Category Archives: Auxtail Cycling

Lime Bikes are coming to Milton Keynes We were eminently excited to hear that Lime Bikes had chosen our home town of Milton Keynes as their launch city in the UK, as reported by the Daily Telegraph.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/10/21/3bn-scooter-start-up-lime-races-first-uk-targets-milton-keynes/ While we’d heard local rumours that the bikes were available, sadly when we ventured out today to […]

Great news! Auxtail is now being stocked at Eco-Voltz, in Chesterfield. They have one of our Auxtail stands on permanent display at their showroom and they will soon be making bike deliveries with one of our  2 bike carriers which you can also see there. Auxtail and Eco Voltz are great brand partners for us… […]

Auxtail rated as one of ‘Best tow bar mounted bike racks 2018’ by AutoExpress We are proud to announce that the Auxtail rated as one of ‘Best tow bar mounted bike racks 2018’ by AutoExpress magazine. This is a fabulous honour for us, especially as AutoExpress is such a well regarded magazine in the automotive […]

We wanted to show you how quickly a bike can be loaded and unload from the Auxtail. Here’s a little video to show you just how easy it is to use our carrier… As you can see its about 25 seconds to get a bike down off of our carrier. This makes it perfect for […]

Wanted, brand ambassadors! Are you a mad keen cyclist, hoping on your bike almost daily… Do you regularly transport your bike before riding? Do you love blogging, vlogging or talking about your cycling adventures? Do you have some great followers who love to interact with you about your cycling? If so, we’d love to talk […]

Is your cycle carrier an accident waiting to happen? It may sound a little overly dramatic, but in fact this does happen with alarming regularity… A quick search online will show you a number of people with stories of how their cycle carrier has failed and shed bikes all over the road.  So, the question […]

Auxtail have recently been featured in Cycling Industry News, with a great write up by cycling journalist Mark Sutton.  To read the full piece head over to their website and take a look. No contact bike carrier seeks to forge shop and distribution links

5 ways cycling can improve your health Needless to say, here at Auxtail we LOVE cycling and consider it a part of our everyday lives. However, not only is it a great past time and an amazing way to travel, it also has a number of proven ways it can help you with your health […]

The Auxtail recently featured in Singletrack magazine and got a very favourable review from Jason Miles. This was in fact one of the very first Auxtails ever made and in fact we’ve had a large number of improvements added to the carrier. If you’d like to see the full review, go and check it out […]

There are no international standards (ISO or ECE) for rear cycle carriers. However, there are UK regulations to keep lights visible and ensure a safe load. ECE 48 defines requirements for lights and their visibility.  Reverse, fog, stop, indicator, brake and number plate lamps  are mandatory on all vehicles. The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989, […]