New car, new bike rack
Discussion
I've had my Cayman S a couple of weeks now and today I fitted this very clever bike carrier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_41Ujjv6WUw If you've not seen one before then I think you'll be fairly impressed. It'll fit any car basically and there are no hooks and straps.
As long as the paintwork and glass are clean. then there is no damage done. Having taken it for a spirited test drive to check it was all ok. I have to say i'm really impressed :-)
Hi, the product I bought is the SeaSucker Talon, other bike carriers are available 
Even from them! They have one that will carry up to 3 bikes too. Also one more suited to hatchbacks and estates.
Here's the company site in the U.S. http://www.seasucker.com/shop/1187/
The system takes a couple of minutes to fit and about 10 seconds to take off. As long as the bodywork's clean when you put the suction cups on it and they are secured by the individual built in sucker pumps it wont be effected by falling mud. You'll see from the fitting guide video on the website how easy it is to operate.
There is no security to stop someone removing the rack, so you'd most likely want to remove it while biking.
I must stress i'm in no way connected with this company. I just really like the product and wanted to share it with the PH community.
Even from them! They have one that will carry up to 3 bikes too. Also one more suited to hatchbacks and estates.Here's the company site in the U.S. http://www.seasucker.com/shop/1187/
The system takes a couple of minutes to fit and about 10 seconds to take off. As long as the bodywork's clean when you put the suction cups on it and they are secured by the individual built in sucker pumps it wont be effected by falling mud. You'll see from the fitting guide video on the website how easy it is to operate.
There is no security to stop someone removing the rack, so you'd most likely want to remove it while biking.
I must stress i'm in no way connected with this company. I just really like the product and wanted to share it with the PH community.
Officially, they say you shouldn't go over 85mph, according to the paperwork that came with it.
That said, they took it out on the race track at 140mph for the promo video on a plastic bodied racecar.
The plastic body flex's rather more than a metal bodied cars bodywork does too
So i think it would be safer at even higher speeds but I guess you have to decide how far you want to push it 
Getting pulled by the boys in blue at 90-95mph plus is one thing, doing it with a bike suckered onto the car is quite another i'm sure
Temperature usage I'm unsure of, I'll have a look at the instructions. I think as long as you can wet the suction cups for the initial seal to the car it'll be fine. You couldn't do it if the water froze to the cup in extra cold situations or evaporated before a seal was made due to high temperature maybe?
That said, they took it out on the race track at 140mph for the promo video on a plastic bodied racecar.
The plastic body flex's rather more than a metal bodied cars bodywork does too
So i think it would be safer at even higher speeds but I guess you have to decide how far you want to push it Getting pulled by the boys in blue at 90-95mph plus is one thing, doing it with a bike suckered onto the car is quite another i'm sure
Temperature usage I'm unsure of, I'll have a look at the instructions. I think as long as you can wet the suction cups for the initial seal to the car it'll be fine. You couldn't do it if the water froze to the cup in extra cold situations or evaporated before a seal was made due to high temperature maybe?
sir twig said:
Nice one! always wondered if i'd be able to transport my bike using the cayman. looks surprisingly stable. Pity they don't make one for a 20mm axle fork though...
I use the Porsche RTS (roof bars...) on my Cayman & a Thule rack. Works very well & have had no problems. It's redundant now as I can get the bike in the boot quite easily. 
D4V KC said:
I've had my Cayman S a couple of weeks now and today I fitted this very clever bike carrier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_41Ujjv6WUw If you've not seen one before then I think you'll be fairly impressed. It'll fit any car basically and there are no hooks and straps.
As long as the paintwork and glass are clean. then there is no damage done. Having taken it for a spirited test drive to check it was all ok. I have to say i'm really impressed :-)
How much do these cost?
My normally bike rack is starting to make a dull patch on my rear window and I was contemplating a tow bar and tow bar rack, but ideally wouldn't actually want a tow bar on my car.
This could be the perfect answer.....
[quote=D4V KC]Hi, the product I bought is the SeaSucker Talon, other bike carriers are available Even from them! They have one that will carry up to 3 bikes too. Also one more suited to hatchbacks and estates.
Here's the company site in the U.S. http://www.seasucker.com/shop/1187/
The system takes a couple of minutes to fit and about 10 seconds to take off. As long as the bodywork's clean when you put the suction cups on it and they are secured by the individual built in sucker pumps it wont be effected by falling mud. You'll see from the fitting guide video on the website how easy it is to operate.
There is no security to stop someone removing the rack, so you'd most likely want to remove it while biking.
I must stress i'm in no way connected with this company. I just really like the product and wanted to share it with the PH community.
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I shared my SeaSucker pics a few years ago, and everyone on here slagged it off, saying I was crazy to use it lol
Even from them! They have one that will carry up to 3 bikes too. Also one more suited to hatchbacks and estates.Here's the company site in the U.S. http://www.seasucker.com/shop/1187/
The system takes a couple of minutes to fit and about 10 seconds to take off. As long as the bodywork's clean when you put the suction cups on it and they are secured by the individual built in sucker pumps it wont be effected by falling mud. You'll see from the fitting guide video on the website how easy it is to operate.
There is no security to stop someone removing the rack, so you'd most likely want to remove it while biking.
I must stress i'm in no way connected with this company. I just really like the product and wanted to share it with the PH community.
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I shared my SeaSucker pics a few years ago, and everyone on here slagged it off, saying I was crazy to use it lol
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