In article <Xns99BFA1392B973jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.85>, jyanik@abuse.gov
says...
> Bob <nottooslow@forevermail.com> wrote in
> news:MPG.216e119811b22df9898cb@news-server.satx.rr.com:
>
> > In article
> > <dapribek-33B180.22305603102007@news-server.roadrunner.com>,
> > dapribek@adelphia.net says...
> >> In article <Xns9886704F34D0Cs321@192.160.13.20>, linda
> >> <linda@cia.gov> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm looking for new car and am looking at small SUVs like the Acura
> >> > RDX. One of my requirements is that the SUV must be able to hold 2
> >> > mountain bikes standing upright inside (front wheel off is OK).
> >> > Has anyone tried this with the RDX? Is the cargo area tall enough
> >> > for a medium sized adult mountain bike (not a 29er)? Thanks.
>
> measure the height of your bikes,then go measure an RDX,or check the Acura
> website for cargo dimensions.
>
> My "mountain" bike measured 3 ft height at the seat,with the front wheel
> on,FWIW. Add 3 inches for the handlebars(with frontwheel on)
>
> seems that a SUV should be able to handle that.
> How do you plan to keep them upright?
> >>
> >> I recently read in the new car review section of an auto site that
> >> one
> >> customer's RDX's roof collapsed when her son climbed on top of the
> >> car to attach the bike's to a rack. It was not covered under warranty
> >> and she was quite upset!
> >>
> > Many factory roof racks have a maximum weight limit of ~100 lbs and
> > that's with the weight being distributed by the rack.
> >
> > If you are quoting from the post, it appears the post was worded to
> > make things sound bad. "Son" could be an 18 year old man. He could
> > have climbed on top of the roof and put his knee or foot down with
> > most of his weight on it. If he was a smaller kid, he could have stood
> > upright on the roof. "Collapsed" could mean "dented".
> >
> > On the other hand, after an exhausting ride, I drove into my garage
> > with my bike on the bike rack on top of my Mazda MX-6. I destroyed the
> > bike seat and bent one of the main bars of the bike rack, but my car
> > roof was undamaged.
> >
> >
>
> What's it matter? the girl wants to put her bikes on the INSIDE of the SUV.
>
>
Jim,

I know the OP was talking talking about carrying the bikes inside the
RDX.

I didn't want people to think there is something wrong with the RDX
because the roof was damaged when someone climbed on top of it.

I'm sorry if I offended you.

BTW, don't I know you from t.p.g. or tx.guns?

Bob