How To Fit A Bike In A Sedan

It is what a bike is made for after all.

How to fit a bike in a sedan. Search the manufacturer s website to see if a certain brand will fit your vehicle. If that s not directly possible is some combination of biking and public transit possible. Fold down all the rear seats and you ll fit one or two in the. Ever wondered how people magically seem to fit their normal sized bike into their tiny boot.

Well here is a tutorial from michael at ivanhoe cycles to expla. How to boot your bike in a car written by tan zhi ming and dean koh published on 27 01 2016 8 05 gmt it can be tricky to fit a bike into a car neatly. However there are certain elements of a trunk rack that may make it difficult to put on a specific vehicle. Lock the bikes to the rack when you stop and don t leave a car with bikes on the rack out of your sight.

Trunk racks are usually modifiable to suit different trunk sizes and styles. My wife has had to pick me up from multiple puncture rides in her civic many a time. While drivers with suvs that have fold down seats or larger trunk space may quickly find it easy to make room for maneuver their bike into their vehicle or trunk sedan drivers may have. If you re new to cycling and want to transport your bike inside a car this video will help.

If any car is going to be suitable for slinging mountain bikes in or on top of it s the hugely practical land rover discovery. Take wheels off lower rear seats place wheels in through trunk place bike on top of wheels chain side up. Fitting a bike or a couple of road bikes inside a car boot isn. See this and more a.

Security is a big issue with all forms of bike car racks that carry your bike outside the car. The fit is go. Can you ride the bike home. This should also be relatively painless.

It s not worth loading up the night before. Fitting a bike into your car may be a more tedious task than fitting groceries or luggage but it s still an easy process that requires just a bit of finesse.