Minoura Japan – VERGO-S

VERGO-S (discontinued)

In-vehicle bike storage base for single bike

When transporting bikes by car, you usually lay down the bike on the floor or leaning against the wall. But it will cause problems such as scratching the interior, the bikes will hit each other, and sometimes bike will give damage to other cargo if you drive hard.
In addition, you should watch the bikes through the mirror to see if they are sitting stable. It is not good for your safety drive.

VERGO is a bike stand base for mini-van and station wagon that holds the bikes vertical, safe and stable. You will become free from those annoying things by using VERGO.
VERGO-S is the single bike version that mounts one bike on the Fork Mount.

VERGO-S comes with one Fork Mount for 9 mm quick release type hub.
By replacing it to the optional DH Fork Mount, VERGO-S can hold DH bike with 20mm thru axle fork.

You may be able to set VERGO-S in the foot area of the rear seat if the roof height is too low.

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Just Put on the Floor, It's Easy

VERGO is not fixed to the floor

VERGO-S just sits on the floor of mini-van or wagon. You don't need any modification to your car like bolt-downing VERGO-S.

VERGO-S's main frame is made of special thin and heavy steel tube. It provides low-gravity for greater stability. The main frame has 2 anti-slip rubber feet to keep in position to resist to braking.

Also the main frame has a retractable stabilizers to prevent rolling problem that may break the rear window when the bikes move rapidly.

Fork Mount

For standard fork ends

VERGO-S comes with one Fork Mount that fit the standard 9 mm quick release skewer and hub nut type fork.
20 mm thru axle type fork mount is available as an option.

Fork Mount on VERGO-S should sit in the center of the main frame, but you can slide it on the rail by loosening the center knob, and can be twisted 25 degrees for both sides. This feature allows you to various layout.

Cautions

Important Notices

  • The bike on VERGO-S is not fixed to the car. Do not apply hard braking, rapid accelerating and hard cornering, otherwise the bike will be moved in the car and cause damages to your car and other stuff. To prevent any possible troubles, we strongly suggest you to hold the bike to the car body with a tie-down rope.
  • The bike stability must be decreased when the fork is twisted because the body must lean slightly by the fork's caster angle. Use a tie-down rope in this style. 
  • If the roof height is too low, the bike cannot be stored in the car. Check if your car is tall enough by lifting up the front fork 10 cm above the floor.
  • Some cars are too short to store the bike. At this time, remove the rear wheel too and use the optional Rear End Support to hold the frame.
  • When closing the rear hatch, make sure the handlebar doesn't hit the rear window and close gently.
  • The bike on VERGO-S must be backward or forward. Sideward setting is not stable against your car actions, so we don't recommend it.
  • Not compatible with Cannondale "Lefty" front suspension fork.

Options

Front Wheel Holder Doticon_blk_Right.png
An arm to hold the removed front wheel
Rear End Support Doticon_blk_Right.png
And adaptor to avoid hitting the chain ring to the floor when removing the rear wheel
DH Fork Mount Doticon_blk_Right.png
For 20 mm thru axle type hub

Specs

  • SKU  423-2200-00
  • Dimensions  W 500 x D 165 x H 115 mm
  • Color  Silver
  • Material  Steel
  • Net Weight  2.4 kgs
  • MSRP  US$59.99