as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.

the present bike rack is cheap halfords jobby. does MTB's and skinny
wheeled bikes with ease. but the big hybrids are pushing it.

roger
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Roger Merriman wrote:
> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
> etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
> and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.

How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem to
work pretty well...

Pete.
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Peter Clinch wrote:

>Roger Merriman wrote:
>> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
>> etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
>> and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.
>
>How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem to
>work pretty well...

Thule do an adaptor to put a horizontal bar onto a ladies frame
http://www.car-roofracks.co.uk/pics/bike-racks/981-large.jpg
-- 
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Peter Clinch wrote:
> Roger Merriman wrote:
>> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
>> etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
>> and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.
> 
> How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem to
> work pretty well...

They work excellently but their usefulness to 'the other half' depends 
on various factors. My other half can't get the bikes on or off due to a 
combination of height of car, her height and her strength at lifting 
over her head. It is a factor worth considering!

Colin

NEWS@wodger.demon.co.uk (Roger Merriman) writes:

>as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
>etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
>and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.

>the present bike rack is cheap halfords jobby. does MTB's and skinny
>wheeled bikes with ease. but the big hybrids are pushing it.

We have a towbar mounted bike rack which has arms with clamps that grabs 
the tube a bit under the saddle. Should work with a ladies frame.
Along the lines of this one:
http://www.halfords.nl/NL/Auto/Catalog/ProductDetail.htm?productId=218831

Don't know if they are available in the UK - The Dutch Halfords has 
nothing to do with the British ones.



Roos

In article ,
 Colin Blackburn  wrote:

> Peter Clinch wrote:
> > Roger Merriman wrote:
> >> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
> >> etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
> >> and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.
> > 
> > How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem to
> > work pretty well...
> 
> They work excellently but their usefulness to 'the other half' depends 
> on various factors. My other half can't get the bikes on or off due to a 
> combination of height of car, her height and her strength at lifting 
> over her head. It is a factor worth considering!
> 
As Roger's other half - good point. I'm rather short and not very strong!

-- 
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On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:28:33 +0100
Colin Blackburn  wrote:

> Peter Clinch wrote:

> > How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem
> > to work pretty well...
> 
> They work excellently but their usefulness to 'the other half'
> depends on various factors. My other half can't get the bikes on or
> off due to a combination of height of car, her height and her
> strength at lifting over her head. It is a factor worth considering!
> 
Carry some folding steps in the car?

Sara Kirk wrote:
> In article ,
>  Colin Blackburn  wrote:
> 
>> Peter Clinch wrote:
>>> Roger Merriman wrote:
>>>> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
>>>> etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
>>>> and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.
>>> How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem to
>>> work pretty well...
>> They work excellently but their usefulness to 'the other half' depends 
>> on various factors. My other half can't get the bikes on or off due to a 
>> combination of height of car, her height and her strength at lifting 
>> over her head. It is a factor worth considering!
>>
> As Roger's other half - good point. I'm rather short and not very strong!

If we use the rack it is normally because we are both going somewhere 
with two bikes, so I do the lifting for both of us. Being over 6' helps. 
If my partner goes somewhere on her own the bike goes in the back of the 
car. It works for us but obviously depends on the size of the bike and car.

I think the towbar mounted carriers are definitely worth looking at if 
your car has a towbar.

Colin

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008, Roger Merriman wrote:

> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping 
> etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art, 
> and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.
>
> the present bike rack is cheap halfords jobby. does MTB's and skinny
> wheeled bikes with ease. but the big hybrids are pushing it.

That's no way to refer to your wife, sir!

tom

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Don't feed me (i.e. the troll). I'm on a fasting regime. I'm told it
will reduce the amount of SHIT that I talk. Hasn't helped yet though;
all it's resulted in is me posting the same fucking reply to every
fucking thread that I personally don't like (I prefer to pretend that
speed cameras work and I'm not anti-motorist, you see). So I've gone
from posting lying, anti-motorist bullshit to posting the same, empty
reply with the same fucking subject line EVERY SINGLE TIME. A
backwards step, unfortunately, methinks.

So, what to do? Nothing, of course. One of the principle things that
makes me an utter fuckwit is that I never learn from my mistakes, and
once I start something, I never stop it while people are telling me
to, for fear that I might look weak.

Nuxxy again.  However: the troll judith said in Message-ID:
, "I'll tell you what
sunshine - if you do not want to see the total demise of this group
like you have never experienced before, I would stop your silly game
now."

And who's the one that launched the sporgery attack?  Nuxxy.

Has anyone ever seen the two of them in the same room together?




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On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:22:35 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
 wrote:

>Nuxxy again.  However: the troll judith said in Message-ID:
>, "I'll tell you what
>sunshine - if you do not want to see the total demise of this group
>like you have never experienced before, I would stop your silly game
>now."
>
>And who's the one that launched the sporgery attack?  Nuxxy.
>
>Has anyone ever seen the two of them in the same room together?

Hello Guy

are your trying to make a particular point?
Not sure what it is.



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Some evidence shows that helmeted cyclists are more likely to hit
their  heads. (Guy Chapman)
I have never said that I encourage my children to wear helmets. (Guy 
Chapman) - proven to be an outright lie.
He then quickly changed his web page - but "forgot" to change the date
of last amendment

Colin Blackburn wrote:
> Peter Clinch wrote:
>> Roger Merriman wrote:
>>> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant
>>> hybrid/shopping etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is
>>> something of a fine art, and i'd not want to take it too far or too
>>> fast.
>>
>> How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem to
>> work pretty well...
>
> They work excellently but their usefulness to 'the other half' depends
> on various factors. My other half can't get the bikes on or off due
> to a combination of height of car, her height and her strength at
> lifting over her head. It is a factor worth considering!

Various makers offer roof carriers with gas-strut assisted lifters, I would 
expect a 5ft tall under 7 stone person to be able to use them.


You'll find them in the accessory list of up-market cars, and no doubt at 
saner prices from the usual sources of bike racks.


- Nigel


-- 
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Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

Roos Eisma  wrote:

> NEWS@wodger.demon.co.uk (Roger Merriman) writes:
> 
> >as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
> >etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
> >and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.
> 
> >the present bike rack is cheap halfords jobby. does MTB's and skinny
> >wheeled bikes with ease. but the big hybrids are pushing it.
> 
> We have a towbar mounted bike rack which has arms with clamps that grabs
> the tube a bit under the saddle. Should work with a ladies frame.
> Along the lines of this one:
> http://www.halfords.nl/NL/Auto/Catalog/ProductDetail.htm?productId=218831
> 
> Don't know if they are available in the UK - The Dutch Halfords has 
> nothing to do with the British ones.
> 
> 
> 
> Roos

ooh thats rather nice.

roger
-- 
www.rogermerriman.com

Colin Blackburn  wrote:

> Peter Clinch wrote:
> > Roger Merriman wrote:
> >> as per subject really, my wife to be has a nice giant hybrid/shopping
> >> etc bike, getting it on the boot bike rack is something of a fine art,
> >> and i'd not want to take it too far or too fast.
> > 
> > How about a roof-mounted one that clamps the down-tube?  They seem to
> > work pretty well...
> 
> They work excellently but their usefulness to 'the other half' depends
> on various factors. My other half can't get the bikes on or off due to a
> combination of height of car, her height and her strength at lifting 
> over her head. It is a factor worth considering!
> 
> Colin

yes indeed though I tend do the bike/car stuff.

roger
-- 
www.rogermerriman.com

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
> Nuxxy again.  However: the troll judith said in Message-ID:
> , "I'll tell you what
> sunshine - if you do not want to see the total demise of this group
> like you have never experienced before, I would stop your silly game
> now."
> 
> And who's the one that launched the sporgery attack?  Nuxxy.
> 
> Has anyone ever seen the two of them in the same room together?


Now you're really getting there.

Are you suggesting that Nuxxy and Judith are one and the same person.

(I see you have taken the challenge declined by "_" and are trying to 
destroy the group - keep it up)

On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:58:15 +0100, Guy - don't feed the trolls
 said in <gc29g7$ksh$5@registered.motzarella.org>:

>Are you suggesting that Nuxxy and Judith are one and the same person.

Your humour module is powered down.

>(I see you have taken the challenge declined by "_" and are trying to 
>destroy the group - keep it up)

Nope.  I am simply pointing out forgeries (all posts from the
accounts nuxx bar and judith are deleted at source by my newsreader,
and I am adding the new nyms as they arise, after noting the
forgeries).  

Did you see where nuxxy posted with a forged header pretending to be
Peter Clinch? Trolling is nuisance, forgeries are the work of scum.
Forgeries also violate the ToS of many providers; some here may wish
to report this.

Guy
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