Check Bicycle Fit First

HighPlainsCruiser · 06-03-2013, 07:24 PM

Using the bike rack first designed by sk330i and shown at http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...177&highlight=
in July 2011, very nice, total cost under $30 + fork blocks $15-$25 each. One thing to realize is if you have a 29" mountain bike and you like to raise the handle bars with extensions you may have to remove the handle bars to fit the bike inside. My mountain bike will not fit inside. I've also lifted the handle bars on the road bike a bit, it will fit if the handle bars are loosened and turned inward.

sk330i · 06-03-2013, 07:54 PM

What size is your road bike? Mine is 52 & my wife's 48 and they both fit inside my E83 without loosening the handle bars. Also, can you compress the front suspension on the mountain bike while transporting it? Perhaps that will give you enough headroom to clear the handle bar?

HighPlainsCruiser · 06-03-2013, 10:07 PM

The mountain bike is a 17.5 frame, the road bike is a 58. Springs don't collapse. The road bike is the most important to carry securely. I can survive by laying the mountain bike flat. If it was a long distance mountain biking trip then serious dis-assembly could be done.

raleedy · 06-04-2013, 07:44 AM

Boy, that's totally unacceptably for me. My 58cm road bike goes smoothly into my E92 with just the front wheel removed. Loosening the handlebar on the stem is not just inconvenient, it's dangerous.

Schmed · 06-04-2013, 08:10 AM

Wow - you have a LOT of spacers on the steerer tube. At least 3.5" more than most bikes would have.

I haven't checked my 29er fit inside, but I did fit a 54CM cyclocross bike inside yesterday. Like you, I had to remove the seat, but otherwise, it fit nicely.

Crash Test · 06-04-2013, 10:01 AM

Seems you also have to remove the seat?

HighPlainsCruiser · 06-04-2013, 11:04 AM

It is an extreme amount of spacers, if the bikes were more conventionally outfitted they would probably fit OK. - I definitely retighten the handlebars before proceeding. - The seats have to be removed.

Schmed · 06-04-2013, 11:45 AM

Although not ideal, I'm sure the bike would fit in the backseat as it did in my E90....

- remove front wheel
- from the driver's side, put the rear wheel in first and it'll sit in the rear passenger-side foot well
- use a blanket to protect the leather

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HighPlainsCruiser Private 22 Rep 70 Posts Drives: 2013 X3 XDrive35i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	Check Bicycle Fit First Using the bike rack first designed by sk330i and shown at http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...177&highlight= in July 2011, very nice, total cost under $30 + fork blocks $15-$25 each. One thing to realize is if you have a 29" mountain bike and you like to raise the handle bars with extensions you may have to remove the handle bars to fit the bike inside. My mountain bike will not fit inside. I've also lifted the handle bars on the road bike a bit, it will fit if the handle bars are loosened and turned inward. Attached Images __________________ Non-Sport All Options Except Lane Change Warning and Cold Weather II Car Name: Princess
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sk330i Private 6 Rep 68 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	What size is your road bike? Mine is 52 & my wife's 48 and they both fit inside my E83 without loosening the handle bars. Also, can you compress the front suspension on the mountain bike while transporting it? Perhaps that will give you enough headroom to clear the handle bar? Last edited by sk330i; 06-03-2013 at 08:06 PM..
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HighPlainsCruiser Private 22 Rep 70 Posts Drives: 2013 X3 XDrive35i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	The mountain bike is a 17.5 frame, the road bike is a 58. Springs don't collapse. The road bike is the most important to carry securely. I can survive by laying the mountain bike flat. If it was a long distance mountain biking trip then serious dis-assembly could be done.
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raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Boy, that's totally unacceptably for me. My 58cm road bike goes smoothly into my E92 with just the front wheel removed. Loosening the handlebar on the stem is not just inconvenient, it's dangerous.
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Schmed Private First Class 20 Rep 191 Posts Drives: E30M3, E70X5, F25X3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rocky Mountains iTrader: (1)	Wow - you have a LOT of spacers on the steerer tube. At least 3.5" more than most bikes would have. I haven't checked my 29er fit inside, but I did fit a 54CM cyclocross bike inside yesterday. Like you, I had to remove the seat, but otherwise, it fit nicely. __________________ 2013 X3 3.5 \| SAP \| DHP \| NAV \| CWP \| AW \| Mojave
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Crash Test Private 5 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW X3 35i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	Seems you also have to remove the seat?
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HighPlainsCruiser Private 22 Rep 70 Posts Drives: 2013 X3 XDrive35i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	It is an extreme amount of spacers, if the bikes were more conventionally outfitted they would probably fit OK. - I definitely retighten the handlebars before proceeding. - The seats have to be removed. __________________ Non-Sport All Options Except Lane Change Warning and Cold Weather II Car Name: Princess
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Schmed Private First Class 20 Rep 191 Posts Drives: E30M3, E70X5, F25X3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rocky Mountains iTrader: (1)	Although not ideal, I'm sure the bike would fit in the backseat as it did in my E90.... - remove front wheel - from the driver's side, put the rear wheel in first and it'll sit in the rear passenger-side foot well - use a blanket to protect the leather __________________ 2013 X3 3.5 \| SAP \| DHP \| NAV \| CWP \| AW \| Mojave
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