A bike club friend of ours just did this with his Litespeed - $500 worth of damage. Our answer: we just bought a garoovy new Honda Element last week, which has ample room for two bikes in the rear compartment (with back seats removed or flipped up against the sides). My very handy DH even installed fork mounts and fabricated a couple of front wheel mounting brackets, so it is now a true Bikemobile! I like it because the bikes are more secure than outside the car, don't get rained on, and no chance of ramming them into the house. I just know I'd forget and do this same thing!

Emily