Bike rack for VW Passat

elvis jones

Hi all,

Looking for a rack to attach to the boot of our Passat. We have no tow br on the car so it will have to go on direct. Need one for 2 bikes but don't want to spend the earth and want something that goes on and off fairly quick !

elvis jones

anyone ???

keizer

I bought one of these last week from the site below site. I thought it was the best to suit my car - a saloon Mondeo

I haven't had a chance to use it yet due to an injury but it looks good. Do a search on Youtube for a video on setting it up.

http://www.marreybikes.com/en/car-racks/655-saris-bones-3-bike-rack.html

triggermortis

I'm looking at the 2 bike version of this for my car - just need to be in the country before I order it (probably from CRC -boo, hiss - unless I can find one in Ireland)
If you look on saris.com, It's a US site, but they have a vehicle fitting pull down which lets you know which rack will fit which car

Whitehawk

elvis jones wrote: »

Hi all,

Looking for a rack to attach to the boot of our Passat. We have no tow br on the car so it will have to go on direct. Need one for 2 bikes but don't want to spend the earth and want something that goes on and off fairly quick !

hey id get a tow hitch and get one that goes on that, more money but worth it keeps bikes safter and i think easyer to use.

elvis jones

Whitehawk wrote: »

hey id get a tow hitch and get one that goes on that, more money but worth it keeps bikes safter and i think easyer to use.

Wife doesn't want the tow bar its her car, thats what i wanted as i have a rack for my van with the tow bar on it.

Whitehawk

tell the wife tow bar is good stop anyone driving in to back of car!! also stop someone!! reversing in to a wall etc!

Lumen

I've got a Saris Sentinel I don't use any more (have tow bar mounted one now).

€40 collected from me in Clonsilla, Dublin 15.

elvis jones

Lumen wrote: »

I've got a Saris Sentinel I don't use any more (have tow bar mounted one now).

€40 collected from me in Clonsilla, Dublin 15.

Lumen,

Might be interested. Doing half marathon in Clontarf on sunday, i could hook up then ?

cdaly_

elvis jones wrote: »

Wife doesn't want the tow bar its her car, thats what i wanted as i have a rack for my van with the tow bar on it.

You could fit a tow bar with a detachable hook. That way nothing shows when it's not in use.

Lumen

cdaly_ wrote: »

You could fit a tow bar with a detachable hook. That way nothing shows when it's not in use.

Yeah, until you leave it on all winter and it seizes in place. Then it's an undetachable tow bar.