[SmartCat]

Originally Posted by locusjag

Please let me know if this product is worth it at ~ Rs.2800 a pop. I think so right now. And the reviews by customers all say it's a great product.

Total value for money product. I picked it up last week. The cargo bag arrived in a tiny package like this:



Open it up and inside you will find a huge cargo bag, with 400 plus litres of luggage space. It is lockable too - you need that tiny luggage lock.

I've even seen videos from the West where people having no roof rails run the straps into the car so that the car's shut doors would hold the bag in place!

Not recommended. Best to use it with roof crossbars or roof carrier. But yeah, some customers use it with 'yoga mats' on the roof so that it does not slide forward.

Negatives:

- Bag material is a bit too thin.
- Although lockable, it is still not as secure as a roof box
- Fiddly to place luggage inside the cargo bag, especially heavy luggage.

Note that I have not "road tested" the cargo bag on highways at high speed yet. Will do it this weekend and report back any issues (like wind noise). I intend to use the Amazonbasics roof bag with my new Ajanta Avenger roof carrier:

[locusjag]

Originally Posted by smartcat

Total value for money product. I picked it up last week.

Thanks for sharing!

- Fiddly to place luggage inside the cargo bag, especially heavy luggage.

In the YouTube "how to" video that I'd posted, they say to place heavy luggage first in the center and then place the smaller and lighter ones to their sides and above them. Sounds like the right thing to do with heavy pieces.

Note that I have not "road tested" the cargo bag on highways at high speed yet. Will do it this weekend and report back any issues (like wind noise).

Please do share how it goes. I really lean toward buying it right now but I've been bitten twice by some online purchases before...sorry for shamelessly using you like this!

[Touringlawyer]

Originally Posted by locusjag

Please let me know if this product is worth it at ~ Rs.2800 a pop. I think so right now. And the reviews by customers all say it's a great product.

Please check my short review of this product here:

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modif...ml#post4418847 (Small, yet value-adding Accessories for your car)

I have used it for multiple trips so far and am very satisfied with it. Strongly recommend.

[John]

My 2006 Toyota Innova with the Modula Ciao roof box mounted on Thule foot pack and cross bars.

[SmartCat]

Originally Posted by locusjag

Please do share how it goes. I really lean toward buying it right now but I've been bitten twice by some online purchases before...sorry for shamelessly using you like this!

Back from a road trip:







Nothing significant to report. No increase in wind noise. Just make sure the straps are not touching the car roof. Because, at high speeds, those straps start playing tabla (takita takita ta sound) on the car roof.

[locusjag]

Originally Posted by Touringlawyer

I have used it for multiple trips so far and am very satisfied with it. Strongly recommend.

Originally Posted by smartcat

Back from a road trip:

Nothing significant to report. No increase in wind noise. Just make sure the straps are not touching the car roof. Because, at high speeds, those straps start playing tabla (takita takita ta sound) on the car roof.

I've placed the order for it. Thank you so much for providing your feedback.

I'll go on a trip later this week. I'll see if I can post a few pics of how we load her up; I'll surely share my experience with it too.

[docmoya2007]

Got this recently installed for INR 8500/-

[docmoya2007]

It is half of a foot smaller than my intended purpose of use, but it will still do the work- transporting kid's cycle for few kilometers. Strapping harness will be required though.

[abhidube]

Need some help/guidance. Planning to relocate back to India from US and eyeing a Tata Hexa or Harrier. Thinking of getting Thule roof rack. Most of the Thule systems are specific to vehicle model. Even for the universal ones, there is vehicle specific fit kit. So open questions :

1. Roof dimensions : Specifically from side to side.
2. Roof angle : Is it flat or curved ?
3. With roof rails : Can we put roof racks on factory installed roof rails ?
4. Without roof rails : Distance from door cavity to roof rail cavity, to figure-out the fit kit.

If anybody is already having Thule or Yakima, please advise the model picked.

Thanks in advance.

[SJM1214]

The combination of Private car(non-taxi passing) and roof carrier is always confusing. I mean, whenever I asked it, I never got the same answer. Most of the experts said that Roof carrier is not allowed in private car. Some said it should be passed through RTO Department.

Recently we booked an Ertiga. We want a roof carrier on that vehicle. Should I get it installed before RTO passing? I want to install it legally, so I can handle cops accordingly. Is there any provision to do so?

[SS-Traveller]

Originally Posted by graaja

2. A major concern I have is the cycle carrier I have on my car. As I travel often to take part in Triathlon events and also for practice, I have to carry my cycle on the roof rack. Carrying it inside the car is not practical as I will have to disassemble the bike and place it in the boot and even with a disassembled bike, it is a very tight fit in the boot. I have been using the rack for the past few years and except a couple of cursory interest, have not been told by any cop that this is an issue.

However, with the increase in fines, I am worried about it. Is there any clear law about bicycle carriers in the MV act? Is there a way to get an endorsement in the RC book? Or should I just ride my luck for this one?

Personally I have zero experience about using bicycle carriers, but friends who use the boot-mounted variety have never complained about being hauled up by traffic police for any violation relating to these carriers.

Those here who have been using roof-mounted bicycle carriers, can you please respond to graaja's question above, about the legality or troubles related to these?

[SCORPION]

Originally Posted by graaja

Is there any clear law about bicycle carriers in the MV act? Is there a way to get an endorsement in the RC book? Or should I just ride my luck for this one?

Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

Those here who have been using roof-mounted bicycle carriers, can you please respond to graaja's question above, about the legality or troubles related to these?

As far as I know there is no law regarding fitting of luggage carriers, or carrying luggage on them on private cars in the MV Act. If there is no law for luggage carriers, it is highly unlikely that our ancient MV Act has anything to say about cycle carriers. It might be modified in the future as more and more people start using these sort of things.

Am posting a link below where a top cop in Gujarat has clarified there is no law preventing luggage carriers on private cars. Which probably applies to cycle carriers as well.

https://www.cartoq.com/luggage-carri...rt-department/

Graaja ji, enjoy your cycling. If you do get caught in some state, do let us know.

Coming to think of it, the irony is that the only place where cops fined me for carrying luggage on the carrier on my Endeavour, was outer ring road in Ahmedabad!

[graaja]

Originally Posted by SCORPION

As far as I know there is no law regarding fitting of luggage carriers, or carrying luggage on them on private cars in the MV Act. If there is no law for luggage carriers, it is highly unlikely that our ancient MV Act has anything to say about cycle carriers. It might be modified in the future as more and more people start using these sort of things.

Am posting a link below where a top cop in Gujarat has clarified there is no law preventing luggage carriers on private cars. Which probably applies to cycle carriers as well.

https://www.cartoq.com/luggage-carri...rt-department/

Graaja ji, enjoy your cycling. If you do get caught in some state, do let us know.

Coming to think of it, the irony is that the only place where cops fined me for carrying luggage on the carrier on my Endeavour, was outer ring road in Ahmedabad!

Thank you for the clarifications Scorpion Nice hearing from you after a long break.

So I will continue with the roof rack without any worries. Will update this thread if I face any issues.

[OneToughRider]

Originally Posted by SCORPION

As far as I know there is no law regarding fitting of luggage carriers, or carrying luggage on them on private cars in the... Coming to think of it, the irony is that the only place where cops fined me for carrying luggage on the carrier on my Endeavour, was outer ring road in Ahmedabad!

It depends upon state to state. I own a tiago diesel with roof carrier. I took it once to Himachal with heavy luggage including baby pram atop. I was stopped twice in Punjab limits and they weren't lenient on this. Post MV amendments, Delhi cab owners of sub 4 meter cars have removed roof carriers as well.

In Pune/Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra there are no issues in putting roof carriers over any car. But how about Telangana, AP and Karnataka? Any thoughts

[mathur2012]

Originally Posted by OneToughRider

..... I was stopped twice in Punjab limits and they weren't lenient on this.

Punjab's police department is the most corrupt, ill-mannered police deptt I have encountered during my various inter state trips. They are hell bent on extorting money from other state registered vehicles.

This July while I was returning from my ladakh trip I was stopped by them at I guess 'Kurali' junction, though not sure.



In the above picture the left most lane marked with orange arrow was meant to take left turn for hoshiarpur or go straight to Delhi, the lane marked with green was meant to go straight to Delhi and was the main lane or take right towards Patiala. I was stopped at the spot market with pink color and was asked to park the car at red spot where a PB Police vehicle was parked and two policemen were sitting inside.

I was asked to go and show the documents to policemen sitting inside vehicle. A man in civil cloths was also present there. I went and showed all the documents. Driver and co passenger both were wearing seatbelts and all documents were complete. One Policeman asked where I was heading to, I replied Delhi. He said, "you are driving on wrong side. The left most land is meant for Delhi". I and my brother in law both said there is no sign board or anything like that, and other vehicles going straight are also using this lane then how is this wrong side? Luckily 2 other local vehicles passed by at the same moment and I pointed out that if this is wrong side then why and how these vehicles are passing by and not getting stopped by you. Why just us? Then the other policeman said to policeman holding my DL RC and challan book "Sir driver wasn't wearing seat belt."

I was like What the hell is going on here.

Then the policeman with challan book and pen in hand told me I am writing the challan, RC will be impounded. I said both of us were wearing seat belts and all documents are complete why Am I being challaned? He, then, in a very arrogant and rude way said, "Don't waste my time, I am going to write this challan" . I went silent. He again said "Say, what do you want to do?" He was just pressuring for bribe by threatening for challan. I didn't said anything and just kept looking at his face silently. In the mean time, my wife, who was sleeping at back seat stepped out and starting coming towards us, seeing her coming, I don't know why the man in civil dressed waved towards policemen sitting in car and he returned my documents and said to go away. I said thankyou in a very generous way and in return he replied arrogantly "nikal ja idhar se chor rhe h"


I had few other incidents with PB police but this was the worst of them. After this incidence I try my best to cross Punjab during night time only.