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Old 07-01-21, 12:21 PM
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mkatz
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Originally Posted by Jonesandrew
Hi Mkatz, I just have room to stand my Helix up at the side of the luggage area in my wagon. I have to load it upside down to be able to shut the tailgate. There's no room for the roller blind cover in the loadspace. I screwed an additional fixing loop to the side panel as high up as possible near the tailgate so that I could thread a luggage strap through it plus the two existing fixing loops on the deck to stop the bike falling flat when driving. I did it in this way so that there's still plenty of room for other items in the load area and I can still get access to the bike without unloading other stuff. The disc is not in contact with anything else when the bike is secured in place. Obviously this will only work if you have enough space between the rear seats and the tailgate of your SUV. I put the bike in a black bag and because the car has privacy glass rear windows the bike cannot be seen easily by passers by when the car is parked.
Thank you! Your comment, particularly about loading the bike upside down, is quite helpful.
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