How To Fit A Bike Into (Almost) Any Car | Transport A MTB Without A Roof Rack!
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- Опубліковано 17 кві 2022
- After a long muddy ride, the last thing you want to do is have to clean off mud and debris from the inside of your vehicle once you get home! Neil Donoghue is no stranger to transporting a variety of bikes so he's put together a comprehensive list of things to look out for and how to safely pack your bike into a car/van of any size with minimal fuss & mess!
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For the boot of a car, I always go handlebars first and have one end of them go down between the back seat and driver's seat gap. This usually means only having to remove one wheel or managing to fit into some tiny cars.
Same
I was about to write the exact same procedure, but you did it already 👌
I do that as well
I do it this way so my mudguard doesn't bend.
Exactly as I do it with my 29er and I can fit it into hatchback Mazda3 with just front wheel removed.
Fun fact: You cannot fit a large Norco Fluid (on 29s) into a '97 Civic EK. 👍😎
The roof rack cost more than the car! 😆
i have a 98 ek and sooo happy i ride a road bike.. it pass inside 🤣
One of the most practical videos in a long time. nice work!! Great detail and scenarios/examples
Been doing this for a while now with my old SUV and old hatchback. Camping tarps usually help before the old blanket.Old mil spec ponchos work as well. Very helpful content! Cheers!🤙
I do fork in the front, handlebar tucked behind the seats, deralior side up, all on top of a big and water proof anti slip mat.
Nice Update on your Bike mate! Love the Canyon Spectral 125 so far… It’s kinda the Perfect choice for terrain like England and in my case north Germany! Thank you for your work and awesome videos as usual! Love the music as always, perfect choice as always. Cheer’s and happy Trail’s n‘ Day’s
I put my bike in handlebars first so they fit between front seats and that way you don't need to remove the rear tire. This work even for my small Ford Focus and XL sized bike.
Same here! The handlebars of my xl bike fits perfectly between the seats
Does it also fit in a Ford Fiesta you think? little bit smaller..
It’s a lot easier putting the bars in first and put them down behind the front seats so you move the front seat forward
As a small car owner, I have to remove both wheels every time. One trick I have come up with to deal with the loose chain, is to reinstall an old hub (without the rim) I had upgraded from back in to take up the slack of the chain
That's brilliant.
That's a nice little hack! 👊
Handlebar at the front. Always. Unless you want to spend extra if it banged the rear windows. Place small cardboard box/cloth over mech just for protection.
Place some old towel and newspaper underneath to prevent scratches and bike debris.
Got an old '98 Honda Integra and my hardtail fits alright.
Definitely great advice there Neil. I like to use a plastic tarpaulin as a liner in the back of my wagon, it can handle the mud and water and keeps the car reasonably clean and protected. Also a light strap to keep the bike from moving around.
When I use the tow hitch bike carrier on the rear of the wagon I also have a light bar with indicators, brake lights, number plate lights and the bike carrier number plate on it. (In the state of Victoria in Australia you have to by law be able to visibly see the number plate of a vehicle from 20 meters away. Bike carrier number plates are around $40 to purchase to go with your car here and can be ordered through Vicroads over the phone or in store but not online surprisingly).
I carry my fatbike that way during winter to protect it from road salt & I double up on the moving blankets as studded tyres do the job on car interiors. I have scratches to prove it. My last two car purchases I took my bike into the dealership to make sure the bike would fit. Got a few strange looks and a couple of thumbs up.
Thanks, very practical video. I tried the same method on my Renault Clio197 and Specialized Epic Evo it works very well!
Even though I had seen these ‘blankets’ before, I had no idea what they were called or where to find them :), thanks so much for that, much appreciated.
Great info thanks!
hey i tried this with my dirtbike and it work! thank you
I save the thick plastic cover from a mattress to use as a waterproof boot liner and find it easier to put the rear wheel behind the front passenger seat which I slide forwards as I am quite tall and my seat is a long way back.
Strong recommendation to tie the bike and wheels with straps etc. to the car. Usually trunks have some loops where to tie them.
Yeah. Anything not tied down becomes a projectile in an accident. 👍😎
Good Shout!
Nice real world vid. I was expecting life changing tips and realised that I wasn’t so bad after all. 😅 In a golf I manage to keep rear wheel on but moving passenger seat way forward and tilting seat forward. Annoyingly I don’t have memory seats… but still faster than removing rear wheel.
I did this for a long time with small and large (usa) cars - back in early 2000's even my L/XL mtbs were no big deal to fit but seems like wheelbases keep growing.
Good tips but best tip is have a car that can have a hitch rack. I did like the out-of-sight storage of having the bike in the trunk if I was planning a ride as part of something else where my car would be sitting in a lot.
I think its a case of finding what works with the car you have and then sticking to it. I use a massive old camping tarp which I can lay on the deck and then fold over the bike, that contains the mud. I am defo on the side of always fitting the disk caliper travel spacers, they stay with my travel kit and only take seconds to fit and remove. Echo the comment below about securing everything so if you do have a crash you don't have toolkits et al coming at you.
A very appropriate tutorial! 😂👍🏼
Haha! It's a much needed one!
for cars that doesnt have foldable rear seats, place a dismantled box on the rear seats and lay the bike upside down on rear seats with both wheels removed and the bar turned almost parallel to the frame. wheels are placed inside the trunk.
Such a usefull video!
Thanks! We're glad you found it useful!
I have a fiesta. Take out the boot lining and remove the spare wheel or the pump/sealant holder underneath the boot liner. Rear wheel in first drive side up, pushed up to passenger seat. Handle bars will now fit into the space where the spare wheel was
Very helpful for my Civic FK7.
I used to carry my trail bike in a Smart. Wheels in the boot, the rest in the passenger seat
The only problem with my wife's e-bike is transporting it. It is HEAVY! Just about managed to manhandle it into the back of the car with the front wheel removed. I had planned to fit a towbar and rack, but that practically doubles the price of the bike, and I don't expect to have the car very long. I'm still considering the options!
My favourite way for longer trips is both wheels off then lift the rear seat bases. The bike then goes in where the seat bases were. Wheels can then sit in alongside to give a full boot of space.
I put my old gloves over the pedels to stop them scratching anything. Might get some of these blankets as well. Look proper handy.
That's a sick bodge!
Great video thank-you. Whats your thoughts on the Sea Sucker bike racks?
Thanks Rich for this. I will be getting a new vehicle soon and this video sure helps in deciding which model to get. Currently have a bike rack on my car, but some of your points are great advise so I am really considering something that I can put bikes inside. And with gas prices going up, fuel economy is something I never thought of when transporting bikes. Well done!!!
Glad this helped you Steve! Happy car hunting!
In the day, three door fiesta, two bikes on the back seat with wheels in the rear footwells. Leaves the boot free for kit. Now I’m a grown up it’s a roofrack with a large cable for stops.
Been able to fit a 2020 hightower XXL in a 2006 Clio. Such a show
Great tips! For a laugh, maybe you could have Doddy try to fit his bike in the back of a mini? :-P
That would be a good laugh! 😂
Great ideas, I can confirm cycle racks and the risk of have someone following you, had mine stolen first time of using it and it was locked.
Thank you for the video as wanted to move my boardman in the car and not a bike rake as feel it's too unsafe.
I've got a long wheel base transporter too and I still need the front wheel off due to my XL 29er😂 the gf with ter XS small doenst have that problem. we use the Blokpod fork mount system to keep ours locked in place
I carry two small blocks of wood in the boot. I rest my grips on them when I flip the bike over to remove wheels. Lights, brake clamps and any bar accessories stay well of the ground 👍
Get a brake pad spacer if you’re gonna do this I used to for awhile and it’s not fun when you get to the trail and the pistons are pushed together
Very timely video - moving blanket never occurred to me. Was planning to go to IKEA today to pick up a cheap rug
Painting dust sheets , dirt cheap and big enough to cover loads of space in the boot.
@@davidfletcher6836 turns out the moving blankets are cheaper than the dust sheets here in 🇨🇦
Amazing, as this video was released I was trying to load my bike and my little girls bike into my car. I made it fit. Lol
Well done Peter! Thanks so much for the support! 👊
i put my race hardtail in the passenger seat of my miata all the time. Gets a lot of funny looks, but it works great!
Torque wrench e.g. 10n for thru axels? Good explanations.
I have to take the rear mech off my XL Orbea Rallon to fit it in my jcw Mini, i got fed up with doing it after a while and bought myself a sea sucker rack
I have been doing it for years. I managed to squeeze a large frame full sus 29er into the back of a fourth generation Firebird Trans Am.
I would use in each case shown here strip or belt to hold bike and wheels, in case of any problem to avoid bike flying inside of the car, even in small
I’ve got an aygo and i can fit my bike in it (take both wheels and derailleur off) i can still get someone in the passenger seat and one more behind the driver then i have a tow ball rack for a total of three bikes and three people
I used to have external carriers for my bike, but the cost of bikes now is too tempting for thieves and the external carriers usually have pretty poor locks. So this is really timely
Why are you leaving your bike unattended on a roof rack? 🤔
Whichever you do it something/someone always ends up getting scratched in my experience, get a bike rack it’s easier
And this is why I put a trailer hitch on my GTI. 🙂
I can fit a Large Polygon Siskiu in the boot of a Fiesta, without taking the rear wheel off! Drive side up, rear end towards passenger seat, passenger seat forwards and tilted. Flip bars 180 so the forks take up less space. Obviously you can't have any passengers this way, but for solo rides it beats faffing around with the rear wheel.
Everything is possible. I transported my Specialized Epic in a Fiat 500, incl passenger. Yeah. Had to dismantle the bike down to the last screw. But. It fitted 😁😎
i love having a van 💛 VW California here.
Love it!
I'd be tempted to get some brake blocks or you can use a clothes peg if you do not have any just in case you pull the brake on or the lever gets squished by kit.
Since I have big sedan (wide enough) with no folding rear seats, I found that 29" bike without wheels could be fitted behind front seats vertically.
before watching this i was thinking, jeez they are short of material if they are telling us how to fit a bike in a car ! but the removal blanket tip alone is something i'd never have thought of and now having seen that you can buy them dead cheap i am going to buy some to line my car boot and also insulate my beer fermenters as well ! :) :) :)
I used to wedge my old kx 250 into the back of an Astra with the seats down.... If it doesn't fit, make it, if it still doesn't use rope to lash boot down job done.
I only have to take of the front wheel off and by pushing the passenger seat forward a little, i am then able to get my specialized diverge in a hyundai i10.
Roof bars seem to work ok for us
But when I did put it into boot seats down front wheel off
BMW saloon
Think about if the car was in an accident and crumpled. If there are any spaces without a driver/passenger, best to point the sharper parts of the bike in that direction .
Any ideas for a Cannondale with Lefty fork users? Thanks.
I always see the roof rack crowd and think jeez hope they don’t hit a low branch or height restriction.
I always put in brake levers facing up so they don't get pushed while driving if the bike moves.
Put some Spacers into breaks once you Removed the wheels. If you accidently pull the break Lever while Loading and Both Braking Pads Meat each other you will have a Little work More than you Need
Meet 😂
Good security advices about not showing that we’re actually carrying bikes around! 👍🏻
Unfortunately, we have to do it. It's still a great little tip though! 👍
I do pretty much this in my SUV, except I keep the front wheel in the front passenger seat so I have someone to keep me company, and I can talk to it
add a set of big mud fenders and it makes it harder. trying to fit it into the back of a small car isn't easy. usually twist up the fenders.
Having to do that much disassembly would deter me from riding. A 2 bike rack strapped to the back of the car works for me. However, the car is NEVER left unattended with bikes strapped to it.
My Wife has a Fiesta, and when I take it for a service and MOT or any other repair that it needs I put my bike in with just the front wheel off. Even had two bike in there if I need to take one of my Daughters with me. Not tried it since she has had a 29er. Which would need the wheels off.
⚠️ Please always fix all separated parts of the bike to the fixing lugs with elastic ropes. Not only are there huge fines for loose loads in many countries, but more importantly, even a small crash can result in serious injury to the crew in the car.
good point. and DON T put the sharp fork pointing the driver...
I find with more than one bike removing the pedals is useful to stop scratching the van, bikes and pedals.
Good idea! It may take longer to pack your bike, but at least it prevents scratching things up! 👍
I find it very hard to adjust the brakes after I put the front wheel back on, I usually have to leave them disconnected but that's a bit dangerous. Any ideas?
Van life baby 👍🏻
#TravelCamo OK Heres an idea... get one of those moving blankets and sow a LOT of rubbish on it (Chippie bags, old socks, underwear, muddy rugby jersey etc)...
When all packed... Throw that on top and anyone looking in will see what looks like a vehicle on the way to the tip with a load of rubbish, not a $10K+ carbon fiber E-Bike...
So cool
Cheers, Blayde! 👊
Passenger seat fwd = leave rear wheel in if you're lucky.
I have to do this everytime due to my boot being a sportback model , annoying after a muddy ride !
Anyone got a link for the disk brake spacers? Cheers
This vid gonna help lots of people haha
It's such an annoying issue we never really talk about! 😂
Good info, when I get home.....bikes go in the basement, no stickers on the car, and we installed Samsung smart things on the bikes just in case
I put the bike into a sleeping bag. It keep dirt on inside, offer protection to bike and car. Also the bikes covered from view.
Get a honda jazz. Get a little axle stand (mtbvans). Screw into piece of wood. Take front wheel off and chuck it in. Loads of space left to chuck kit. Laugh MTBers with big cars covered in racks :P
what about the oil from the disk brakes ?
Try fitting an enduro 29er in a Subaru BRZ
had to put my frame size 60 road bike in my girlfriends Toyota Yaris. Even taking off both wheels it still didnt fit. Had to ride back with half a bike sticking out into the passenger seat with me bending around it :P
So in my VW up I have to take the fork off to make it even shorter when I want to have space to fit anything else in or want a passenger on the front seat. But, at least I have a bike and a car so why should I complain, I can build it up in a few minutes.
I got some sweet dents on the side of my car from my bike falling off my roof rack on the freeway. Fortunately the bike stayed attached to my car and only the seat was destroyed. It could have been so much worse.
What about Peel p50 ?
If you use a outside rack... keep the locks closed. I know someone getting his bike stolen at a Red traffic light while he had to stop...
In merica we don’t have a problem. It’s like tossing a coin into a warehouse. Doesn’t even matter, our cars are so big.
Me: car I would like to transport a bicycle.
Car: Best I can do is the wheels, take it or leave it.
These bikes attacked my car in the past but thanks to you the don’t now :)
Haha! Bike frames have never really liked car interiors! 😂
Amazon! A protector for the rear of car for dogs. Its cheap and perfect!
Very True!
Did I inspired you to make this video with comment about YARIS? :)
With how often bikes are being stolen at gun point these days in my area, carrying my bike on the roof or trunk isn’t an option anymore. Too risky
no car no problem
Winner winner, chicken dinner! 👍😎
Nice if you can do it 👍🏻
👍😂
Here I am watching a vid on how to fit a bike in a car, and I don't even have a car. I drive a full size truck lol.
Spent about 500 miles on it and so far so good. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA Pros:1. Very light2. Solid quality build3. Fast delivery: It arrived 5 weeks earlier than expected.4. Easy assemblyJust a few cons but nothing major:1. Cheap tin tubes and had flat on first day... but not a big deal. I replaced the tubes.2. Seat is a bit uncomfortable but that's pretty much the same situation with most bikes.3. Seat post is a bit long/high for a smaller size 48 bike - had to saw 2 inch off to fit properly. The lowest setting is too high. The post locking system does not seem to hold well (perhaps because I saw 2 inch off).4. wheels are not tubeless compatible (from what I can tell)
What a pain in the arse,I borrow my daughters land rover discovery 👍🚴🏴
Haha! That would be easier!