Apologies if this has been done in the past but I can't find any recent threads on this topic.
I'm looking for a bike carrier for my MINI (R53) and already have the Mont Blanc roof bar system. Would I therefore be better off getting a carrier I can clip onto my bars and carrying the bike on the roof or is there a rear mounted system that's a practical alternative (and most importantly not going to damage my paintwork itself or allow the bike to dameage the paintwork).
Looking around there seems to be a new system from Mont Blanc, the Barracuda, anyone know if it's suitable and any good?
Also, because as a novice at this game I'm puzzled, how the heck do you haul a mountain bike onto the roof of a car without a) giving yourself a hernia and b) dropping it and damaging the car and the bike?
Lastly, anyone care to recommend a decent ski rack as well
