Pics of bikerack on Jimny's please?

Ive seen some pics of towbar racks, which a bike hangs on to.. They are ok enough for standard bikes, but not for todays mountainbike frames, especially in carbon.

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.

Here is a Thule 3 bike (in their dreams, not 3 adult bikes that's for sure ) on the [strike]Renault[/strike] Nee-San, Notice how the wheels stick out miles. It works on the Jimny if you throw the spare wheel away, I did modify it by moving the pivot point for the frame (there so the frame cracks in half and drops the bikes down so you can get into the boot on a car where the boot lid somehow goes forwards as it opens, not one where it comes outwards) but it seemed frighteningly long.

I've never fitted it to the Jimny, even though I bought it for it :pinch: , I just take the front wheel out and throw the bike in the back of the [strike]Renault[/strike] Nee-San and use that as it is miles easier and quicker.

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.

Hmm yeah, that towbar rack could do the job..
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..

I did think of fixing a couple of the roof carriers on top of a little trailer, which would be great, easy to load them on, less chance of forgetting about them and knocking them off, but you end up with a trailer, and it is still easier to drop the front wheel out and put one or even two in a car that is long enough.

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.

1x2 on 4x4

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.