I have transported my mountain bike in my car, but I have an FG2. All I did was take off the front wheel, and put the seats down and slide everything in. I got sick of the mess it made in my car (Mud, etc.) and bought a Yakima rack for it and have had no problems with it.

 

get a trunk carrier and transport it that way if you don't want the expense of a roof rack. that's what i do with mine.

 

Why would you want to put your dirty greasy bike in the trunk? You'd make a mess of your bumper as well in no time. Of course with a roof rack your bike will get pitted up from rocks over time.

 

i'm planning on getting a roof rack for mine. that' s really jut going to be the easiest way

 

another option:

got tired of taking my bike apart to put in the trunk...

 

another option:
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got tired of taking my bike apart to put in the trunk...

nice bike, and nice rack

I guess I must not have tried hard enough, I tried putting my bike my fg and got hung up on the pedals. but get the yakima roof rack/hitch...it's completely worth it

 

I have an '07 Si sedan with nav, and my mountain bike has ridden in back many times. It's a helluva hassle though - I highly recommend a hitch and hitch-mounted carrier. Edit: Like the one above.

Mine fits with... well, it's a lot easier with both wheels removed. I don't recall whether I shoehorned it in with the back still on. I'll also say that getting mine in (17.5" frame) along with my son's (20" wheels) is nearly (but not quite) impossible. I lay down a tarp before putting anything messy in, of course.

 

I like that hitch rack. If I wasn't getting a kayak too then I would go with that myself.

 

bike rack ftw

 

With both tires off i can get my 29er mountain bike in the back seats, I have to fold the front seat up, and cover the rear seats with an old blanket to keep the car cleaner

 

My 29er fits in my coupe, but I use a hitch rack now. Way better than a roof rack that looks ugly, makes noise on the highway, and costs way more.

 

It definitely fits in the trunk, at least for my sedan

 

Yep, a bike easily fits in the sedan. I've had my 29er, 26" FS, road, and a fatbike in mine. Front wheel off, seats folded, slides right in. It takes maybe 30 seconds, and zero bumper damage if you're even mildly careful.

If you want to keep the back seats in use, both wheels come off and everything fits just fine in the trunk. This takes probably a minute instead of the 30 second seat-down method, both of which are about the same as a rack and have the added benefit of greater security and no reduction in fuel economy due to drag.

I fit two bikes (26 FS and 26 HT) in it once, but that took some creativity. I would recommend a hitch tray-style rack if you routinely transport more than one bike. I'd say skip a roof rack, as they are noisy, kill fuel economy with or without a bike, and generally don't work as well as a good tray-style hitch rack like Yakima Holdup or a Kuat Sherpa or something.

 

get a rack!