"John McKown" <
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> Delta Hunch Rack will fit on any car and carry your bike the way you
should.
> Remove your front wheel and carry it like a roof rack. Performancebike has it $150.
I second that choice. Since my truck was in the shop for collision repairs (rear-ended in December),
I tried out both my wife's trunk rack and my old Enflight (the original version of the Hunch Rack)
on my rental car. The big advantage of the trunk rack is that both wheels stay on. The disadvantage
is that the bike has to be well secured to keep it from swinging and hitting the car.
The Enflight requires the removal and storage of the front wheel. I always hate disassembling a bike
for transport, so this was a big negative for me. But the Enflight holds the bike more securely.
However, the Enflight interferes with the front fender on my road bike, but not on my rigid mountain
bike. Also, mounting the Enflight is problematic on coupes with rear spoilers and hatchbacks with
steep rear windows. The front has two clips that grab either the top edge of the rear hatch or the
front of the trunk lid. The rear straps catch under the bumper. It sits on the glass on the
hatchback, on the front and rear edges of thetrunk on a coupe. I have successfully mounted mine on
the hatch of a Subaru wagon, the trunk of a Sunbird, and the trunk of a Cavalier.
The biggest suprise was the difference in drag between the two racks. I figured they were both in
the slipstream of the car, but the wheels stick out of the sides a bit when using the trunk rack.
The Enflight mounts the bike higher, but the air flow is from the front to the rear of the bike and
seems to be much more efficient. How much of a difference? My one-way commute used a full quarter of
a tank with the trunk rack (3.5 gallons) but only 3/16ths (2.6 gallons) when the Enflight was used.
Let's see, about 30mpg with the Enflight, 23mpg with the trunk rack. In case you are wondering, my
commute these days takes me 80 miles one-way with the bike only used for the last little bit. I
can't wait to move closer to work!
Weigh your choices carefully. My experience shows that the wrong choice can cost you a lot of money
over the long term.
Good luck, -Buck