Distance between the tip of the front tire to the tip of the rear tire?

[Point Reyes]

Reason I'm asking is at some point we might want a bike rack for our car and some of the country lanes here in Somerset are a bit narrow. If the bikes stick out too far beyond the sides of the car there could be a problem. I realize all bikes aren't the same but what would something like a Cube Touring Hybrid Pro measure? I can get the fork to fork dimension but not with tires mounted.

Many thanks.

 

[vfr400]

Dist between forks + 622mm + 2 x 2.2" (or whatever tyre size you fit). Less if you let down the tyres.

 

[Point Reyes]

Great, thanks!

Sticking out about 5 inches on each side. Might get tricky.

 

[Andy-Mat]

Great, thanks!

Sticking out about 5 inches on each side. Might get tricky.

You are fully correct, it is important to have the bike inside the car's width, but with a quick release for the front wheel, you reduce the width by around half a wheel size. That should get you out of trouble in most cases......
regards
Andy

 

[vfr400]

You can take both wheels off that bike in seconds. I have a Cykel towball rack, but I often just take the front wheel off and put the bike behind the front seats because I get more MPG, it's quicker and I can drive faster without worrying about the forces on the bike, plus it stays dry in the rain.

 

[Point Reyes]

Of course, remove the front wheel. I should have thought of that.

Removing the front wheel and throwing the whole thing in the back would be ideal except we have two bikes.

Thanks a lot!

 

[georgehenry]

I have an estate car and at home can drop the rear seats in seconds and put the whole bike in the back very easily.

Used with the bike inside the car it can quite easily exceed 50 mpg driven gently.

However going on holiday the car is fully loaded.

On my recent 175 mile trip down to Devon fully laden with roof bars, roof box and the bike on a tow bar rack on the back and travelling at or a bit above the legal limit where the busy roads allowed I managed just under 37mpg.

I have a Skoda Estate with a modern small turbo charged petrol engine.

 

[Point Reyes]

I'm driving a Toyota Auris so both bikes in the back might not work. A bike rack is probably my only option. Removing the front wheels should keep it inside the car width. Finding a rack that can accommodate the bikes with the wheels removed might be a problem.

Heck, We haven't even decided on the e-Bikes we'll buy so I'm getting way ahead of myself.

Thanks for the input.

 

[JPGiant]

Put the bikes in the car and everything else in a trailer attached to the towbar