Well I am currently carrying around my Secteur Comp but I am nervous about going anywhere with it because I possess the most rudimentary of bicycle retention systems.
There is one pole coming up that bolts into the ball part of the bumper and it comes to a T at the top, where there are just two poles coming out with very shallow dips and no kind of straps or stabilizing system on the bars.
What’s worse is I was tying it to the bars with these little ropes which are basically shoelaces, although my dad claims that they "came with the rack" and that they "work really well" until it almost scared me by almost falling off on the freeway.
I went to Home Depot and got 12 feet of Industrial, All-Weather Velcro which I cut into 3-inch strips and wrapped many times in an X around the bars and also used all of the little ropes and a stretch cord, but it’s still kind of scary.
I crawled into the 2-door chevy blazer (the twin to the GMC Jimmy) which I use and measured all of the space, but it really wouldn’t work unless I lowered the seat and took off the front wheel. Especially because the spare tire is mounted prominently inside of the rear of the vehicle and is supremely in the way.
I understand a lot of people do this, but I’m a bit wary of it and I don’t want to wear out the seat post or the front wheel’s quick-release by constantly adjusting them.
The other options are to get a bigger vehicle or a better bike rack. The second one would be feasible except that the Blazer does not possess a real trailer hitch to which most new bike racks would be attached, but has only the ball mount on the rear bumper.
And the idea of a window-mounted bike rack is just silly because even when the bikes are firmly secured to the rack, the rack itself could fall off, which happened to a couple who came into the bike shop.
Also on the way to the Debaets-Devos Criterium the other day I noticed a couple who were forced to make a stop on the side of the freeway. They had a roof mounted rack on top of their van, and one of the bikes’ front wheel had come loose and it was dangling over the rear of the vehicle by its rear wheel. Not fun and not something I desire.
I meant 3 foot strips. Three inch strips would be useless.
I also noticed someone carry their bike in the trunk of their 2004 Monte Carlo so I figured it was possible.
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Uncategorized | admin December 28, 2011 | 
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I’m looking to purchase a bike rack for my CR-V and have had a lot of trouble picking out the right rack. Thule is not an option as it doesn’t make any racks that fit my car. It looks like the Yakima Quickback 2 or Saris Porter 2/3 would both work. Any comments on either one of these models?
Also, I know that a hitch rack or roof rack would be better options, but I really don’t want either of these at this time and am looking for only a trunk rack.
Again, to the first response, I don’t want a roof or hitch rack.
To the second response, the ‘07 model was the first to come without a spare on the back, or else I would have gone with the SpareMe. That’s why I’m looking into trunk racks and Thule doesn’t make a model that works on the ‘07 CR-V.
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Uncategorized | admin December 27, 2011 |
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I’m trying to get a bike rack for my VW 2000 new beetle and my mom has a rack on her car that fits a 2" trailer hitch. I don’t have a hitch on my beetle, and i was wondering if i could take the hitch from her 2000 nissan exterra and put it on my beetle
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I am getting a hitch bike rack to put our bikes on the back of our SUV.
This is the rack we are getting: http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Deluxe-4-Bike-2-Inch-Receiver/dp/B001PLG7UK/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1311844824&sr=8-9
I know really we should not be too worried about thieves trying to steal our stuff since the rack is kind of a cheapo rack and our bikes are just simple bikes we picked up from wal-mart for about 100 bucks, But I would like to just be safe about it.
Are there any good locking anti rattle pins like the ones that come with the hitch racks that I could get so nobody could just remove the whole thing from the car? I was looking at the one at the following link.
http://www.etrailer.com/tv-demo_sportrack_bike_lock_A30901LHP.aspx
any cheaper options?
Also what would be a good way to secure the bikes to the rack? Should we just use a typical cable lock or a u-shape lock and find a way to lock them to the rack this way nobody can just run off with the bikes themselves.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU
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Uncategorized | admin October 26, 2011 |
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on the roof. Is there a brand/type to put the 2 bikes on the back of the car? Thanks
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Thanks.
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Does any one have any experience with any that might work well? I’d prefer them behind the Subie instead of on the roof so I don’t have to lift them. I do not have a hitch.
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Got a bike rack which weighs about 45 lbs. It can hold up to four bikes. Typically two bikes with a total weight of 50 lbs(road bikes). So total weight about 100 lbs. Unfortunately my FORD Focus can only handle a 1-1/4" hitch. Can I use an adapter which extends hitch by about 5".
I assume otnugue rating(200 lbs) will decrease in proportion to extending the hitch. So for intance normally 5" long to install a ball thereofre rating is 200 lbs. Now I add an extension of 5" therefore I am now @ 10" long to ball therefor rating is 100 lbs.
Is this logic incorrect?? Am I wasting my time.
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