New bike system is wheelie clever

AS springtime is bicycle riding time, families with children and active individuals like to enjoy nature’s delights by taking to the great outdoors.

This of course is a breeze for Opel customers who have the fully integrated FlexFix bicycle carrier system.

The system enables families and active individuals to transport up to four bicycles with their Opel.

The patented system is available on nearly all models of Opel cars and with FlexFix it’s easy, space-saving and safe.

he new Meriva offers the practical bicycle carrier, as do the Astra five-door and Sports Tourer models, the three and five-door Corsa, Mokka and Zafira Tourer.

Even the cool individualisation champion ADAM can carry up to two bikes, living up to its name as an unconventional urban lifestyle mini.

Opel remains the only car maker to offer a user-friendly bicycle carrier system. In the Meriva FlexFix is fully integrated; it slides in and out of the rear bumper like a drawer.

When not in use, it disappears almost invisibly back into the Meriva’s rear bumper without affecting the load volume of its luggage compartment.

As the FlexFix bicycle carrier is located close to the ground, loading bicycles is very easy.

The main advantage of the system explicitly praised by the back experts is that the cyclist-drivers do not have to cumbersomely mount a rack on the car roof or strain and twist to lift their bikes up above their head onto the rack.

No special tools or fittings are necessary to install bikes on the FlexFix carrier, which also frees up room in the garage, as it doesn’t require any storage space because it is always on board and ready for use in the Meriva.

A further benefit of the FlexFix bicycle carrier is that in contrast to roof rack systems, its economical positioning at the rear does not subject the vehicle to a 120 km/h speed limit when loaded.

This stable arrangement is particularly secure during a sharp braking maneuver or a collision.

As soon as the reverse gear is engaged, an acoustic signal sounds which indicates the longer length of the vehicle.

The Park Pilot in addition takes into account the fact that FlexFix is deployed if the driver wants to park and reverses backwards.