Recent content by Point Reyes

Right. I had to finally go into Gmail filters and make a rule never to send to spam and always go into my inbox. Haven't had a problem since.

Now that's a good idea. I didn't even know they make these. Many thanks!

Maybe down the road but for now I just want a towbar and bike carrier. This whole thing has been way more involved than I thought it would be. When I lived in California and had a Prius I installed a carrier hitch on the frame of the car and the bike carrier for two bikes fit perfectly. We...

We decided to let Toyota install the towbar and wire it up. It's going to be around £600 but I think it'll be done right.

That Thule Easyfold looks much like the one we're getting from Toyota. Both our bikes on the carrier are well within the weight limit so maybe leaving the batteries in isn't a bad idea. Rolling the bikes up on a ramp sounds much better than lifting them. Thanks!

Yeah, several companies told me they don't install towbars on a hybrids at all. I think it might have something to do with the transmission in a hybrid and towing. I finally went to Toyota and they had a tow bar for our hybrid and a carrier for e-bikes. We get it installed this week but it...

Thanks for the info. Our bike's batteries come as a unit so when they're removed the cover comes with them leaving the compartment open. It would have been better if the cover was separate but too late now. We went with Focus Planet 2 bikes. Yes, making sure the towbar/bike rack would fit our...

I was just concerned about getting caught in the rain with an open battery compartment. Cling film might be wise. Thanks.

Thanks, so no problem getting any contact points inside the battery compartment wet? Cling film might be wise I guess.

We're having a towbar installed on our car so we can haul our bikes. When we're ready to take a trip I thought I'd remove the batteries to make them a bit lighter but then I thought about the exposed battery compartment and the damage rain could do. What do you folks do? Remove the battery or...

Thanks, very handy. I'll keep that.

Sorry, I'm still trying to figure out sizing here in the UK. Yes, I believe Imperial Metric is 700×47C. I'll look further. Thanks.

Looks interesting although I'm not sure they're available in our size, 47-622.

Wow, that's real good to hear. Maybe we'll just stay with them until we can't. Thanks.

We might be OK as we rarely get off into the mud. Thanks.