Off to the Forrest mountain biking

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:27 pm

Finally got my bike rack for the Z , lol get some funny looks in the car parks at the Forrest’s that are full of VW caddies and transporters .
Love my mountain bike and my Z , VW’s ain’t for me

Be individual

swim against the tide

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:36 pm

Why not ride there.

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:51 am

Never seen that type of bikerack before. How does it attach at the bottom?
I settled on a Saris Bones 3 for lugging the bikes around. It can carry 3 bikes at once but I wont be trying that anytime soon

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tintoverano · Post by **tintoverano** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:00 am

Chris_D wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:51 am I settled on a Saris Bones 3 for lugging the bikes around. It can carry 3 bikes at once but I wont be trying that anytime soon

thanks for sharing, been looking for one like that

gwatson · Post by **gwatson** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:46 am

Ha, I just finished fitting my Birds bike rack this weekend, identical to yours. Good bit of kit with no chance of any damage to bodywork either. Only criticism is regarding the poor instructions. Do your upper bars have quite a bit of movement? Obviously they can't come out, but suspect it'll rattle like hell.

Agree though, what's better than a morning blast, bit of biking and a blast home. Sod sitting in something boring and practical, where's the fun in that? I get to combine two of my favorite hobbies in one.

Are you going to fit a trailer board? I take my wheels off and put them in the boot to ensure my brake lights aren't obscured. Suspect my insurance company would have something to say if I was rear ended.

clarker63 · Post by **clarker63** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:11 am

I stick mine in the boot (yes really), although the front wheel sticks out a bit and my pals say it looks like my car has eaten it. I then strap the boot down. Works but not anywhere as nice as your solution. Definitely worth a look.

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:19 am

clarker63 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:11 am I stick mine in the boot (yes really), although the front wheel sticks out a bit and my pals say it looks like my car has eaten it. I then strap the boot down. Works but not anywhere as nice as your solution. Definitely worth a look.

If I can be arsed I'll drop the wheels off and stick one in the boot and one on the passenger seat. That way I can close the boot propers.

The only caveat is that the rubber tyre can get a bit squeaky against the trim and leather.

First world problems lol

tintoverano · Post by **tintoverano** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:28 am

Bruce wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:27 pm Finally got my bike rack for the Z
Be individual swim against the tide

hi Bruce, what brand is it? where did you get it? thanks

tintoverano · Post by **tintoverano** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:30 am

gwatson wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:46 am Birds bike rack

hell of a web site they got

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:48 am

clarker63 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:11 am I stick mine in the boot (yes really), although the front wheel sticks out a bit and my pals say it looks like my car has eaten it.

clarker63 · Post by **clarker63** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:11 am

tintoverano wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:30 am
gwatson wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:46 am Birds bike rack
hell of a web site they got

Yeah, really old school. Must have got their grandpa to code that one (read into that as you will!)

Not cheap either!

tintoverano · Post by **tintoverano** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:17 am

clarker63 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:11 am Yeah, really old school. Must have got their grandpa to code that one

the guy who made the site 20 years ago, vanished after the 1st month

clarker63 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:11 am Not cheap either!

price to pay for the hood working?

gwatson · Post by **gwatson** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:19 am

clarker63 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:11 am
tintoverano wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:30 am
gwatson wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:46 am Birds bike rack
hell of a web site they got
Yeah, really old school. Must have got their grandpa to code that one (read into that as you will!)

Not cheap either!

He told me the photos are deliberately low quality to avoid people copying the solution.

Silverzedtom · Post by **Silverzedtom** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:20 am

Looks good op, beats having to drop the forks out and having a wheel next to you

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:10 pm

Sod the bike, love the Triumph 2000/2500, is it yours or a neighbours ???

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