Taking The Bicycle By Car - BMW Mountain Bike Enduro Owner's Manual

These trailer systems also affect the braking behaviour of your bicycle.
Therefore, before riding with a kids' bicycle tandem on public roads,
practise riding and brake behaviour without passengers in an area free
of traffic.
It is also important for you to practise with your child how to
behave on an attached bicycle during the cycle. Make sure your
child wears a helmet even when riding on a tandem bicycle! Set
a good example by wearing a helmet, as well (a).
Only buy tested trailer systems (e.g. DIN/GS tested systems)
and have them properly mounted. The manuals of the manu-
facturers that you have obtained together with the trailer
system provide detailed information in this regard.
When riding in the dark the kid's bicycle attached should be fit-
ted with the prescribed lighting, i.e. the latter should be marked
with a wavy line and the letter "K" (b). For more information see
chapter "legal Requirements for Riding on public Roads".
a b

12.3 Taking the Bicycle by car.

The most convenient way to safely transport your bicycle is to put it into
the boot of your car (c). There the bike is protected from dirt and any
dynamic influences during the transport. Take care to protect the boot of
the car. If necessary, line the boot before stowing the bike. Interior fixing
systems intended to secure the bicycle in the boot can be particularly
helpful.
Always secure the bicycle or bicycle components when putting
it/them into the interior of your car. Parts shifting around can
impair your safety.
If transporting the bicycle inside the boot is impossible, your BMW
partner offers carrier systems
disassembly. The usual design involves rails fixed to the roof of the car
onto which the bicycles are fixed with clamps gripping the down tubes.
Make sure to remove all parts of your bicycle (tools, pannier
bags, child carriers etc.) which might come loose during trans-
port and cause an accident!
c
(d)
which allow bicycle transport without
d
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