My wife and I are new to cycling but are very excited to use different bike trails around the area. We have a 2008 Chrysler town and country that has factory rails and crossbars. We are looking for a mounting solution such as the Thule sidearm that will fit our factory crossbars. (the bikes and other accessories have wiped our bank account out.) we don't have a trailer hitch and would like to stay away from the racks that mount on the back hatch. Not having to remove the front bike tire would be a plus but not a requirement. Any suggestions??
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Bike rack for town and country
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The T&C is a pretty tall vehicle which makes loading the top rack more difficult. Its not uncommon to damage bikes mounted on the roof when pulling vehicles into the garage. I am not sure why you would be adverse to a hitch mounted setup.
I have an 05 T&C and installed a hitch myself. Its pretty easy; takes about an hour. I looked up your model on www.e-trailer.com, several custom fit hitches are available under $170.
I use a Thule hitch mounted rack. I can swap this between my vehicles easily. I use a 1 1/4" opening, its barely noticeable.
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I'm with Maydog on this. I, too, have an '05 T&C. I bought a hitch from U-haul and installed it myself--took about 1/2 an hour (I do have a fair amount of experience wrenching on my own vehicles and those of friends). Then I bought a 3-bike rack from Amazon. The rack has a quick-release pin you can use to tilt the rack back to open the rear liftgate of the T&C.
Here's the rack:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M4KXDM/ref=oh_o00_s00_i02_details
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