This thread really deserves pictures of everybody's Bike Tetris achievements.
As a fellow Odyssey owner, I think it'll be tight but that you can pull it off. We've managed similar (third bike was a 20" kids bike, though) and still used one seat in second row and one seat in the third row (for elementary-aged kids, not adults!). The hatch on our 2013 model is short, so bikes can't roll in with the front wheel still attached. I'd try putting the XO-3 in headfirst so the handle bars are behind the driver, then put the Sam in rear wheel first, and finally the Salsa headfirst again. I think you'll be able to maneuver the Salsa into place, might have to lay the second row seat down flat for loading. Hopefully the Salsa bars are far enough over to not poke your passenger in the second row seat. Drape an old sheet or blanket over the middle bike to stop metal-on-metal clicking, rattling, and rubbing while you drive. Lining up pedals can be tricky, probably flat or a 10'o'clock/4'o'clock position to they're not hitting the floor. If wide bars are a problem, loosen the headset bolt on top and rotate them 90 degrees for transport. I find the seat sometimes hits the top of hatch opening and have to lean the bike way over, but I could also loosen that bolt and drop it down or pop it out for transport. You could prop up the front fork once in position with box or piece of luggage, to keep the fender from bearing weight. Luggage and removed wheels ought to fit behind the area between hatch and second row seat. Last thought, one bike rack is not that expensive and would make this a slam dunk. The aerodynamic impact on gas mileage is not much, just don't drive into low overhangs! Here in Portland there's enough demand for roof accessories to support a used rack dealer (ReRack). -Randy On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 7:23:13 AM UTC-8, Lynne wrote: > > I'm hoping the Riv group brain-trust can help me out with ideas. We're > planning to take 3 bikes on a road trip in our Honda Odyssey - with 3 > people and luggage for a week-long vacation. No bike rack and we want the > bikes inside the vehicle. Anyone have a suggestion for compactly, yet > safely, packing the 3 bikes into the minivan while leaving space for other > items, including at least one (better yet, both) second row seats? FWIW, > one is a Sam Hillborne, currently with fenders and wide Bosco handlebars, > one bike is an XO-3 with pretty wide handlebars, and the third is a Salsa > with drop bars. Thanks for any and all suggestions! > -- 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.
