bike carriers vs bikes in cars

[SadieKate]

Very easy to build your own inside bike rack with fork mounts.

[mimitabby]

yes, yes! that's what DH did!!

[caligurl]

hubby was going to do either the piece of wood thing... or just attach the fork holders to the "floor" of the "X"... but then you are stuck with a set spot for the bikes (or with the wood... you have to unscrew it and more it to new holes if you need to move the bikes)

with the traps... the black base piece (which matches my black interior ) is attached to the floor... but the other pieces can be moved along the track if needed (i.e. they need to be moved in for the mountain bike... but can go back out for the road bikes!) we can also remove any of the pieces (i.e. when we brought brie along when i did the grand tour.... we took out the wheel holder on her side in case of an accident, god forbid, and just left the othe pieces for my bike!

it all boils down to asthetics (spelling?).... i had a brand new car! i wasn't letting hubby put a bare piece of wood in there! lol!

[solveig]

Thanks for all the input and especially the photos! I think I'm leaning toward an inside-vehicle arrangement, and I think we could rig up some kind of bike stand pretty easily. DP is pretty handy with construction - although he's been into welding lately, so said bike stand will probably be made of old cattle stanchions and weigh a hundred pounds!


solveig

[Pedal Wench]

After hearing numerous stories of bikes falling off racks, cars being rear-ended with bikes on the back, or garage-door mishaps with roof-racks, my bikes only go inside of vehicles. I can fit one bike easily in my hatchback - just remove front wheel and lay the bike down with the rear seats folded down. I can also get one upright behind the the seats - again, remove front wheel, fork rests on the folded rear seat and it slides right in. This is in a pretty small (old!) Acura Integra - a small sporty car.

I'm in search of the ultimate vehicle to replace this car. It's gotta be comfy, get good mileage, fit two bikes inside, be able to do some off-roading to get to some hiking trailheads, and be cute!

[HillSlugger]

I'm in search of the ultimate vehicle to replace this car. It's gotta be comfy, get good mileage, fit two bikes inside, be able to do some off-roading to get to some hiking trailheads, and be cute!

Try the Toyota Rav4, 4-wheel drive model.