Welcome to the site.
I'd be really interested in seeing the video. Post a new thread in the EcoDriver's Ed section when it's up. I'm sure others would like to see it too.
As for that bike rack, maybe show this to your wife:
Mini-experiment: the wrath of roof racks - MetroMPG.com
Empty roof racks on my car dragged MPG down 12% @ 55 mph. (YMMV.)