bike rack

roof mounted bike rack-whats hot and whats not ?

Well I have a couple of these, great if you don't have too far to travel, don't want to put any part of the dirty bike in your car but do flex a lot if your horsing it on the back country roads.

http://www.thule.com/en-GB/GB/Produc...ide%20591.aspx

I probably should have gotten a coulpe of these, I think Richie, Alfie and Damo have these so you can get their opinions on it.

http://www.thule.com/en-GB/GB/Produc...ide%20561.aspx

yes..i have the bottom one...the only rack in town!!

by the way, where can i get a replacement wheel holder part for it ? anybody?

Fox and Rock Shox issue warnings about using dropout clamping bike carriers, due to side loading which can occur. As far as I recall for Pace/DT Swiss forks, using one will void the warranty.

On the other hand the frame clamping type tends to rub the paint off after a while, the down tube needs to be taped up.

I wouldn't go anywhere near a roof mounted rack.. for the same reasons RDHMA mentioned above..

If you ever drive behind someone with a roof mounted rack just watch how much the bike vibrates from side to side in its mounting.. on a country road its just unreal.. your just waiting for the fork dropouts to snap off...!

They also decrease fuel efficiency significantly due to increased wind resistance..

The only way to carry your bike is to put it in the car.. its secure, keeps it safe from harm, doesn't affect fuel efficiency and won't end up damaging your frame or forks either..

one for sure dont go for halfords ones,
i know a person who "lost" his bike on the M50 because of a broken strap

But have you seen what it does to "tan" upholstery? (And if you havn't I'll show you this evening!!)

Get rid of that Ladyboy yoke you drive and get a mouldy old workhorse for the mountain bike...

As a great man once said.... buy a sh!te car and a deadly mountainbike..

.... bought the car before I started mountainbiking and GE Money aren't being a bit co-operative about giving it back to them!!!

That's it, there's enough mud in my old Starlet for a tree to grow.
I was very proud when my friend (drives 2006 Audi A6) asked me if we could put both bikes into my car :]

i use somtimes an Argos bike rack (on the rear door) but i'm going to replace it with sth more robust. I'd never go for a roof rack thou.

If you don't want the bike in the car the best solution is a tow bar mounted rack al la Maypole, keeps the car dirt and scratch free and you don't have to worry about low barriers or the lateral stress forced induction jiggery pokery Gerry was alluding too.

If you have to go for a rack Hollywood are well made and robust, unlike that glorified Halfrauds liquorice.

i had a hollywood one fall off on me once !! oh yeah..not good..
put it in your car and you never have to worry !!I like the look of mine on the roof and beautiful women rush out of the hairdressers and shoe shops to look at me when i'm driving down the road !

Why would anyone want to use a roof mounted rack? A friend of mine once forgot he had his road bike up there and headed into the underground carpark at his apartment. Not good. As well as the bother of lifting bikes up and down plus the reasons Mac listed above.

Tow bar mounted rack all the way. The low cost ones for use with a single bike. I've a Thule 4 bike one as well, but to be honest I hate loading it. Getting 3 or 4 DH bikes on in a manner that they're going to stay there and not scratch the hell out of each other is at least 15 minutes' stressful work. Next time I'd go for the plate type ones that Adam T and Fergal use. Heavy and expensive but seem to be well worth it for ease of loading and protecting the bikes.

Putting bikes into the car is a royal pain in the hole and will ruin the inside of your car if it's not wrecked already. Best thing I ever had for this was a van.

and these are what? can you tell a bit more? this is one i was looking at

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...x?ModelID=7281

or this one http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...x?ModelID=7516
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hollywood-He...4037179&sr=8-2

roof mounted bike rack-whats hot and whats not ?

Well I have a couple of these, great if you don't have too far to travel, don't want to put any part of the dirty bike in your car but do flex a lot if your horsing it on the back country roads.

http://www.thule.com/en-GB/GB/Produc...ide%20591.aspx

I probably should have gotten a coulpe of these, I think Richie, Alfie and Damo have these so you can get their opinions on it.

http://www.thule.com/en-GB/GB/Produc...ide%20561.aspx

yes..i have the bottom one...the only rack in town!!

by the way, where can i get a replacement wheel holder part for it ? anybody?

Fox and Rock Shox issue warnings about using dropout clamping bike carriers, due to side loading which can occur. As far as I recall for Pace/DT Swiss forks, using one will void the warranty.

On the other hand the frame clamping type tends to rub the paint off after a while, the down tube needs to be taped up.

I wouldn't go anywhere near a roof mounted rack.. for the same reasons RDHMA mentioned above..

If you ever drive behind someone with a roof mounted rack just watch how much the bike vibrates from side to side in its mounting.. on a country road its just unreal.. your just waiting for the fork dropouts to snap off...!

They also decrease fuel efficiency significantly due to increased wind resistance..

The only way to carry your bike is to put it in the car.. its secure, keeps it safe from harm, doesn't affect fuel efficiency and won't end up damaging your frame or forks either..

one for sure dont go for halfords ones,
i know a person who "lost" his bike on the M50 because of a broken strap

But have you seen what it does to "tan" upholstery? (And if you havn't I'll show you this evening!!)

Get rid of that Ladyboy yoke you drive and get a mouldy old workhorse for the mountain bike...

As a great man once said.... buy a sh!te car and a deadly mountainbike..

.... bought the car before I started mountainbiking and GE Money aren't being a bit co-operative about giving it back to them!!!

That's it, there's enough mud in my old Starlet for a tree to grow.
I was very proud when my friend (drives 2006 Audi A6) asked me if we could put both bikes into my car :]

i use somtimes an Argos bike rack (on the rear door) but i'm going to replace it with sth more robust. I'd never go for a roof rack thou.

If you don't want the bike in the car the best solution is a tow bar mounted rack al la Maypole, keeps the car dirt and scratch free and you don't have to worry about low barriers or the lateral stress forced induction jiggery pokery Gerry was alluding too.

If you have to go for a rack Hollywood are well made and robust, unlike that glorified Halfrauds liquorice.

i had a hollywood one fall off on me once !! oh yeah..not good..
put it in your car and you never have to worry !!I like the look of mine on the roof and beautiful women rush out of the hairdressers and shoe shops to look at me when i'm driving down the road !

Why would anyone want to use a roof mounted rack? A friend of mine once forgot he had his road bike up there and headed into the underground carpark at his apartment. Not good. As well as the bother of lifting bikes up and down plus the reasons Mac listed above.

Tow bar mounted rack all the way. The low cost ones for use with a single bike. I've a Thule 4 bike one as well, but to be honest I hate loading it. Getting 3 or 4 DH bikes on in a manner that they're going to stay there and not scratch the hell out of each other is at least 15 minutes' stressful work. Next time I'd go for the plate type ones that Adam T and Fergal use. Heavy and expensive but seem to be well worth it for ease of loading and protecting the bikes.

Putting bikes into the car is a royal pain in the hole and will ruin the inside of your car if it's not wrecked already. Best thing I ever had for this was a van.

and these are what? can you tell a bit more? this is one i was looking at

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...x?ModelID=7281

or this one http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...x?ModelID=7516
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hollywood-He...4037179&sr=8-2