Originally Posted by
agarose2000
I was just going to throw the bike into the hatchback. Any reason you don't? (My bike is a small 51cm)
Sooner or later you will mess up the interior, no matter how careful you are. I have a minivan (Mazda MPV) and I drive with all second and third row seats removed so I can fit two bikes standing up easily plus other cargo and I still messed up but I don't care that much. You will also scratch your bumper, so might consider a rubber protector on it.
Originally Posted by
LongIslandTom
You should do what I do. Put a hitch on your Prius so you can
drive to different places to ride. The best of both worlds.
Funny you mentioned that. I lived without a car for several years before I returned to biking. After taking trains and renting cars for a while to get out of the City to go mountain biking, to join organized rides , etc. I decided I needed a car
Some nice places are 100+ miles away from NYC and riding out of the City on a bike isn't fun. So I got a car
I can fit 3 people, 3 bikes and all luggage inside my minivan. I did many biking trips this way with my clubmates.
Adam