how well does an adult sized mountain bike fit in the yeti?

Is it possible to fit it in with both wheels on, and is the step in the boot (if you dont have the spare wheel and seats just folded) any hassle when putting it in?

lastly can you fit the bike in upright with just one wheel off (so its easy to pack stuff around it).

Cheers

Edit - i will take my bike up to try it in a demonstrater but a) the dealers miles away, and bike is covered in mud from last night so i need to wash it first and no outside tap at my flat so thats why i'm asking at the moment!

Edited 27 January, 201016 yr by red1200

how well does an adult sized mountain bike fit in the yeti?

Is it possible to fit it in with both wheels on, and is the step in the boot (if you dont have the spare wheel and seats just folded) any hassle when putting it in?

lastly can you fit the bike in upright with just one wheel off (so its easy to pack stuff around it).

Cheers

Edit - i will take my bike up to try it in a demonstrater but a) the dealers miles away, and bike is covered in mud from last night so i need to wash it first and no outside tap at my flat so thats why i'm asking at the moment!

Not a mountain biker by any stretch of the imagination, so one answer and a suggestion:

Answer - I do not know, but why would you want muddy bikes inside??

There are very good bike transport attachments available for the outside - both on top, using the rails and for the trailer hitch ball, putting the bikes on the back. We use the latter to transport two street bikes for our Thursday evening bike tours with the other old folks in the area. easy to set-up and load/unload. keeps the mud outside - you might even be able to wash the bikes off in the car wash? The manual ones anyway.

Putitng the bikes inside is more secure. I prefer to do that when possible.

You won't get a bike in the boot with seats in place from what I've seen.

I haven't got mine yet but I'm hoping removing the centre rear seat will enable me to get a bike in lengthways.

Skoda do sell an internal bike carrier as an accessory so it must be possible to get a bike in somehow.

So far the only bike I've put in is a toddlers (age 5, 16" wheel from memory) but with the parcel shelf out it does stand up in the boot (with full size spare).

My guess is that you would need front wheel off, but the bigger issue is going to be whether you go for a full size spare or not - and whether your dealer has one without for you to try.

It may still work with a spare in but the drop in height between the spare and where the centre seat was would just be a bit more of a faff than it needs to be.

Just had a quick measure: with spare wheel boot floor to roof is appr. 80cm, seat floor (ie seat removed) to roof is appr. 110cm, back window to front seat around 130cm. My touring bike is very roughly 110 high by 170 long, so with a seat out and front wheel off it would probably just stand up - facing backwards.

how well does an adult sized mountain bike fit in the yeti?

Is it possible to fit it in with both wheels on, and is the step in the boot (if you dont have the spare wheel and seats just folded) any hassle when putting it in?

lastly can you fit the bike in upright with just one wheel off (so its easy to pack stuff around it).

Cheers

Edit - i will take my bike up to try it in a demonstrater but a) the dealers miles away, and bike is covered in mud from last night so i need to wash it first and no outside tap at my flat so thats why i'm asking at the moment!

I'll tell you next week when hopefully mine arrives ;-) I'll attach photo's too with err the ti one ;-)

Mine is going to have combined uses Windurfing and MTB'ing i.e. when I'm not on the MTB I'll be on the board LOL. Oh and the occasional family camping holiday...

all the best

Jerry

There are available two internal bike carriers, one mentioned in the dealer fit accessories part of the UK sale brochure My link and the other in the 'International Accessories' brochure My link. Unfortunately SUK have blocked some of these international accessories being available here

Regards,

TP

how well does an adult sized mountain bike fit in the yeti?

Is it possible to fit it in with both wheels on, and is the step in the boot (if you dont have the spare wheel and seats just folded) any hassle when putting it in?

lastly can you fit the bike in upright with just one wheel off (so its easy to pack stuff around it).

Cheers

Edit - i will take my bike up to try it in a demonstrater but a) the dealers miles away, and bike is covered in mud from last night so i need to wash it first and no outside tap at my flat so thats why i'm asking at the moment!

I ordered mine with the dealer fit accessory internal bike holder and spare steel wheel, unfortunately owing to space limitations can only have one or the other, dealer didn't know until they tried.

You will have to remove front wheel as insufficient lenght ( or at least I do ).

Hope this helps.

What bits actually come with the Skoda supplied internal bicycle holders?

My dealer had supplied one for a Roomster a couple of years ago (he thinks it is the same one for the Yeti). Aparently this comprised an adjustable alloy crossarm with fork holders for two bikes and a strap with two clamps (seatposts I think) which connect the bikes to the boot load lugs for stability. The front wheels have to be removed. He did not remember if there was any provision in the kit to secure the rear wheels or the front wheels once removed.

This does not seem much for the best part of £200 from Skoda and I had thought of adapting a Thule 592 internal bike carrier (£45 at Roofbox Co) plus some straps and a floor mount for rear wheels (£15 each) might be a better value option when my Yeti arrives.

I too would value the opinion of anyone who has used or seen this kit on any Skoda models.

Also, is it possible to fit two bikes with this kit and still keep one rear seat in place?

Another key aspect to take in to account with the Skoda Internal Bike Carrier, (the spare wheel option, is an issue, as mentioned), is the mounting mechanism on the factory Skoda solution. It is designed for standard forks with a 'drop-outs'. The fork is then clamped to the mount - The loose front wheel is attached to the frame with straps - Other straps are provided to stabilize the frame to mounting points in the vehicle. Hopefully the 'Flickr' link will show a clearer image of this.

If on the other hand you have the latest suspension forks, these are mostly supplied with 'thru-axles', either 15mm or 20mm - in this case look at a Hurricane, 'Fork-Up', see My link

You can purchase these from My link

Hope this is of use, best, Jonathan

Great information Jonathan.

I have standard dropouts on my bikes but I am sure some members will have thu-axles so excellent info for them.

The image posted gives a really good idea of the Skoda mounting system, much better than in the brochures I have seen.

Good to know that the front wheels are also secured with the kit.

Looking at the image it may still be possible to put one rear seat back in place with one or two bikes in the carrier thus allowing for a child or third adult passenger, assuming the stabilizing straps do not interfere with the seat or seatbelt operation.

May now have to reconsider going for the Skoda internal bike kit after all.

Regards,

Del.

well i tried my bike in a showroom yeti today and discovered two things...

1) its not actually that easy for one person putting the bike in the back (front wheel off) if you have the full height boot (ie no spare and no variable floor) due to the quite high step where the seats are folded.

2) The roof carrier i use currently will not be an easy option either for me as they had some roof bars on it, and it was too high to comfortably lift the bike up. (and a bike carrier will add another inch or so of height to the roof bars)

Easy bike loading is a key thing for me as i ride 3-4 times a week.

I guess i could look at tow bar mounted racks, but prefer to keep the bikes higher up on the roof or inside out of the way of the road spray (especially in winter with all the salt)

well i tried my bike in a showroom yeti today and discovered two things...

1) its not actually that easy for one person putting the bike in the back (front wheel off) if you have the full height boot (ie no spare and no variable floor) due to the quite high step where the seats are folded.

Did you fold the seats flat or roll them up against the back of the front seats? Or even take them out completely?

To get a flat floor back to front you'd need to do that but not sure about the length with the seats rolled forward, I assume to fit the internal carrier you take the seat out completely but I don't know.

Easy bike loading is a key thing for me as i ride 3-4 times a week.

I guess i could look at tow bar mounted racks, but prefer to keep the bikes higher up on the roof or inside out of the way of the road spray (especially in winter with all the salt)

If you want easy loading, IMHO you cant beat a towbar mounted carrier.

I have 2 x Thules - a £45 that is simple and carries 2 bikes "dangling", and a much more expensive one that carries 4 for family trips / summer holidays (including my youngests' tag along.

If you tend to do longer trips, would recommend a carrier where the bike sits on its wheels.

You can get nylon covers for the bikes that keeps the crud off - you see them on the back of camper vans protected in this manner.

More mpg, no car park restrictions (apart from length of bay sometimes !). I also have a soft bag that straps to my big carrier that can add another 500litres of carrying capacity, if you find the yeti boot a little small.

Remember, as a subscriber of Autoexpress, you get 5% off at roofbox - http://www.roofbox.co.uk/autoexpress/

Great information Jonathan.

I have standard dropouts on my bikes but I am sure some members will have thu-axles so excellent info for them.

The image posted gives a really good idea of the Skoda mounting system, much better than in the brochures I have seen.

Good to know that the front wheels are also secured with the kit.

Looking at the image it may still be possible to put one rear seat back in place with one or two bikes in the carrier thus allowing for a child or third adult passenger, assuming the stabilizing straps do not interfere with the seat or seatbelt operation.

May now have to reconsider going for the Skoda internal bike kit after all.

Regards,

Del.

Hi,

A couple of points:-

It is the same internal carrier as the Roomster.

You can leave one seat in (the left hand side one), but the other seats do have to come out, at least I've always found that to be the case for 2 (his and hers) full size mountain bikes.

Straps use the seat fixing points to attach too and lock around he seat posts.

This is a much more secure method of moving the bikes around. I think this is a big deal, as I want to be able to park up and not worry about the bikes getting 'lifted'

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I am waiting for this to happen - it looks a very useable modificaton to the rear door.

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I am waiting for this to happen - it looks a very useable modificaton to the rear door.

I think you might have a long wait as that was just a show car. I agree it would be superb if they did do that though. Vauxhall used to have some sort of carrier available on some models that slid out of the rear bumper.

Edited 11 February, 201016 yr by BillScarab

I have a Thule roof system for my A2 with Aero bars to which I fit Thule bike racks or a Kamei roofbox. (Spot the odd A2 with a roof rack between the others). The bars themselves lock to the car and once the bike racks are slid into the T-bar the end bits of these are locked with the same key. Once the bikes are attached the bar that holds the bikes up also locks so that the bikes and racks are all locked to the car and none of it can be nicked.

And looking at the Roofbox.co.uk website all I need to replace now is the feet since the aero bars and all the rest I can re-use for the Yeti. And they will key match the new attachments so I will still only have one key for all the kit.

And since I ordered a spare wheel the internal carrier won't work. So maybe I need to get a little step to reach that high!