Advice: Anyone Fitted a Mountain Bike into a Vantage

Advice: Anyone Fitted a Mountain Bike into a Vantage

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gibbon

2,182 posts

206 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Any experience of seasucker type racks on astons then?

I am worried about stressing the roof.

avinalarf

6,438 posts

141 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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gibbon said:
Any experience of seasucker type racks on astons then?

I am worried about stressing the roof.
No as stressed as poor Norman...R.I.P.

Phil74891

1,064 posts

132 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Norman's OK. I lured him out with a KFC Mega Bucket.

Was only a short trip, blamed the duration on not wanting to ground my splitter.

QuantumV8

48 posts

70 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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Jase and Phil your advice got me out of trouble a couple months ago, thanks.

Though now I've had enough of taking both wheels off, and the seat post and the right pedal, and laying a sheet in the boot and a towel on the bulkhead. So I'm going to test out a suction cup carrier.

I'm also nervous about damaging the roof. Does anyone know how strong the roof is?

I decided that I don't want to risk damaging the roof, so I'm thinking to try to keep the rack fully within the rear windscreen. As much as I don't want to damage the roof, I also don't want my rear windscreen to fly out, smash into a million tiny pieces of glass while my bike goes with it, and smashes into a million tiny pieces of carbon...

So... (I almost started a new thread for this question...) Does anybody know how securely the rear windscreen is held in?





I'm going to try to extend the cup placed at the lower end of the windscreen, so that it supports the bottom bracket under the (currently absent) cranks.

hornbaek

3,669 posts

234 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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I use SeaSuckers as well but add an additional strap between the bottom bracket and around the rear window effectively closing the rear hatch with the strap on the inside. That way you make sure that the suckers stay tight to the glass surface even if they should loose their vacuum. There is not a huge amount of weight on the suckers (the bike weighs less than 10kg) and the wind resistance is pretty negliable unless you go 100 miles an hour.

QuantumV8

48 posts

70 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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Do you have any of the suckers on the roof or rear spoiler, or have you managed to get them all on the glass?

westhumbler

161 posts

75 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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I've been thinking about buying a Seasucker bike carrier for my DB9. The two things putting me off the purchase are:-

1. Do the suckers damage the paint at all (they should be OK when you attach them to a newly cleaned roof), but what about the return journey when you're re-attaching to the car, after it's been driven along the road for x miles in the rain on the way there?

2. How to make sure the cranks don't move and stop the pedals from hitting the roof in transit?

I don't have any concern regarding the suckers coming off. This is based on the same principle that's used on construction sites for lifting large cladding panels into position by crane. The forces for lifting cladding would be far greater those holding a bike to a car roof and having googled reviews of the product, everyone that's taken the plunge seem to be happy with it (and no one has reported a bike coming off)..

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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westhumbler said:
I've been thinking about buying a Seasucker bike carrier for my DB9. The two things putting me off the purchase are:-

1. Do the suckers damage the paint at all (they should be OK when you attach them to a newly cleaned roof), but what about the return journey when you're re-attaching to the car, after it's been driven along the road for x miles in the rain on the way there?

2. How to make sure the cranks don't move and stop the pedals from hitting the roof in transit?

I don't have any concern regarding the suckers coming off. This is based on the same principle that's used on construction sites for lifting large cladding panels into position by crane. The forces for lifting cladding would be far greater those holding a bike to a car roof and having googled reviews of the product, everyone that's taken the plunge seem to be happy with it (and no one has reported a bike coming off)..
Regarding (1) if you are concerned then a bottle of water amd a microfibre cloth should be good for cleaning any specific areas prior to reattachment.

On (2) I have always used a bungee cord/rope or anything similar to keep the cranks fixed in position.

Have never used the seasucker system btw but looking forward to seeing yours wink.

hornbaek

3,669 posts

234 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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I have only put the suckers on the glass not on the paint. The single sucker that holds the rear wheel in place has been put on the painted part of the hatch but a wipe with a moist microfibre cloth before fitting would also secure a better suction.


westhumbler

161 posts

75 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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soofsayer said:
Regarding (1) if you are concerned then a bottle of water amd a microfibre cloth should be good for cleaning any specific areas prior to reattachment.

On (2) I have always used a bungee cord/rope or anything similar to keep the cranks fixed in position.

Have never used the seasucker system btw but looking forward to seeing yours wink.
Obvious solution to both issues! I'll get one on order