One more reason for cyclists to love the Honda Fit
Thursday night is the POA Cycling Team’s first POA Cycling Summer Series race. It is also the night of the beautiful redhead’s play rehearsal. I’ve got to find something to do with the Things Three.
The Honda Fit comes to the rescue! I really try to avoid driving the Suburban if I can help it. It seems like a lot of truck just to haul a bicycle around. My Honda Fit is set up just perfect for carrying my bike.
Unfortunately, add three kids to the mix and you have a space problem… or so you would think. Tonight I went out to try an idea. What if I could put the kids in the back seat and then load the bike in the back compartment?
Three peas in a pod... and a bicycle too!
It turns out that it works just great. I even have some space left for the rest of my gear. Now, I can head over to help set up for the event and drop the kids off with their grandparents on the way. Hopefully, they’ll all be able to come over to the old Greenville Braves stadium for the race at 6 PM.
At least there is plenty of room in that back seat! This might be the ticket for them to come up to Marion when they pick me up after I finish the Assault On Mount Mitchell.
Three kids & a bike in the back... Mom & Dad in the front
Once again, I can’t say enough about my 2009 Honda Fit. I used it going down the Charleston for the criterium races this weekend and it made a great platform for all the things I needed. One of the best advantages? I could park in places larger vehicles couldn’t.
Tags: Giant, Honda Fit, POA Cycling, TCR Advanced
April 21st, 2009 at 8:54 am
How much is Honda paying you? HAHA!
April 21st, 2009 at 8:59 am
Don’t I wish! I guess when you make a good product you get free advertising.
April 21st, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I love the Fit! They are super cute…..Honda owner myself (Odyssey though, I have to have seating for five little monkeys)…just curious though as to why not use a rack on the outside for the bike, rather than in?? I’ve seen people at Donaldson with bikes all apart and just wondering if it’s just a personal preference — i.e. in the car rather than on the car?
April 21st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Good question, Lynn. It is a lot personal preference, but here are my reasons.
1) Roof rack is expensive (compared to just sticking bike in the back).
2) A roof rack hurts gas mileage. Rear rack is a hassle (Fit has no hitch).
3) Better protection - don’t have to worry about driving under something or having a foreign object mess up your bike.
4) Aesthetics - looks pretty cool with bikes on it, but without the bikes…
I might break down and get a roof rack at some point should I decided to take a several hour trip with the family and want to take a couple of bikes. However, until I have to I’ll save the cash. I’ll burn a lot of gas in my Suburban before I’ll spend as much as I would on a rack system!
April 21st, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Gotcha! My biggest reason against them is… I can’t REACH them! lol
April 21st, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Sweet! The fit is go!