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 This examines the pros and cons of fitting a Fiamma XLA Pro 200 bike carrier to a Sprite Alpine 2. Lessons learned would of course apply to other caravans. The underlying issue is how best to transport two e-bikes, each weighing 22Kg without batteries. For a few years now we have been splitting the load between the caravan and car. A Thule bike rack on the back of the van took one bike and a towbar plate mounted bike rack on the car took the second. Two bikes on the Thule rack was not possible without exceeding the rack the load limit, and I wouldn't have been happy having such a weight on the rear anyway. The height of the Thule rack (dictated by the built in Swift fixing points) has been an ongoing problem for us as we are late 70's and find lifting the e-bike to such a height increasingly a problem,  It's also tedious having to secure the car mounted bike each time. So it was time to have a fresh look for alternatives and the A-frame mounted Fiamma popped up for conside