bike carrier for yaris ( 01 model)

fguihen

looking for a bike rack to carry 3 bikes on the back of my 4 door 01 yaris.

I saw this one in halfords for 77 euros:

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_251011_langId_-1_categoryId_212359

im wondering if anyone has used this, and is it good, and worth the money, or are there better bike racks out there for similar or less money?

gerardduff

I bought one of these. Installed in about 10 minutes, fits hatchback and saloons.

I have a golf and carried two bikes to Kerry and back last week. The bikes didn't budge. Don't forget to put something (like heavy cardboard/foam) between the bikes and between the car and bike.

slickmcvic

Found the hollywood Express 3 rack very good and pretty much universal...seen a micra using one the last day so i'd imagine it would fit most small hatches ...heres mine on an astra

smacl

I have something similar to slickmcvic, but without extra spacers/holders on the rail. Mens bikes with crossbars, no problem. Womens bikes and kids bikes with smaller frames are much more fiddly. Buy an extra strap and make sure nothing moves a millimeter before setting off, particularly if you're going down small country roads. Any movement at all is liable to chip paint off your frame if you have more than one bike on, as I found out to my loss coming back from west Cork a few weeks back.

Mr. Skeffington

Hi I have one of these bike racks, Im not using it, very sturdy, takes 3 bikes €40 if you are interested

mike12

Mr. Skeffington wrote: »

Hi I have one of these bike racks, Im not using it, very sturdy, takes 3 bikes €40 if you are interested

Hi,
I'd be interested espically if it fits both a hatchback and a saloon and could collect if you are in north county dublin.
Mike

heffsarmy

slickmcvic, that bike carrier is not supposed to be mounted against your rear window. I have one of these for my audi A3. The pic of the golf below shows the proper setup.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28383

slickmcvic

heffsarmy wrote: »

slickmcvic, that bike carrier is not supposed to be mounted against your rear window. I have one of these for my audi A3. The pic of the golf below shows the proper setup.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28383

....dunno mate,the manufacturers website has this pic clearly using the glass as a support

smacl

slickmcvic wrote: »

....dunno mate,the manufacturers website has this pic clearly using the glass as a support

The instructions with my carrier were similar. Glass is ok for the upper bar,but not the lower one, which is how we've been using it. My guess is the lower bar carries most of the weight. It seems ok after a number of long trips with three bikes on very bumpy roads, but as soon as the back windscreen breaks or pops out I'll let you know.

Ideally, I'd like one where the bars could fold up when not in use, as the main hazard with these things seems to be people walking into them when there's no bikes on them. Current rather feeble solution is red masking tape.

TinyExplosions

This might do the job to carry your Yaris