[Norackneeded]

One of things that always been most frustrating for me when trying to find a car to buy as a cyclist is figuring out whether my bike fits inside (with the seats down) without taking the bike apart.

There tend to be lots of comments of the type – “why don’t you just take a wheel off”, or “why don’t you just use a bike rack”, but I find it way more convenient to do neither of these things, and just put the bike in the back.

To try to meet this need not just for me, but for other people too, I’ve built a simple community-driven website where people can share cars they own (or have used) and whether a road bike fits (with the wheels on).

Here’s the link: https://norackneeded.co.uk/

I’ve put in examples of cars I know about but it really depends on other people putting ones in too for it to be more useful. If you’ve ever got your bike in a car in one piece (or have found you can’t!) I’d love if you could add your car + whether it fits. 

Hopefully it’ll save people a loads of time when buying their next car.

Thanks!

Chris.

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[mdavidford]

quiff wrote:

Enlist the help of a piano tuna.

[Jetmans Dad]

Norackneeded wrote:

I’m impressed it got in a Saab 93 (even more so the piano!).

It was tricky manoeuvring the rear wheel and frame under the shelf, and the bars literally just fit underneath but it was doable if necessary. 

Stage pianos by comparison are a breeze. Ours is a Korg, full 84 key range, but the frame it sits in is just one extra inch of metal at each end and three inches above housing the controls. Even in the hard case, fold a seat down and just slide it in. 

[Bigfoz]

Overmany years over mixed car

Over many years over mixed car/bike commuting I’ve run a number of cars with a bike in the back. The best  few were a Suzuki Wagn R (awesome fun to thrash around too!), A Renault Scenic, a nissan Sunny Coupe ZX, and my current beast – converted VW transporter. The latter allows me to carry the bike inside with wheels on (even with mudgards lengthening the commute bike), and also to sleep/change in the van at races. Yes converted vans are expensive, but nothing beats them, and you’d pay similar money for a crappy Tesla which likely won;t fit your bike

[Rendel Harris]

quiff wrote:

Enlist the help of a piano tuna.

Trouble is they’re usually off quay.

[quiff]

Enlist the help of a piano

Enlist the help of a piano tuna.

[kinderje]

How dare you!! 

How dare you!! 

I’d forgotten that he used to drive the leafy lanes of Kent! No, I have family there and neither my son nor me play any musical instrument

[ktache]

The Abbey HAG is the green

The Abbey HAG is the green thing at the lower front.

I want some Abbey.

Their multi tool could be had with a JIS bit, but now I’d rather the daysaver with JIS upgrade.

And something I might kind of need…

The crombie would have been the one, but because I’ve gone rohloff less necessary.

 

[mark1a]

ktache wrote:

Or have you gone where we all hope you have, foam cutouts..?

Only one way to go for the travelling toolbox, and that’s shadowfoam.com

 

[ktache]

Thank you.

Thank you.

The picture we all wanted.

[chrisonabike]

Where is the mini ultrasonic
Where is the mini ultrasonic cleaning bath? The foldable rear derailleur hanger alignment adjuster?…

[chrisonabike]

Rendel Harris wrote:

Rendel Harris wrote:

quiff wrote:

I just want all your stuff.

Join the queue!

There’s probably enough to go round for the first dozen or so…

[Rendel Harris]

With apologies for the

With apologies for the obvious double entendre, this is how I imagine the inside of Mark’s drawers…

[ktache]

Nah, the drawers are a very

Nah, the drawers are a very good thing…

I’m imagining them being lined with that rubber matting with ridges.

Or have you gone where we all hope you have, foam cutouts..?

[Norackneeded]

Thanks for the info here! You

Thanks for the info here! You’re absolutely right – there are variables.

Someone asked for this model to be added to the options earlier today (maybe you? If so – thanks) which I’ve done now, and added your notes in too.

[Norackneeded]

I’m impressed it got in a

I’m impressed it got in a Saab 93 (even more so the piano!).

[Author]

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