Adventure Girl sez "I have Yakima trays on top of my beetle. "

I'm unfamiliar with the term car tray, but then you all know I'm technicaly challenged ;-)

you mean those things like look like they are for barbequeing fish on the grill? Like a big mesh tray. Thought that was just for luggage, duffles and such, never thought of putting a bike on that, duh. How do you keep it from messing up the paint job (of the bike)?

"...I guess I look kind of helpless--how is that short woman going to get that bike on top of that car!"

Yes, how do we do anything! How do we manage to survive being so low to the ground. Brush our teeth and so forth ;-)