I'm talking roofboxes, obviously. 😉
Gotta buy one for hols to France (baby's pram takes up the car boot).
I guess a long thin one might be better if I was ever to want to take a bike with me *ahem*.
For a Mazda 3, btw.
Cheers peeps!
Long and thin here, still room for 2 bikes.
No need for one, I have a big car! 😉
If I did have one, though, long and thin would win. More aero and room for skis...
I have a big car
They all appear suddenly small when kitted out with "essential" baby equipment.
room for skis...
I'm not that bourgeois.
I have a very big car..... But when you have children you can never have enough room.
I agree with sc-xc, I've got long and thin and room for a couple of bikes.
I have a small pram 🙂
What makes life much easier with kids is not having too much crap to cart about.
We went long and fat for our Mazda 3.
I borrowed a long and fat one from some friends a couple of years ago when I had a Focus could fit lots of stuff in it, was a bit big though, looked OK on their car but absolutely huge on mine.....they did have a Grande Espace though......
Those of you with long fat ones (fnarr) - d'you reckon you could get a dismantled bike in one?
Hmm. I'm trying to establish whether I'd expect to use it along with a bike carrier. If I've got to despoil the car (yes, even a Mazda) with roof bars, I might as well use them for bike transporting.
If I do want both, then long and medium seems to be the trick (according to roofbox).
Those of you with long fat ones (fnarr) - d'you reckon you could get a dismantled bike in one?
At a push I reckon yes - I am sure our roof box is bigger overall than my bike bag. The only issue would be if something was just that tiny bit too big to allow the box to close (ie pedals). The bike bag is flexible enough to allow a bit of flexibility.
Word of warning OMITN - Our roof box has been on for two years and (as it is the style that clamps on around the roof lip and under the top of the doors), over time it has started to damage the rubber seals at the door tops. But we were unable to remove ours as we have absolutely nowhere to store it so it has been on permanently for all that time.
I have a long and thin one (about half car width) - plenty of space in it, whilst leaving room for bikes or surfboards or kayaks next to it.
Other thing to consider as mentioned above, is the space you need to store it in when its not on the car.
Also, I can fit mine on my own, but I think if you have a full width one you might need help lifting it - they're quite heavy (especially if you're lazy like me and leave it partially packed!) and you wouldn't want to drop it!