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neil_g said:
saris bones > all other boot carriers.
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Also £80 more :-)

neil_g said:
yar, i just take the wheels off and lob mine in the back of the goof
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My bike fits in the boot of the Cosworth with just the front wheel off.

I don't know where I'm supposed to put my two boys bikes though!

SpudMaster said:
Big *** estate gets my vote.
Vans are all well and good but the misses wants a bit of comfort and style :p
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I'm not old enough for an estate yet.
 
weescott said:
Roof bars are bad! Noisy, cane fuel economy. No good for headsets and seals.
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Unfortunately I can't fit a towbar to my car, and I don't want to hang two bikes (one of which weighs ~21kg :eek:) from my boot.

In the end it was a decision between roof bars or Sea Suckers. The weight of the second bike meant that roof bars were the only logical choice :( I'm not changing cars after getting this one brand new in June.
 
We always hire a van when we goto Scotland & Wales. it just makes sense, mounting bikes on the roof kills fuel economy to the point where it's cheaper to hire a vehicle. Plus you can leave the bikes and ride kit in the van which saves time loading/unloading each day.
 
weescott said:
Vans have a lower speed limit than cars on 60 and 70mph roads. ;)
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Nope, Car-derived vans up to 2 tonnes maximum laden weight can travel at the same speeds as a car. Which I'd imagine a caddy or similar would be.

Even a goods vehicle not more than 7.5tonne can travel at 70mph on a motorway, but limited on single/dual carriageways.
 
I think wee is right, there's a rule somewhere about purpose built vans having a lower limit.

Edit - too slow
 
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Begbie said:
They do, on single and dual carrigeways. Not on the motorways though.

Unless it's car derivied like a Astra Van.
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Yup.

I don't think a caddy is car derived though. I think the rule is something like it would have to literally be a golf with blanked rear windows. Whereas the caddy has a purpose built larger cargo area.
 
Draeger said:
I'd say that's the only downside to using roof bars. Since they were invented, man has looked for ways to stop/reduce the whistle they make to no avail. Mine whistle at low speed around town ranging between 30-40mph ish. Above that for some reason, they are fine. And the whistling is more pronounced when driving the car without any bikes fitted for some bizarre reason.

Just keep the windows up and turn up the radio a wee bit. Warm days require the aircon to be switched on!
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Never had any whistling from my Thule Wingbars - you got all the rubber strips inserted properly in the gaps etc?
 
Car-derived vans are a waste of time for bike transport anyway. They only have 2 seats. I can get 3 people + 3 bikes inside my estate car.
 
booyaka said:
Never had any whistling from my Thule Wingbars - you got all the rubber strips inserted properly in the gaps etc?
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I had a gap between the ProRide 591s and the WingBar Edges, so I've cut some rubber and slotted it in. I haven't been for a drive yet to see if it's solved the problem. EDIT: It didn't help at all :( I'll have to remove the ProRides and test again.

I really wish they'd designed a way to make the bars easily detachable so that you could take the bars + bike carriers off in one big square when you want a normal-looking car.
 
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