Can anyone recommend a bike rack that will fit a coupe without damaging the paint work. Both me and my friend have both started abit of downhill biking and both have coupes so we'd share the cost etc

I know you can get a roof rack to fit a coupe but it seems like they are a lot like rocking horse shit.

Thanks.

You won't get a downhill bike on the back of a coupe without damaging the boot in my opinion and roof bars are like rocking horse sh*t.

Too much weight on a flimsy boot lid - I had a Paddy Hopkirk which was about as good as you could get fit-wise and still managed to bend the boot lid out of shape a bit using it with 2 dh frames (wheels in the boot) and they used to wobble about at the sight of a corner/pothole.

Best bet is wheels in the boot in a wheel bag and bikes on the back seat (either in a bag or with plenty of sheets). I used to get my dh bike (Fox 40s and 780mm Renthals) on the back seat before fitting fixed back seats and harnesses.

Other option - removable tow bar if you can find one that'll fit? I now use a Pendal tow bar mounted rack on my Alfa and its 1000% safer, no wobble regardless of how you drive. Wouldn't go back to a strapped on carrier.

Huuuummm might have to see if I can find a roof rack.

Good luck, I kicked my self for missing one go cheap on eBay and another for sale on here a few years back.

Ended up getting a daily more suited to carrying the bikes and retired the coupe to weekend fun.

Out if Interest what downhill stuff are you getting into?

Not sure what you mean? By that. Just general down hill riding.

Sorry - just wondering if you'd started racing or just getting into it doing a few uplifts, local spots etc.

If you're up in Carlisle there is some cracking riding up that way, Ae Forest, Innerleithen, Hamsterley to name a few, all within sensible distance.

Yeah just getting into it as abit of fun on the weekend.

Not been to ae yet but done a few others really enjoy it.