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Daft bike box/car question

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  • January 24, 2015 at 2:59 pm #23090
    allanj

    I’m looking at organising our summer holidays and am keen to take my new steed with us, if I can persuade the family to go somewhere bike friendly! I have access to a bike box, but am trying to work out how I transport it at the other end!

    Do you put it on a roofrack, or in the boot? If the boot, then we’ll need to get ourselves sorted to pack a lot lighter than we normally do!

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  • January 26, 2015 at 6:17 pm #828457
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    allanj

    Thanks Charlie, that is a
    Thanks Charlie, that is a good thought, and rather less antagonistic than the other suggestions (no offence guys…) or the thought of hiring something huge for the purpose. Back to the planning! 😀

    January 26, 2015 at 10:54 am #828455
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    charliepalooza

    I put the bike box in the
    I put the bike box in the boot and stuck on a roof box I already had last year. More aerodynamic, and less chance of your bike being stolen or destroyed when you drive under that low bridge.

    January 25, 2015 at 7:47 pm #828453
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    HalfWheeler

    Pack the car with bike stuff,
    Pack the car with bike stuff, give the wife and kids train tickets.

    January 24, 2015 at 10:44 pm #828451
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    number9dream

    Well at least you would have
    Well at least you would have the bike, just offer to pedal selflessly on to your destination (even if it takes a day or two) while the family travels in “luxury” in the hire car

    January 24, 2015 at 5:40 pm #828449
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    allanj

    I guess that’s part of my
    I guess that’s part of my question really- the car you get v the one you ask for can be pretty random. I’m not sure I can rely on that though, bringing the bike will not be wholly popular domestically speaking, us ending up in a car hire place with more luggage than space would take that to a whole new level in unhappiness. I need to know it’ll work when I get there!

    January 24, 2015 at 5:07 pm #828447
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    bashthebox

    Heh. Last time I had this
    Heh. Last time I had this dilemma I booked a ‘compact estate’ from the hire company. A compact estate turned out to be a gigantic Fiat Doblo van-with-windows. Got the box, case for three people and a week’s worth of supermarket food n booze in the car!

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