Opel FlexFix Bicycle Carrier Now Available

Many bicycle enthusiasts have been waiting for the warm weather to come so they could go and enjoy a trip on the saddle. However, taking a bicycle on a vacation or road trip poses the problem of transporting it. But those who also possess an Opel now have the ideal solution to their problem.

Specifically, the German automaker has announced the release of an innovative bicycle carrier system dubbed FlexFix. Integrated in the rear bumper, the extremely stable and safe carrier is available for the Corsa, Astra, Meriva and Antara.

Prices in Germany for the affordable FlexFix system start at 590 euros ($849) for the Corsa, Meriva and Astra, and at 650 euros ($925) for the Antara. Opel will offer two further models with FlexFix by the end of the year.

“Nearly 60,000 satisfied Opel customers decided to purchase the FlexFix carrier, with 40,000 of those being Corsa owners. Following the new Meriva’s launch in June 2010, Opel sold around 6,700 units with FlexFix last year,” Opel says in a statement for the press.

The system is space-saving and disappears almost invisibly into the rear bumper, eliminating the need for assembling, dismantling and storing a bicycle carrier. Also, the carrier is positioned close to the ground, which makes the act of lifting a bicycle up over your head onto a roof rack obsolete.

“The Opel FlexFix carrier comprises a range of innovations, patented solutions and solutions that have been registered for patent. The integrated bicycle carrier slides out of the rear bumper like a drawer, and is unlocked by a lever positioned directly on the trunk lid edge. This design enables the carrier to be pulled out even when the luggage compartment is filled and without any tools. The FlexFix system can carry two bicycles with frames between 18 and 28 inches and a maximutustic warning signal sounds on the extended carrier,” the company further adds.