I'm long ago tired of putting the bikes on the roof rack. Today I built an inside-the-canopy rack for two bikes.
I think those fork clamps were ten bucks each. The plank was a free-pile find, the wheel forks are from my Yakima, assorted hardware from the junk stash, an old can of ebony stain for handsome good looks. Twenty bucks and a few hours in the shed and I'm in business.
Like a puppy, waiting for an adventure:
Cargo stored, everything ship-shape and battened down:
Self-storing. Out of the way and instant set up. Eazy-peezy. Lemon-squeezy.
Now, when I'm on the road, the bikes are out of the weather, out of the slipstream, away from prying eyes and under lock and key.
Job Done.