Curious what people have done for bike carrying on a Model S with pano roof (has roof rack attachment points) and no hitch. I currently have one of those bike racks that can attach to a car trunk or rear hatch on an SUV that I used with a Ford Escape originally. I'm not a regular biker, just want to be able to take kids to park with bikes maybe twice a year (just a few miles on non-highway roads).
Some options:
1) Use the bike rack I already have. This works, and I even used it once, but it seems highly risky putting the top strap clips on the hatch glass.
2) Get a hitch installed and buy a hitch mounted rack. How much does it cost to get a hitch installed (or can it be done DIY?) and how much trouble is it?
3) With the roof rack attachment points, I know some people use bike racks where the bikes go on the roof on top of the roof rack. A couple of issues here. One, how much will that cost to set up? And two, how do you get the bikes up and down? I don't really understand how people do this. Seems like at best, you would need to take a step stool and a tall strong person with you to get the bikes on and off.
4) With the roof rack attachment points, is it possible to have a typical non-hitch trunk rack use a roof rack (or some bar that uses the roof rack attachments) as a way to support the top straps? This is the option that seems most attractive to me, but not sure how viable it is.
Some options:
1) Use the bike rack I already have. This works, and I even used it once, but it seems highly risky putting the top strap clips on the hatch glass.
2) Get a hitch installed and buy a hitch mounted rack. How much does it cost to get a hitch installed (or can it be done DIY?) and how much trouble is it?
3) With the roof rack attachment points, I know some people use bike racks where the bikes go on the roof on top of the roof rack. A couple of issues here. One, how much will that cost to set up? And two, how do you get the bikes up and down? I don't really understand how people do this. Seems like at best, you would need to take a step stool and a tall strong person with you to get the bikes on and off.
4) With the roof rack attachment points, is it possible to have a typical non-hitch trunk rack use a roof rack (or some bar that uses the roof rack attachments) as a way to support the top straps? This is the option that seems most attractive to me, but not sure how viable it is.