New 1996-2004 boxster bike rack

[fatmike]

[QUOTE=NoGaBiker;292018]Agreed with jb92563 about the market no longer really existing. QUOTE]



I have the Bird bike rack on my car. It does fine. I use it almost every weekend.

And, yes like any real cyclist my bikes are worth more than my car.




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[NoGaBiker]

[QUOTE=fatmike;292100]

Originally Posted by NoGaBiker

Agreed with jb92563 about the market no longer really existing. QUOTE]



I have the Bird bike rack on my car. It does fine. I use it almost every weekend.

And, yes like any real cyclist my bikes are worth more than my car.

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Well, I didn't mean that "there are zero people who would ever use a bike rack on a Boxster." I just meant that the vast majority of 986s are not the owner's only car, and as such would never be chosen for bike hauling duties. I doubt there are enough people who need such a rack (and don't already have one) to make a business case for this product.

And besides, as any REAL cyclist knows, you get an Element as a bike hauler so you don't have to leave the babies out in the elements, or even take a wheel off!

[Perfectlap]

A Boxster bike rack would work for 996 and perhaps some Caymans with some modifications.

Personally, I like taking my Boxster to go riding. It's the only time when I get to enjoy the car and enjoy my other toys. Can't ride during the week for commuting for the most part, bike theft is too risky and I use mass transit which eliminates the Boxster. going home to switch cars is a drag. And driving a "utility" or "family" vehicle on the weekends is the last thing I want to do.

As it stands now if you were to buy a Boxster and wanted to buy a bike rack for it, I think you have literraly only one option that's ready to ship. The Bird.
I find it hard to imagine that there aren't hundreds if not thousands of Carrera and Boxster owners who would like to leave the minivan or SUV at home. But frankly I'm more surprised Porsche didn't think up a better solution for this. I don't think there is a better free ad campaign than seeing a couple in convertible with two bikes neatly mounted to the rear. Porsche already runs TV ads to show that their sports cars are not as impractical as is widely believed.

[fatmike]

I'm not sure if we're helping the original poster or not. I suspect that NoGaBiker is right that the market is pretty small. You do have to be crazy to put a bike on the back of your Boxster right?


By the way, I rode the 6 gap in your neck of the woods last year. That Hogpen is something else.

[NoGaBiker]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

...But frankly I'm more surprised Porsche didn't think up a better solution for this. I don't think there is a better free ad campaign than seeing a couple in convertible with two bikes neatly mounted to the rear. Porsche already runs TV ads to show that their sports cars are not as impractical as is widely believed.

You don't remember the OEM bike rack available for 986s? That's the one I mentioned earlier in the thread. They sold about 3 of them, iirc.

[Jager]

Hmmm...

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