Hey Folks, so first of all I'm happy to be back in a new to me Mini, last week week I was lucky enough to pick up a 2019 F56 Manual with less than 5k miles on the clock. I had an 2007 R56 8 years ago and the bug bit me again.
So besides having a love for these cars, I enjoy mountain biking and I think one of the challenges when getting a car this small is proving that yes it can be done and yes it can fit! I had a Kuat Fork Mount rack on my last car but I quickly realized it would not fit on the mini because of the anchoring points and the tail end of the rack sticking out way past the spoiler. I needed something that would check off these 3 important boxes: #1 Rack that will not touch the bike frame, #2 Rack that will hold the whole bike, not a fork mount since now I have less space inside and #3 very important, a shorter rack or with different anchoring points that will allow the spoiler to open fully.
I found my answer with the Yakima HighRoad, this thing so far is awesome, hooks up easily, can be locked and as you can see from the pictures I have access to my tailgate!.

 

Nice! I would love to get back into mountain biking, but the price of entry is much higher than it was back in the 90's when I bought my last bike.

That last picture makes it look like the spoiler will make contact with your bike tire... I guess it will work if you never open the back with the bike mounted on the rack.

 

Yes, it is an expensive sport, but much safer than a gym these days.
Right it won't open fully with the bike on, but at least I know I can keep the rack on all the time.