Cycle rack for Hyundai i10

[Prem Sagar]

Hello all,

I know this question has been raised several times in this forum.
Still I would like to clarify a few things.

Am looking for a rack for my Hyundai i10 (no spoilers on).
- rear is preferable owing to cost, ease of use adn ability to use it
on other cars too
- lot of highway driving done and need the cycles to stay firm at
100km/hr speeds.
- would need to carry 2 cycles. I have a Trek 16" and planning to add
a road bike (and a MTB for my wife).
- would be skeptical in drilling a hole on the i10 to fix a roof top
rack

I had a look at Thule at Wheelsports and Methods.

- 9104 ( low mount rear rack)costs around 8k
- 9106 (high mount rear rack) costs 13k

I know Vivek has a few of these, havent checked them. Not sure if he
has rear ones.

Does anyone own these Thule racks? On an i10? Any feedback? What I
noticed is that the 9104 Thule rack doesnt seem to fit the 16" Trek
fully. The Trek bar is a bit short for the 9104

Thank you,
Prem

[Rajat Agrawal]

Hi Prem

I had a 9103/9104 from Thule and used it for around a year on my Santro. Suffice to say it was rock-solid.
I have lugged upto 4 bikes on it for short distances and two bikes without wheels for long distances with absolutely no issues.
In my experience I found it was a lot more stable than the strap based rack I have now.

I have a Trek 4300 18" and it fit on the rack with a little coaxing, so a 16" will definitely not mount conventionally.

-Rajat

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[Prem Sagar]

Thanks Rajat for the reply!

Does the bike sway when fixed onto the rack?

As you said, 16" would be an issue I guess as the bar length is
shorter than the width of the rack.

Regards,
Prem

On Nov 18, 3:46 pm, Rajat Agrawal <rajatagra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Prem
>
> I had a 9103/9104 from Thule and used it for around a year on my Santro.
> Suffice to say it was rock-solid.
> I have lugged upto 4 bikes on it for short distances and two bikes without
> wheels for long distances with absolutely no issues.
> In my experience I found it was a lot more stable than the strap based rack
> I have now.
>
> I have a Trek 4300 18" and it fit on the rack with a little coaxing, so a
> 16" will definitely not mount conventionally.
>
> -Rajat
>

[Rajat Agrawal]

no side-to-side sway. but the bikes will move when braking/accelerating., I put some sort of rubber/plastic padding at the points where the bikes might scrape against each other. but then again have never experienced any major scratching

-Rajat

[Prem Sagar]

Took the 9103 yesterday. (was out of stock for a month).

Actually took the 9104 first from Wheelsports. But found that it
doesnt fit my i10 as the strap is a bit longer. This model is for cars
like Wagon R that have a bigger boot door. Called Naveen who gave me
the dealers no (Methods).

Went to Methods.. they took my 9104 back and gave me a 9103. They were
very cooperative.

Will try it out this weekend and probably post feedback.

Regards,
Prem

On Nov 18, 9:18 pm, Rajat Agrawal <rajatagra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> no side-to-side sway. but the bikes will move when braking/accelerating., I
> put some sort of rubber/plastic padding at the points where the bikes might
> scrape against each other. but then again have never experienced any major
> scratching
>
> -Rajat
>

> > > > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comformore details

>
> > --
> > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

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