'clip on' bike racks

Andrew said:

Hi, I'm chasing a bike rack that can be clipped onto the
back of a hatchback (Laser trio) that can carry 2 bikes (1
road, 1 hybrid). So far I've found the Thule ones for $200-
300, (ettalongbikeshop.com.auettalongbikeshop.com.auOpen ↗
65/2/Bike_Racks ), but are there other brands that are
worth investigating? I'm in Brisbane, but don't mind
ordering off the net.

Andrew.

At that cost it might be cheaper to get a tow bar added and
a normal bike rack. My experience with the strap on rack
(not sure what brand) was mostly bad. The rack worked fine
on a sedan, But on the hatch it was all over the place
because there's a limit to how much pressure you want on the
rear window. The day I looked in the rear view mirror to see
the bikes swinging around the side of the car on a round
about was the day the strap on rack got retired.

DaveB.

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Andrew
Hi, I'm chasing a bike rack that can be clipped onto the
back of a hatchback (Laser trio) that can carry 2 bikes (1
road, 1 hybrid). So far I've found the Thule ones for $200-
300, (ettalongbikeshop.com.auettalongbikeshop.com.auOpen ↗
65/2/Bike_Racks ), but are there other brands that are
worth investigating? I'm in Brisbane, but don't mind
ordering off the net.

Andrew.

Andrew,

May need to get a new car (lol)! I had a rack which attached to the towball. Quickly ditched it after driving over a gravel road and getting some little pock marks in my lovely Ksyrium wheels. Still haven't recovered fully from the shock 😠 I went out and bought a shiny new Thule roof clip-on gismo which cost a fortune ($165) but I already had Thule racks. Now I look like one of those surfers with the board permanently attached to the car. Get a few friendly waves from other cycle rackers on the road 😉

Andrew said:

Hi, I'm chasing a bike rack that can be clipped onto the
back of a hatchback (Laser trio) that can carry 2 bikes
(1 road, 1 hybrid). So far I've found the Thule ones for
$200-300,

Ouch! I paid about $50 for mine, and its done many thousands
of km with 2 MTBs. Hopefully you can find something similar
locally. Try the car-parts shops, like Marlows.

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MEC can be expensive for delivery though. Maybe try some
other bike/car/outdoors online shops.

$50! Bargain. Where?

That site is Canadian and lists it at CAN$45 which is almost
the same in AUD$, but freight is $50.

I can't find that model on any .au sites, only the towbar
ones, under the Rhino-Rack name.

Marlows = Super Cheap Auto?

How do you find it as far as the bike swinging backwards and
forwards? It looks as if there's nothing to stop that.
(Actually, is yours a MEC? If not, what is it, and where did
you get it?)

Thanks for all replies so far, I'll keep looking.

Andrew.

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Quoted message said:

Ouch! I paid about $50 for mine, and its done many
thousands of km with 2 MTBs. Hopefully you can find
something similar locally. Try the car-parts shops, like
Marlows.

mec.caproduct detail.jspOpen ↗
%3Efolder_id=716279&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=134953&bmUID=10-
84239850634

Quoted message said:

MEC can be expensive for delivery though. Maybe try some
other bike/car/outdoors online shops.

Found one on sale in MEL at a large bike specialty shop. $95
in 1Q2003. A 3-bike model. Works Very Well, sturdy. It has
been a while since I bought it, and there is no name on the
frame.... full list was only $120! Other models went near
$200 but did not seem to have anything better for the extra
$$. In my case, cheap was very good. YMMV

JS

Andrew said:

$50! Bargain. Where?

Canada, from MEC. But its made in China. I would expect
something similar here.

Quoted message said:

That site is Canadian and lists it at CAN$45 which is
almost the same in AUD$, but freight is $50.

As I said, MEC are too pricy for delivery. There are many
other online sites cheaper, but a bike rack is probably too
big to post.

See my recent mail-order thread for advice given. I went to
aebike.com.

Quoted message said:

Marlows = Super Cheap Auto?

Sounds like the sort of place. What about the car section in
K-mart/Big-W ?

Quoted message said:

How do you find it as far as the bike swinging backwards
and forwards?

Tie it on with straps and/or bungees. No problem. For long
drives, I put the wheels inside the car, to cut drag.