For those of you who've installed bike racks of some kind on your Model S, what led you to choose what you did - either a roof rack or rear hitch mounted one ?
Considering one or the other for my new 23. The factors as I understand them are:
Roof
+ Easy to install
+ Rack alone has negligible energy loss (M3 data: Model 3 Roof Rack Options - Comparing Efficiencies)
+ Can carry more than just bikes.
- Potential damage to glass roof from over-torqueing.
Rear
+ No fiddling around glass roof.
- Needs hitch install. My car doesn't seem to have one under the removable rear cap.
- hitch + rack can add up to much more than roof rack.
Any feedback or suggestions would be welcome!
Considering one or the other for my new 23. The factors as I understand them are:
Roof
+ Easy to install
+ Rack alone has negligible energy loss (M3 data: Model 3 Roof Rack Options - Comparing Efficiencies)
+ Can carry more than just bikes.
- Potential damage to glass roof from over-torqueing.
Rear
+ No fiddling around glass roof.
- Needs hitch install. My car doesn't seem to have one under the removable rear cap.
- hitch + rack can add up to much more than roof rack.
Any feedback or suggestions would be welcome!