Has anyone ever used one of these to haul their bike.. wonder how good they are..

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That's spooky, not to mention the rock beating your bike will get from the car's tires. A cover? To what, slap your paint silly? I'll let everyone else try it out first, thanks.

 

Awesome (IF it works well).

 

I'll pass on that one.

 

Besides the rock chips,rear tire bouncing up and down,etc-....what about the wear on the primary?
I'll use a trailer!

 

Frankly, I think there's more danger of rockchips on an open trailer.&nbsp\\; With this thing, the bike is too close to the car for the rocks to get far enough inboard to hit the bike.&nbsp\\; As for the primary, it's not gong to wear any more than it would if the bike was being ridden.&nbsp\\; The shocks can't be hurt by bouncing either\\; that's what they're for.&nbsp\\; I'd have to do more research to decide if this thing would work well, though.

 

You're kidding, right? Tires pop rocks like tiddlywinks - sideways and everywhere. As for an open trailer, if you have a 2 foot headboard, it's too high for rocks to get over it when it's that close to the pickup. Never had a rock chip in a trailer like that in 25 years.
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A bike in that outfit is going to get sandblasted just like the lower part of the headboard and the fronts of the fenders do on a trailer. As a matter of fact, so does the tongue to some extent on a trailer.

 

might be okay for an emergency or a bike you dont care much about as far as the paint. But I&nbsp\\; agree with the other guys , would be prone to stone chips.

 

I personally would never haul my bike that way.Either a trailer or a pickup,can't imagine having to back that up.Good Luck