Who lost their bike on the M66 today?

[Drago]

So true. I can’t understand why gf’s hybrid, size small, has to have front wheel removed to fit in the boot, but my road bike, size XL, fits in without removing anything no problem.

It's because the road steed lismore streamlined.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

[QUOTE="fossyant, post: 5525821, member: 557”]
Road bikes are a doddle to get in a car, much smaller.

So true. I can’t understand why gf’s hybrid, size small, has to have front wheel removed to fit in the boot, but my road bike, size XL, fits in without removing anything no problem.

Handlebar width of hybrids is much greater than racing bikes.

 

[nickyboy]

It is about 5mpg worse than without.

In that case it probably isn't cheaper
Say 600 mile round trip. Normally 40mpg, reduces to 35mpg. ThIs is about £12-13 cost

 

[Ming the Merciless]

In that case it probably isn't cheaper
Say 600 mile round trip. Normally 40mpg, reduces to 35mpg. ThIs is about £12-13 cost

Plus more than one bike. If it's just me then bike can go inside car.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I still use an old Trek Mass Transit strap and frame unit mounted to car trunk. I think gfGA and I used it for our bikes when we got tired of breaking them down to fit in my Audi wagen.

 

[fossyant]

In that case it probably isn't cheaper
Say 600 mile round trip. Normally 40mpg, reduces to 35mpg. ThIs is about £12-13 cost

I kiss good bye to any sort of fuel efficiency with 4 bikes. Lose about 15 mpg with 4 bikes, less if I stick to 56 mph. We do tend to leave the bikes at the caravan for the summer though.

 

[Drago]

Its awful having a bike on the back of the Smart. I barely get 65 MPG when running li,e that

 

[Banjo]

I once drove part way into a car park that had a height restrictions bar set at about axle height for the 2 bikes on the roof.

My son shouted STOP just in time I then had to wait while the cars behind me reversed out the way(would have been quicker to take the bikes off and carry on).Got a Thule clamp on the towbar rack now.

 

[fossyant]

[QUOTE="fossyant, post: 5525821, member: 557”]
Road bikes are a doddle to get in a car, much smaller.

So true. I can’t understand why gf’s hybrid, size small, has to have front wheel removed to fit in the boot, but my road bike, size XL, fits in without removing anything no problem.[/QUOTE]

I used to get my road bike in a tiny car, wheels off, just popped neatly upright in a Rover Metro boot.

My Boardman FS Pro is a right big beastie - it's huge compared to my old 90's MTB, never mind my sons 26" hard tail.

 

[Gravity Aided]

And now that the trike is at work, it doesn't need to travel anymore. That taxed capacity of the Nissan.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Anyway we are assuming it fell off a car. Maybe they were riding in the cycle lane on the left of the M66. I've seen the white paint marking the lane.

 

[Dave7]

I went on holiday with me and three other members of the family AND my three bike were inside the car.
I tell you, those adults did not like being strapped to the roof rack. They bitched about it all the way to the south of France.

 

[Drago]

Ungrateful lot