Originally Posted by
Ritterview
I've measured a bunch of
crossovers for fitting a tandem, the goal being that the tandem is upright down the center, attached to a fork mount at the rear, with the rear wheel poking in between the two front seats. This requires a middle row center aisle, such as with two captain's seats. There is generally a console between the two front seats in a crossover which forms a barrier to the rear wheel short of the needed length. The solution must be to modify the console with a slot to allow the frontward passage of the tandem's rear wheel. The length needed for my Large/Medium Calfee is 86 inches.
If it is 68 inches from the back of the front seats, the rear tandem wheel would be near the dashboard. A tandem might be shoehorned in a CRV, but it is not the crossover to choose for the purposes of tandem transport.
Thanks Ritterview, we were thinking with both wheels off which I think it would if on it's side with everything attached but wheels though if I were to stand it up in a mount connecting at the dropouts I'm not sure if the handle bars would extend too far beyond the wheel-base measurement. I was thinking of getting some type of "runner" that I could set the bike on and then slide it into the vehicle laying on it's side, but I think we will need to do a little more measuring and vehicle consideration. Our problem is hauling the tandem is a fairly small part of the use of the car. Thanks I'll keep you posted.