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Bike carriers and baby seats
Ok, if I get a 300E or 320E as I plan, I have a concern with the above two items.
baby seats in the back seat - any need to put something between them and the seats in order not to scratch the leather? What about the indentation that the baby seats could leave on the leather since they are strapped soo tight with the seat belts? bike carrier - I do mountain bike riding and will need to transport my bike. I don't know about attaching a bike carrier to the rear trunk lid (you know the temp ones)....how do you guys do it? |
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The 500 had my little sisters car seat on it for a long time it leaves an indintation for a while but it goes away and never did any damage. the only thing I would be concerned about is what the kid does to the back seat on accident.
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The best way is to have a reciever style trailer hitch mounted, then buy a bike rack that fits into the hole, then put a baby seat on the bike, then put the baby in the car seat
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To transport my .002 horsepower personal transportation device (see below) on my former W124, I used a Yakima roof rack system with absolutely no problem. I now use the same system (slightly modified) on my E34, also with no issues.
From time to time, there is a child's car seat strapped to the rear bench of both the TE and the 525i. My experience is the same as a prior poster's - my seats snap back into shape soon after the munchkin seat is removed. Can't say the same for my senses, but that's another story. I have found also that the interior materials in the W124 (and the E34) are remarkable in their ability to shed ditritous left behind by my young friend or my own offspring. My daughter left a crayon on the driver's side rear seat of my 300E (orange crayon on parchment) and it melted in the summer sun here in NorCal last summer. I thought the color would become permanent, but it came out. I can't tell you how, as I didn't do that detailing.
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Hey dtanesq, give yourself a little more credit! Any moderatly fit cyclist can produce 250 watts for at least a short sprint - that's about .3 horsepower. Lance can produce 450 watts continuously without going anaerobic, which is truly amazing. What a god.
Back to bike racks. I've always used Yakima products and have been very satisfied. I currently use a big Yakima rack which attaches to the roof rails of my wagon. It's a great setup - nothing touches the paint, and nothing interferes with the door seals. I do recall seeing in the Yakima catalog that they don't recommend leaving the roof rack on 124 series sedans because it interferes with the door seals. I like the idea of the receiver hitch mounted rack - it won't restrict access to the trunk when it's attached but not in use. Doesn't touch the car either. Don't know how difficult they are to mount/dismount, though. |
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Okay, I'll give myself a little credit. I am a somewhat feared sprinter in my normal peleton. You don't know my normal group of geriatrics, though War Emblem would be left in my wake. Uh huh. Enough of that.
Another thing about this subject. A bit of a rant, perhaps. I am in favor of using mail-order or internet-order (Fastlane, for example) for the purchase of BMW and Mercedes parts for my cars. There is a direct correlation between my purchases from those sources and my feelings about the local authorized Mercedes dealer here in my area (the BMW people are better). Screw them, basically. I am NOT in favor of mail-order/internet bicycle stuff shopping. Whatever you decide about a rack for your bicycles, I would urge you STRONGLY to purchase the equipment from a local bike shop of your choice, with real human beings (regardless of their body art, piercings or personal hygiene issues) rather than using one of the mail-order outlets. Yeah, I know, you could call up Colorado Cyclist and perhaps get a Yakima rack system for less than you'd pay at a local bike shop. It's tough to get a Tommasini frame from anywhere other than mail order, as I well know (got mine direct from the guy who then was the sole agent in the US for Tommasini). One day, however, much as Home Depot has obliterated the local hardware store, I forsee that I'll be out before a Saturday morning ride looking for somewhere to get a patch kit or a tube or a chain and I'll be SOL because all of the little guys are history, unable to compete with the big mail-order places. Yeah, gearheads can be rude to those whom they perceive are poseurs. Personally, I don't care that the guys behind the counters in the little local bike shops can be snotty unless they know you. I wonder if they are because they know that a fair amount of the time guys are wandering in to see for themselves what they're going to go home and buy out of a catalog. Also, though it might seem like you're paying out the nose for equipment, it's a choice of lifestyle and a "socio-cultural" thing of mine that small businesses are, in the end, more valuable to me in my neighborhood than mega-chains or mail-order houses. The reason my next bike purchase is a custom-made road frame from local frame-building icon Steve Rex is in part because of what I know I'm going to get from Steve in the way of support that I couldn't get from a catalog, a Home Depot-sized "superstore" or from a computer screen. Not only did the guys at the bike shop 300 yards from my house cut the steering tube and mount the headset on my Tommasini for me, they gave me great advice on finding authentic Mexican food in a certain neighborhood, took me into the shop to watch them tune my bike (and teach me some tricks about doing it) AND handed over a pair of Look pedals that no one needed at the moment. Last Christmas, the owner gave me a killer deal on the bike that my 7-year old daughter had been drooling over every time she passed the shop window. Which, by the way, wouldn't have been sold to me if it didn't fit her. The owner knew she coveted the bike and made it easy for me to give it to her. That's worth more to me than saving a hundred bucks on my next Campagnolo purchase. Out.
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Bike racks are easy to fit. The frame generally rests on the horizontal part of the trunk lid and hangs off straps hooked to the leading edge of the trunk lid and the bottom of the bumper.
You will stratch the paint.
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The MBZ booster seats I utilize have permanently dimpled the rear seat cushions of my 500E. I actually plan to pursue Mercedes on this-it's their seat, and it does the worst damage! I also consider them to be the safest out there, so I now use a thick towel on the leather buckets.
Tex dents just as badly, but shrugs it off within a day
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If you consider a roof rack, you might try buying the rack used off of e-bay. I have found the prices to be about 1/10th the new price for racks from the dealers. By all means get the car-specific adapters from your local shop, as the e-bay sites may not have the mounts for your car included. Of the choices, for a single bike I would go with the the trailer hitch mount. As an alternative, there is a license plate mount for a single bike, but I think it also uses a strap to the deck lid. For more than 1 bike, you probably want a roof rack. The 300CE have roof trim strips that have pop open tabs for a roof rack - I don't know if these are available for the sedan as well. Good Luck.
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I should have added that a knowledgeable person at a specialty store would be more likely to supply good information regarding fitment of a bike rack and tips for saving your finish.
Useless babble? I usually only hear that from my clients.
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