I did want an internal one but Skoda quoted me £265! I have asked and they do two that fit onto roof bars but can't find pictures. Anyone got one?

eBay genuine on for £75 or Horton skoda £206

Brand new £80

Edited 26 January, 201214 yr by seboni121

Any links or pics?

Here's some pics

I remember that there was one on ebay for £80

Yeah that's the one that £265. Have seen the one on eBay for £80 and I'm tempted. What about roof based ones?

Hey mate, the site seems to be down at the mo, but they should show photos on here?

http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productsSub.aspx?type=a&id=16&main=Transport%20and%20Towing

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Yeah that's the one that £265. Have seen the one on eBay for £80 and I'm tempted. What about roof based ones?

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/220937621126?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

I've got the internal Skoda bike rack, not used it yet as I'm off my bikes with a knee injury..I'll do some pics at the weekend. It's a very substantial rack, great bit of engineering, but I'm not convinced the boot is big enough to fit my full susser in length or height...

I've got the internal Skoda bike rack, not used it yet as I'm off my bikes with a knee injury..I'll do some pics at the weekend. It's a very substantial rack, great bit of engineering, but I'm not convinced the boot is big enough to fit my full susser in length or height...

Thanks. Doesn't look like much from pics I've seen so far tbh if not basic

for eighty quid they are a steal!

Best rack I've seen, easily compatible with anything Thule produce..looking at leon y k's pics tho, the way they are very close to the side of the car at the front, and towards the middle at the back. with the back wheels overhanging the rear seats I think the rack would be better suited for the Octavia..

For external roof rack/bike transporter...Thule 591's every time, simply awesome.

Spent a few mins trying to fit various bikes using the Skoda internal rack...

54cm road bike

17" hartail mtb

Observations

Although the road bike fitted in the boot space easily, it needed the saddle dropping. Not ideal...in fact a pain in the a*se!

As previously mentioned the forks are carbon, so the bike needs to be VERY securly strapped down using the luggage hooks as any movement whilst travelling will damage the dropouts...

If you have a larger MTB, don't bother with this rack, it's unsuitable (didn't try my large full suspension bike no point..)

The problem is that the boot space is too small, the only way to fit the bike was to let the rear wheel overhang into the front seat area.

This makes securing the bike virtually impossible

Would you want a muddy wheel so close to your elbow etc...

So in conclusion...

Fine for road bikes as long as you don't mind adjusting your saddle and strap down securely. :wonder:

MTB's don't bother...

Thank gawd i got this as a freebee from my dealer!!

Oh if its fitted to an Octavia Estate, then it would be a totally different story I'm sure.

Thanks for that. The bike in question is a Ribble Sportive Bianco. 56cm frame, full 105 groupset but all carbon. I'll have to have a serious think about those dropouts getting damaged

Martyn, as long as you secure the bike, there shouldn't be any probs..56cm will fit with ease, my bike is a 56, not 54 doh! I think the biggest issue is having to set up your seat height every time you use it..

I used an external bike rack (thule 591's) on my previous car, brilliant..but, I've seen horror pics of people going through height restricted car parks and getting their bikes ripped off and roof dented. Your MPG will go down using an external rack too!!