Originally Posted by
indyfabz
It may be surprising to some how much bike and bike stuff you can fit in vehicles if you remove the wheels. My ex-GF’s small bike fit comfortably in the trunk of my Mazda Protégé along with other stuff. We transported two bikes, two large duffel bags and other stuff to a supported tour in a Camry. I’ve gotten my large, long wheel base touring bike in small vehicles.
Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
Take both wheels off and can fit a 60cm in the back seat of the Volvo 240 sedan.
Originally Posted by
70sSanO
Carrying bikes inside a vehicle, RV, camping trailer probably provides the most peace of mind than any exposed carrier.
John
Originally Posted by
alcjphil
Personally, on a long trip I would want my bikes inside my car protected from weather.
Originally Posted by
sean.hwy
I have three moving blankets that I leave in the rav4 so I can store two bikes inside big mac style and you can't see that bike are inside the car between the tinted windows and dark blankets. Just looks like pos old suv.
Bikes inside the car are great and would always be my preferred option if space allows, but there are some issues with this approach as well. Carbon frames, wheels and handlebars are easily damaged by stacking anything on them when laying sideways, for instance. I've carried two mountain bikes inside my small sedan by removing both wheels, but this required the rear seat to be folded and didn't leave much room for anything else in the car other than two people in the front. It was a bit of a pain to get the bikes in/out.
As someone who's recently done a 7hr drive with 3 people and a large dog in a small sedan along with a week's worth of luggage I can say with great confidence that squeezing any bikes inside the vehicle would've been impossible (or would've required a level of packing mastery that I've yet to achieve).