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6 okt 2006

Opel's Extendable Bike Rack Hides When Not In Use - Gizmodo

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A couple of years back when I still had my Volkswagen Golf I bought a very expensive rack to put my mountain bike on. A couple of years later I got a company car, an Opel Astra, and my rack didn't fit anymore.... But luckily it was a break so I could put my bike in the back of the car, but sometimes the bikes are dirty and then you have to clean the car. Again some years later I got a new company car, a Renault this time, I still have the rack but it still doesn't fit.

But now Opel apparently came up with some clever idea to put a bike rack under the car behind the rear bumper. If you need it, you just have to pull it out. I wander what my next company car will be... . 

Link to Opel's Extendable Bike Rack Hides When Not In Use - Gizmodo