catman
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Those wheels look great on that D5. Still not a fan of D5's myself, but the wheel/tire combo does make a significant improvement!
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I hate to say it, but the LR4 and iphone were a bad combo. Way too far to look down and check a message. I had one of those air vent holders for my phone for trips. CarPlay is a big step up
I am miffed I can't stand my bike up in the rear, though. I used to carry two mountain bikes back there, no problem (front wheel off). Not possible in this one.
It's true that bikes won't fit in the cargo area. When I get ready to transport our bikes I'll order a Swagman Chinook Hitch Bike Rack from Amazon.
Get a dropper post. We carried two MTBs (one a 29er) in the back with front wheels off for 11k miles towing our Airstream in the D5. In the LR4 I used to get 3 but can still get 2 in the D5. Thule makes a truck bed mount for the fork that I bought and bolted to some wood with a thru axle adapter so basically attached the front suspension to that and with the dropper post down can get the bikes in no problem. Just takes tipping it at an angle to get the set to clear the opening and then plenty of room once you hit sunroof.
The whole point was I could swaddle by Uber-expensive Santa Cruz 5010 in my fine British interior. Then, I'd unload it and unmercifully beat it up and get it muddy only to return it to the trunk for a pampered ride home.
I have a hitch-mount rack for transporting kids bikes (and mine). It's just easier to lock up the bike in the car versus on the hitch of the car. It's also a pain in the ass to put on the hitch mount rack for a 10 mile jaunt to the MTB trails. Taking off the front wheel and throwing it in the back is still easiest. It still fits, but now it lays on its side.
See post above - you can get two bikes in!
I'll try to grab pics for y'all at some point this weekend.