I'm bout to buy a new mountain bike. I got an SS S/C. Is there anyone here who, uses a bike carrier on the exterior of their coupe. And if so what brand. Thanks..

 

hmm... good call. im a big mtb'r too....... i never even gave that any thought.

i wonder if it would fit with the seat down through the trunk? granted.. my bike is usually covered in an inch of mud when im done.

my baby wouldnt appreciate that.

 

http://www.bike-racks-plus.com/rear_deck_bike_th.htm

only thing i could find with a few minutes on google... i know yakima makes trunk racks too.. not sure if compatible with a cobalt..

 

don't buy a bike, i'll sell you mine it just needs to be dusted off LOL seriously

 

I'll even sell you mine... no need to dust it off..

 

Yakima has a roof rack for our cars now, but pricing is insane, it would be over $500 to carry 2 bikes.
Nothing from sportrack or thule yet. Sucks since Sportrack has a manufacturing facility about 5 miles from my house, they provide OEM racks to the automakers.
And I too have one of my older bikes to sell

 

Thanks for the replies. I bought my bike yesterday.... soo much for stage 2

 

I dont have a mountain bike but my bmx bike does fit in the back w/ the seat down. I have put a mountain bike in my moms sunfire b4 w/ just taking the front wheel off so im sure it will fit fine.

and jsut cuz were talking about bikes. lol




I know you guys love it.

 

Nice Air....

 

If you find a rack that clears the spoiler on your SS let us know.

What kind of bike did you get?? Below is a pic of my bike. Only thing I have changed since that pic is a set of Cane Creek bar ends and Cane Creek Thudbuster seat post.

 

I bought a 06 Specialized Hardrock Pro Disc.

 

only cuz its a new pic from tonight ahhaa.

 

Specialized rocks. There are plenty of good bike companies out there but with Specialized it's hard to beat the components you get for your money.

 

I actully plan on getting the P2 from speceialized this summer. anybody have any reviews on it?

 

When I was lookin into my bike I looked at http://www.mtbr.com They got a bunch of reviews on all sorts of cycling stuff.

 

Follow up on bike racks. You can get roof racks that dont need to be drilled. But they are expensive. Trunk racks arnt possible because of the huge wing.

 

Its been a while since there has been any new info on Bike racks for the SS/SC. Just wanted to know if any of the bikers have found any racks that work.

I have a Saris rack for my Z24 thats pretty adjustable. According to their website www.sarisproducts.com i think it may fit.

How about ski racks??? Anyone ski even though as of right now its 90 degrees celsius (90 Fahrenheit )

 

I am looking in to geting one of them hiden hitch things and a bike rack the will mount to it.
i think thats going to be the best way to do it.

later

 

I have one made by Yakima I don't use, it holds up to 4 bikes. PM me if you want it, I'll make you a great deal.

 

I'm sorry if this has already been posted someplace else in the forum, but I have a 2006 Cobalt LS and my dealership put a hitch on because I wanted to get a hitch rack. I went to get a 4 bike rack and it required a 2" hitch. My dealership put on what looks like a 1" hitch. I'm just curious if anyone thinks that the cobalt is too small for a bigger hitch and they put on the smaller one because they don't want people actually pulling anything? Should I stick with a 2 bike rack or is it okay to look for something to convert my 1" to a 2" and get the 4 bike rack? Thanks!

 

I want a 4 bike rack my self.
We will probably only every put 2 on it but I can carry up to 4 if I need to.

The problem I have is finding a 2" hidahitch thinf that will fit my car with out cuting my bumper up.

later

 

Any updates if any trunk racks fit? There's some good priced ones on CL. About how much does the bike hitch cost after everything?

 

my trunk rack was ok on my wingless sedan. IMO it would be very tight, if even possible, if you have any wing.

there are companies that make adapters the go to 2" from the smaller size receiver. even then u would have to pay attention to handlebar height vs. wing. many receiver racks are set far back, for use with SUV's, so it may not be a problem.

 

I got a 4 bike hitch rack. I have the 1 inch draw-tite rack then i have a 1 inch to 2 inch adapter( had the rack prior to the car) i have only ever had one bike on there and i wouldnt suggest loading it up with 4. seems like it would have a lot force put on the hitch if you have 4 bikes on it and hit a bump.
for one bike this set up seems best

 

any updates on bike racks??? pics??