sorry if I'm infringing ( I'm only slightly above avg) on your subgroup but people say tall bikes can fit upright with front tire off in the Mitsubishi Outlander. Avail in 4wd too.
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=6519393#poststop ~Mike~ On Jan 13, 6:34 pm, zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote: > Can't always ride to the start. I'll have to try the seat-down experiment. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> > > Sender: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:11:46 > To: RBW Owners Bunch<rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Reply-To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: [RBW] Re: Informal Tall Riders Group: What is the best vehicle > forhauling your bike? > > Hate to burst your fantasy but a friend has a four door wrangler and > it was never that easy to get our bikes inside...we're both 6'3", > riding ~63cm bikes with ~85cm saddle heights and they couldn't fit > vertically even with front wheel removed. The Wrangler cabins are > deceiving short, especially behind the rear seat. Usual procedure was > to remove our front wheels, fold down the rear seat, and lay the bikes > down flat, one on top of the other. He ended up buying one of the > thule racks that attaches to the spare tire mount. > > Best way to haul your bike? Ride there! > > On Jan 13, 5:33 pm, zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote: > > Well, all true, but also in the Jeeps favor: > > 4WD-you probably got the same 30+" we got yesterday. > > Removable tops, doors, so you also have a convertible. > > A certain fun factor too. > > RGZ > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> > > > Sender: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:20:14 > > To: RBW Owners Bunch<rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Reply-To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Informal Tall Riders Group: What is the best vehicle for > > hauling your bike? > > > I drive a 2010 Prius and have no trouble carrying either two full size > > bikes, or our Bilenkey, coupled touring tandem inside the car. Last > > summer we went from Vt to MI and back with the tandem inside our car. > > I have a Saris hitch rack that quickly carries two single bikes or the > > tandem in two parts, on the rack. My Thule Tandem roof rack, which is > > a rebranded ATOC Carrier, can carry the tandem, or a single bike, > > with fenders, on the roof. I have also used a Thule carrier > > (Criterium) that grips the down tube and therefore allows for fenders > > and quick access. I easily carry a 19 1/2 foot expedition canoe on > > top of my Prius, and the hatchback makes accessing equipment pretty > > easy. > > > Last month, I drove up to an outlet and bought a full size, seven foot > > Christmas tree. The seller was amazed as I quickly tied up the entire > > tree, slid it inside my car and closed the hatchback for the drive > > home. You can't do that with an SUV. > > > Frankly, an SUV like the Jeep, is the least useful shape for carrying > > cargo, and the van and mini van, while quite useful for many > > applications, are overkill for people who occasionally carry large > > items. > > > michael, > > westford, vt. > > > On Jan 13, 6:02 pm, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Here's why I ask? I'm thinking about some new (4) wheels, and would > > > like to be able to keep the bike inside at times in the event of rain, > > > theft-prevention etc. Thinking of maybe outfitting a Jeep Wrangler w/ > > > a floor-mounted fork mount-just back the bike in, tighten the QR, > > > slide the wheel in next to it.... > > > > Anyway, what is everybody else doing? > > > > RGZ > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
