Mott & Superfreak

I don't normally drive around with my bike attached to a vehicle, but when I do, it's in the bed of the pickup truck.

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Best bike rack ever.
 
I want to pick your brains. So this wont' take long. LOL

Anyway, so the weather is beautiful and of course I can't wait to go for my first bike ride of the season which I am going to this Saturday. I have a new car. Now in my old car, I used a trunk rack. And it did leave scratches. How do you guys deal with this? I can't use a hitch because it's leased and that seems like a big project. Remember I don't know how to do stuff like that. How retarded is it to just put the bike in your back seat with a blanket under it? There really are no trunk racks that don't leave scratches am I right?
Never had a problem with my trunk rack but I only use it on long trips when my trunk is full. Normally, since both wheels have quick releases, I just take the wheels off and put it in the trunk. Word of advice. Don't buy a cheap trunk rack.
 
I prefer Yakima, but even the Allens should not scratch. The only thing that should be touching your trunk and bumper are those rollers. Check each roller, you may have a tear in one that is causing metal on trunk/bumper. The only thing other thing I can think of is you have too small of a bike rack for the trunk of the vehicle and thus it is causing other parts of the rack to scrape the trunk.
Mines a Yakima too.
 
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