I have used a cheapo trunk strap-on rack on my ex's 2004 Honda Odyssey. Like this one: http://amzn.to/1jEx4ZI
Six straps at the top, bottom, and sides of the hatch. A bit of a pain to install, but easy to take on and off once you get the strap lengths figured out. The big advantage of this kind of rack is that you can open the hatch with it mounted (take the bikes off first). Don't do this in the garage, though. The disadvantage is that it's held on by strap tension, and the buckles aren't that great. Recommended for short trips, maybe not for extended freeway. Definitely not over bumpy off-road. A hitch rack will be more secure, but more money. We also had a hitch mounted on that Odyssey. U-haul was actually the cheapest; they should have a hitch in stock. Tim On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know that adding a hitch will add to the cost, here are a few hitch > options, http://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-2010_Honda_Odyssey.htm > then there's the cost of installing the hitch and then buying the hitch > rack itself. i believe uhaul places sell/install hitches too. > > But the hitch bike-rack is something you can find on craigslist for a > discount. > > The though of having to take a trunk rack on/off, and having it limit > access to the trunk, especially on a mini-van, i think a hitch is the way > to go. > > > On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 11:17:28 AM UTC-5, LeahFoy wrote: > >> Today I'm planning to find a bike store and see how much $ and how >> difficult that will be. There's a gazillion racks on craigslist, but I >> don't know which is compatible. I'll let you guys know. >> >> Also, on bikehenderson.org I found a bicycle scavenger hunt and the >> annual Stroll n Roll that we can bring our family's bikes to. Things are >> looking up around here, People! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 28, 2014, at 7:51 AM, Minh <mgian...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> have you looked at adding a hitch to the odyssey, a fold-away hitch rack >> sounds like the best solution. >> >> On Monday, January 27, 2014 6:48:09 PM UTC-5, LeahFoy wrote: >>> >>> Joan, you've just hit in my current plan! Ha! I'm looking at what kind >>> of bike rack my Honda Oddysey (no hitch) would take. I'll be perusing >>> Craigslist in the near future! Yay! Thanks for a judge in the right >>> direction. >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >> topic/rbw-owners-bunch/DeWojyJkZvc/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
