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I went for a ride with some friends yesterday that started over at their area.  With the truck, I just put my bike in the backseat - with the wheels still on.  No need to remove the front wheel (like in my Accord's back seat) nor attach the hitch rack (if I wanted to leave the wheels on).  Open back door, put bike in, close door and head out.  Wow.  Makes it REALLY easy :D

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18 minutes ago, JerrySTL said:

I can throw two of my bikes into the back of the Town & Country van without removing the front wheel. However, I must take off the front wheel for the tandem. I really like the Stow and Go seats that fold into the floor.

Minivans rock.  There's not much glamour in them, but they are darn great all-around vehicles.  I love station wagons and hatchbacks, but it's hard to beat a minivan for versatility.

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Just now, bikeman564™ said:

Nice. I need to remove the front wheel to put it in my maliboo. Not a big deal, but still a step ;)

Yeah - it's always been easy enough, but now it is even easier.  It was nice as I was running behind, so it even saved me a smidge of time when I arrived.

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54 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

I went for a ride with some friends yesterday that started over at their area.  With the truck, I just put my bike in the backseat - with the wheels still on.  No need to remove the front wheel (like in my Accord's back seat) nor attach the hitch rack (if I wanted to leave the wheels on).  Open back door, put bike in, close door and head out.  Wow.  Makes it REALLY easy :D

I would routinely put two full size bikes in the back seat (with the seat folded up) if you put them in a "69" position.  Bike #1 bars at driver side and bike #2 bars at passenger side. 

 

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3 hours ago, Razors Edge said:

I went for a ride with some friends yesterday that started over at their area.  With the truck, I just put my bike in the backseat - with the wheels still on.  No need to remove the front wheel (like in my Accord's back seat) nor attach the hitch rack (if I wanted to leave the wheels on).  Open back door, put bike in, close door and head out.  Wow.  Makes it REALLY easy :D

My little Honda Fit requires popping off the front wheel, but it fits easily in the back with the back seats down like a station wagon.  My old mountain bike could be stood up, door-to-door, behind the front seats without the front wheel on: the horizontal part of the Fit's back seats can be stood up to provide a 1.5" wide door-to-door area.

Unfortunately, my Trek is a little bigger and doesn't quite fit that way.

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