cut-off times shown below will usually be desptached on the date of order. Express Delivery orders placed after these cut-off times will be despatched the next working day.

Small and Standard Sized Items Order by 4pm for same day despatch
Roof Boxes, Dropracks and Roof Tents Order by 1pm for same day despatch

Delivery FAQs

When will my order arrive?
There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays, except for postable items where Royal Mail has a Saturday delivery. Express Delivery orders placed on a Friday (before 1pm) should be delivered on the Monday or Tuesday, Express Delivery orders placed on a Saturday or Sunday should be delivered on the Tuesday or Wednesday. The arrangements for Very Heavy Items are different and are shown above.

What about Next Working Day delivery?
We have offered a reliable Next Working Day service for well over 20 years but, due to the pressure on the couriers caused by the coronavirus crisis and the huge increase in online shopping, we can no longer be confident about the delivery date, which is why we now call the service ‘Express delivery’. Most Express delivery orders will arrive on the next or second working day, but some will arrive on the second or third working day, or be split between these days. So-called “split deliveries” happen when the couriers do not have enough trailer space for everything that should be moved around the UK, so they will load what they can and leave the rest for the next trailer.

Is my delivery day guaranteed?
No retailer or courier company can ever "guarantee" a Next Working Day delivery. As well as split deliveries, all courier companies occasionally have the same transport problems as can happen to everyone else, including snow blocked roads, closed roads, traffic jams, mechanical breakdown, an inability to find the delivery address, or to gain access to it if, for example, it's in a block of flats. We work with some of the best couriers in the business, and overall they provide an outstanding service.

Do I need to be at home?
We are very flexible with our deliveries and will aim to deliver to an address which suits you – this does not need to be your home address. Goods can usually be left without signature - we prefer this with roof boxes. There's a "Special Delivery Instructions" box in the checkout area where we'll ask you to choose a typical instruction and then amend it to suit your particular requirements.

Payment options:

We take the following cards, and also PayPal. Please note that the entry on your card statement will be from "The Roof Box Company".

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Bike carriers with 7 pin plugs

Wheel support bike carriers which are supplied with 7 pin plugs usually only include rear lights, brake lights and indicator lights, which is why they are often called ‘3 function lights’.

Unusually, Thule bike carriers with 7 pin plugs also include a fog light; this works when plugged into 7 pin electrics, but it does not work when plugged into 13 pin electrics via an adapter.

Bike carriers with 13 pin plugs

Bike carriers which are supplied with 13 pin plugs include a fog light and reversing light, as well as rear lights, brake lights and indicator lights – which is why they are often called ‘5 function lights’.

If these are plugged into 13 pin electrics then all 5 functions will work.

If they are plugged into 7 pin electrics via an adapter then the fog light should work, but the reversing light on the bike carrier will not work.

Please note

These notes assume that your tow bar electrics have been wired correctly!

Tow bar wiring in the digital age is much more complicated than it used to be when everything was analogue. Our experience is that if you are having lighting problems, e.g. a fog light does not work in 7 pin tow bar electrics, the problem is much more likely to be caused by the wiring, not by a dud bulb in the bike carrier.


Add to Your Order Untick if not required:
Item: Description: Our price (each): RRP:
Tow bar bike carrier: £349.95 (rrp. £385.00)
Special offers:
Free FASTY strap: £0.00 (rrp. £2.50)
Accessories:
MaxxRaxx accessory: £18.95 (rrp. £20.00)
Lighting board: £14.95 (rrp. )

All our prices include VAT at 20% Total: £349.95

We will notify you by email when we have an estimated despatch date. You will not be charged until your order is ready for despatch.

 Description 
 Spare parts 
 Our 90 day Exchange Scheme 
 Delivery charges and Payment options 
 7 pin or 13 pin tow bar electrics?