[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

High five for the lulz of the day! Jeff Hagdorn Los Angeles, CA USA On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 3:58:44 PM UTC-7, Ash wrote: > > Gus Electric Wilson > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I'm too bummed that Honda discontinued the Element. I wish they had continued to evolve this awesome concept. I have read rumors that it might be coming back. Maybe we'll see a Gus Electric Wilson before that! On Wednesday, 26 September 2018 12:11:32 UTC-7, Surlyprof wrote: > > I can fit

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I've got a Toyota Matrix, and i can fit my 58 cm Hillborne in without removing the wheels! The front seat goes flat, as do the rear seats. And the nice thing is, the backing of the seats is just hard plastic - nothing to snag or get grimy that can't easily be cleaned. It's easy to slide the

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

FWIW, we just purchased a new Nissan NV200 compact for the work fleet, and while I haven't tried it yet, my eyeball tells me I could fit three drop-barred bikes in their upright position back there. Obviously no long

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

2009 Outback owner... 215,000 and counting, 100mi per day commuter, weekend workhorse. I no longer drive to bike and mostly bike from the front door but I could fit my 65cm Clem H with rear seats folded, front wheel removed, front passenger seat all the way forward. I'm 6'5" and driver seat is

Re: [RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

Steve: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_One_in_Every_Crowd#/media/File%3AEricClaptonTheresOneInEveryCrowd.jpg -- 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

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My Subaru Outback serves that need well. It's also the household beast of burden. Hardened tie down loops in the cargo area for locking points.Mine is a 2008 with the now rare/extinct to the US market manual transmission. Sure nice to have its sure-footedness in the snow or rain. Andy

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Kind of makes it hard to drive, with no seats, doesn't it? On 09/26/2018 09:36 AM, John A. Bennett wrote: We took all the seats out of our 1994 Previa, tore out the carpeting, laid down a rubber mat, and voila, the perfect bike-transportin' vehicle. Cost of van: $1,400.

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

We took all the seats out of our 1994 Previa, tore out the carpeting, laid down a rubber mat, and voila, the perfect bike-transportin' vehicle. Cost of van: $1,400. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlB-8cnBaNb/?hl=en=rivelo_pdx JAB in PDX On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 4:07:48 PM UTC-7, PG

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I like full sized regular cab standard 6' bed pickup trucks with a fiberglass shell over the bed, with a Bed Rug padded marine grade full carpet kit covering the inside bed and walls. I like pickups because they are roomy inside, like how cars once were. If I were get something new

Re: [RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

A friend put 7 fatbikes in his Honda Odyssey, moving the rental fleet at the end of the season. Steve On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:19 PM Lum Gim Fong wrote: > My 1977 Firebird Trans Am seats any rivbike with front wheel stickin’ its > head out da T-top!!! > Kidding > Actually I didn’t get a

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I have a 2014 Kia Sedona mini-van. It has the stow away back seats making hauling bikes pretty easy. The most I have hauled at one time were three but usually only haul one or two. The bikes can be stowed upright. I have worked out a neat system of using bungee cords to help keep the bikes

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

dougP : "... As a bonus, the Matrix has a clever passenger's seat that gets out of the so I could carry a 9'6" surfboard inside with the hatch closed. " Could you squeeze a 9'8' in there, Doug? 5:14 PM (5 hours ago) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

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Nissan NV. Inexpensive, can lock bike to the interior, bike more hidden (I had a bike stolen out of a friend’s LOCKED Element). I can roll my tandem in as well. Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from

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"Are you guys saying that those Honda/TOYOta mini vans can do that?" Yes. The (not so) mini-vans are quite tall inside, and have a low loading height. For trips, we used to rent Dodge Caravans & take out the 3rd row seat. 4 bikes (front wheels removed) and four riders fit comfortably. I

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I was once walking home with one of my Riv Roads after a flat, and a woman in an original issue VW bug stopped and offered a ride. I exclaimed, "I can't get my bike in there!", meaning her backseat, but she said, "Give it a try," and so I did -- sure enough, it fit after removing the wheels.

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

My 1977 Firebird Trans Am seats any rivbike with front wheel stickin’ its head out da T-top!!! Kidding Actually I didn’t get a 1975 Sting Ray precisely because no Rivbikes could fit. Double kidding!! I have a 2006 Camry LE and I can lay a Rivbike in with seats down and front wheel off. But

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

My work runabout/whipping post is a 2007 Scion xB. I have yet to find a non-tandem that didn't fit flat with the back seats down, and still room for groceries plus another odd other largish object or two. Reliable, easy to park, fairly zippy, decent on juice, and cheap on the used market. Jeff

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I have a 2005 Toyota Sienna and love it for bike transport (not too happy with Toyota recall service though). I often drive sag on local events and once was able to fit 2 road bikes and a recumbent along with the three riders in the van. No need to take off any wheels. Get decent mileage

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I have a Subaru Crosstrek. It's just big enough to keep my 650B bike inside without needing to remove a wheel, but that's definitely not the case with my other bikes, especially the Clem -- the front wheel needs to come off for that. My previous car was a 1996 Saab 900 -- I used to put two

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

If you're willing to shop used, take a look at the Toyota Matrix. I think it's been out of production for a while, not sure how long. It's basically a tall Corolla station wagon. I had a manual & got 35 MPG on the road. We figured out a way to get both our bikes in (my 58 cm touring bike &

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I had an additional requirement, I had to have room inside to sleep with the bike inside, I bought a 2006 Honda Element - 5 speed manual with AWD. I call it a TAV - Trailhead Approach Vehicle - I may have stolen that name from someone else. Picture is before I took the rear seats out. Laing

[RBW] Re: Recomendations For Cycling-Specific Vehicle

I do that with a Honda Odyssey. If I'm carrying one bike, it goes inside. If I'm carrying more bikes, I have a trailer hitch rack as well. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 4:07:48 PM UTC-7, PG wrote: > > Question for the RBW brain trust... > > If you were going to