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So, I’ve pre-ordered an Amflow PR carbon back in mid-April, however, the sketchy and mixed information coming out about distribution in the UK is starting to leave me feeling quite anxious about when I’ll actually get it (hearing as late as November this year).

The reason I ordered this bike was primarily due to the Avinox motor, however, it seems more and more other brands (Orbea, Canyon, Propain etc) are releasing bikes with this motor as well. So I guess my question is, should I remain patient with Amflow or should I potentially look at cancelling my order and explore other options?

So, I’m looking at buying the above bike rack for my car (Volvo XC60) to help transport my Amflow PR Carbon when it eventually arrives. In years gone by, I would’ve normally just took the front wheel off the bike and put it in the boot, however, I’m now a father of 2, which means I have two child seats in the back. It’s an absolute faff having to remove them so I can put the back seats down and then put them back in when I’m done.

I’ve been looking at solutions to this (first world) problem and come across this Thule bike rack. I’ve read up on it and watched various review videos on YouTube and it looks great, however, I was wondering if anyone owns one of these already and wouldn’t mind sharing their experience with them. It looks like the carrier has a load capacity of about 50kg and as the bike weights about 24kg, it should be fine. I was just wondering if this bike and its size will fit on okay. It’ll only ever be me using it for this single bike. One of the comments on a review I’ve watched suggests if you have a proper mountain bike (modern trail or enduro), it may not fit correctly because the straps are too close to the middle of the rack, so it causes problems. Apparently additional XXL will need to be purchased (not sure how true or accurate this is?). Thanks