You're not infringing, dude. What you lack in door frame, head-smacking height, you make up for with great ideas!
RGZ On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > sorry if I'm infringing ( I'm only slightly above avg) on your > subgroup but people say tall bikes can fit upright with front tire off > in the Mitsubishi Outlander. Avail in 4wd too. > > http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=6519393#poststop > > ~Mike~ > > On Jan 13, 6:34 pm, zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote: >> Can't always ride to the start. I'll have to try the seat-down experiment. >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> >> >> Sender: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:11:46 >> To: RBW Owners Bunch<rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >> Reply-To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> Subject: [RBW] Re: Informal Tall Riders Group: What is the best vehicle >> forhauling your bike? >> >> Hate to burst your fantasy but a friend has a four door wrangler and >> it was never that easy to get our bikes inside...we're both 6'3", >> riding ~63cm bikes with ~85cm saddle heights and they couldn't fit >> vertically even with front wheel removed. The Wrangler cabins are >> deceiving short, especially behind the rear seat. Usual procedure was >> to remove our front wheels, fold down the rear seat, and lay the bikes >> down flat, one on top of the other. He ended up buying one of the >> thule racks that attaches to the spare tire mount. >> >> Best way to haul your bike? Ride there! >> >> On Jan 13, 5:33 pm, zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote: >> > Well, all true, but also in the Jeeps favor: >> > 4WD-you probably got the same 30+" we got yesterday. >> > Removable tops, doors, so you also have a convertible. >> > A certain fun factor too. >> > RGZ >> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> >> >> > Sender: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:20:14 >> > To: RBW Owners Bunch<rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >> > Reply-To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Informal Tall Riders Group: What is the best vehicle for >> > hauling your bike? >> >> > I drive a 2010 Prius and have no trouble carrying either two full size >> > bikes, or our Bilenkey, coupled touring tandem inside the car. Last >> > summer we went from Vt to MI and back with the tandem inside our car. >> > I have a Saris hitch rack that quickly carries two single bikes or the >> > tandem in two parts, on the rack. My Thule Tandem roof rack, which is >> > a rebranded ATOC Carrier, can carry the tandem, or a single bike, >> > with fenders, on the roof. I have also used a Thule carrier >> > (Criterium) that grips the down tube and therefore allows for fenders >> > and quick access. I easily carry a 19 1/2 foot expedition canoe on >> > top of my Prius, and the hatchback makes accessing equipment pretty >> > easy. >> >> > Last month, I drove up to an outlet and bought a full size, seven foot >> > Christmas tree. The seller was amazed as I quickly tied up the entire >> > tree, slid it inside my car and closed the hatchback for the drive >> > home. You can't do that with an SUV. >> >> > Frankly, an SUV like the Jeep, is the least useful shape for carrying >> > cargo, and the van and mini van, while quite useful for many >> > applications, are overkill for people who occasionally carry large >> > items. >> >> > michael, >> > westford, vt. >> >> > On Jan 13, 6:02 pm, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > Here's why I ask? I'm thinking about some new (4) wheels, and would >> > > like to be able to keep the bike inside at times in the event of rain, >> > > theft-prevention etc. Thinking of maybe outfitting a Jeep Wrangler w/ >> > > a floor-mounted fork mount-just back the bike in, tighten the QR, >> > > slide the wheel in next to it.... >> >> > > Anyway, what is everybody else doing? >> >> > > RGZ >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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