I would think this has been discussed here, but I have looked and didn't see anything.... I did search too...
Now - I'm in need of a way to carry my bike with my car. I currently have a receiver hitch rack that we use on my wife's suv, but my car does not have a receiver hitch. I am trying to decide between a roof rack or a reciever hitch to be installed on my car.
The roof rack is more expensive, and I've heard you can plan on about a 10% drop in fuel milage with one. On the other hand, I think they look great on cars.
The hitch mount is less expensive, but I've heard there are problems with the car's exhaust being too close to the wheels (v6 Accord, so dual exhaust). I've also heard it isn't a good idea to carry a carbon frame on this kind of rack.
Please help!
Now - I'm in need of a way to carry my bike with my car. I currently have a receiver hitch rack that we use on my wife's suv, but my car does not have a receiver hitch. I am trying to decide between a roof rack or a reciever hitch to be installed on my car.
The roof rack is more expensive, and I've heard you can plan on about a 10% drop in fuel milage with one. On the other hand, I think they look great on cars.
The hitch mount is less expensive, but I've heard there are problems with the car's exhaust being too close to the wheels (v6 Accord, so dual exhaust). I've also heard it isn't a good idea to carry a carbon frame on this kind of rack.
Please help!