Ideal Cyclists Car
Posted: 22 Nov 2004, 9:51am
I had this email from a member. To aviod having to deal with all the correspondence (from those who would opine that the Ideal Cyclist doesn't have a car), rather than puiblish in Cycle, I thought I'd share it with you here:
I know Chris Juden said he never sought suggestions for the ideal cyclist’s car, but I spent a lot of time earlier this year researching this very topic because I wanted to carry full-size bikes to the start of a ride without having to load them onto the roof or dismantle them to get inside. I toured showrooms with a tape measure and finally chose the ugliest car on the road, the Fiat Doblo. This is essentially a van with windows. But it takes a full size bicycle with ease without removing wheels or anything else. This is what I wanted to achieve and I am not disappointed. I expect it would take two bikes. It is also comparatively cheap, easy to drive and does about 60 mpg. So if you don’t care about style it is just the thing.
I know Chris Juden said he never sought suggestions for the ideal cyclist’s car, but I spent a lot of time earlier this year researching this very topic because I wanted to carry full-size bikes to the start of a ride without having to load them onto the roof or dismantle them to get inside. I toured showrooms with a tape measure and finally chose the ugliest car on the road, the Fiat Doblo. This is essentially a van with windows. But it takes a full size bicycle with ease without removing wheels or anything else. This is what I wanted to achieve and I am not disappointed. I expect it would take two bikes. It is also comparatively cheap, easy to drive and does about 60 mpg. So if you don’t care about style it is just the thing.
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