Best bike vehicle??? (truck? wagon? Town Car?)

[alancw3]

+1 on a minivan. i can put second and third row seats down and either standup multiple bikes or just lay down one bike. also out of weather and secure from theft.

feel better than ever about the chryler van after seeing dave thompson pic above.

[cetuximab]

I throw up to six bikes across the tailgate. If I leave bikes, it is easy to cable them.

I throw kayaks or SUPs and paddles in the back to go to the river.

Last winter I drove through 14 in of snow to get to the trailhead with my fatbike.

Subaru Outback wagon is a close second. I had an outback through most of undergrad and grad school. Long enough to sleep in the back.

[JLQ]

My 2012 4Runner is the best bike hauler I've ever had - easily fits 3 up top and 3 on a hitch rack and the rear window goes down so you can access your gear with ease. Most of my driving is hwy and I average 19.2mpg, not too hateful.

That back window is what really sets it apart, why don't all SUV's do that?

[Mikej]

Originally Posted by JLQ

My 2012 4Runner is the best bike hauler I've ever had - easily fits 3 up top and 3 on a hitch rack and the rear window goes down so you can access your gear with ease. Most of my driving is hwy and I average 19.2mpg, not too hateful.

That back window is what really sets it apart, why don't all SUV's do that?

Man I love 4runners-

[martl]

Originally Posted by cetuximab

I throw up to six bikes across the tailgate. If I leave bikes, it is easy to cable them.

I only own nice bikes. I don't wannt to throw any of them across any tailgates

[oldpotatoe]

Any thread on bike hauling has to have this..

Nope, not me, I gots hair on me head.

[OtayBW]

I'm a truck guy. I transport mostly in the bed on a fork mount bolted onto a piece of 2x6 clear cedar that sits freestanding in the bed. I also have an extended cab with another fork mount for when I need to lockerup. Works great!

[loimpact]

Originally Posted by OtayBW

I'm a truck guy. I transport mostly in the bed on a fork mount bolted onto a piece of 2x6 clear cedar that sits freestanding in the bed. I also have an extended cab with another fork mount for when I need to lockerup. Works great!

Just to be sure on that last part.....you lock up how? (I know on my scab I can throw 1 bike in the back when front wheel off in case I need to run into a store or something. Just can't sit anybody back there as the bike is end to end top to bottom, filling up the whole extra cab part)

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by loimpact

Just to be sure on that last part.....you lock up how? (I know on my scab I can throw 1 bike in the back when front wheel off in case I need to run into a store or something. Just can't sit anybody back there as the bike is end to end top to bottom, filling up the whole extra cab part)

Bike goes in the rear end of the cab, just as you see it except cross-wise. I have plenty of room for kit and other stuff - just no people seating, which is fine with me.

[fourflys]

I like my Tacoma... I have the fork mounts that slide in the channel in the bed of the truck, I use the Rocky Mounts but there are others... a close second was when I had my mini-van, lots of room if you're just looking at hauling capabilities... but then you have a mini-van and not a Tacoma...

[Neil]

You can get a lot of bikes in the back of the Volvo, with ancillary items plus luggage, but moving bikes onto the tow-hitch rack is a lot more convenient from a loading and interior cleanliness perspective. Does limit speed to around 90mph though, with the bikes in the car it was still pulling hard at 146.

[Gummee]

You need to ditch all that roof rack and hitch rack stuff and go straight to nirvana: Transit sportsmobile!

I'm thinking 131T

M

[Schmed]

Originally Posted by Andy sti

I love my sprinter and it's about as good as you can get for a bike hauler.

+1 on a Sprinter (or Ford Transit). Can't imagine a better bike vehicle. Not for everyone, though

[fourflys]

Originally Posted by Schmed

+1 on a Sprinter (or Ford Transit). Can't imagine a better bike vehicle. Not for everyone, though

I'd agree if all I was doing was hauling bikes like a mobile mechanic or something... but I guess I can't imagine driving a Sprinter or Transit as my daily driver, at least the ones I've seen...

[Fatty]

I don't own a Town Car but do own a Ford product based on the same "Panther" chassis.
Fantastic all around vehicle and bike hauler.