Pics of two folding bikes inside a 7 please.
 

Hi.

Anyone have pics of their two folding bikes inside the baggage compartment on a 7? Or a 6 or 9?

I found a few links etc when I searched the pages here on the forum, but found no pics of two bikes inside the plane.

Does two of the bikes Vans sells fit easily? How much space is left over for wife's bags for example? ;-)

Vans says on their website that two bikes will fit in a side-by-side RV, but it'd be nice to see and hear you folks experiences.
(it's a long and expensive way from Vans to Norway so it's nice to do the math before ordering....)

Thanks folks!

Its coming
 

I have discovered that if you cut the frames on two full size bikes they will both fit in the 7's baggage area.

I have just about finished the project, together with quick release cable etc..I just need to spend an afternoon re-rigging everything and test fitting them.

These were two old bikes I had..cost basically free plus some elbow grease.

Probably in a week or so I will have them complete.

Frank

folding bikes
 

My wife & I have two folding Dahon Mariner bikes that fit easily into our Grumman Yankee. We were disappointed to find that they would not go into the RV-7. Each bike is approx 12" x 23" x 32" folded. The RV-7 compartment that we were considering was only about 18" deep, so two bikes wouldn't go. Our bikes have 20" wheels and are quite pleasant to ride. Smaller bikes might fit, but the 20" wheels are considered the smallest you would go if you planned on riding any distance. -Regards, Bill

bike photo
 

I was able to borrow a bike from Kunstadt Sports here in Ottawa for a couple of hours. Brought it to the airport and tried fitting it in the RV-9A baggage area. It takes a bit of work, but you can fit it so it takes less than half the baggage compartment.

The problem is that in order to fit another bike, you need to have more room than what is available, just so you can maneuver it into position. If the baggage bulkhead, or portion of it were just a tad further back, then all this would work.

The bike you see in the photos, needs to be turned 90 degrees, and can then be brought out. You cannot just pull it out, since the seatback brace is in the way of the wheels.

By the way, this is with a Avenir 20" folding bike. It is Dahon rebranded product for Canada, and is similar to their other folding bikes.

As you can see, it was a no-go for us. Maybe a model that can have the handlebar shaft removable might work (but where do the brake/speed cables go?).

2 non-folding bikes
 

OK, so I don't have folding bikes but if you build the -10 you don't need to fold them. Just simply pop the front wheel off and they fit perfectly.
We did three "bike and fly" trips this year (trip report coming) and it was a blast but I will watch this thread. Even though our regular bikes fit I would love to own two folding bikes. I rode one at Oshkosh and liked it but wanted to do more investigation. I sure would like to know what people have an like. It looks like wheel size is a big option and I think I would like a front derailleur so I had more options for gears. Ideally a foldable mountain bike would be great.

Anyone try fitting a folding bike in the back seat of a 4 and happen to have pics?

I can't prove it, because I only have one, but I am pretty confident that two Bromptons will fit easily in a 6/7 baggage compartment. If there is enough interest I will bring my Brompton to LOE and look for someone else to do the same. For one, I believe that Louise still has the one she got from Doug Reeves.

A Brompton is pretty well lost in that baggage compartment, but as has been pointed out, it is possible there may be a loading issue.

Bike Friday (Llama) fit in RV6
 

I have ridden Bike Fridays for years now, but only recently bought a flying RV6. One Pocket Llama fits easily. Two will fill it up. One Tandem XL fits nicely, with a little room for baggage left over.

The tandem is 50 pounds with tools and gearbags. The single bikes (Crusoe, Rocket, Llama) are all around 22-26 pounds each. For the singles, I take off the front tire and seat post. I also use removable pedals to slim down the width to about 10-11". For the tandem, remove horizontal tubes, both seat masts, and split both bars.

It's a bit of trouble and time, but fly-and-bike is fabulous and there are so many more places to visit when you can pedal 5-10 miles on your own instead of worrying about ground transportation.

NOTE on other folders: any folder with a hinge in the down-tube (like Dahon) causes the fold to place the front and rear axles end-to-end. This has a fundamental limit on the folded thickness (about 15"). For this reason and many others, I like the Bike Friday fold (near bottom bracket) the best.

G.

I agree with many before.
I can fit my eBay purchased folding bike but it becomes problematic when attempting to fit the 2nd. Although, I believe there is enough room to fit both.

Need more space?
 

The RV-10 cargo pod holds a couple full-size bicycles... or a 250cc motorcycle if you don't like to pedal. There's even a built-in winch system so you can attach/remove it in under 60 seconds.





Maybe I can sketch up a smaller pod for the RV-6 and 7. It should make it easy to carry folding bicycles, golf clubs or skis. Is there anything else you guys would like to carry? How about a pod with an aux fuel tank? What do you think a reasonable price would be?