Transporting a bike
Safety Car
Joined: May 2015
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The operative here is mounted correctly... 100 percent sure?... Yeah I'm gonna trust the bike guy driving in front of me ...hahaha sure!.. 😂.... Know any bike guys?... Bike guys are not always car guys!
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Toronto, Canada
C7 of the Year - Unmodified Finalist 2021
I don't trust suction cups, they are all made of cheap quality Chinese materials, i can't get my damn Garmin to stay put on my windshield let alone trust having s bicycle on the roof of my C7...sorry not trying to be negative.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2018
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I would normally agree, but these are not suction cups, they're vacuum cups. They were originally made for the marine and glass industries and then trickled down to the bike rack market.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,585
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From: Between Boston and the cape
Keith,
The bike collection is sweet. The trek is a classic and loved watching the postal team. I have a set of Rolf wheels on my Klein that I still ride from time to time. Love the feel of the aluminum frame for short quick rides. also have a pinerello road bike, specialized crux that I race, Santa cruz tall boy, Santa cruz Hightower, Santa cruz megatower that I go downhill with. Aside from my zr1 my bikes are my passion. Wouldn’t be able to do my job and be a good dad without getting out on my bikes. Mentally and physically so healthy. Cheers
The bike collection is sweet. The trek is a classic and loved watching the postal team. I have a set of Rolf wheels on my Klein that I still ride from time to time. Love the feel of the aluminum frame for short quick rides. also have a pinerello road bike, specialized crux that I race, Santa cruz tall boy, Santa cruz Hightower, Santa cruz megatower that I go downhill with. Aside from my zr1 my bikes are my passion. Wouldn’t be able to do my job and be a good dad without getting out on my bikes. Mentally and physically so healthy. Cheers
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,605
Likes: 798
From: Windsor CA
2024 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Keith,
The bike collection is sweet. The trek is a classic and loved watching the postal team. I have a set of Rolf wheels on my Klein that I still ride from time to time. Love the feel of the aluminum frame for short quick rides. also have a pinerello road bike, specialized crux that I race, Santa cruz tall boy, Santa cruz Hightower, Santa cruz megatower that I go downhill with. Aside from my zr1 my bikes are my passion. Wouldn’t be able to do my job and be a good dad without getting out on my bikes. Mentally and physically so healthy. Cheers
The bike collection is sweet. The trek is a classic and loved watching the postal team. I have a set of Rolf wheels on my Klein that I still ride from time to time. Love the feel of the aluminum frame for short quick rides. also have a pinerello road bike, specialized crux that I race, Santa cruz tall boy, Santa cruz Hightower, Santa cruz megatower that I go downhill with. Aside from my zr1 my bikes are my passion. Wouldn’t be able to do my job and be a good dad without getting out on my bikes. Mentally and physically so healthy. Cheers
I would trust the sea sucker and have many friends that use them with NO issues and have not heard of any local failures, that being said whenever I see any vehicle with a potential hazard I get around them as quick as possible.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 388
Likes: 213
From: RI
If you have the sea sucker monkey bars, you can attach them to the windshield and the rear glass. No paint, or potential clear roof scratches. To test I put them on the car and left them on there for a full week, never lost vacuum. When actually using them, I attach, head to the beach, go home, detach. So maybe 5 hrs. 100% confident they will hold just fine. A single vacuum cup can hold over 2000lbs when on glass. Has 8. Could very easily lift the car from the rack when mounted like this.
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 388
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From: RI
As a side note, I see people calling these things suction cups, that is incorrect. You push a suction cup against a surface to evacuate the air. This means the force to stay on is proportional to the force you used to apply it. So they have thin lips.
Vacuum cups are thick, like really thick solid rubber. You don't push them on. You pump the air out via a small finger pump. The small size pump means you can apply a lot of pressure, evacuating a small volume of air on each pump. This allows a massive amount of force for clamping as a result.
I understand the confusion because from the outside they look like similar things. For fun, look up how heavy cameras with cranes are attached to cars filming movies in high speed chases and stuff, vacuum cups. A bike or a surf board is like a feather on there.
As for improper use, I don't drive near anyone with anything on their car/truck. Being a motorcycle rider, I assume everyone sucks and has no idea what they are doing, best way to stay alive on 2 wheels (and 4!)
Vacuum cups are thick, like really thick solid rubber. You don't push them on. You pump the air out via a small finger pump. The small size pump means you can apply a lot of pressure, evacuating a small volume of air on each pump. This allows a massive amount of force for clamping as a result.
I understand the confusion because from the outside they look like similar things. For fun, look up how heavy cameras with cranes are attached to cars filming movies in high speed chases and stuff, vacuum cups. A bike or a surf board is like a feather on there.
As for improper use, I don't drive near anyone with anything on their car/truck. Being a motorcycle rider, I assume everyone sucks and has no idea what they are doing, best way to stay alive on 2 wheels (and 4!)
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2023
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From: FL
Anyone found better options? No way I'd transport a bike on the roof. I have an SUV, but would be nice to be able to drive the vette with the top off now FL weather is becoming really nice on days I want to ride. About 3 of them a week. Also don't want to take the tire off.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 1,177
Likes: 500
Anyone found better options? No way I'd transport a bike on the roof. I have an SUV, but would be nice to be able to drive the vette with the top off now FL weather is becoming really nice on days I want to ride. About 3 of them a week. Also don't want to take the tire off.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2017
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From: CONCORD CA.
I'm assuming there is a reason why you can't move the rack back so, the front mount is in the halo section and, rear would be on hatch (not the glass)? It looks like it may be a bit off on the rear part (just a bit short of a perfect fit). Even, it looks close enough that a small modification could be figured out. I wouldn't be as worried about the top, just the rear hatch glass.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2018
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^ I can't speak for other brands, but SeaSuckers only use a 6 inch vacuum cup. Modifying the cup would compromise the cups integrity. And I wouldn't use any other cup that isn't supplied by the manufacturer.