Hi

anyone know of a bike carrier which would fit a MY99 with OEM high level spoiler ?
Any pointers to a supplier contact would be much appreciated.

thanks

RITCHIE

 

Be very careful carrying bikes on the back : friend of mine recently had hers fall off on the M6. Carrying 3 bikes (including a £2.5k one). They bounced 30 feet in the air (according th the bloke in the car behind who they bounced over) and were all right-offs. Problem was probably that no matter how tight you do the things up, after a few hours at 80+ the attatchments wriggle loose a bit. Best to stop after an hour or so and re-tighten everything.

Oh, and you'll get about 25% less MPG with bikes on the back.

If you are going to go down this route, spend loads

 

Been looking into the same thing the last couple of days, visited the local mountain bike shop - Noahs Ark (01453 884738) in Stroud,
One of the sales staff - Simon fitted a 3 cycle carrier very securely to my MY01 WRX which is fitted with a STi type spoiler.
Don't know what model the one he showed me was, but it cost £50.
Best bet is to ring them direct, they do mail order and have a website - www.noahsark.co.uk

simon

 

Richie,

I ordered a Thule roof rack system with mountain bike carriers
from a company called Lakeland roof box.
website at www.roofbox.com

They usually do a good deal on complete packages but thule isn't
cheap - mine was £240 with 2 velo-vice bike carriers.

I've got the tall Pro-drive spoiler and i couldnt find anyone
that would do a rear bike carrier for it.

One word about the thule is that it fits to the side gutters.
Seems strong enough but you have to be a bit careful not to
over tighten the bar feet and dent the guttering.

Cheers

Chris

 

Oh, and remember that a mountain bike is basically a load of expensive detachable components. Only a minutes work for a thief to strip a bike of it's expensive bits so be careful when stopping at service stations etc. This does happen, regularly.

 

I use a Rhode Gear rack on my MY99 RB5 with the standard high level wing. This clears by a good inch and in 2 1/2 years have had no problems even at 90mph. It is worth checking the straps occasionally on along journey. Try www.leisure-lakes.co.uk for a supplier.

 

"THULE "each and every time. As mentioned make sure you lock them up together. many have had top spec bikes nicked.Never use a cable type lock.Only a top spec Dlock like a "Kryptonite New York" etc.