current / contemporary off road bikes with larger size wheelsets
can be a challenge to stuff them in a small suv
It doesn’t even have to be that small. They’re too big for midsize ones too.
Those bike locker things in front of some businesses are small enough that you have to remove the front wheel on those.
If I’m the only person in my Subaru, I can get my bike in with the front wheel off and the seat dropped. Barely.
I’ve got a KUAT that fits both my cars now and big fat chain in case I need a pit stop. It’s far better than trying to fight a bike into the back.
Its worth it for me, I’d only ever consider 26” wheels again for a beater.