Fit two bikes in a Toyora Matrix?

October 8, 2009 6:32 PM

Can two road bicycles fit in a Toyota Matrix Wagon? I would fold the back seats down, lay them flat and take the front tires off.
posted by lonelyeconomist to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (7 answers total)

Yes. I've fit two mountain bikes into a Corolla before. Fold the back seats down and take the front tires off, like you've said. Then put one in length-wise into the the trunk, throw a blanket over it, then one in length-wise in through the back door.
posted by whiskeyspider at 6:38 PM on October 8, 2009

Yeah, it'll take some work to get the second one in, and two people (one at the back, one at the side door), but it's doable.
posted by Salvor Hardin at 6:40 PM on October 8, 2009

You mean the front wheels. Rear wheels can come off, too, though that makes the piling configuration more tricky. Seat posts can come out as well, if the bikes are too tall to stand up.
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 6:40 PM on October 8, 2009

Absolutely. I did it several times in my 2003 Matrix. It didn't take two people either, though the bikes were on the lighter side at about 25 pounds or less each. Very easy.
posted by exogenous at 6:46 PM on October 8, 2009

Best answer: I have an 03 Matrix, and I've fit 2 road bikes in there without a problem. I just had to take the front wheels off each one (one was a 52cm, the other a 58cm). I've fit 3 bikes in along with a third passenger by taking the front and rear wheels off.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 6:52 PM on October 8, 2009

It's a good idea to lay some old towels or a blanket on the first one, so you don't have the two bikes rubbing paint off of each other.
posted by COBRA! at 4:52 AM on October 9, 2009

I have a Matrix also and I don't even take the front tires off. Just angle the front wheels so they go down the backs of the front seats and both bikes will fit fine. You don't shove the bikes in, though, you have to lift them up then place them with some care.
posted by bonehead at 6:18 AM on October 9, 2009