Bike carriers?
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Not the cheapest but easiest to use, secure and lockable.
Thule pro-ride I think they’re called.
Easy to adjust for different sized bikes.
I have 2 set up on roof bars for my Volvo V70.
Cause it’s got roof rails it’s easy to lift it on and off as a unit set up with the bike carriers on the bars.
I can’t be doin driving round with them on all the time.
Thule pro-ride I think they’re called.
Easy to adjust for different sized bikes.
I have 2 set up on roof bars for my Volvo V70.
Cause it’s got roof rails it’s easy to lift it on and off as a unit set up with the bike carriers on the bars.
I can’t be doin driving round with them on all the time.
Another vote for Thule 598's here. There are still some of the older model 591's floating around, personally I find the 598 better. It has a preset tensioner in the ratchet so you can't over tighten it on a carbon frame, and the bottom frame clamping arm has an extra 'bit' that makes it far easier to load a bike.
Yakima Highspeed fork mounted carrier...
Rock solid and free wheel bag from roofbox online. Not cheap but v good.
Rock solid and free wheel bag from roofbox online. Not cheap but v good.
Just a by the way here. Once you lock your bike carriers to the roof bars you will be able to lift the whole assembly off and on to the car in seconds. I keep my bars and three bike carriers in the shed and drop it onto the car when I need it. When I get home, undo the catches, lift it off and back in the shed. There is zero need to leave them on the car.
Thule roofbars are awesome. 2 friends use. I'm towbar mounted but only through personal preference.
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Thanks for the replies everyone..... 3 thule 598s will be expensive plus I'll need a fourth for the little ladies bike soon..... I think I'll have to get two for now and sling the kids bikes in the back..... Not sure I can get over having nearly 400 quid sat on the roof of the car......
Another vote for the Thule, and for Mr Pig's method, lift it off as one large assembly.
I've got a Mont Blanc Roof Rush and a Thule ProRide 591.
The Mont Blanc is adjustable enough to take a Child's bike (Isla Bike Beinn 20) which the Thule wouldn't and I think it is much easier to use.
The tyre channel holds the bike upright without extra support whilst you put clamp in place. One lock locks both the bike to rack and rack to roof bars, when empty it can also lock the clamp in the lowered position, I only found that out the other week. The Thule needs a bungy cord when empty.
A downside to Mont Blanc is that it only takes up to a 2.2" MTB tyre, there is another model which takes a wider tyre but I can't find any suppliers online.
www.montblancgroup.com
It's worth having a look on eBay as car dealers sometimes sell off bike racks and they are usually Thule or Mont Blanc in a different box. My Thule rack was from a Nissan dealer and Mont Blanc from VW.
The Mont Blanc is adjustable enough to take a Child's bike (Isla Bike Beinn 20) which the Thule wouldn't and I think it is much easier to use.
The tyre channel holds the bike upright without extra support whilst you put clamp in place. One lock locks both the bike to rack and rack to roof bars, when empty it can also lock the clamp in the lowered position, I only found that out the other week. The Thule needs a bungy cord when empty.
A downside to Mont Blanc is that it only takes up to a 2.2" MTB tyre, there is another model which takes a wider tyre but I can't find any suppliers online.
Roof rush Right | Products | Mont Blanc
Compatible with most brands of roof bars, steel and aluminium. Holds one bike. Locks both bike and cycle rack with one lock. Hands free securing. Award winning. Versatile clamping arm means that the carrier can be changed from left hand to right hand allowing it to be mounted on either side of...
www.montblancgroup.com
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Not a Leon but I had a set of old roof cross bars on my other car.. so bought a cheapo set from Ebay from bars4cars that look like the £30 Halfords cheapo ones. £100 for 4 delivered (I had the cross bars already). These are actually Italian M-Way but boxed as Maypole but they no longer list them. Silver with 2 nuts to clamp the bike frame which seems best and steel so you can modify them. They were great for the kids bikes. For a decent MB and biggish e-bike the standup arms were 4-6" too short so I ended up cutting/welding and repositioning so they are at 90 degrees to the bike frame when they clamp. That made them good. I was being naughty as I had a 20kg bike on a 15kg frame but by repositioning the wheels over the cross bars and the cross bars over the car fitted rails it was fine. I then added a cross bar between the seat posts of the outside adult bikes as my cross bars are adjustable and too wobbly; I can now rock the car on it's suspension with no movement of bikes. So there are other ways to get there but it is not plug and play.. the Thule ones look nice but I could not do £600 odd for something I would use once in a blue moon. A combined 4 bike set is a real struggle to lift off an SUV with the cheapo steel bike racks. Real hassle is the 15-20 mins to take bikes on/off .. I previously made an wooden insert to fit inside my trailer.. that was easy and 5 mins to load up but the hard trailer suspension hammers the bikes/frame and it is a pain to park. Ideally a 4 bike towbar frame mounted to removable trailer hitch hole would be nice but you struggle with weight even with one 20kg e-bike.
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