Hey Cyclists...

[O'Cathain]

Depending on the year of your car and the trunk lid, there are a few options. I've managed bikeshops for 15 years and have pretty much seen them all. The best seller we had was the Allen Rack. I think it was the 103A and sold for about $40. I don't know if they still make it, i haven't worked for a bike shop for about 5 years. Another option is a Rhode Gear Rack. they make different models to fit different cars and start around $50 -$60. The thing to keep in mind is to make sure your car is clean where the rack pads contact the car. Dirt can cause scratches from the vibration. Also, use padding or a foam block wherever the bike may touch the car or another bike. A good bikeshop should be able to help you with this and be able to show you how to mount the bike on the rack properly. I hope I was of some help, if anyone has any other questions on bicycles, I'll be glad to help.

Steve

[Fearnest]

AND if you do decide on a roof rack, remember when you have a bike mounted! (I have friends who had to rebuild bikes after forgetting they were there and heading through a low-clearance area like the fast food drive-thru and the multi-level parking garage.) Oh, and according to their stories, you don't always remember after the first mishap, either.

[O'Cathain]

Yeah, I've seen thousands of dollars bikes ruined from hitting the house when people forget they have bikes on the roof when entering their garage. If you have the money though, roof racks are the way to go. Just remember the bikes are on your roof. And don't go cheap on a roof rack. I've seen too many cheap roof racks come off the car at 75mph. Yakima and Thule are two of the best rack companies out there now. They may make an inexspensive trunk rack too, now that I think of it. Inexspensive being less than $100.

Steve

[JackK]

One thing if you go to a roof rack, don't let them sell you a spoiler/air dam for it. I see all the claims that they save you gas mileage, but believe me they don't. You are adding about 6 to 8 inches of frontal area to the car so streamed inlined or not it is still frontal area. I used one on my old VW GTI, the on board computer showed a drop of 6 miles per gallon on the highway with it, plus I had to strap down the pedals to keep them from spinning. Sure looked good though.

Jack

[cavscout]

I had a buddy with a roof system with all the "bells and whistles" but no fairing. He said the whisteling was horrible coming thru his sun-roof. If you don't have a sun-roof for the sound to come in it may not be an issue.

Just out of curiosity, did you check the milage without the fairing?

[Kilted X]

Chasem PMed you about the setup