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 2013-06-20 2:24 PM in reply to: pugpenny |
Master  1996     Woodbridge , Virginia |  Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races?I lay the seats down in the suv.. and lay the bike in there (its great not having to break the bike down).. I haven't bought the hitch and bike rack... im lazy and cheap... and this works.. lol  |
| 2013-06-20 2:29 PM in reply to: Parkie |
Extreme Veteran 1001 Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? I have an SUV, so I can lay my bike in the back without removing the front wheel. However, if I had a bike rack (I plan on getting a hitch mounted rack) I would use it to transport it to local races. |
| 2013-06-20 2:43 PM in reply to: thebigb |
Regular 789 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? I'd strap it to the front of the car so in case you hit something with the front of your car, the bike will absorb some of the shock first j/k. Put it in the car if you can. I only use my bike racks when I don't have room inside the car aka kids and their ten bags they need heh. |
| 2013-06-20 2:51 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Expert 1342 Apex, NC | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Here's how my B2 used to ride before I sold it. It's also how my new B12 rides. (b2waxhaw.jpg) Attachments ---------------- b2waxhaw.jpg (328KB - 16 downloads) |
| 2013-06-20 2:54 PM in reply to: pugpenny |
| Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? I do whatever it takes to keep the bike in the car. I can live with someone giving me a small fender bender where I need to repair my bumper when time permits. I can't deal with someone crushing my bike, and me going through the long process of getting it replaced...especially if I'm on my way to a race. If I absolutely had to...I'd use a trunk rack...but never ever would I use a roof rack. |
| 2013-06-20 5:24 PM in reply to: Jason N |
Extreme Veteran 643 , Guam | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? My Zipp 2001 LIVES in the back of my F150 here in Miami unless I'm riding it :-) |
| 2013-06-20 5:56 PM in reply to: thebigb |
Member 390 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? bike always goes in the back of my car don't even have to take the front wheel off one advantage of 650 wheels it could fit in my Honda accord with the back seat down. Have a CRV now and it is even easier to get my bike inside it. |
| 2013-06-20 6:13 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Regular 477 Washington, DC | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by KSH Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I've put two bikes in the back of my Mazda 3 Hatchback. We just put an old blanket between the two bikes and lay the smaller one on top. Originally posted by meggfishy I'm a city dweller and don't have a car, so when I go to races I rent a car to transport myself and my bike. If I can get an SUV I just put the seats down and lay the bike on a towel, both wheels on. If we get a smaller car, same deal, but I take the front wheel off. Doesn't seem crazy to me.... Yep - same here. It can get a bit dicey when both the DH and I are doing the same races with trying to fit 2 bikes and all of our gear into 1 car, but we haven't had a problem yet - just rent either a hatch back or an SUV and you're good to go. Which would be T's bike in our household. That's what we usually get from Zipcar is the Mazda 3 Hatchback - awesome car with a lot of space in the back for bikes (once we take the front wheels off). Hilarious -- exact same situation here! We get my P2 and my husband's Look 566 in the Mazda 3 hatchback Zipcar all the time. |
| 2013-06-21 2:05 AM in reply to: pugpenny |
Veteran 512 Tempe, Arizona | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Well I don't have a car, but I do have 2 bikes. As my races are about 5 miles away, most of the time I just cycle my road bike in, drop it off, and catch a bus home. Race morning is too early to get a bus, so I usually book a cab. A couple of times I've had lots of extra stuff so I had to put my bike on the bike rack on the front of the bus. I then begged and pleaded with the bus driver not to hit anything on the drive in. One driver, did a huge double take and said "is that really a Cervelo road bike on MY bike rack"? I nodded and then he told me all about his brand new Cannondale road bike, as he drove very very carefully. Just goes to show that you meet bike crazies everywhere |
| 2013-07-21 9:01 PM in reply to: wartho |
| 8 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? I try to keep the bike inside when possible. However with that being said I've transported my bike on the back of my blazer when moved 1700 miles from nj to tx, then back again on a 3000 mile road trip on my wife's car, all with a yakima joe something or other, never had a problem, I'd just check the straps when I stopped to get gas. A small bungie cord through the front wheel and around the handle bars kept it from bouncing around. Bike stayed mostly clean and am not afraid to do it again if need be. |
| 2013-07-21 9:08 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 643 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? I put mine in my car with the front wheel off. I got a new car a few months ago (Ford Fusion) and don't trust the strap carriers at all. I used it on my old car and it chips the paint but I used it on my new one and one of the straps came loose and I saw it when I arrived at my bike location. Has nothing to do with car but just the way that thing is (iffy...). I wanted to get a hitch one but a hitch kit for my car requires me to permanently remove bottom fender pieces. No thanks... Luckily it fits inside my car. Rather have it in the inside than outside anyway. At least I can run into a store before/after and not worry about someone jacking it. Edited by Blastman 2013-07-21 9:09 PM |
| 2013-07-22 8:31 AM in reply to: Blastman |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? We have a Suburban with room inside when the seats are folded down......so the bikes go on trailer hitch rack on the back....I don't care if it's 1 bike or all 3...they go on the rack. It's a bike....I feel no attachment to it. My daughter whines sometimes when her bike (Booby Miles) gets thrown on the rack when there is room inside....I don't care. |
| 2013-07-22 8:35 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Originally posted by Left BrainWe have a Suburban with room inside when the seats are folded down......so the bikes go on trailer hitch rack on the back....I don't care if it's 1 bike or all 3...they go on the rack. It's a bike....I feel no attachment to it. My daughter whines sometimes when her bike (Booby Miles) gets thrown on the rack when there is room inside....I don't care. says the guy who's kid has a bike sponsorship ;) |
| 2013-07-22 8:42 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Originally posted by Left Brain We have a Suburban with room inside when the seats are folded down......so the bikes go on trailer hitch rack on the back....I don't care if it's 1 bike or all 3...they go on the rack. It's a bike....I feel no attachment to it. My daughter whines sometimes when her bike (Booby Miles) gets thrown on the rack when there is room inside....I don't care. Agreed, I just rack it. What I did to it while riding last weekend is worse then what will happen to it hanging on the back of my Jeep. |
| 2013-07-22 8:46 AM in reply to: pugpenny |
Extreme Veteran 845 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Local race--ride the bike to the site. |
| 2013-07-22 12:35 PM in reply to: pugpenny |
Veteran 416 Queen Creek, AZ | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Not nuts. In fact, you should hire a driver and you should sit in the back with her. |
| 2013-07-22 12:48 PM in reply to: pugpenny |
Master 1681 Rural Ontario | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? The back seat of my Accord is COVERED with chain grease and big-ring 'tattoos'. The only ones that will ride back there are my dog and my bike. For far away races we take the wife's minivan. The minivan is the coolest vehicle created - comfy, utilitarian and efficient. |
| 2013-08-29 10:41 AM in reply to: mgalanter |
Regular 77 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Just picked up a '13 Highlander and my Bones wont work with it so looking for either a hitch mount or the FASTRAK inside mount.. which can tote (2) bikes and can still get 3.5 ppl in the car. |
| 2013-08-29 11:45 AM in reply to: pugpenny |
| New user 105 | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Thule roof rack |
| 2013-08-29 12:03 PM in reply to: RedCorvette |
Extreme Veteran 1001 Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Originally posted by RedCorvette Originally posted by lisac957 I lay the back seats down in my SUV and lay the bike on it's side - no wheels off. x2 Mark Same here, no need to take off the front wheel. |
| 2013-08-29 1:33 PM in reply to: pugpenny |
Expert 832 Framingham, MA | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? On my Jeep Grand Cherokee I have a roof rack that can hold up to five bikes, or four bikes and two wheels (two of the five mounts are fork mounts). That way if we're carpooling to a race I can take folks with me, or I can take the whole family biking somwhere. For a local race if the weather is nice, I have a hitch mount rack on the back my my Jeep Wrangler. |
| 2013-08-29 1:42 PM in reply to: thebigb |
Expert 2373 Floriduh | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? I have a really nice Yakima rack that mounts to the trailer hitch mount on our truck. Although I could put the bike in the bed of the truck, the rack is far more convenient. |
| 2013-08-29 1:46 PM in reply to: thebigb |
Master 3888 Overland Park, KS | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? For the last 4 years I've been using a 2 bike rear trunk carrier I got at Wal-Mart for $39.95. |
| 2013-08-29 1:49 PM in reply to: Oysterboy |
Pro 6011 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Local race or half way across the country, it's the same...hitch rack on the back of my Jeep Wrangler. Like LB said, it's just a bike, despite a sizable investment in it (Speed Concept 7.0 + Mavic Cosmic Carbones + Quarq) The only concession is padding it with scraps of an old sweatshirt where the rack contacts the carbon fiber + a rubber coated cable with a Master Lock if I stop anywhere.
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| 2013-08-29 2:02 PM in reply to: KSH |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: How do you transport your bike to local races? Originally posted by KSH I have a Mazda 3, 4-door hatchback (5-door?). I always put my bike in the car with the front wheel off. That's how I transport my bike. We have a bike rack but it is a pain to put on and I'm always nervous someone is going to hit my bike or it will fall off (my friends have an SUV and their two bikes were on a bike rack going to a race- when they got to the race only one bike was still on the bike rack!). I know someone who had that happen! He was about a month out from a goal event -- Assault on Mt Mitchell -- when he was rear ended while transporting his bike. The bike didn't make it! |
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