Carrying bikes in or on Jazz?

[Hicardo]

Folks, does anyone use their Jazz to transport bikes for rides away from home?

I use my Brompton a lot, obviously easily folds and goes in any car, but i want to carry my full size (ie non foldable) touring bike, without, hopefully necessitating taking the wheels off and on all the time.  I'm more drawn i suppose to putting the back seats down and loading inside, safer, and still able to carry a passenger up front. 

What do people tend to do with their bikes, if we indeed have any cyclists? 

[coldstart]

I have foldable e-bike that fits nicely into the boot (standing up).
Nice detail: The boot cover is the same width as the boot and fits snugly against the rear backrests.

I have my doubts about a full sized bike fitting into the Jazz though:
The maximum length from tailgate to middle armrest is 145cm and the maximum width in the rear (between armrests) is 124cm.

So, unless you have a dwarf-sized bike, I can see no way for it to fit into the MK4 Jazz without taking at least the front wheel out, sorry.

Of course: If you are travelling alone and can lower the passenger seat's backrest we are talking about a totally different thing!
(I was able to fit some over 2m long IKEA flatpacks into my Jazz!)

[Marco1979]

You can opt for a towbar / trailer hitch and put a bike carrier onto it. Easy way to transport 2 bikes without the need to remove parts.
The first mk4’s were not allowed to tow any weight, so the towbar was just for a bike carrier. After the facelift you are able to tow 500 kg, so a small trailer for a dozen bikes is also possible.

[ninanina]

I just got back home from a week away and we had suitcases etc in the boot and my partner’s road bike fitted, wheel removed, by lifting the Magic Seats and placing the bike in the space (behind front seats) it was so easy to do

First time I’ve used the Magic Seats!  amazing what you can fit in

[Marmoset]

Folks, does anyone use their Jazz to transport bikes for rides away from home?

I use my Brompton a lot, obviously easily folds and goes in any car, but i want to carry my full size (ie non foldable) touring bike, without, hopefully necessitating taking the wheels off and on all the time.  I'm more drawn i suppose to putting the back seats down and loading inside, safer, and still able to carry a passenger up front. 

What do people tend to do with their bikes, if we indeed have any cyclists?

I have often used my Jazz to take my bike for day rides.  I have never needed to take wheels off my fairly long framed bike.  With a bit of juggling and the rear seats down, it's possible to get the front wheel vertical and almost flush against the backs of the driving seat, handlebars behind the passenger seat.  It's easier to move the passenger seat slightly forward while loading the bike.  Once it's in, I can then move the seat back almost to its rearmost position, leaving ample leg room for a 6ft passenger.  Because I have mudguards on my go to bike, the bottom of the front mudguard (SKS type) does take some weight but they've held up ok so far. 

Two bikes is a bit more of a challenge and the last time I tried it needed removing one wheel off each bike with an old blanket between to stop the bikes scratching each other. 

[ahavoja]

I have Thule 970003 bike carrier, which mounts onto a trailer hitch. When not needed, it folds up and fits into the boot of the Jazz. When in use, however, it prevents you from opening the tailgate, so you have to remove the bike before you can access your luggage inside the boot. Or you could also remove the boot cover and access the luggage from inside. Another drawback is that your bike will get dirty if the road is wet, the same way as the rear of the car gets dirty. The bike can also trigger the beeping parking sensors when reversing.

Another option could be to transport the bike on the roof rails that Crosstar has. Up there the bike wouldn't get as dirty and it wouldn't block the tailgate or parking sensors. But as a downside it would increase air drag and fuel consumption. Also you need to be careful when driving into parking garages, as your bike might hit the ceiling and be torn off.

For carrying on the roof, you would need to buy many things. For Crosstar for example:
1x bike carrier for roof: Thule 598001
2x roof bars: Thule 711200
4x mounting clamps: Thule 710410

For a normal Jazz without roof rails you'd need even more bits and pieces:
1x bike carrier for roof: Thule 598001
2x roof bars: Thule 711200
4x mounting clamps: Thule 710500
4x mounting pieces: Thule 145274

[Nicksey]

Yes. I have the Honda roof bars, and a pair of Thule cycle carriers attached to them. Often carry a pair of road or mountain bikes up into the lakes or dales. I also carry a kayak on them too. I have also managed a pair of foldable bikes inside when using the magic seat set up. When using the roof bars, I always take along one of those foldable single step up stools. Makes mounting and removing the bikes a lot easier.