How To Fit A Bike In A Minivan

To add a bike lift the bike with both hands and slide the top tube over the 2 hooks.

How to fit a bike in a minivan. Join date oct 2008. Lies on its side but can keep the front wheel on but you need to turn the handlebars 45 90 degrees once almost all the way in so the front wheel is parallel to the back of the front seats no where near touching them though. Try to avoid mounting more than 2 bikes on a trunk mount. Lol you all better be able to fit bikes inside of a mini van.

A bike rack for minivan is the perfect way for owners to transport their bikes without a hassle. I reverse the bike in with pedal on the wheel arch turn the tyre in front of the wheel arch so the wheel faces towards the middle of van and clip the lanyard to the down tube works very well for. I own a 2010 caravan and i ve been able to fit four bikes and my family in it. Fitting a bike or a couple of road bikes inside a car boot isn.

The bikes will mostly be 26 inch tire bikes with medium to large frames. I can fit 3 bikes if i absolutely have to. If your minivan doesn t have crossbars you can have them installed or install them yourself. I have a 94 civic hatchback that i can comfortably and regulary fit 2 full size mtbikes as well as 2 people in it.

I can fit my road bike large frame into my focus st 3 2009 with mountine kit. Now here s the thing. Then rent another car for the rest of the people to fit in and drive back. I could only fit the bikes and left little room for any other cargo the front wheels were all taken off and the bikes had to be carefully put into the van.

Most manufacturers also design bike racks with a vehicle in mind. Two of the bikes will be large framed 700cc tired bikes. We thought we could rent a van or suv and have two people drive that and fit all the bikes in it if the seats fold down. Minivan owners will appreciate how some bike racks have a highly detailed finish that compliments most colors and makes of minivan vehicles.

Slide your bike down so that it sits as close as it can to your trunk and then wrap the security straps around the wheels seat stay or head tube to lock it in place. While going to a local shop to pickup my bike i recorded 4 guys getting a ninja into the back of a minivan. See our fitguide to find a custom fit rack for your vehicle.