You might take a look at this hitch adapter: http://www.hitchsource.com/torklift-ecohitch-hidden-mini-cooper-hardtop-door-2015-14-in-receiver-p-36883.html
It is a bolt in so there should not need to be any fabrication. It is a little strange having the hitch right above the exhausts but if there is available space then why not. Here is an over-dramatic video of the install: https://vimeo.com/145407793 A body shop could do this install pretty easily. Dan On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 11:09 AM Deborah Coffin <debocof...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m the happy owner of a new 50cm Cheviot, and am struggling to figure out > how to safely transport it on my Mini Cooper. I have what I think is the > only bike rack that works on my car—a Saris Bones. Apparently, unless it > comes built for a hitch, Mini’s can’t be fitted with anything else. > > I’ve been mounting my bike between the top tune and behind the seat tube, > then I turn the front wheel backwards so it doesn’t stick out too much. > Right now I have no fenders or racks, but I’d like to get both, eventually, > but wonder if that will make turning the front wheel impossible. The other > issue is that the stays on the rack hit the bike at an odd angle, > scratching and/or marking up the frame. > > I tried one of the bars that connect between the seat post and stem, but > then the back wheel extends really far beyond the car. > > It’s the only sorrow I’ve had as a new owner, cause I’d like to take my > bike with me across the country this summer. I took off the rear wheel to > get it home when I bought it, but that’s sort of a pain. > > Beyond removing the wheels, or mounting it as I have been—or getting a > different car—has anyone a better idea? Suggestions? Solutions? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
