Can a bike be fitted in a BMW Mini Cooper S?

[notax]

Miss Notax has just sold her Boxster S and is considering a Cooper S. Can a mountain bike be made to fit inside one? Thanks.

[hughjayteens]

With both wheels off and the seats I can get my 160mm travel bike in quite easily.

[notax]

Excellent, thanks - at least one advantage over a Boxster

[Onemcs]

Manage to get mine in my taking the front wheel off and sliding the passenger seat forward!

Best of luck

[dandarez]

I know it's not a mountain bike, but MINI sell a bike (folding) emblazoned with the word MINI that fits in the MINI boot.
Bike chain is Neon Yellow as is the ...bell!
Has a Union Jack too on rear forks.

One little problem...

it's 499 quid!
That's what I was told by MINI dealer but on this site it says 499 euros.
even so, too dear.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2011/04/26/the-mini-folding...

Edited by dandarez on Friday 27th July 19:12

[scotty_d]

2 wheels of both bikes and they fit in a early Coppers S just

[notax]

scotty_d said:

2 wheels of both bikes and they fit in a early Coppers S just

Are you saying you can get two complete bikes in the car at once? Thanks for the replies btw.

[g7jtk]

Dead easy if you use a hacksaw

[Luke.]

Hi Chris, thinking of selling mine soon. 2009. Never seen another with as good spec. Sat nav, auto lights/wipers/ leather/JCW body kit/visibility pack/blutooth the list ones on. Full main dealer history. Lovely Mini all in all.

PM me if interested.

Luke

[gonzales]

I've got one of these http://www.evanscycles.com/products/saris/bones-3-...

It fits 3 bikes on and sits on the back of my R53 really well. I can get one bike with the front wheel removed into the car if needed but most of the time tehre is no way I would put one of our bikes in my clean car - it's easy enough to wash the outside, not so easy the inside.

[turbolucie]

Easily. Here's my bike with both wheels off, along with suitcases and stuff. Could fit two bikes in.

[notax]

Thanks guys. Very nice car Luke - but Miss Notax can't stretch to a 2009 model as she spends too much on her mountain bikes

[esuuv]

I've gotten two bikes in the back of my old car - both with both wheels off.

I eventually got a saris bones rack though as mud / interior trim dont really go together - made life much easier.

[sad61t]

There's a boot liner that covers the complete seat-down load bay. Clips under the front headrests and has (barely adequate) suckers on the rear windows to keep the sides up. Bit expensive (£140) but keeps all the mud, leaves and oil out of the upholstery.

[hughjayteens]

sad61t said:

There's a boot liner that covers the complete seat-down load bay. Clips under the front headrests and has (barely adequate) suckers on the rear windows to keep the sides up. Bit expensive (£140) but keeps all the mud, leaves and oil out of the upholstery.

Is that a BMW part? Might be tempted to get one as it does get quite muddy in the back after some of the rain recently.

[scotty_d]

notax said:

Are you saying you can get two complete bikes in the car at once? Thanks for the replies btw.

Sorry for the very late response but yes you can. The passenger seat needs to move fairly far forward but as long as all the wheels are off the bikes they fit. As i did this only a couple of weeks ago 2 mountain bikes my Marin and SWHMBO Hard rock.

[miss notax]

Thanks for all the replies - i'm very pleased to hear cramming a mountain bike or two into the back of a Mini isn't too ridiculous a challenge...!

As of Saturday, i'm now also the proud owner of a very nice 2003 Mini Cooper S. Let the fun begin

[scotty_d]

Congrats they are fun little cars Mrs Scotty_d loves hers to bits and i am sure you will as well. Ours is a 53 plates as well.

[Maffy]

I carry my road bike in my mini all the time and I'm 6"6' so have the seat right back and as you can imagine also have a big bike 60cm frame.

Oh, and my mini is a convertible cooper s so no worries at all in a hardtop!

I take both wheels off, seat post off and then slide it through the postbox of a boot, fits a treat.