Roof Mount Cycle Carriers?

[xenodrew]

Anybody fitted roof mounted cycle carriers recently? Or any better advice than the Halfords website . . . ?

Gotta buy a bike to keep up with my 2 year old who looks as if he's trying to beat the land speed record - it's the only way I can think of keeping up with him without looking like the knackered 45 year old that I am.

ps the lad in Halfords broke the news that the Thule systems are about £80 a pop per bike

& around about £100 for the cross bars and locks . . .

Thanks in advance

[chatman]

Anybody fitted roof mounted cycle carriers recently? Or any better advice than the Halfords website . . . ?

Gotta buy a bike to keep up with my 2 year old who looks as if he's trying to beat the land speed record - it's the only way I can think of keeping up with him without looking like the knackered 45 year old that I am.

ps the lad in Halfords broke the news that the Thule systems are about £80 a pop per bike

& around about £100 for the cross bars and locks . . .

Thanks in advance

Hmmm My daughter progressed from a push bike to a horse.... Now I have to keep up with that... still keeps me fit

If you have a tow bar fitted the best bet would be a tow bar rack... as these are easier to get the bikes on and off...Look at this type HERE but then do a eBay search to find the cheapest...

Putting bikes on the roof of a RAV is fine if your 6"+ but if your smaller then the initial lifting of the bike to get this into the rack can be fun...Mate has a Hyundai Terracan 4x4 and getting his bike on the roof of that is fun....

You can get the racks that use a bar and pulley type system... it hangs over the side of the car then you push the bike and rack up onto the roof... but your gonna pay lots of money for them....

[three5]

Anybody fitted roof mounted cycle carriers recently? Or any better advice than the Halfords website . . . ?

Gotta buy a bike to keep up with my 2 year old who looks as if he's trying to beat the land speed record - it's the only way I can think of keeping up with him without looking like the knackered 45 year old that I am.

ps the lad in Halfords broke the news that the Thule systems are about £80 a pop per bike

& around about £100 for the cross bars and locks . . .

Thanks in advance

Hmmm My daughter progressed from a push bike to a horse.... Now I have to keep up with that... still keeps me fit

If you have a tow bar fitted the best bet would be a tow bar rack... as these are easier to get the bikes on and off...Look at this type HERE but then do a eBay search to find the cheapest...

Putting bikes on the roof of a RAV is fine if your 6"+ but if your smaller then the initial lifting of the bike to get this into the rack can be fun...Mate has a Hyundai Terracan 4x4 and getting his bike on the roof of that is fun....

You can get the racks that use a bar and pulley type system... it hangs over the side of the car then you push the bike and rack up onto the roof... but your gonna pay lots of money for them....

If you go for Thule have a look at http://www.skidrive.co.uk/ Bought the roof bars for a Vitara from them and they were the cheapest place by miles - and VERY helpful. ;)

[xenodrew]

Thankfully my daughter is not at all keen on horses . . . shoes yes

The main requirements wouldn't necessarily be affected by cost, as long as I can fit the thing on and it can't get nicked very easily - though the pragmatist in me says, it's Scotland you're only going to use this twice and it'll probably be snowing next week!

Think I've got the height thing covered so no problems there and we don't have a tow bar, so roof bars should be the easiest option - phoned a couple of internet based suppliers and still no real progress or calls back . . .

[xenodrew]

If you go for Thule have a look at http://www.skidrive.co.uk/ Bought the roof bars for a Vitara from them and they were the cheapest place by miles - and VERY helpful. ;)

You're right they are considerably cheaper - where's me phone!

[chatman]

If you go for Thule have a look at http://www.skidrive.co.uk/ Bought the roof bars for a Vitara from them and they were the cheapest place by miles - and VERY helpful. ;)

You're right they are considerably cheaper - where's me phone!

ooohhhh :o :o did not know about this place.... and yep they are cheaper than anyone else....

When having the bike on the roof... watch out for the low height restriction bars in some carparks, as a friend off mine found out the hard way...at least he got the convertable BMW he's always wanted.... :P :P

[Davrav]

If you're only six inches, how on earth do you reach the pedals?

[xenodrew]

If you're only six inches, how on earth do you reach the pedals?

6"+ , I thought they were referring to length? . . . :P

[chatman]

If you're only six inches, how on earth do you reach the pedals?

6"+ , I thought they were referring to length? . . . :P

:offtopic: :offtopic: what have I done...... wait until the other reprobates get to read this..... :rolleyes: best get all the details you need before this goes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy off topic.....

:P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

[three5]

If you're only six inches, how on earth do you reach the pedals?

6"+ , I thought they were referring to length? . . . :P

:offtopic: :offtopic: what have I done...... wait until the other reprobates get to read this..... :rolleyes: best get all the details you need before this goes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy off topic.....

:P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

RUN! Quick before the moderator comes off shift!

[chatman]

RUN! Quick before the moderator comes off shift!

Naaaaaaaaaaaa he will be ages... any how will have grease all over his hands and takes him an age to stoke the old pc into life....he'll be out feeding his racing pigeons and counting whippets.......

[xenodrew]

Awe Naw! What have I done . . . sunk to the lowest common denominator, I shall go outside and give myself a serious talking to

And what's all this about greasing up hands and stroking his pc back to life - Shocking, I'll have you know that I'm an impressionable young man!

[three5]

Awe Naw! What have I done . . . sunk to the lowest common denominator, I shall go outside and give myself a serious talking to

And what's all this about greasing up hands and stroking his pc back to life - Shocking, I'll have you know that I'm an impressionable young man!

THATS not the lowest - think that Kingo holds that honour with his, er, sort of, "velvet" body finishes? ;)

[xenodrew]

Fitted the Thule system - now the "wee man" wants to sit on the bike while it's on the roof . . . boys, honestly . . . though I've got to admit the thought crossed my mind too and it looks like a giggle . . . wonder how much weight the roof bars can support?

It can't be any more dangerous than the plans Ryan Air has for allowing passengers to stand to save money . . . you just can't make stuff like that up!

[Davrav]

Fitted the Thule system - now the "wee man" wants to sit on the bike while it's on the roof . . . boys, honestly . . . though I've got to admit the thought crossed my mind too and it looks like a giggle . . . wonder how much weight the roof bars can support?

It can't be any more dangerous than the plans Ryan Air has for allowing passengers to stand to save money . . . you just can't make stuff like that up!

I assume that Ryan Air will be allowing passengers to stand INSIDE though............................

[xenodrew]

Fitted the Thule system - now the "wee man" wants to sit on the bike while it's on the roof . . . boys, honestly . . . though I've got to admit the thought crossed my mind too and it looks like a giggle . . . wonder how much weight the roof bars can support?

It can't be any more dangerous than the plans Ryan Air has for allowing passengers to stand to save money . . . you just can't make stuff like that up!

I assume that Ryan Air will be allowing passengers to stand INSIDE though............................

I'm almost certain that if O'Leary could get that past the CAA then I'd be wing walking to Dublin!

[Fujisan]

RUN! Quick before the moderator comes off shift!

Naaaaaaaaaaaa he will be ages... any how will have grease all over his hands and takes him an age to stoke the old pc into life....he'll be out feeding his racing pigeons and counting whippets.......

Eee, yar southern softy, thou no's nowt!

You grease up you whippets,

stoke the pigeons

and feed thee pc with pie'n'chips!

[anchorman]

Knowing very little about bikes (them things you have to pedal to make 'em go) I paid very little attention to this but having just had a browse I suspect there may have been some very hurtful suggestion that I could somehow be associated with whippets............

.........well I guess I'll just take my sheep home and sulk ;)

:lol2: :lol2:

Al tel the wat lads, t'owd railway got so flooded yesterde a'hd te send 't pigeon t get us rescued n get t'owd folks off 'ome int bus.

Thaat reminds me.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32eSB0ZRPxQ

[chatman]

Al tel the wat lads, t'owd railway got so flooded yesterde a'hd te send 't pigeon t get us rescued n get t'owd folks off 'ome int bus.

Well flooding this week and Heatwave last week... Typical puplic transport just cant cope.....

[Fujisan]

Thaat reminds me.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32eSB0ZRPxQ

Brilliant :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: