got my new 2005 yesterday. want to get bike rack

[logiola]

any suggestions?

[Raven]

Congrats and welcome aboard.

[logiola]

Thanks, i have wanted one since they came out, finally got around to actually getting one and so far am loving it..

[bud_one]

Sorry I have no suggestion... But welcome to Genvibe......

[joatmon]

welcome to genvibe. I don't know about vibe bike racks, but I did a search (of topic titles) for the word bike and it turned up a bunch of bike rack threads. were you looking for a roof top or a hatch/rear rack?

[logiola]

either or, I know that pontiac makes on for in the back of the car.. i think you just have to take off the front wheel.i will do a search in the fourms.Thanks

[BlueCrush]

Welcome to GenVibe!There was a roof mounted bike rack on Ebay a couple weeks ago. I believe you would need to have the roof crossbars to use it. Unfortunatly the 2005 doesn't come with them. There are other Vibe owners on this forum that have taken their roof crossbars off their '03 or '04 Vibes. They occasionally put them up for sale on this forum. That's how I got mine for $50 instead of $100+ at the dealership.Here is the roof mounted carrier from GM Accessories Zone: http://www.gmgoodwrench.com/ac...RGOMT

[Lecanard]

are you from winnipeg?

[Viben' round]

Or you could go with the bed mount bike rack from Yakima. It bolts nicely to the track system in the Vibe with the seat folded down.

[kostby]

Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Vibe!I'm not sure what type you're looking for, since the '05 doesn't come with roof crossbars. Debi5475 had several posts about a bike carrier that fits into a hitch receiver, though she hasn't been active on the board in quite a while, taking care of an ill parent.Anyway, here's a link to that bike rack discussion -->http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=12556

[sidewinder]

After much consideration I decided on the Yakima King Pin hitch rack and here was my thinking. Although bikes on a roof rack does look much cooler than bikes on a hitch rack there are some draw backs to the roof rack.1. Lots of wind noise2. Roof rack mounted bikes tend to reduce fuel mileage3. You don't want to pull into your garage and forget the bikes on top4. A small slip while putting a bike on top of the car can be real badFor me the cost was about the same for getting a Hidden Hitch trailer hitch and the rack as it was getting two settups for installing roof racks. The stock vibe roof racks aren't all that stout. This is just the route I have taken and the reasons for carring my bikes on a hitch rack.