Recumbent forum?

[steamer]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

How do people transport bents if they don't want to start a ride from home? Obviously a pickup would make it easy but can you use a trunk-mount rack on a sedan?

I am able to get mine in the back of my Subaru Imprezza 5-door with the rear seats down and the front passenger seat pushed forward, and with the front wheel removed from the bike. I do this at least once a week.

But yes, recumbent bikes can often be used on something like a trunk rack, but they aren't usually quite as stable as an upright bike on such a rack because on a bent, more of the bike's mass is above the rack's support bars instead of below it.

Roof racks can work well too.

The only recumbents that are especially hard to transport for everyday rides are velomobiles.

[buddybikes]

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