Quote Originally Posted by Technotart
There is a lady here in town who has run her roof rack into her garage WITH the bikes on it...TWICE!!! I know I think I would NEVER do that, but apparently it does happen!
If we are taking more than two bikes and use our Yakima roof racks we always have a small post-it note placed on the speedometer that says BIKES! for just that reason.

After using our roof rack on a Ford Explorer and our current Ford Escape (and having to carry a small wooden step ladder for the reasons listed in earlier posts) we purchased our Cycle-On by Sarius. So much nicier to lift the bikes off the back of the vehicle instead of lifting up.

Friends have a 'swing-away' bike rack for use on their RV - they got tired of having to unload bikes whenever they wanted to get into the back of their Suburban. They really like their model - I think it's also a Yakima.

I love REI but they are very pricey - their Pearl Izumi items are priced higher than any of our area bike shops. My suggestion would be to visit to your area bike shops and see which make and model you would like to have before heading off to search ebay. You might benefit from posting a 'Wanted to Buy - Used (insert model number here ) on the LBS bulletin boards.

Hope you're able to find a solution to your bike carrier problem.