Hi all,

I'm not going to be purchasing another car for another year at least but considering a Roomster Scout diesel for my next car, I'm just wanting to know if there is any bikers on here that would use their roomster for Mountain Biking or taking them on holiday, as our current car the vRS is not bike friendly enough for say biking holidays.

Or will it be the case I have to get the bikes on the roof bars of the car or on a bike rack?

Hope you can help?

Might help...

http://briskoda.net/roomster/mountain-bikes-roomster/100851/

Cheers mate, much appreciated.

This is Skoda's answer £194.99 inc vat Part number LAH770002

Keith

The short answer is - yes

3 bikes can fit inside, maybe even 4 but I didn't try it.

Original Skoda internal bike carrier has clamps and other necessary parts for 2 bikes.

The whole setup:

Setting up the carrier is an easy task... take the aluminum bar, push in in the place and screw it in. You have to hear the clamp click on both sides:

Then take the bike. First remove the front wheel, and carefully roll the bike in back side first. Then you stick the fork inside the green clamp and screw it in tightly.

Locate the best place for the green clamp, depending on the size and position of the bike, and screw the black plastic nut in.

Then take the long ribbon with rubber rings. Place the ring on the bike's frame and squeeze it so it won't fall off. There's a simple locking mechanism on the ring:

Secure each end of the long ribbon like this:

And finally take the short ribbon and secure the rear wheel of the bike, or bikes in my case:

And you are done If you've done it properly the bike won't even make a sound while driving over bumps, in sharp turns, etc.

The same bike carrier goes in Roomster and Fabia II Combi.

Edited 6 January, 200917 yr by Marko3

Thanks guys, this is what I needed to know.

My pics are from August... isn't it a bit cold for biking right now?

I'm not planning on getting the car for the next year to year and a half so was just enquiring about it as a contender to replace the Fabia.

Large cargo area (or should I say - volume) and this internal bike carrier were two important reasons why I decided on the Roomster Scout when I was considering which car to buy back in 2007.

keep an eye out

I managed to pick up an internal carrier for just £21 recently

And you are done If you've done it properly the bike won't even make a sound while driving over bumps, in sharp turns, etc.

Hello Marko,

I have the Skoda system too and I find it works well except it is hard to get the saddle post clamps to attach properly to the posts. Are my saddle posts unusually thick or am I doing something wrong?

They are a bit fiddly. You have to be very accurate and get the bolt exactly aligned with the screw nut, then apply the pressure and start turning It won't work each time, that's right.

They are a bit fiddly. You have to be very accurate and get the bolt exactly aligned with the screw nut, then apply the pressure and start turning It won't work each time, that's right.

Thanks for the tip.

BTW, is your Scout polar blue? It looks like I have almost exactly the same two cars as you; Octavia 1.8T (but pre-facelift) and Roomster Scout 1.6

Almost. Mine is Cappuccino Beige.

And O1 is black:

Mine are polar blue (Roomster) and petrol green (Octavia)

So, like me, I'm guessing you find the Octavia engine better, but the Rommster chassis better?

That would be fair enough, but also I miss the interior of Octavia. Materials, upholstery, that's all a bit better to see and to touch than in Roomy. Octavia has better aerodynamics and is almost a foot longer. Not to mention the turbine engine. So they are really two different worlds, so to speak. Roomy is more suitable to the city traffic, it's easier to handle.

That would be fair enough, but also I miss the interior of Octavia. Materials, upholstery, that's all a bit better to see and to touch than in Roomy. Octavia has better aerodynamics and is almost a foot longer. Not to mention the turbine engine. So they are really two different worlds, so to speak. Roomy is more suitable to the city traffic, it's easier to handle.

Personally, I prefer the Roomster's interior, but my Octavia is pre-facelift...

If only they fitted the 1.8TSI into the Roomster

Or at least 1.4 TSI

I miss a bit beige leather interior from my Octavia, but I don't see Roomy as being an elegant type of car. It's more rugged. Or at least should be

My Octy leather is green

I can see the 1.4TSI (or maybe 1.2TSI) eventually replacing the 1.6 in the Roomster and the new 1.6 CR-TDIs replacing the 1.4 and 1.9 diesels.

The Roomster can be tuned...

If it has a turbine to tune otherwise the results aren't particularly spectacular

The Roomster can be tuned...

Can it? :rubchin: :rolleyes:

If it has a turbine to tune otherwise the results aren't particularly spectacular

For about £500 you could probably put it so it will out drag your Octy. For a few hundred more you can make it go round corners better too

Can it? :rubchin: :rolleyes:

So I have been told....

I've heard you can also fit the Pope in the back Davy, as well as bikes!

:P

Steve

I've heard you can also fit the Pope in the back Davy, as well as bikes!

:P

Steve

Think he prefers X5's