"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
09/27/2019 at 20:08 • Filed to: None
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"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
09/27/2019 at 20:08 • Filed to: None | 2
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I rolled the dice on a BABABABABUDGET roof bike mount. It’s a Swagman, and it was 44 dollars on Amazon.
I’m so happy that I don’t have to take the front wheel off anymore. My old mount was the fork clamp type where you take off the wheel and clamp the fork drop outs. It took a good 5-10 minutes to get the bike on, and it never quite worked right so I had to put on a ratchet strap as well.
The new one takes about a minute. I think in the long run I’ll get a nicer one for my bike and use this for my kids. I’ve been putting his bike in the car, which is a HUGE PITA. But next year he’ll have a bigger bike as he’ll have our grown his 20”.
Does this mean no more Truck Shopping with HFV. Yeah probably. Unless I find a 2wd, regular cab, short box, hemi, Ram, 2011 or newer for a price I can stomach.... maybe.
DutchieDC2R
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/28/2019 at 01:05 |
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I always find the height of those bikes mounted in that position so awkwardly high. I know it’s probably not a problem in most cases while driving, but it always makes me wonder if mounting it on the back isn’t just a better alternative.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> DutchieDC2R
09/28/2019 at 08:19 |
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A hitch mount is certainly more convenient, but my car doesn’t have a hitch. So I’d be looking at spending 400 bucks for the hitch, installation, and I’d still have to gat the rack. Altho if my wife ever decides to get into biking with us I’ll have to get a hitch mount as I don’t like the idea of having 3 bikes on the roof.