What car would your bike live in?

[sundial]

When you get stuck in traffic you can mosey to the back, open the cooler for a refreshing beverage and enjoy each others company.

[amy]

When you get stuck in traffic you can mosey to the back, open the cooler for a refreshing beverage and enjoy each others company.

Looks cool and I do like to share a cool beverage with her, but not the best gas mileage!

[ginny]

I have a subaru outback sport (cheaper outback than the usual one), and my bike happily rides in the back. My bf has a toyota carola, and if I take the wheels off my bike, it actually fits in the trunk in its entirety.

[VeloVT]

I have a Subaru Outback. I would love to have a sexier car, but it is great for Vermont winters and, if I fold the back seat down, it will fit two road bikes in without removing the wheels.

Not sure it'd be my first choice if I lived in LA though.

[GLC1968]

My bike fits nicely in my Prius...and you can't beat the gas mileage! We can also fit both bikes with racks and panniers still on them in the back of our Matrix.

I ride a small bike - it fit just fine in my MINI, too.

[KatiePickle]

My bike fits nicely in my Prius...and you can't beat the gas mileage! We can also fit both bikes with racks and panniers still on them in the back of our Matrix.

I ride a small bike - it fit just fine in my MINI, too.

OFF TOPIC! How did you get it in the MINI? I tried to get my XS Giant OCR C3 into the back of mine with only the front wheel off and it was like a game of tetris gone horribly awry. Granted the dog thought he was going for a ride too and complicated things, but I would like to know your secret.

[GLC1968]

OFF TOPIC! How did you get it in the MINI? I tried to get my XS Giant OCR C3 into the back of mine with only the front wheel off and it was like a game of tetris gone horribly awry. Granted the dog thought he was going for a ride too and complicated things, but I would like to know your secret.

Move the passenger seat all the way forward, take the front tire off the bike, turn the bars all the way to the right and put it in with the left drop over the 'shoulder' of the passenger seat. It helps if your bike is light, as it's kind of hard to lift it off the seat from the angle of standing at the back (not sure if that makes any sense). Once I got the hang of it, it was quick and easy. Makes it hard to take someone else in the car with you as they'll get a handlebar in the back though.

Once it's in, there is room for other stuff in the back, too. I tried it with my H's bike and it wouldn't work. His was a 56cm. Mine is a 48cm.

[bluebug32]

I have a subaru outback sport (cheaper outback than the usual one), and my bike happily rides in the back. My bf has a toyota carola, and if I take the wheels off my bike, it actually fits in the trunk in its entirety.

+1 on the Outback Sport. I can fit my road bike inside without taking the wheel off and the mtb will just make it, too. I've been getting 28/31 lately. Not bad for AWD!

[Fujichants]

Hm...I tried putting my bike in my VW Golf and it just required too much energy. My back seats don't fold completely down so there is a weird slant that just complicates things more.

When I put it in my Jeep, it is just a pain in the butt to get it in there, since I have to lift it up and then shove it in. Sure, if I had a 16 lb carbon bike, this would be fairly easy, but my bike is quite heavy!

I saw a woman put her bike in her BMW 3 series convertible in Beverly Hills. Not a bad idea!

[tygab]

Another Element owner... gas mileage is ok, not horrible but not great either. But ours has both rear seats out and can take two bikes rolled in and five days of biking/camping gear with space to spare. that still leaves the roof for kayaks or other stuff too. Anyway we love ours. Bikes and Elements make a good pair... Previously had a Subaru wagon and while the bike fit there was some wrestling involved..

[IFjane]

Another Element owner... gas mileage is ok, not horrible but not great either. But ours has both rear seats out and can take two bikes rolled in and five days of biking/camping gear with space to spare. that still leaves the roof for kayaks or other stuff too. Anyway we love ours. Bikes and Elements make a good pair... Previously had a Subaru wagon and while the bike fit there was some wrestling involved..

Another one here, too. I love it. Last weekend I took three bikes (with front wheels intact!) and assorted gear over the mountain to our LBS. One rear seat is out, but the other is in, and I folded it up against the side. Love the element - if I needed another vehicle I would buy one all over again!

[twin]

I packed two bikes all kinds of bags and food for my trip to CO. last week in my Fit. My bikes like the Fit. My nephew is sitting where the food basket went.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Another Element owner... gas mileage is ok, not horrible but not great either. But ours has both rear seats out and can take two bikes rolled in and five days of biking/camping gear with space to spare. that still leaves the roof for kayaks or other stuff too. Anyway we love ours. Bikes and Elements make a good pair... Previously had a Subaru wagon and while the bike fit there was some wrestling involved..

I second all of this. We love our Element for everyday, for hauling our bikes inside, and for camping too.

[mayanorange]

I'm bummed I can't get onto the generation vibe forum to get you the picture, but the back (including the backs of the seats) of Pontiac Vibe has plastic with tie-down channels like a pickup. Somebody figured out that if you flip the back seat down, you can get the pickup bed bike rack with fork clamps to work in the tie-downs- just have to pop the front wheel off. I adore the plastic with the dogs- washable! And between my mom, dad and I (yes there are 3 vibes in our family- one 05, 2 08s) we get 31-38 mpg out of them- they are essentially the toyota matrix with a different shell (and cheaper pricetag). Someday I'll get a pic of my little black Vibe and my little black Jamis together. If that forum comes back up, I'll post the pic of the bike system.