Vacuum-mounting bike rack

[hondaero]

Hi,

Still carrying the bike for my daughter is NOT solved .

Initially I've considered the towbar installation however there're several drawbacks with it (e.g. permanent weight, intrusive installation procedure).
2nd, the rear bike racks (e.g Thule Outway) are NOT easy to install and the car paint might be easily damaged.

I recently identified vacuum-mounting bike rack (e.g. treefog) which seems an elegant solution however NOT sure if this is applicable for our honda e.

Anybody having experience with vacuum-mounting bike rack ?
Is it a safe solution ?
Any implication / damage for the car I should consider ?

Thanks,
~amo~

[Clem]

Not on my Honda but I have used the suction cup mounts (Seasucker to be precise) with one of my previous cars.

They hold really well and I never had an issues with them marking the paint but I always made sure to clean the suckers and paintwork before applying. I used to check the pumps every stop but never found them to release whilst driving.

I dont know how big/heavy your daughters bike is but I had no problems with my big heavy downhill MTB back in the day and that was onto a fibreglass hardtop on an MX5 (which had a bit of flex). On the E I would've thought the glass and metal of the roof should be plenty strong enough for seasucker application.

I plan to put my bike inside the E if I carry it but if I had to go external I would go seasucker again I think.

[hondaero]

thank you Clem for your reply.

I've read reviews in the meanwhile of similar solutions (incl. seasucker) and, while most of the users are happy, there're few cases where the paint has been damaged despite people stating they've correctly applied the procedure (cleaning both the suckers and car).

however, in case of our e, the roof is glass made, correct ? that should be even less prone to scratches / issue I suppose.

thanks
~amo~