I roll with the Stowaway 2 cargo + bike rack set up that goes in the
rear hitch. I can get our four bikes on it (two adults, two kids),
a couple storage boxes, a cooler, some firewood... and it swings
away for back door access... and I can use it without the bike rack
too.
Kinda spendy, but it's working out really well for me.
I did have to figure out how best to put the bikes on so I could
swing it away, and the extended bike rack post is needed to get much
under the bikes.
I really don't keep track of gas mileage... so can't tell you if
there is a diff with it on our off... and of course sometimes I have
a canoe on top as well. LOADED BABY!
BD
'01 MV WK
--- In ev_update@..., "Stuart MacMillan" <macgroup@...>
wrote:
You could get one of these:
Stuart
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From: ev_update@... [mailto:ev_update@...]
On Behalf
Of Matthew:
I have 56" bars (3) that I attached using "roof rails" which are
~6" long
brackets that I
attached with 2 bolts through the fiberglass sides of the pop-top.
I sealed
everything
with a bit of silicon and nothing leaks inside.
I attached a Yakima Rocketbox for a trip this spring back to
Missoula (from
Portland).
Loaded-up I got about 12 mpg through the Palouse. A drop of 9 mpg!
I would look for something to put on the back, but then what would
I do with
the Fiamma
bike rack?
--
Matthew
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