rocks370 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Hey, I was wondering what the best bike rack is for my mini. i ride stock and would prefer not to have a rack on the roof if possible.My mini is a 1989 racing flame.Thanks,Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 sure prawn had something for his?try pm him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 i found that my very old generic boot rack fitted pretty well, with the hooks usually aimed at going over the rear hatch, fitting into the gutter and under the bottom of the mini boot quite well.strapped down that all fitted really nicely, although, great care was needed when putting the bike on, i once did it in a hurry, and 5 miles down the road, it had moved, and the forks had rubbed through to bare metal on my bootlid.... not good!also, id never put more than one bike on it, due to the way the straps are pulling on the gutter, and more than one bike, and your asking to deform the gutter. i never felt truely happy with it on the boot.then- we have always had a thule roof rack for our cars, just getting new footplates for our different cars.i got a set of the standard square roof bars, and the mini foot pack to mount them.theyre really simple, and just clip onto the roof rails and secure really nicely. then i bought the cheaper halfords cycle carriers, and slotted them on.it takes two bikes very comfortably with no worries what so ever. and not putting nearly as much stress on the gutter due to the way its attatched.windage wise, the roof rack does give a lot of drag, but that said, to keep the boot rack legal (displaying the number plate and all lights) you have to mount it pretty high up anyway, an it sits well above the roofline with a bike on it!either will do really, but my money is on the roof rack, as its also useful should you ever need to stick anything strange on the roof!also-i once got 4 bikes on it easily too! windage was terrible, but it took them! and FAR safer than the boot rack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 On the roof is the only way to go, mine;Suprisingly, it's actually really stable. Mini gets to about 90 and just stops though with the extra wind resistance About 60 quid for the bars and rack, all from Hellfrauds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktrials Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 pfft the kid who wanted his roof shopping black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocks370 Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 cheers for the help,think i will go for a roof rack. are they quick to put on and off?si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocks370 Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 where can i get the parts from?nothing on mini sport website and i cant find a "Hellfrauds" site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...ategoryId=38300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 You need Halfords' "Roof Bars 1" and any cheapish bike rack to suit.They secure to the roof seam in about 2 mins, you just tighten the plastic knobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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