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I got a seasucker bike mount for my 981 but I've just not been brave enough to use it. Tested the suction cups though. They are as strong as they claim to be.
Consider buying a good daily driver that can accommodate your hobbies. Taking a mid engine sports car to the ski hill makes about as much sense a taking a 4Runner to a high performance driving school. It can be done but why would you.
I got a seasucker bike mount for my 981 but I've just not been brave enough to use it. Tested the suction cups though. They are as strong as they claim to be.
I've transported my road bike using my Seasucker from NY to FL (and back), hitting triple digits, and it never had a problem. I checked that the cups weren't losing any suction at every fuel / food stop and they never had any issues. As long as your mating surface is clean when the suction cups go on, you won't have anything to worry about. The product really is as good as they advertise.
I've transported my road bike using my Seasucker from NY to FL (and back), hitting triple digits, and it never had a problem. I checked that the cups weren't losing any suction at every fuel / food stop and they never had any issues. As long as your mating surface is clean when the suction cups go on, you won't have anything to worry about. The product really is as good as they advertise.
I don't doubt that the seasucker cups will hold just fine. I'm more worried about the damage I might do to my car or my bike while mounting the bike on the hatch. I'll just have to get used to it. Getting someone to help me the first time will probably get rid of the anxiety. Thanks!
Consider buying a good daily driver that can accommodate your hobbies. Taking a mid engine sports car to the ski hill makes about as much sense a taking a 4Runner to a high performance driving school. It can be done but why would you.
I have a daily. But life is too short to drive boring cars
I love the feeling of driving an exciting car year round.
I found this photo from a few months ago of a 718 I spotted on the highway. This guy is doing it right!!
This is my daily which has also been used all seasons
Consider buying a good daily driver that can accommodate your hobbies. Taking a mid engine sports car to the ski hill makes about as much sense a taking a 4Runner to a high performance driving school. It can be done but why would you.
My GT4 is my daily...accommodates my cycling when needed. For a snowboard, I'd make sure the pointy/bendy edge is front facing, and pointed down, so air-flow does not induce any "lift".
I don't doubt that the seasucker cups will hold just fine. I'm more worried about the damage I might do to my car or my bike while mounting the bike on the hatch. I'll just have to get used to it. Getting someone to help me the first time will probably get rid of the anxiety. Thanks!
Just be careful with the amount of suction used when mounting on any glass section.
With good tires, your traction and safety will be fine. Keeping the car in pristine condition, and whether or not you care about salt and potholes is totally your own business, so you're fine there, too.
But...
Having lived and played in winter sports all my life, there's one major downside to sports cars in the snow - clearance. Sometimes you have no choice but to clear or force your way through mounds of snow that are higher than your bumpers or undertray. This may not even be because it dumped multiple feet of snow, but is instead caused by the mounds the snowplows put in places where you need to drive through. Sometimes those mounds are hard to avoid.
I'm not saying don't do this, but just be aware that clearance hazards are a real thing. I've had to spend more than a few dollars fixing things that got torn up on my low-slung cars for this very reason.
With good tires, your traction and safety will be fine. Keeping the car in pristine condition, and whether or not you care about salt and potholes is totally your own business, so you're fine there, too.
But...
Having lived and played in winter sports all my life, there's one major downside to sports cars in the snow - clearance. Sometimes you have no choice but to clear or force your way through mounds of snow that are higher than your bumpers or undertray. This may not even be because it dumped multiple feet of snow, but is instead caused by the mounds the snowplows put in places where you need to drive through. Sometimes those mounds are hard to avoid.
I'm not saying don't do this, but just be aware that clearance hazards are a real thing. I've had to spend more than a few dollars fixing things that got torn up on my low-slung cars for this very reason.
good point and very much appreciated.
If I’m being honest driving to a ski lodge usually includes highway driving that is fully cleared and once I get to a parking lot those are fully plowed and flat, they just have packed snow on it. So that’s really it.
My GT4 is my daily...accommodates my cycling when needed. For a snowboard, I'd make sure the pointy/bendy edge is front facing, and pointed down, so air-flow does not induce any "lift".
The unsung benefit of a GT4: the wing is a perfect mounting surface for the rear suction cup 👍🏼
Maybe a stupid question, but is your board longer than the trunk is wide or deep? I guess your not going solo, but I carry a canopy in the passenger side going to the track. Seems a snow board would fit.
Maybe a stupid question, but is your board longer than the trunk is wide or deep? I guess your not going solo, but I carry a canopy in the passenger side going to the track. Seems a snow board would fit.
not a chance. My board is 158 cm long.
I may try the front seat
11-04-2021, 02:47 PM
Best way to carry a snowboard on a 981?
