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Pics of bikerack on Jimny's please?
- OlaGB
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Anybody got pics of some bikeracks either on roof, or rear, where the bike stands on its wheels instead of frame?
Pulling off wheels to shove the bike inside the car gets old veery fast, especially when going home with a dirty/wet bike.
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I've never fitted it to the Jimny, even though I bought it for it , I just take the front wheel out and throw the bike in the back of the
You would also have to weld the thing to the towbar, and the towbar to the car if you expect it to still be there when you get back, or detach it and store it in the car. They do sell a Mickey Mouse "lock" that looks a waste of money.
The roof rack ones are fine except
1) the plastic ends of the Jimny roof bars are only rated at a small fairy cycle
2) One of my friends parked his on a carpark with a height barrier which chopped the bikes & rack off the roof.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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And im not afraid of it being nicked of the car in my area..
But daiuum they are going to look big, on that little Jimny.
Even considering the roof type, but as you say the railings are known to be weak.. :/
The bike is way too expensive to take chances..
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When I had the Landrover pickup, I bolted 3 bike carriers in the back, and with 3 seats in the cab I could drive 3 bikes and riders anywhere.
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Even it being a more expensive route, i think ill go for a Thule Velocompact 2..
Seems to be the most practical and safe solution for my use.
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Busta wrote: I strap mine to the spare wheel with a couple of cam straps. I've done it with dozens of different bikes now, and covered a lot of miles with no issues.
It´s a £5k+ bike with carbon frame, so i dont want to take my chances..
I was just looking for how the jimny will look with a huge bike rack basicly , and now i know..
Roof rack looked a bit, strange, and the rear rack will also look a bit huuge, but yeah, i can live with it.
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OlaGB wrote: Thanks guys!
Even it being a more expensive route, i think ill go for a Thule Velocompact 2..
Seems to be the most practical and safe solution for my use.
Looks a posh version of mine, you will have to take spare wheel off, and maybe the carrier as well if you want 2 bikes on it.
If it is nice at the weekend I can dig mine out and attach it to the jimny, it has been on, but I took one look at it and took it off again, wish I'd taken pictures at the time.
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facade wrote:
OlaGB wrote: Thanks guys!
Even it being a more expensive route, i think ill go for a Thule Velocompact 2..
Seems to be the most practical and safe solution for my use.
Looks a posh version of mine, you will have to take spare wheel off, and maybe the carrier as well if you want 2 bikes on it.
If it is nice at the weekend I can dig mine out and attach it to the jimny, it has been on, but I took one look at it and took it off again, wish I'd taken pictures at the time.
Yeah, yours is probably a bit older, dont think they make it anymore..
My towbar is like 10ft long (ok, maybe just 1ft), so i wont be suprised if i can keep the spare wheel on.. But i have no problems driving without it anyway.
Ordered it today, might have it this weekend.. Ill post a picture when its on
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