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| 577.1 | Just costs more and takes longer... | MOSAIC::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Tue Mar 15 1988 14:14 | 25 |
| > Is there a conspiracy going on among car companies to put bicycle rack
> companies out of business??
No, they just want the cars to be (or at least look) more
aerodynamic. That's what the public is buying these days.
> I can't imagine how you can fit a rack on the roof of a lot of the new
> cars nowadays. It doesn't look like there is anything to reliably
> connect a rack to.
There are usualy still gutters... they're just hidden under the
frame of the door. They're probably just as sturdy as they
were when they were visible.
> Whoever the designers are for the rack companies, they must be pulling
> their hair out trying to keep on top of the "new" look in automobiles.
Yep, a different adapter for every model... what a pain!
> And how about us sporty kind of guys that want a 2 door auto! How
> the heck do you get a rack on those cars.
With a "short roofline adapter" of course. I've seen them
for Thule racks and Yakima probably has them, too.
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| 577.2 | Ask next time | TALLIS::JBELL | Wot's..Uh the Deal? | Tue Mar 15 1988 18:36 | 20 |
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>> Is there a conspiracy going on among car companies to put bicycle rack
>> companies out of business??
When I went to buy my car the presence of rain gutters was an
important criterion. The conversation really went like this:
Salesman: So, what kind of car are you looking for?
Me: One with rain gutters, so that I can carry bikes.
Salesman: Any particular color?
Me: I don't know.... Just make sure that the tow hooks
are easy to reach when I want to tie down the canoes.
I did consider the other features of the car, but this narrowed the
choices quicker than anything.
-Jeff Bell
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| 577.3 | And the winner is... | EUCLID::PAULHUS | Chris @ MLO 8-3/T13 dtn 223-6871 | Wed Mar 16 1988 13:39 | 11 |
| Bike toting selector/filter funnel: At top, put in all vehicles
Filter 1: Under $10K
Filter 2: Looong Rain Gutters (station wagon)
Filter 3: Fast! (0-60 under 9 sec)
Filter 4: Good Handling
Filter 5: Local Dealers
Filter 6: Recumbent fits inside
fell out the bottom: Cavalier V-6 F41 Station Wagon. no others
- Chris, who uses a 3 cross-bar custom rooftop carrier.
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| 577.4 | Continental rack | WINERY::MCALLISTER | Wish they all could be CA girls | Wed Mar 16 1988 18:53 | 7 |
| I drove my plymouth colt hatchback with a continental bike rack
with my Marushi and Klein on top. No problem at all, even with
the blow-out at freeway speed.
I must admit, I like my continental rack.
Dave
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| 577.5 | continental? | CSMADM::SCHWABE | | Thu Mar 17 1988 09:53 | 5 |
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re .4
Continental?? Is that one of those Grabber products I'm seeing now??
If so, how would you rate them against Thule or Yakima?
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| 577.6 | Yakima aero conversion available?? | CIMAMT::CHINNASWAMY | bicycling in pixel space,',',', | Fri Aug 05 1988 11:25 | 12 |
| Instead of creating a new note I thought I'd put mine here. I have a
Yakima bike rack system for my old car with gutters. Now I have a car
with aero doors. I've looked at the aero racks and there built up from
the gutter ones. All they do is add a pad and change the holding bracket
to a strap type one. Does anyone know where I can pick up the kit to
convert my rack? Is there one available. If not does anyone have a Thule
or Yakima aero rack that they would like to trade for my Yakima gutter
one with two fork mount bike and wheel holders (no locks).
Thanx
Mano
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| 577.7 | The parts are available, but where? | UMBIKE::KLASMAN | | Fri Aug 05 1988 12:43 | 9 |
| Any Yakima dealer should have the adapters available. I recently went thru
the same process and was able to get the parts from Belmont Wheelworks in
Belmont, Ma. (I think you're in Mass, right Mano?) REI in Reading Mass is
also a likely source. This is a card or booklet that explains all of the
parts/conversions available. You might also get the stuff on sale this
weekend at Belmont, as they're part of the nationwide SuperSale, which
advertises Yakima at 15% off.
Kevin
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| 577.8 | Need one handy (ie. I hate to wait) | CIMAMT::CHINNASWAMY | bicycling in pixel space,',',', | Fri Aug 05 1988 16:15 | 1 |
| Thanx Kevin,
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| 577.9 | I hate to wait - revisited | CIMAMT::CHINNASWAMY | bicycling in pixel space,',',', | Fri Aug 05 1988 16:19 | 16 |
| >< Note 577.8 by CIMAMT::CHINNASWAMY "bicycling in pixel space,',','," >
> -< Need one handy (ie. I hate to wait) >-
>
>Thanx Kevin,
>
Hey what heppen tu de res of me note?? I'll try again.
Yes I do live in taxachussetts :-). I've tried my local bike shop
who carries Yakima but he doesn't have any on hand. He said he could order it
but couldn't give me a price or delivery. I'll try Belmont and reply as to
how successful I am.
thanx
Mano
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| 577.10 | O'Neils? | MCIS2::DELORIEA | | Mon Aug 08 1988 09:22 | 6 |
| Manno, did you try O'Neils? I went there and they had the kit in
stock. It was earlier in the year. BTW the pad and clip method did
NOT work for my areo doors (Merc Sable) I needed a completely different
tower (1C).
Tom
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