How do you transport your bicycles?

[urb]

Hello Niketalk, I recently purchased a road bike and it cannot fit in my Accord, how do you guys transport your bike from point A to point B?

I was thinking about getting a Roof Rack but it's gonna put a hole in my account. I was thinking about getting a trunk rack or something like this. But I've been hearing mixed reviews about it.

Thanks NT!

 

[jordan novice]

Roof rack on craigslist

 

[lilpenny24]

This is when a pick up truck or an SUV comes in handy. Wish I had one.

 

[kdawg]

Those trunk racks are fine - with a little care you won't damage either your car or the bike.

Don't fit my car though so I have a roof rack - nice if you have roof bars already installed as it goes on and off in seconds.

There will be a ton of them locally on Craigslist as people get new cars and they don't fit. Start there. $50 should do it.

 

[urb]

Those trunk racks are fine - with a little care you won't damage either your car or the bike.
Don't fit my car though so I have a roof rack - nice if you have roof bars already installed as it goes on and off in seconds.
There will be a ton of them locally on Craigslist as people get new cars and they don't fit. Start there. $50 should do it.

I'll do some research on the roof racks because I looked on Craigslist but I didn't know exactly what I was looking for. I don't have anything installed on my roof right now.. I was looking at the prices for a yakima roof rack and it came out to about $600

What kind of car do you drive?

 

[bearclawd]

Hello Niketalk, I recently purchased a road bike and it cannot fit in my Accord, how do you guys transport your bike from point A to point B?

I was thinking about getting a Roof Rack but it's gonna put a hole in my account. I was thinking about getting a trunk rack or something like this. But I've been hearing mixed reviews about it.

Thanks NT!

Same situation. I don't want to get a bike because I don't know how I would put it in my car.

Last time, had to put my friend's bike in the backseat and it messed up the interior.

 

[pianoman52]

i have a 2 door Accord and I use the Schwinn 2-bike trunk rack from Target. i think it was like 40 bucks. works just fine.

 

[kdawg]

With a roof rack you need the bars attached to the car (which I have already on my Volvo) and then the lateral bars that attach to them - and then the bike carriers which attach to them (although I just got generic ones to fit the horizontal bars which are specific to the roof bars).

Wasn't especially cheap - I think I had to pay about $300 altogether but I've been using them about 4 years.

If you have a regular accord then I think the trunk carrier would be easiest. They are much cheaper and go on and off pretty quickly. Most of the modern ones are easily adjustable to fit most cars - it's only the really unusual shapes that don't work.

 

[timbo109]

You could ride it.

 

[OfficerPhan]

take out one of the wheels, most road bikes you can unscrew the front wheel, makes moving my specialized allez alot easier for my type R.

 

[zapatohead408]

I usually ride my bike.