How are people getting on with Seasuckers?

I’ve picked up a Seasucker bike rack for a rather good price and just need a bit of reassurance that I’m not going to lose my bike on the dual carriageway. How are those of you who’ve had them for a while getting on?

Had mine up to 90 (mini bomber) with 2 mtbs on, no issues ever. Really chuffed with it. I keep a pack of wipes and a plant mister in the car to prep the roof.

That’s a good idea. One of my concerns was my general reluctance to wash my car.

Quite simple the best £175 I’ve spent for a long, long time!

Bought my Mini Cooper F56 assuming that someone would eventually come out with a towbar for it so I could use my Thule rack but that never happened and I gather that Mini never had the car homologated for one. Also, roof bars only work if you had a factory-fit option at time of purchase.

A colleague first mentioned SeaSuckers earlier in the year and I was a bit dubious then road.cc did a review so I ordered one from CRC using my 10% BC discount and then saw a comment on the road.cc review pointing out that probikekit were doing a special at £175 so I ordered one and sent the CRC one back when it arrived as they wouldn’t pricematch.

It was a big leap of faith first time I used it but have driven reasonable distances with it on; do check it whenever I stop but never had one lose suction. Took a few attempts to find the right locations on the roof as you could sometimes hear the roof panel ‘pop’ from time to time!

I love the simplicity and also that it fits into a shoe box that I can keep in the car all the time. Front wheel goes in a Mavic wheel bag on the back seat.

Question: Does it deform the roof at all?

I’m keen on one, but am put off by the fear I’ll mess up the car.

It doesn’t look as if it deforms the roof, but the instructions recommend fitting it towards the front or back where the roof is stronger.

Oh mate they look brilliant…….I don’t know if I would be brave enough to try it tho on the motorway with my fatbike on the roof
Can they be used in all weathers or just dry??…..

The best ideas are always the simplest ….!!

Mate has one and has done lots of m way miles with his carbon road bike on roof.

Not had any issues. Seem bombprooof. And very clever.

I like the idea of them for the mx5 but between my bikes I’ve got 9 and 15mm front ends, and 9×135 and 12×142 rear ends. I think the adaptors would make it expensive or a faff. Comments from owners?

I’ve got the same problem, but have found a Peruzzo maxle adaptor which makes it pretty easy to fit 15 and 20mm forks for £15.

I’ve picked up a Seasucker bike rack for a rather good price

Tempted, how much is rather good and where…

Anyone risk a downhill bike with some of these?

+1 Where?

Make that a +2… Amazon seems expensive.

It was my local bike shop, Streetlife in Norwich. They’ve got one Tallon left which I’m sure they’ll do for less than anywhere else. Give them a ring.

Looking at the price it seems expensive for a kit but 3 simple suckers (2 on the bars & 1 round the seat nose) would look to work and be cheaper

That’s pretty much the seasucker hornet, except that the hornet doesn’t have anything round the saddle.

I’ve got one of these. It was handed down to me actually by my dad who swore by it (but only used it for featherweight carbon road bikes) 32lb mtbs I wasn’t so sure about. Tbf I have used it a bit, I don’t mind using it to whip the bike up the road to a local train head and it has been fine. It does make the roof wobble tho which puts me off longer journeys especially on motorways or along twisty lanes – however, I was hoping to take a bike to Wales next week; has any one tried using the seasucker with the bike layed flat and bungied to it? Was thinking I could whip the pedals off and turn the bars flat and transport like that?

I use suckers almost identical to these at work most days lifting glass . The weights vary from between 100kg up to over 500kg so the strength of them I don’t doubt. Where it makes me a little dubious is that you have to regularly check them as they can and do lose pressure especially when they are fixed to a flexible connection point like a car roof. Just make sure you keep an eye on them .

Anyone using a sea sucker setup to hang bikes off the boot lid like this?

Or this:

I’ve never been a fan of bikes on the roof, however rear mount options for out current car are a bit limited, including strap on and tow bar mounting rear racks… Seasuckers could offer a viable solution.

Does anyone know if these will work on a vinyl wrapped vehicle?

I’m interested in the vertical mounting on the rear too. I have a Vito van so space isn’t a problem but being able to put a muddy bike on the back would be useful sometimes.

I’ve had mine, used it plenty of times, sturdy as everything, had mine faster then 70.

Bike is no less solid then it is on a roof rack

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Househusband – the single sucker of the triple should be at the front.