Animalmom2 wrote:
AutomaticJack wrote:
Saris Bones 3 would be my first choice.
Another friends says this is great. Do you take it off when not in use?
How long to put it on/off
We actually bought the first CX-5 (2015) to get rid of using an external rack. My wife and I got tire of bringing the bikes in at hotels when traveling to races. You can put 2 triathlon bikes and several suit cases in the car with the back seats down. If you are transporting 2 adult bikes and a kids bike you can probably get time in the back with little problems. We used an old blanket to separate the bikes.
To answer your question, on that car, it took about 2 minutes to put it on after all the straps had been adjusted and the feet set, and the rear hatch would still go up and down fine, although not with the bikes on the rack.
We now have a 2020 and it looks like the same setup for the rear hatch, so it should still work the same way.
As far as the receiver goes, we had one on the 2015 to tow the jet ski. If I remember correctly, it was expensive to get installed because of the design of the rear end in that car. I suspect the 2020 has the same issues. We no longer tow with that car so we don't have a receiver installed.
"...the street finds its own uses for things"