'clip on' bike racks

Andrew

Hi,
I'm chasing a bike rack that can be clipped onto the back of a hatchback
(Laser trio) that can carry 2 bikes (1 road, 1 hybrid). So far I've found
the Thule ones for $200-300,
(http://www.ettalongbikeshop.com.au/...65/2/Bike_Racks ), but
are there other brands that are worth investigating? I'm in Brisbane, but
don't mind ordering off the net.

Andrew.

DaveB

Andrew wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm chasing a bike rack that can be clipped onto the back of a hatchback
> (Laser trio) that can carry 2 bikes (1 road, 1 hybrid). So far I've found
> the Thule ones for $200-300,
> (http://www.ettalongbikeshop.com.au/...65/2/Bike_Racks ), but
> are there other brands that are worth investigating? I'm in Brisbane, but
> don't mind ordering off the net.
>
> Andrew.
>
>

At that cost it might be cheaper to get a tow bar added and a normal
bike rack. My experience with the strap on rack (not sure what brand)
was mostly bad. The rack worked fine on a sedan, But on the hatch it was
all over the place because there's a limit to how much pressure you want
on the rear window. The day I looked in the rear view mirror to see the
bikes swinging around the side of the car on a round about was the day
the strap on rack got retired.

DaveB.

Spider1977

Andrew wrote:
> Hi, I'm chasing a bike rack that can be clipped onto the back of a
> hatchback (Laser trio) that can carry 2 bikes (1 road, 1 hybrid). So far
> I've found the Thule ones for $200- 300, (http://www.ettalongbikeshop.com.au/catalogue/group/-
> http://www.ettalongbikeshop.com.au/catalogue/group/-
> 65/2/Bike_Racks ), but are there other brands that are worth
> investigating? I'm in Brisbane, but don't mind ordering off the
> net.
> Andrew.



Andrew,

May need to get a new car (lol)! I had a rack which attached to the
towball. Quickly ditched it after driving over a gravel road and getting
some little pock marks in my lovely Ksyrium wheels. Still haven't
recovered fully from the shock I went out and bought a shiny new
Thule roof clip-on gismo which cost a fortune ($165) but I already had
Thule racks. Now I look like one of those surfers with the board
permanently attached to the car. Get a few friendly waves from other
cycle rackers on the road



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Mike

Andrew wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm chasing a bike rack that can be clipped onto the back of a hatchback
> (Laser trio) that can carry 2 bikes (1 road, 1 hybrid). So far I've found
> the Thule ones for $200-300,

Ouch! I paid about $50 for mine, and its done many thousands of km with
2 MTBs. Hopefully you can find something similar locally. Try the
car-parts shops, like Marlows.

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...D=1084239850634

MEC can be expensive for delivery though. Maybe try some other
bike/car/outdoors online shops.

Andrew

$50! Bargain. Where?

That site is Canadian and lists it at CAN$45 which is almost the same in
AUD$, but freight is $50.

I can't find that model on any .au sites, only the towbar ones, under the
Rhino-Rack name.

Marlows = Super Cheap Auto?

How do you find it as far as the bike swinging backwards and forwards? It
looks as if there's nothing to stop that. (Actually, is yours a MEC? If not,
what is it, and where did you get it?)

Thanks for all replies so far, I'll keep looking.

Andrew.

"Mike" <nospam.really@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:40a03401$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Ouch! I paid about $50 for mine, and its done many thousands of km with
> 2 MTBs. Hopefully you can find something similar locally. Try the
> car-parts shops, like Marlows.
>
>
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...D=1084239850634
>
> MEC can be expensive for delivery though. Maybe try some other
> bike/car/outdoors online shops.

John Smith

Found one on sale in MEL at a large bike specialty shop. $95 in 1Q2003.
A 3-bike model. Works Very Well, sturdy. It has been a while since I
bought
it, and there is no name on the frame.... full list was only $120! Other
models
went near $200 but did not seem to have anything better for the extra $$.
In
my case, cheap was very good. YMMV

JS