Lets see your Bike rack

[RastaGurl]

Originally Posted by jcolley

Do you have road bikes or MTBs? I recently picked up road cycling and an X3 and I'm a little torn. I almost wonder if wheel bags and and a frame bag are a better option...

Other than removing the front wheel, is there anything else that needs to be done to the bike? Lowering/removing the seat?

It certainly seems like it would be more fun to drive with the bikes inside on the way to wherever you're going.

I have a mountain bike, and only the front wheel has to be removed. I've fit a combination of mountain and road bikes, 2, of course, with only the removal of the front wheels.

[PeterNYC]

ha ha i will when i get the roof rack mounted...this weekend, i'm hoping.

how is the trunk rack Rasta? is there room for other gear? And, worse, do you get grease from the cranks, gear rings and chain on the interior?

[RastaGurl]

Originally Posted by PeterNYC

ha ha i will when i get the roof rack mounted...this weekend, i'm hoping.

how is the trunk rack Rasta? is there room for other gear? And, worse, do you get grease from the cranks, gear rings and chain on the interior?

There isn't much room for much other than the bikes, unfortunately. In addition, you have to lower the rear seats for the bikes to fit, so you can only transport 2 adults and 2 bikes. Thus far (since '04), I've had no significant mess....I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way! Looking forward to the pics, and when next I use mine, I'll post pics as well!

[PeterNYC]

Yes, that is what i suspected was the "issue" with the internal racks...
This weekend i got my road bike into the cargo area without having to fold down the seats....Had to take off the front and rear tires, however....But had plenty of room for me and two other passengers and all our bags for a long weekend.....Just a little more work putting the bike back together (i had to remove the seat as well)

I wrapped the frame and tires in an old moving company blanket and just bungeed it in place...Worked like a charm

[PeterNYC]

I'm a road biker and use a roof rack, so....To me it's the best solution...bike is up and out of the way (any rack that goes over the back door is going to limit access to the rear of the vehicle) and, yes, if the bike is ditry, roof is best place for it

With a road bike it's lighter and easier to get it up there than some old heavy. clunky off road hog

[Rick in Prescott]

I'm using the internal rack that mounts on the floor rails. Got it off eBay. It was short a couple of bits but I fabricated a few here in the shop and it works great.

[Vs1]

I used the Thule rack mostly for my Kayak but got a set of used bike racks from my friend and installed yesterday.