Bicycle carry

[toad]

^why not buy one that hides the hitch? yesterday i received a draw-tite invisi-hitch model #28502

http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower...ar=1&carId=001

once installed it COMPLETELY hides all parts of the hitch(including receiver)! you do have to purchase a special receiver mount for accessories that goes under and around the rear bumper and - of course - it's more expensive. i just like the fact that nobody will confront me in parking lots and say 'where does it say in the owners manual you can tow? is your car the canadian version?' :lol:

i will post up pics this weekend after i do the install. if you decide to get the one i linked above you should know it's for the SEDAN ONLY! in fact, i got mine used for super-cheap($34) because somebody purchased it thinking it would fit the 3-door and returned it(not really their fault because the site still doesn't specify). i contacted the manufacturer with the model# to confirm it would work. AND the manual in the box does say it's designed for the sedan!

[Brianr4]

My friend has a roof rack on his car, but the only problem is to put the bike on the roof, you have to have the door open and stand on the door sill.
Twice when we were loading up to head home, it was raining very hard and we couldn't put the bikes up becasue the inside his car would have been soaked from the rain.
So when it came time for me to get a rack, I went with the hitch style.
I also don't like that if you are loading up on a roof rack and you drop something, it will fall on the roof of the car.

[Kaykogi]

Originally Posted by Brianr4

My friend has a roof rack on his car, but the only problem is to put the bike on the roof, you have to have the door open and stand on the door sill.
Twice when we were loading up to head home, it was raining very hard and we couldn't put the bikes up becasue the inside his car would have been soaked from the rain.
So when it came time for me to get a rack, I went with the hitch style.
I also don't like that if you are loading up on a roof rack and you drop something, it will fall on the roof of the car.

It's easier on a sedan. I can load anything from the ground. I've never had to stand on the door sill.

[Kaykogi]

Originally Posted by toad

^why not buy one that hides the hitch? yesterday i received a draw-tite invisi-hitch model #28502

http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower...ar=1&carId=001

once installed it COMPLETELY hides all parts of the hitch(including receiver)! you do have to purchase a special receiver mount for accessories that goes under and around the rear bumper and - of course - it's more expensive. i just like the fact that nobody will confront me in parking lots and say 'where does it say in the owners manual you can tow? is your car the canadian version?' :lol:

i will post up pics this weekend after i do the install. if you decide to get the one i linked above you should know it's for the SEDAN ONLY! in fact, i got mine used for super-cheap($34) because somebody purchased it thinking it would fit the 3-door and returned it(not really their fault because the site still doesn't specify). i contacted the manufacturer with the model# to confirm it would work. AND the manual in the box does say it's designed for the sedan!

I didn't know such a thing existed. If I were to get a hitch, this is the one I would buy.