bikeE: cheap trunk rack that doesn't suck?

[Laurel Thomason]

Hi,

Just looking for recommendations for a cheap trunk rack that will hold
a BikeE securely and not sway too much. That may be an impossible
request. Does anyone have any experience with the following:

Sportrack: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...rand=&sku=8768&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

Hollywood:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...rand=&sku=4840&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

Both of these are in the "trunk rack" section of the Nashbar website.
Many thanks.

 

[Jon Meinecke]

"Laurel Thomason" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> Just looking for recommendations for a cheap trunk rack that will hold
> a BikeE securely and not sway too much. That may be an impossible
> request.

I don't know if they're available from any sources any more, but
BikeE made "accessory" mounts. These are clamps that
slide over the beam and tighten by quick release levers. With a
little ingenuity, I guess you could make facsimiles if the clamps
are no longer available.

Attach two of these to a plastic storage box, and you'll
have a cheap, waterproof trunk. I used a 20 liter box
with my BikeE. I reinforced the bottom of the box with
a piece of melamine and it has lasted 6 years.

Jon Meinecke

 

[LioNiNoiL_a t_NetScApE_D 0 T_NeT]

> Does anyone have any experience with the following:
>
> Sportrack:
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=71&subcategory=1021&brand=&sku=8768
>
> Hollywood:
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=71&subcategory=1021&brand=&sku=4840

My wife used to put her BikeE on the back of her beat-up old Volvo
station-wagon with an equally beat-up old trunk rack from Sears that
looked very much like the "Hollywood" unit. The rack was sturdy enough
in the vertical plane, and she braced it horizontally with a handful of
bungees.

 

[Laurel Thomason]

Sorry, I was unclear. I meant a trunk rack for a volkswagen golf that
will hold my BikeE securely without too much sway, and not cost a
fortune. It's been discussed, but I'm particularly curious about the
two "smooth bar" racks offered by Nashbar right now, One by hollywood
and the other by SportRack.

My bad.

Your suggestion, however, sounds pretty cool, but I am 6'7 and have no
exposed frame behind my seat.


"Jon Meinecke" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I don't know if they're available from any sources any more, but
> BikeE made "accessory" mounts. These are clamps that
> slide over the beam and tighten by quick release levers. With a
> little ingenuity, I guess you could make facsimiles if the clamps
> are no longer available.
>
> Attach two of these to a plastic storage box, and you'll
> have a cheap, waterproof trunk. I used a 20 liter box
> with my BikeE. I reinforced the bottom of the box with
> a piece of melamine and it has lasted 6 years.
>
> Jon Meinecke

 

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"Laurel Thomason" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> Just looking for recommendations for a cheap trunk rack that will hold
> a BikeE securely and not sway too much. That may be an impossible
> request. Does anyone have any experience with the following:
>
> Sportrack:
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...rand=&sku=8768&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=
>
> Hollywood:
>
>
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...rand=&sku=4840&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=
>
> Both of these are in the "trunk rack" section of the Nashbar website.
> Many thanks.

I have a Rhode Gear trunk rack similar to the ones you linked to here. I've
used it to transport both lwb and swb bikes for long distances as well as
short hops on a great variety of vehicles with no problems at all. My guess
is that it would work with a Bike E. One of my lwb bikes had to be carried
upside down, but it works perfectly. Some experimentation maybe needed.
I've used my trunk rack for years and found it very versatile.

My advice is to go to a bike shop and see how the rack works on your car
with your bike. That's what I did.

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