How much do cycling buddies cost?

[patches]

Yesterday, after having a Sausage McMuffin from my local Maccas (Kiwi & Aussie term for McDonalds), I impulsively walked over to the VW dealership next door and ordered another bike carrier, expecting it to take a few days like last time. This was around 10:30am.

To my surprise they called around 2pm to say the carrier was ready for collection.

I collected, installed, tested, and tadaaah!

 

Due to the narrow width of the racks and the width of our bars (running 800's on my bike), I had to face the 2nd carrier backwards. This did pose some issues with the auto boot opening, and the spoiler hitting the bike's front wheel. But some shifting and fiddling and it looks like it'll work!

So yeah, now I can transport 1x cycling buddy to the trails.

Now just to figure out a pricing plan to recoup the R3,500. At 6 rides a year, my ROI might have to extend into 2-3 years...

Just kidding! Looking forward to the first trip already! 

Edited June 22, 2022 by patches

[PhilipV]

9 hours ago, patches said:

Yesterday, after having a Sausage McMuffin from my local Maccas (Kiwi & Aussie term for McDonalds), I impulsively walked over to the VW dealership next door and ordered another bike carrier, expecting it to take a few days like last time. This was around 10:30am.

To my surprise they called around 2pm to say the carrier was ready for collection.

I collected, installed, tested, and tadaaah!

 

Due to the narrow width of the racks and the width of our bars (running 800's on my bike), I had to face the 2nd carrier backwards. This did pose some issues with the auto boot opening, and the spoiler hitting the bike's front wheel. But some shifting and fiddling and it looks like it'll work!

So yeah, now I can transport 1x cycling buddy to the trails.

Now just to figure out a pricing plan to recoup the R3,500. At 6 rides a year, my ROI might have to extend into 2-3 years...

Just kidding! Looking forward to the first trip already! 

Best is if you invite a buddy for a ride on Saturday. That way you can immediately fool yourself into believing that it was a great investment.