Ziggy played Laika....

One of the things that Jo and I wanted to do with Ziggy was to not be reliant on a car - so I cooked up the plan, sold my old triathlon training bikes, and bought a couple of E-Bikes . But, as the more observant may have noticed, Ziggy doesn't have a bike rack fitted... and the garage would not take a couple of adult bikes either. So, I started researching and thanks to a lovely lady called Daniele from Laika Customer services, I found out that the original Kreos 3010 was fitted with a Fiamma Carry Bike L80. (I did get a quote from a - unspecified Laika dealer for one but at £750 I paled - but  https://everythingfiamma.co.uk/  had the correct unit for £280 including delivery). But what about the fitting - well, I did get several quotes for that - all agreeing on 4 hours labour - the quotes ranged from £80 an hour to £120 per hour plus VAT. So I sat down and read the instructions - and one thing leapt out at me: The actual space that the frame could be fitted in was very small ...

 I wanted to fit a cycle rack so we would be able too both explore the local area / pubs / restaurants/ shops etc but, I wanted to take my time and ensure that all that I did was safe - I didn’t want the rack dropping off as we drove down the road! I use a great forum to gain information   https://www.motorhomefacts.com/forums  and I had sought advice there - here is a recent reply to my own post with some added pictures: Having taken the advice to heart as in where the strengthens parts of the rear frame were - I emailed Laika with the details of the motorhome and sought assistance. in time honoured dealer fashion (I remain very cynical after Ducati used to charge thirty odd quid for a bevel belt that actually turned out to be a fiver pound Renault twingo fan belt….) they would only tell me that the original design spec was for a Fiamma Carry Bike L80 and I would need to talk to a Laika dealer as they don’t share the specifics with mere mortals…. Pausing only to sup some...