Bike protection using Pool Noodles, Zip Ties and a pair of scissors!..
Having a home in Salt Lake City and Huntington Beach we transport our bikes back and forth, throughout the year. I discovered a simple way to keep the bikes from banging together and getting scratched up on my hitch mounted rack. (This might also be a good way to protect your bike when using Bike Transport Companies!??)
CJ
Slow, Old, 2x IM
Cool, that’s why I went with a folding hitch mount Thule 990xt. I never could actually get 4 bikes on the 4 bike carrier hanging without them beating them all up.
Now I just stand them up and add the +2 extension when I need to carry the kids bikes as well.
Cool, thanks!
Was having same problem so I only put mountain bikes on the 4 bike rack as I don’t mind scratching them.
Do you fasten the noodles on with anything or do they stay in place ok?
Could easily put a zip tie on each if afraid of noodles flying off
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I use noodles to pack around my wheels when packed in my scicon soft case, they work perfectly
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I do the same with foam pipe cladding. Used it transporting my bike over to Austria. Protect your carbon tubes!!
Zip Tie each one… Buy a bag of them, use a pair of wire cutters to take them off. Mark each pieces location with a sharpie. Yellow noodles is my wife’s bike, green noodle pieces is sons and mine are blue.
CJ
Slow, Old, 2x IM
If you get the ones for pipe insulation they come in various sizes and are split down the middle plus they are cheap.
So do I with some velcro to keep it all in place. Plus a bit of sofa cushioning salvaged from the side of the road and re-shaped into bike protection! (love my sewing machine)
There’s a bike in here somewhere… 
Very nice idea. Thanks. I’m actually a bit disappointed I didn’t think of it.
Simple Bike Protection using Pool Noodles!
Somehow I envisioned pool noodles wrapped around the bike rider like the Michelin Man for crash protection when I read the thread title.
Carry on!