I just got the dealer call that i am in their next allocation and should get my 2LT in 6-8 weeks if all goes well. Just a 14 month wait to get to this point. The only thing that is of greater interest to me is riding my road bikes, and as ridiculous as it may seem, i want the ability to transport one or more of my road bikes on occasion. It will never be my first choice, but if my wife needs our other car, i just won't be able to help myself. I noticed that at one point the order options included a Seasucker bike carrier, and though they have a beautiful model called the Komodo which was not listed on the Corvette site, it is on the Seasucker website, i think it is around $1400 per bike, plus extra if you need wheel mounts; it would cost one $3000 to transport two bikes, but looks great.

Has anyone used a Seasucker or any other option? If so, I have a few questions:

1. Any damage or scratches to the car or any disasters of the suction mounts coming loose?
2. What did you do with the front wheels? I measured the rear trunk at the dealer and it looks like you could perhaps fit a standard 700C road wheel in at an angle, but it was not provable until i try it. Has anyone done it? if so, can you do two wheels in the trunk? i am 5' 9" so i might be able to find some space behind the seats but that seems iffy and difficult, especially for two front wheels.
3. If you used a Seascuker, have you tried a through axle adapter for the newer bikes. Looks like it is set up only for traditional open end fork, which are no longer generally used. Same question if a wheel roof mount is needed for the from wheel.

Don't worry, i have aero dynamic bikes, so there won't be any drag!

 

In case you haven't seen this: GM Is Testing SeaSucker Bike Rack On Corvette C8 (gmauthority.com)

 

my friend has one he uses to transport his $$$$$$$$$$$ Trek and he attaches it to his Porsche Cayman S.....zero issues

 

I have used SeaSucker on my C7 with no problems or damage.
You can see in the picture I mounted the front wheel onto the bike pedal and frame, worked well.
I made up my own adapter for the through axle.
These pictures were taken as I set of from Brisbane to Townsville Australia for a major completion and return. 1300 kilometers each way. I can also report that at times my speed on this trip exceeded 100 miles per hour, no problems!

 

See this link for how to put a small-frame, 26 inch wheel mountain bike inside a C8:


Here I show an inexpensive bike in the C8 for demonstration purposes, but I have since put a Gary Fisher dual-suspension 26 inch mountain bike in my C8 as well.

Below are pictures of a rear-mount bike rack that I used for a 1,000 mile trip with no paint-scratch issues. The top strap is just a ratchet tie-down (400 lb rated) which was threaded around the engine-compartment hatch hinges (with care not to disturb the rear window defogger wiring). There are two holes under the car that can accept bungie cords to hold the bike down. This system was tested to high speeds with no problems.

I am also in the process of designing a rooftop mount rack to hold two bikes on the top of the C8. When I perfect that design, I will post pictures of it to the forum. It requires a "fat strap" to wrap around the bottom of the car to hold the rack in place. I have done compression-design roof racks with hold-down straps that touch paint before, and just wrapped the part of the straps that touch the paint with fluffy microfiber cloth that is sewn in place. So long as the straps don't vibrate in the wind, zero paint damage occurs. After I finish the design and test it, I will share it with all....

 

Looks like:
1) a really nice lawsuit waiting to happen when the suction cups "catches even the tiniest bit of air underneath" causing them to release on the highway
2) a really nice Darwinistic way to damage your car, someone else's or otherwise cause someone else bodily harm/injury...

WHY RISK IT?

 

Oh my God bike people are everywhere didn’t your mom tell you to stay out of the street that is all

 

yeah, I know, the 1000's of reports of flying bikes is just crazy

 

That just tells me you're too young to see it for yourself or that you simply have not driven enough miles especially during long travel weekends. But I've never seen them come off of "proper" Thule/Yakima type roof racks or hitch mounted racks. I even had a front cam video of one falling off which I had to give to the police last year!

So yeah, these flimsy *** gimmick bike racks to "look cool" are not worth the risk. Need a proper roof or hitch rack.

 

thanks for the info. Sounds like the SeaSucker products are the way to go. I suspect there are few accounts of them failing. It looks like the original concept was for boating where they would get wet and hold up. The 2022 build options for the C8 are showing them as an option now, and include the higher end Komodo at $1300 a bike or their more basic two bike mount for $499. They don't show a plcture of the Komodao but if you go to the SeaSucker web site, they show them in 4 colors, including one that looks quite close the Elkhart Blue (my second choice, color but i went with Ceramic Matrix Gray) They realy look incredible. There are also some slightly cheaper options for a basic one bike mount system that aren't on the C8 build options. The SeasScker website says they take a few weeks notice for the Komodo as they are all made upon order. The SeaSucker website also shows some options for thru axle adaptors and an add on to mount the front wheel on a rear axle, but that device is limited to quick release skewers and not thru axles. I also saw a few options to secure the bike when parked by a cable threaded thru a window mount.

 

I'm using my seasucker on my C8 with zero issues. I put the tire in my passenger side no issues

 

1-1/4" Hitch Receiver installed on my 911 Carrera GTS
This type receiver is what I'm wanting & waiting to find for my C8... The Yakima hitch bike carrier was modified to fit only one bicycle. This Willwood System designed receiver is hidden behind a hinged license plate and all of it worked great. Plus it was a safe & easy way to mount & transport either the pictured road bike or my heaver MTN bike. Of course SeaSucker has been suggested but the idea of mounting suction cups on a rear glass surface that's secured on only three edges and the front cups on to a removable Targa top is not appealing to me. Plus hoisting my MTN bike up on to those suction cups also poses problems & fear of paint damage. So I'm waiting for a smart engineer to come to the rescue!!

 

I'm a road cyclist also and although this sounds appealing to me I can think of zero places where I'd want to park my Vette and go off cycling for several hours.