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  1. I have been carrying my bike halfway to work by car (inside a ford galaxy) and I wish to economise
    on motoring costs by selling one of my cars. Question is would I be able to get a car rack that i
    would be able to use to securly carry my hybrid on the back of my merc 230slk for about 15 miles
    down the m1 or am i being a little hopefull for such a small car?? if possible, which rack would you
    recomend??

    thanks

    mike

  2. Saris Bones for the back of a car like that - available in halfords - about £100, pricy but just
    about the best boot mount rack available and will fit most small sports cars / roadsters.

    To go better than that get a towbar fitted and get a pendle or similar tobbar mounted rack.

    HTH

    Russ

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    Quoted message said:

    I have been carrying my bike halfway to work by car (inside a ford galaxy) and I wish to economise
    on motoring costs by selling one of my cars. Question is would I be able to get a car rack that i
    would be able to use


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    Quoted message said:

    securly carry my hybrid on the back of my merc 230slk for about 15 miles down the m1 or am i being
    a little hopefull for such a small car?? if possible, which rack would you recomend??

    thanks

    mike

  3. news.freeserve.net said:

    would I be able to get a car rack that i would be able to use to securly carry my hybrid on the
    back of my merc 230slk for about 15 miles down the m1 or am i being a little hopefull for such a
    small car??

    Not at all - but I would seriously recommend having a towbar fitted and using a towbar-mounted rack,
    rather than the Merc roof mount system or a hang-on rack. Although watching the bike moving around
    ona boot-mounted rack when you press the Big Red Switch would be rather amusing :-)

    Quoted message said:

    if possible, which rack would you recomend??

    I would start at roofbox.co.ukroofbox.co.uk - the Men who Know :-)

    Guy
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    news.freeserve.net said:

    would I be able to get a car rack that i would be able to use to securly carry my hybrid on the
    back of my merc 230slk for about 15 miles down the m1 or am i being a little hopefull for such a
    small car??

    Not at all - but I would seriously recommend having a towbar fitted and using a towbar-mounted
    rack, rather than the Merc roof mount system or a hang-on rack. Although watching the bike moving
    around ona boot-mounted rack when you press the Big Red Switch would be rather amusing :-)

    Towbar mounted is a good way to go. I use one in conjunction with a removable tow hitch so that the
    car looks ok when not using the carrier. A lot of miles covered and so far nothing has fallen off.

    Dave

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