car racks for bikes

[longun]

c'mon, how do you transport your bikes?

on my last estate i had a towbar amd towbar bike rack, still got the rack but never fitted a bar to the rs. new vw has roof bars so im after/getting a roof mounted system and wondered how people found them?

upto this, ive just thrown them in the boot lol

pics please, and honest opinions on roof bike racks

 

[highlandsflyer]

In the van I strap them in fairly loosely with foam rubber between them.

MPV I kind of 'throw' them in, same with the 4x4.

Have been looking at a rack for the spare wheel carrier, it can take a lot of weight, but been way too busy lately.

Lots of the parking areas are height restricted so I tend to avoid the roof borne options.

 

[daj]

Best for me yet is the Thule 591 roof system , so easy and effortless ESP carrying say 3 muddy bikes and people.

BUT

If say I am doing distance on my own tend to put in car as its quite a drag I find on the car and mpg, also security at services etc.

Don't get the cheaper halfords option they have the claws of death clamping on your frames.

Had a ball mounted thule too , didnt like the bikes mounted so close together

 

[Andy B]

Another one for the Thule 591 proride roof carriers.

Very easy to use and very well made.

 

[feetabix]

roof and tow hitch racks not an option for me.....i settled this week on a saris bones 3 rack.......im yet to use it but it looks the buisness.....will keep you updated

 

[REKIBorter]

Do it in style

 

[hamster]

In addition to a towbar rack I also have a San Remo roof bar system using the clamp on the front dropout, which I have always found very secure. I'm not sure you can use it with some carbon road forks though.

 

[s_zigmond]

Do it in style

Which carrier is that? Is it the thule one?

 

[sylus]

We use something like this which simply slips into the tow bar box section on the back of the f150

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2-Bike-Rack ... 2c64d5324f

Although we are thinking of trying this one out

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-Truck-Pic ... 3a74ec3b94

 

[Signal11th]

Yes I use the Volkswagen Passat Estate "internal" cycle carrying system, really easy to use you only have to lift one door and remove your front wheel.

Saying that I actually did by a cheapy halford one and it went from Brum to France, Switzerland and Germany over the space of a month carried 2 bikes and didn't fail me or leave a scratch so ......