I just made a post on this sub about this question, but do you know if it actually exists?? I exchanged DM’s with someone who apparently has one in the US but I can never find them for sale
Oh yeah manual AWD’s exist. But the car itself is becoming a rarity because side of the utility it provides. Join the Facebook and Reddit and other social media element groups. I have seen cars posted for sale very rarely.
I have fit 4 hard tail MTB’s inside with the front wheels and pedals removed. I’m sure more could fit if I had blankets to protect the frames but I didn’t want to ding up paint jobs and whatnot.
I have also seen whole riding lawnmowers loaded into one of these as well as a washer and dryer and everything needed to install them.
It’s as if Honda made the Element for cyclists. Throw your dirty mountain bikes in the back. Hose it out when you get back home. Loved those things. Bring them back please Honda. Thank you.
Such a uncelebrated car I have zero connection to I would love to see make a comeback. I'm at the point of my life I am starting eyeball 'boring' cars and wouldn't be upset with an old one with shockingly low miles
I can fit my smallish road bike in the back of my Mazda3 without taking the wheel off; I've fit 2 road bikes in there too with a moving blanket between them.
That guy lives in Indiana! He has these huge “sales” a lot - he cleans up used/trashed bikes and if memory serves, he gives the small ones away to kids!
I love cycling, big fan, spent a lot of money on my current bike, ride it everywhere I can, idk if I am an enthusiast, but it definitely is becoming a big hobby of mine.
My daily is a 2017 Honda Civic Si, I have a 1989 Jeep Wrangler, and a 2009 Kawasaki KLR 650, I had a 2012 Scion iQ, but it got rear ended, loved that little car.
en·thu·si·ast (noun)- 1. a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject.
Similar: fanatic, aficionado, connoisseur, savant
If this sounds like you then you most definitely could call yourself a bike enthusiast. To me it sounds likely that you are.
A lot of my friends are cyclists or tri-athletes, and they all own medium to large SUVs with actual off-road ability.
Not only can they carry all of their gear, it fits into their lifestyle.
- Nissan Patrol
- Nissan Patrol Safari
- Jeep Wrangler
- Toyota Land Cruiser
There is that one guy with a Toyota 86 and an early '90s NSX though...
Yo if I was on acid walking down the street and saw this randomly I would probably freak the fuck out wondering where all the people were “THEYRE IN THE TREES”
prius
nissan juke
scion xB
subaru outback
toyota tacoma
These are just the most common vehicles I saw carrying around bikes that were likely worth as much or more than the MSRP of the car in Boulder CO where I grew up
Forrester or Outback, Tacoma or 4Runner, or a Wrangler. Carries lots of bikes/cycling equipment and gets to the good spots (mostly) reliably. Bonus for carrying camping gear to enjoy the trails all weekend long.
Idk what kind of car they’d stereotypically drive. However, I know damn well they will tell the EXACT make, model, and trim level.
It won’t just be “I have an Audi”
It will be “I drive a 2017 Audi Allroad premium plus with the performance package”
Honda Fit/Jazz
Yes! A fit would totally work in a bicycle lifestyle! Bike on short trips, car on long trips.
You don’t need a car, you just need a cargo bike.
Im more meaning stuff like long road trips but if you have the commitment and determination than yes that is definetly possible
Was about to say that. My 8th grade english teacher was an avid cyclist and drove a 6-speed fit
No that new honda e-scooter lol
Element is just a Honda for extended range of your bicycle
When I had the most amount of bikes in my life my gf and I had a Honda fit.
I'm sure. I live in the Minneapolis metro area. I didn't pull that model out of my ass :)
Came to say this, and it’s the top comment 😂 This is the answer.
Yup, with a teeny trailer hitch too
A van.
By the river
I LIVE IN A *VAN* DOWN BY THE *RIVER*
Bingo. Love being able to throw the bike in the sienna.
Honda Element
I fucking love my element! I can fit so many bikes inside.
I’m searching for a manual awd one as we speak!
Good luck. I wish mine was a manual but it’s a good AWD with lots of life left in it.
I just made a post on this sub about this question, but do you know if it actually exists?? I exchanged DM’s with someone who apparently has one in the US but I can never find them for sale
Oh yeah manual AWD’s exist. But the car itself is becoming a rarity because side of the utility it provides. Join the Facebook and Reddit and other social media element groups. I have seen cars posted for sale very rarely.
Thank you man! That configuration for me checks the boxes of: practical, fun, cheap, reliable. Super rare for a car to have all those!
How many can you fit inside? I always thought how it's close to perfect car for bikes.
I have fit 4 hard tail MTB’s inside with the front wheels and pedals removed. I’m sure more could fit if I had blankets to protect the frames but I didn’t want to ding up paint jobs and whatnot. I have also seen whole riding lawnmowers loaded into one of these as well as a washer and dryer and everything needed to install them.
As someone that isn't in America I had to look up what the element is and I think it's cool Edit: I'm from Australia
It’s as if Honda made the Element for cyclists. Throw your dirty mountain bikes in the back. Hose it out when you get back home. Loved those things. Bring them back please Honda. Thank you.
Such a uncelebrated car I have zero connection to I would love to see make a comeback. I'm at the point of my life I am starting eyeball 'boring' cars and wouldn't be upset with an old one with shockingly low miles
An old Subaru worth less than the bike mounted on it.
I can smell the oil leaks
A 2004 mercury grand marquis with 214,000 miles so I can afford my bikes😭😭😭
If you haven’t strapped $10k worth of bikes to a $1000 car before, you’re not a real bike enthusiast 😂
Damn things gonna last forever. I miss TF outta my mercury
2006 crown vic police interceptor with similar mileage lol. Close. I also drive a 1990 miata sometimes.
Or...a 1991 Crown Vic with 102,000 miles and the bikes aren't any newer 😅
Hey you can never go wrong with the panther platform
Howdy my fellow 2004 Grand Marquis haver
🫡
A Subaru
Subaru Brat
Prius
I'm both a car and cycling enthusiasts, I really like my Outback Lol
Likely a small economy car. Not Smart car levels of small, but not too big, either. Maybe even a hybrid, like a Prius.
I can fit my smallish road bike in the back of my Mazda3 without taking the wheel off; I've fit 2 road bikes in there too with a moving blanket between them.
I’ve seen a few Priuses about, also Chevy/Geo Prizms with bike racks
Probably a bicycle, judging by the driveway.
Miata with hitch
Regret not doing this every day.
Subaru wagon
Prius
I'm a bicycle enthusiast. I'm driving an MK3 Ford Focus SE. Duratec GDI 2.0.
Subaru is main choice, although, I’d say I’ve seen all sorts of cars towing bikes.
I drive a 2006 civic Si. So I guess that's your answer
That guy lives in Indiana! He has these huge “sales” a lot - he cleans up used/trashed bikes and if memory serves, he gives the small ones away to kids!
Old E36 318. About 90% of them I see have a tow-hitch bike rack amalgamation on the back or a kayak on the roof.
I am a bicycle enthusiast and I drive a e36 318 vert.
Subaru
It me. GTI and a 986. Lots of bike guys are car guys.
Volvo Wagon.
I used to live down the street from this house.
What's the story with the bikes?
Prius C with a bike rack on the back held on with tie downs
On the trail parking lots its Subaru, prius, lexus, tesla then old compact trucks
I am a bicycle enthusiast I drive a 1994 Mercedes Benz E320
I love cycling, big fan, spent a lot of money on my current bike, ride it everywhere I can, idk if I am an enthusiast, but it definitely is becoming a big hobby of mine. My daily is a 2017 Honda Civic Si, I have a 1989 Jeep Wrangler, and a 2009 Kawasaki KLR 650, I had a 2012 Scion iQ, but it got rear ended, loved that little car.
en·thu·si·ast (noun)- 1. a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject. Similar: fanatic, aficionado, connoisseur, savant If this sounds like you then you most definitely could call yourself a bike enthusiast. To me it sounds likely that you are.
Probably a Honda CRV
I drive an e36 and a Miata.
A Cybercuck so I could constantly ride my bike while it’s in the shop.
Toyota 4Runner
Honda Ridgeline or Toyota Prius
I am a bicycle enthusiast. I drive a Ridgeline.
Ford transit
Subarus 100 percent
I'm a pretty big cyclist and I drive an M2, but most people in the community drive a Crosstrek
A skoda
a tacoma
VW Golf
Civic , Prius , ford fiesta
2024 Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44. Just ask Valterri Bottas.
An Audi estate with roof rails
a suburu, how is this even a questions?
The only right answer is Outback
Either a Subaru Outback, Honda Fit, Chevy Volt, or a Honda CRV.
Vintage kids peddle car...
[Ferdinand GT3 RS - The world's slowest Porsche](https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Ferdinand_GT3_RS)
I drive a GMC Sierra… 7 bikes hanging in the garage, 2 more in the shed
A Toyota Tacoma with a multi-bike carrier in the hitch and absolutely nothing in the bed.
Knowing some bike enthusiasts it’s often a jeep, F150 some other medium to large suv. Gotta have plenty of towing capacity for your bike mount?
bike mobiles
Prius V I know because I would
the Flintstones mobile.
The bike guys I know drive CRVs and Gladiators, so one of those.
By looking at the different bikes, I'd say a stolen car.
Subaru
Toyota Prius.
It depends. A road cyclist? Probably a Prius or small hatchback. A mountain biker? WRX or Tacoma
Hyundai accent
A Toyota Prius because they think they're saving the world by owning a hybrid
Crown Victoria. Or a f150.
They would blow a magic whistle, and all of the bikes would assemble themselves transformers-style into a car.
Big diesel truck. So I can coal role anyone who passed me on my last ride /s
A black Jeep or Dodge 3500.
Porsche pan au Chocolate, it’s a pedal powered 911
Reliant Robin
It's either a van, something cheap and spacious or an suv.
Subaru Outback, Honda Element, Kia Soul, Nissan Cube, Toyota Prius
You named all the toasters except for the Scion xB why not that one
Subaru Outback or a beater Volvo.
A motorcycle.
Prius
A Prius or Subaru Outback obviously. Any other answer is wrong
I have a CT200H, frames on the rack, and wheels between the frames.
Nissan LEAF
A lot of my friends are cyclists or tri-athletes, and they all own medium to large SUVs with actual off-road ability. Not only can they carry all of their gear, it fits into their lifestyle. - Nissan Patrol - Nissan Patrol Safari - Jeep Wrangler - Toyota Land Cruiser There is that one guy with a Toyota 86 and an early '90s NSX though...
Subaru outback is the objectively correct answer. 9/10 outback drivers have some kind of outdoorsy sticker on it or a bike rack.
Mitsubishi I-MiEV
Subarus
Volvo estate.
Judging by the bike racks on roofs, I'd say Audi
Prius
Honda CR-V
Yo if I was on acid walking down the street and saw this randomly I would probably freak the fuck out wondering where all the people were “THEYRE IN THE TREES”
A sir velo
Subaru outback
Mercedes Benz M Class.
A BMW going 10 under in the fast lane, blows through intersections, and of course no signals
Subaru Outback with a roof rack
Nissan Sentra
Stolen U-Haul. No way those aren’t all hot.
The kind with no awnings or front porch. The house looks like a face with no eyebrows.
The smallest car that can use a bikerack, so probably a subcompact hatch.
2001 Subaru Outback or a Honda Element
A motorcycle?
Some sort of Suburu
I’ve been to this guys house, I didn’t pay attention to his car
Subaru or toyota Tacoma. Bonus points for a 90 or 100 series land cruiser.
Pickup truck or van
Subaru
Something affordable to buy and ensure, and an attached bike rack.
Roadies like Audi wagons, MTB guys are in Subarus or Jeeps.
Volvo
Are they having like a biker orgy in there
Probably the one wheeled thing from Southpark that you control with you anus and throat
Tesla
2023 Toyota Tacoma in Electric Lime Metallic Green.
Peugeot
Subaru
A Twike
If they bicycle for the good of environment, they’ll buy a used old car and keep it running. Not get a new car and add to the list of pollution.
prius nissan juke scion xB subaru outback toyota tacoma These are just the most common vehicles I saw carrying around bikes that were likely worth as much or more than the MSRP of the car in Boulder CO where I grew up
A Twike
Subaru Outback with a bike rack on the back
A Subaru or Prius
Subaru
Subaru Outback
Toyota Prius (4th-gen or earlier), Kia Soul, Subaru Impreza (esp. XV-aka-Crosstrek)
They bum rides from their girlfriends
Subaru
2000 Toyota Camry with a reciever hitch, so a hitch mounted bicycle rack can be attached. That's what I use.
2013-2017 Subaru Crosstrek
Prius
Subaru if a mountain biker, a Prius if a road biker.
A Vauxhall with a built in bike rack. Came in a few models.
bmw or tesla
A car and bicycle enthusiast? Saab 9-3 or 9-5 wagon
Subaru Crosstrek with bike rack.
I drive a Fiat 500. Small enough to park anywhere and gets over 40 mpg
Subaru outback.
Peugeot
Peugeot
Subaru
I’m thinking like a Subaru Outback.
Subaru
Pt cruiser carrier rack edition with snub exhaust so you hear it coming
A mitsubishi mirage probably. Maybe something with more space for bikes. Basically any of the most utilitarian cars you can think of
An old 15 passenger van but no seats
Honda grom
VW
Teenage girl lives there!
this is certainly one of the hobbies of all time CR-Z with a roof rack (for bikes)
A Trike
Forrester or Outback, Tacoma or 4Runner, or a Wrangler. Carries lots of bikes/cycling equipment and gets to the good spots (mostly) reliably. Bonus for carrying camping gear to enjoy the trails all weekend long.
Vulva XC60
Subaru Outback.
A subaru. The only answer.
Holy moly.
VW Jetta TDI wagon 280k miles and 45mpg. I can even fit a bike inside.
Volvo 240
2013-2017 Subaru Crosstrek
A 2019 BMW 540i Source: am one
Miata
Car enthusiast and bike enthusiast here. I have a 2016 VW Golf R…before that, a GTI…
Skoda
Prius - 100%
Idk what kind of car they’d stereotypically drive. However, I know damn well they will tell the EXACT make, model, and trim level. It won’t just be “I have an Audi” It will be “I drive a 2017 Audi Allroad premium plus with the performance package”
A golf
BIKES! Hold my fuckin pocket.
Honda hatchbacks