"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
10/09/2016 at 19:09 • Filed to: None
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"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
10/09/2016 at 19:09 • Filed to: None | 1
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Step 1: Remove the lower rear seat cushion by firmly tugging upwards on it’s leading edge, then pop it in the trunk.
Step 2: Lay your preferred covering over the rear seatback face and tuck in the edges. If you have a center shoulder belt, make sure to tuck the covering behind the path of the seat belts.
Step 3: Remove the bike wheel(s) and put the bike(s) in the back, using the seatbelts as tie-downs (if you have three shoulder belts, make sure you pull them all the way out so that when they retract, they lock into position and hold the bikes in place). After the bikes are secure, toss in the front wheel(s), helmets, and anything else you may want to take on your cycling trek.
Removal is pretty much the opposite of installation, except you have to push the rear seat bottom cushion in towards the back of the car before and while jamming down hard (firmly isn’t enough, you have to really put your weight on the cushion).
Just as a note, cruiser bicycles with curved handlebars are a little trickier when it comes to fitting them through the door openings, and you may have to remove the handlebars in some cases. Other than that, you’re pretty much golden. I’ve tested this with a road bike, the mountain bike pictured, and the aforementioned cruiser bicycle, and all three fit well once the front wheels were removed. I could even fit two mountain bikes in at the same time, although three would have been quite tight.
S65
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/09/2016 at 19:14 |
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Nice bike, bro
Takuro Spirit
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/09/2016 at 19:14 |
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I wish digital cameras or smartphones were a thing back in the late 90's when I had my Diamondback in the backseat of my ‘77 Firebird. Front wheel in the trunk.
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> S65
10/09/2016 at 19:22 |
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Supercycle? Hell nah. But a free bike is a free bike.
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> Takuro Spirit
10/09/2016 at 19:24 |
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O_O
MM54
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/09/2016 at 21:56 |
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I’ve fit my mountain bike in the back of my p71 without taking the seat out, just have to take off the front wheel.
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> MM54
10/09/2016 at 22:14 |
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I probably could have gotten it in there without removing the lower cushion, but I didn’t want to stain and/or tear the velour, the seatbelts as tiedowns wouldn’t really work all that well with the bottom in place, and being lowered makes everything a bigger PITA so the more access, the better.
MonkeePuzzle
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/09/2016 at 22:15 |
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by the way a cop car swallowed half a dozen snowboards after my accident, I’d have thought the steps were:
1: open trunk
2: put bike/s in trunk
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MM54
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/09/2016 at 22:27 |
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It’s definitely worth it to take the seat out if it’s not-vinyl, for both dirt and wear reasons.
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> MonkeePuzzle
10/09/2016 at 22:29 |
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Trunk isn’t big enough, shockingly enough.