A bike rack...Peugeot 107

catieeb06

Hi guys,

I'm looking for some advice. In a bid to try and a get fit i've bought myself a bike, myself and my husband would like to visit a few country parks etc to ride around. Now these are sort of 20 miles away so ideally would like to take them on the car but seeing as it's a peugeot 107 and it was a farce and a half to get the bike home in the first place.

Does anyone know or any bike racks? I've looked on the internet and the cheapest one is around £140, which isn't very MSE friendly!

I don't have roof bars and nor do I know how to fit them.

Please help! xx

forgotmyname

Buying a rack is not money saving and driving to the destination to cycle is not money saving either.

But its something you want to do. So your choices. Roof mounted rack or towbar mounted rack?

Ive not included the boot mounted ones as the car may not be upto those. And i dont like the fact the bikes are hanging from a couple of clips. Plus you will probably need a lighting board anyway.

Roofbars are probably the way to go.

molerat

You cannot have a rear mount due to the glass hatch so roof or tow bar is the only way to go.

From £60 for bars and £20 per cycle. The big problem is that you have to lift the bikes up there.

Norman_Castle

Have you looked locally for cycle routes? Some councils provide cycling maps.

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/sustrans-near-you/

Chorlie

My friend has just bought a Thule Cycle Carrier 970 (there are some You Tube Videos). She got it as a package with Towbar (fitted), Light Board and a Lock so she can leave the car with her bike on the back for well under £200.

Or the Carrier on its own was £50.


Edit: My mistake, it wasn't a total package that was under £200, the Towbar was just under £200, the package was just the Bike Carrier, Light Board & Bike Lock which should of been £100, but she got 15% off if bought as a package. She got a Towbar (Bike Carrier Bar) fitted elsewhere.

Billy-no-Money

Not criticising your decision, but it's a sad reflection of what our roads have become when people think they have to put bikes on a car and drive 20 miles in order to ride them.

You won't get fit doing that - and if you've bought a Peugeot 107 for its low emissions / fuel consumption isn't it a bit ironic?

I do understand why the OP and others do this, because I'm a regular cycle commuter and see bad driving and badly-planned junctions on a daily basis - and my wife won't ride her bike on the roads full stop!

To get fit riding a bike you need to do it regularly, and build up your distance; driving 20 miles every time isn't an encouragement to use the bike. Fair enough for a family wanting a nice day out, or for a dedicated mountain biker, but to get fit it isn't going to work, sorry.

skivenov

Chorlie wrote: »

My friend has just bought a Thule Cycle Carrier 970 (there are some You Tube Videos). She got it as a package with Towbar (fitted), Light Board and a Lock so she can leave the car with her bike on the back for well under £200.

Or the Carrier on its own was £50.

I don't think it's legally possible to fit a towbar on a 107. You have to fit a towbar to the car manufacturer's reccomendations, and I'm 99% sure Peugoet don't give a reccomended way of fitting on.

Chorlie

http://www.jyautoparts.co.uk/peugeot107bikecarrierconnector2005on-p-23106.html

It's not a true Towbar as in being able to tow a trailer, it's just a bike carrier with a low max weight limit.

My friend had the same issue since you can't fit a Tow Towbar to her car either.

molerat

Seems an awfully expensive way to carry some bikes, £350+.

I used to sell this stuff and remember when somebody was not happy about the look of his Audi TT when it had a cycle and a canoe carrier on the roof and insisted we remove and refund him. People buy tiny / useless / poser cars and it is always someone elses fault when they can't move house with them. :mad: (not having a go at the op btw)

stef73

http://www.westfalia-loadcarrier.co.uk/index.php/products/other-westfalia-cycle-carriers/citroen-c1-peugeot-107-and-toyota-aygo-cycle-carrier/ not got one for my wifes c1 we use my Zafira