The best way/rack to carry bicycle outside 2018 Prius?

RTFM! Doh! Thanks!

 

Do you have a pic of the Uhaul hitch installed?

 

Just took delivery of a 2019 Limited (replacing the 2016 Two) and will need to transport bicycles. Leaning toward the Toyota roof bars for best fit and least likely to mar the new car. How are they working out?

 

So far the Toyota roof bars are holding. I bike, on average, twice a week now. With a lighter road bike I usually only hit about up to 83 MPH with it up there. With the less aerodynamic, and heavier, hard-tail mountain bike the route to get to the riding area is longer, and I regularly hit 93 MPH with it up on top of the car. It hasn't flown off yet, but I'm a little nervous about it nonetheless.

How fast do you usually drive? I ask because there is a wind noise addition, but that may be from the bike mount more than the Toyota bars, and it really isn't a thing until high speeds. A friend who rode in my car stated it was the quietest roof-rack on a car he'd ever been in at normal highway speeds.

 

As I posted on the Gen 4 Prius Main forum here today.

From the 2019 Prius Owner's Manual.

 

meh - people have been putting commercially-available hitches on little cars for decades - cars that were never meant to haul trailers. Granted, each hitch mount design is different, and there very well are some little cars that leave no good option to hold the weight. But bicycles can be pretty light weight.

Also, having a hitch stick out gives drivers something else to back into besides their bodywork.