This recent thread covered van recommendations:
viewtopic.php?f=83&t=20453I do not know about the transit connect but the Peugeot Partner is a similar size and is said to take a couple of bikes:
mmwain wrote:
2.0 HDI Citroen Dispatch, Pug Partner or Fiat Scudo 01 - 07. Nothing goes wrong with it, would be cheap to fix if it did, takes our 2 bikes, spare wheels, kit bags, spares etc with space to spare and big enough to sleep in if reqd. 40+mpg, goes as fast as a car, parks in a car space, only cost me £2100 and I can use it in place of a car for commuting as well.
Very handy for trips into the centre of London - drive to handy parking spot near the M25, unload the TTR, ride into London, park for £1 in Westminster - miles cheaper, easier, quicker, more convenient than any other method of getting there. Massive chain and lock is a must in London of course but all the bike spaces have rails to lock to!