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Wozza · Aug 1st, 2003, 09:08 AM

Can anyone help, I have to carry my mountain bike around can anyone recommend a decent rack? Is it worth buying the BMW one? Or shall I just chuck it in the boot and join the what have you put in your boot forum?

Cheers

adampoon · Aug 1st, 2003, 09:21 AM

Hello, Wozza

Try this from Moss motor seem like a good one for bike.

http://www.mossmini.com/Shop/ViewPro...eIndexID=37979

Adam

stellablade · Aug 1st, 2003, 10:30 AM

I'm seriously thinking about buying the MontBlanc bars. I'll never use a boot mounted rack again after my disaster with one.

The MontBlanc is available in the UK. You'll still need a rack to attach to it. The MontBlanc Barracuda looks good.

http://www.skidrive.co.uk/newmini.php3
http://www.autorack.co.uk/roof_racks.php

Quote:

Originally posted by adampoon
Hello, Wozza

Try this from Moss motor seem like a good one for bike.

http://www.mossmini.com/Shop/ViewPro...eIndexID=37979

Adam

minimenace · Aug 1st, 2003, 11:19 AM

wozza - my blokie had one fitted to his cooper for his bike - it's a BRUTAL job (involved drilling into mikey minis roof - ouch!!!). I'm not sure of details, like what make it is etc, but you can PM him and ask - his user name's moonshine.
Hope that helps you out....

anthonyyule · Aug 1st, 2003, 11:26 AM

the offical BMW/ MINI rack involces the drilling into the roof.

the question has to be,...why??!!!!!!

minimenace · Aug 1st, 2003, 11:27 AM

...it must be that one then.....to put his bike on the roof....obviously :-)

anthonyyule · Aug 1st, 2003, 11:35 AM

are you deliberatly cheeky?

the question,..why,..refers to why ANYONE at BMW would have designed a roof rack, for their own cars that has to be drilled into the roof. beggars belief.

if that car is sold, it then has to be sold with the roof rack (what if you dont want a rack?), or the roof has to be repaired.

doing alot of biking myself, i know perfectly well why someone would WANT a roof rack.

minimenace · Aug 1st, 2003, 12:15 PM

I'm normally a cheeky monkey...

I see where you're coming from on BMW designing the rack so roof needs to be drilled - a bit stupid.
It's a pretty permanent feature, but then it depends on how you see your car....we bought ours to use and if that means we need a roof rack, then so be it....some people may think it'll be harder to re-sell, but then there may be people who would LIKE a rack - I suppose it all comes down to personal preference. (the rack comes off and we got little white covers to put over the holes, so it actually looks fine).

Wozza · Aug 1st, 2003, 04:29 PM

I'm off to BMW to see about having one drilled in on Saturday morning. I really don't want to have to go down that route because surely it has to spoil the lines of my "S" so the ones above look good.

MINIAC · Aug 1st, 2003, 04:40 PM

There is a huge thread on roof racks, with feedback on the Mont Blanc starting on this page:

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...&pagenumber=14

Aug 1st, 2003, 09:08 AM	#1
Wozza MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Essex Local Time: 12:31 AM Posts: 3 Offline	Roof Rack Can anyone help, I have to carry my mountain bike around can anyone recommend a decent rack? Is it worth buying the BMW one? Or shall I just chuck it in the boot and join the what have you put in your boot forum? Cheers

Aug 1st, 2003, 09:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
adampoon MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hong Kong Island Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 361 Offline	Hello, Wozza Try this from Moss motor seem like a good one for bike. http://www.mossmini.com/Shop/ViewPro...eIndexID=37979 Adam JCW Kit. KW2, Tarox Brake, more............

Aug 1st, 2003, 11:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
anthonyyule MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Local Time: 12:31 AM Posts: 200 Offline	the offical BMW/ MINI rack involces the drilling into the roof. the question has to be,...why??!!!!!! Tony 'SONIC' - '53 Mini Cooper, Pepper White - Just arrived

Aug 1st, 2003, 11:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
anthonyyule MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Local Time: 12:31 AM Posts: 200 Offline	are you deliberatly cheeky? the question,..why,..refers to why ANYONE at BMW would have designed a roof rack, for their own cars that has to be drilled into the roof. beggars belief. if that car is sold, it then has to be sold with the roof rack (what if you dont want a rack?), or the roof has to be repaired. doing alot of biking myself, i know perfectly well why someone would WANT a roof rack. Tony 'SONIC' - '53 Mini Cooper, Pepper White - Just arrived

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Aug 1st, 2003, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
stellablade MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sheffield Local Time: 01:31 AM Posts: 412 Offline	I'm seriously thinking about buying the MontBlanc bars. I'll never use a boot mounted rack again after my disaster with one. The MontBlanc is available in the UK. You'll still need a rack to attach to it. The MontBlanc Barracuda looks good. http://www.skidrive.co.uk/newmini.php3 http://www.autorack.co.uk/roof_racks.php Quote: Originally posted by adampoon Hello, Wozza Try this from Moss motor seem like a good one for bike. http://www.mossmini.com/Shop/ViewPro...eIndexID=37979 Adam

Aug 1st, 2003, 11:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
minimenace MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Perth Local Time: 12:31 AM Posts: 34 Offline	wozza - my blokie had one fitted to his cooper for his bike - it's a BRUTAL job (involved drilling into mikey minis roof - ouch!!!). I'm not sure of details, like what make it is etc, but you can PM him and ask - his user name's moonshine. Hope that helps you out....

Aug 1st, 2003, 11:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
minimenace MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Perth Local Time: 12:31 AM Posts: 34 Offline	...it must be that one then.....to put his bike on the roof....obviously :-)

Aug 1st, 2003, 12:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
minimenace MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Perth Local Time: 12:31 AM Posts: 34 Offline	I'm normally a cheeky monkey... I see where you're coming from on BMW designing the rack so roof needs to be drilled - a bit stupid. It's a pretty permanent feature, but then it depends on how you see your car....we bought ours to use and if that means we need a roof rack, then so be it....some people may think it'll be harder to re-sell, but then there may be people who would LIKE a rack - I suppose it all comes down to personal preference. (the rack comes off and we got little white covers to put over the holes, so it actually looks fine).

Aug 1st, 2003, 04:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wozza MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Essex Local Time: 12:31 AM Posts: 3 Offline	I'm off to BMW to see about having one drilled in on Saturday morning. I really don't want to have to go down that route because surely it has to spoil the lines of my "S" so the ones above look good.

Aug 1st, 2003, 04:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 04:31 PM Posts: 8,620 Online	There is a huge thread on roof racks, with feedback on the Mont Blanc starting on this page: http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...&pagenumber=14

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