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<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/aP6250001.jpg> it will easily fit four bikes across the back of the truck <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/aPB300009.jpg> $90 online. trucks are great - you can load them up with kayaks, too <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/Erin%20II/aP5150001.jpg> On Thursday, January 30, 2014 7:20:58 AM UTC-6, stevef wrote: > > My preference is to put my bike(s) inside the vehicle as well, to the > extent that I look for vehicles with that capability when I buy them. > > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Anne Paulson > <anne.p...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Our family's one car is a Honda Odyssey, the same car Leah has. We >> bought it because at the time my son and used a tandem for our >> transportation. We could just pick up the tandem and roll it into the >> car, without removing wheels or anything of that sort. >> >> It is much, much easier to put a bike in a Honda Odyssey than to put >> it on a rack (provided the third row of seats are folded down, which >> can be done in 30 seconds). You just pick up the bike and put it in >> the car. If the Honda Odyssey is transporting four or fewer people and >> therefore only needs two rows of seats, putting the bike in the car is >> trivial. If the rear seats are still up, then it becomes more of a >> nuisance. >> >> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 4:52 AM, Michael Hechmer >> <mhec...@gmail.com<javascript:>> >> wrote: >> > Putting a bike on a hitch rack is usually easier than putting it inside >> a >> > vehicle, unless you have a big cargo van without back seats. Just lift >> the >> > bike onto the rack & latch the straps. You don't need to rearrange >> > anything, worry about the bike shifting, or whether two bikes will >> collide. >> > Many models come with built in locks to use when needed. >> > >> > Michael >> > >> > >> > On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 12:16:24 AM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> >> >> I was just wondering about ease/quickness of carrying. I had a big SUV >> >> once upon a time, and loved how easy it was to toss the bike in the >> back and >> >> drive to the park. >> >> >> >> On Monday, January 27, 2014 8:27:42 PM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I can if it's just me and the kids. Disaster if husband comes. Why? >> >>> >> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> >> >>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Leah, can you put the bike inside the van, or is there too much >> >>> kids/stuff in there? >> >>> >> >>> On Monday, January 27, 2014 3:48:09 PM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Joan, you've just hit in my current plan! Ha! I'm looking at what >> kind >> >>>> of bike rack my Honda Oddysey (no hitch) would take. I'll be perusing >> >>>> Craigslist in the near future! Yay! Thanks for a judge in the right >> >>>> direction. >> >>>> >> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> >> >>>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 2:31 PM, Joan Oppel <oppe...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Leah - I really sympathize with the total change your move has made >> in >> >>>> your biking locale and routine. I almost hesitate to write the >> following - >> >>>> because it's sort of against the use the bike for as much as possible >> >>>> philosophy. I also should point out that I'm lucky to live in a >> place where >> >>>> I can do almost any thing by bike from my house. Ok, all that said, >> here's >> >>>> what I suggest: put the bike on your car and drive to some place to >> ride. >> >>>> Heresy, I know. But at least you would be getting out to ride! Can >> you >> >>>> park your car somewhere that would allow you to do errands, grocery >> >>>> shopping, etc by bike and return to the car? Using the car for only >> part of >> >>>> the trip is still good, in my opinion. I know people who, for >> whatever >> >>>> reason, just live to far from work to bike the whole way so they >> drive part >> >>>> of the way, park and then ride. >> >>>> >> >>>> It's still biking and better than notbiking! >> >>>> Joan >> >>>> >> >>>> On 01/27/14, LeahFoy<jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Well, today I set out on the school commute with fresh hopes and >> clear >> >>>> mind. Today was Lincoln's big debut of riding his 16 inch Specialized >> >>>> Hotrock bike solo. (He is usually hooked onto me via Trail-a-Bike.) >> I meant >> >>>> to appreciate the sensory experience, but I appreciated that none of >> us >> >>>> became road kill, instead! >> >>>> >> >>>> Ha! >> >>>> Leah >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send >> >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >> the >> >>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> >>>> >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/DeWojyJkZvc/unsubscribe >> . >> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> >>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> >>> >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/DeWojyJkZvc/unsubscribe >> . >> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> > To post to this group, send email to >> > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> It isn't a contest. 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