advice on bike racks????

[solorider]

Thanks everyone this is great advice-
sounds like Saris is the way to go, unless I upgrade to a hitch, and I also can't see myself carrying around a step stool to reach a roof rack...

thanks for all the tidbits- I could certainly see myself mounting the bike BEFORE i backed the car out of the garage, and although you warned me, I will probably end up hitting my head with the rack, before I learn my lesson

I'm looking forward to getting a rack before the end of July as we're taking a trip to London Ontario for a concert and am looking forward to checking out the area before and after the show-

I'm hopelessly addicted to my rides

[Zen]

You're probably sold on the Saris by now but for what it's worth I use a Thule hitch rack with the jeep and I love it. It's very easy to use but if you don't already have the receiver installed it ends up costing less with the Saris.

[HeatherErin]

Looks like the decision has been made, but I thought I'd post in case anyone else is looking. I already had a Yakima rack on my VW Golf, so I just bought a bike rack for that. Works well and VW makes it really easy to install the Yakima system (nubbins already on the car that the towers hook right into).

I like the Saris racks, though (had never seen them before). It would certainly alleviate my paranoia about driving into the garage with my bike on top of the car..

[amymisk]

I like my trunk rack, since I am only 5 ft tall and putting a bike on top of my Jetta doesn't seem realistic. Not to mention, I do have a fear of driving the car into the garage with the bike on top!

But, one thing, since I am so small, so is my bike frame. It does not fit easily onto my rack. I have be very careful when mounting so that I don't scratch the paint. I even need to push the one pole in towards the center slightly to get the bike on.

It does work safely.

[solorider]

I ended up getting a saris rack- (in lance armstrong yellow as that looks the best with my black specialized tri cross)
It's very easy to attach, and very sturdy- no problems driving on the highway and long distances, and easy to get my bike on and off. I've been leaving the rack on my car all the time- but it's really quick to take it on and off- I've just been a bit lazy...

We headed to Toronto for my birthday and I took a fantastic ride by the lake- they have amazing trails there- if I had more time I could have ridden for hours enjoying the coast and the sights.

thanks for all the advice-