Saris Bones trunk rack and car scratches?
m...@privacy.net
I'm looking at the Saris Bones trunk rack to haul no
more than two bikes
But reviews I'm reading report scratches in car pain
and such.
Anyone have this rack and can conform this problem
here?
SMS
Trunk racks damage paint. No way around this.
If you want to not have paint damage then install a hitch and get a
hitch rack, but it'll end up costing you $250 or so before you're through.
m...@privacy.net
>If you want to not have paint damage then install a hitch and get a
>hitch rack, but it'll end up costing you $250 or so before you're through.
shit!
don't wann put that much money into hauling a
bike....would rather spend it on more bikes!
N8N
I agree with previous poster... either have a hitch installed or else
spend the $$$ for a Thule or Yakima roof rack.
That said, I was able to piece together a Thule roof rack for both my
car and my mom's car off of inexpensive Craigslist and eBay purchases;
the only things I bought new were a "fit kit" for my car (too new to
find them used) and two bike holders for my mom's car (I have three
very old ones that still work for myself.) Sold the bits I didn't
need back on Craigslist and kept some more unused pieces that looked
like they might be useful "someday."
nate
m...@privacy.net
>I agree with previous poster... either have a hitch installed or else
>spend the $$$ for a Thule or Yakima roof rack.
I cant go that complex and costly
Maybe I will look at Bike Friday folding bikes instead
Mike Jacoubowsky
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Bike Friday's a great option... have one myself for my new travel bike. And
pretty cool that it's actually made in the USA too (Oregon). Amazing they
can do that. As long as you're already looking for a new bike, it's a great
option. Otherwise, what the other folk said about trunk-mounted racks is
correct, they do abrade paint after a while. If you keep the trunk really
clean and don't drive through a dusty environment, it's not so bad, but if
you want the car's paint job to be pristine, no trunk-mounted rack is going
to do any better... they're all susceptible to abrasion.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
m...@privacy.net
>Bike Friday's a great option... have one myself for my new travel bike. And
>pretty cool that it's actually made in the USA too (Oregon). Amazing they
>can do that.
Well not only do I need to haul a bike in such a small
car I also need a way to "shelter" the bike for when I
go back home to spend the weekend....shelter from theft
and bad weather that is.
So maybe a folding Bike Friday mt bike or touring bike
is my best "overall" option for a do all bike anyway
Problem is in midst of summer would take em 4 weeks to
build it I expect.....meaning loss of valuable summer
riding time
Mike Jacoubowsky
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4-8 weeks actually, so it's something you need to plan ahead a bit on. I
almost screwed up on the one I need to order for my son. We head to France
on July 15th, and the bike will be produced on June 26th. Cutting it close!
Nate Nagel
keep an eye out; I managed to buy a complete Thule rack with two
(granted, very old, but still functional) bike holders but missing the
fairing (it's optional anyway, but nice to have) for less than $60,
although I did have to drive maybe 40 miles to pick it up. Can't
remember if that was Craigslist or eBay. So long as you get one with
the right width load bars (or wider, and you have a hacksaw) and the
right kind of feet for your car (gutter mount or aero) you really can't
go wrong for the money. If you like fork mounts though I'd stay away
from the newer fancier ones... mine are old 529s and it's hard to see
how they could fail except by rusting, but I have some newer 590V2s that
I picked up for cheap and not a one of them is actually functional. I
bought some brand new RockyMounts ones for my mom's car (hey, *I* don't
mind using old stuff, but I wasn't about to explain to my mom that she'd
have to readjust the skewers each time because the carriers that I gave
her predated lawyer lips) and other than having to carry two sets of
keys (one to lock the Thule feet to the car, the other to lock your bike
to the carrier) there doesn't seem to be a downside to them. They seem
nicer than the current Thule offerings, have stainless skewers (Thule
actually recommends that you remove the carriers from the car when it
rains?) and are way less expensive ($81 each currently at
orsracksdirect.com)
Or just get a big crappy blanket and throw the bike in the back seat,
assuming you have F&R quick releases. A peg on the stay helps, sadly a
feature that bikes seem not to have these days.
If you drive a dinky little car like mine though (Porsche 944) carrying
a bike and a passenger at the same time may be difficult :) hence my
collection of roof rack stuff.
nate
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SMS
Actually you can buy a hitch for about $125, then buy a used hitch rack
on craigslist where they often are available for $50-75. Still not cheap
though, and you'd have to install the hitch yourself and drilling is
involved.
SMS
I fondly recall steel bumpers on cars, and inexpensive bumper mount racks.
AMuzi
A certain bike shop owner of my acquaintance sent his frame
with a cracked chainstay here on a Thursday, wanted it
repaired, resprayed and at his shop on Monday, leaving for
Europe on Tuesday. And we complain of customer demands!
--
Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
Dan O
> On 05/28/2010 06:22 PM, m...@privacy.net wrote:
>
What with the holiday weekend and lots of people anxious for camping
weather, I noticed quite a few rigs loaded with bikes and heading into
the mountains on Thursday afternoon. I saw a mix of MTB's and of
course kid's bikes and (surprisingly to me) a number of road bikes.
Then Friday afternoon it was unbelievable: It seemed like one out of
every few cars was loaded for camping or boating or something; traffic
was quite heavy heading for the mountains; and I never saw so many
bikes in my life anywhere - all hanging off the back of cars and SUV's
and in trailers and pickup beds.
I was the *only* person actually *riding* a bike though :-( Even in
town I haven't seen many people riding bikes yet. Even on National
Bike to Work Day ISTR almost no one was riding bike :-(
Interesting how most of the people riding bikes for transportation are
on Roadmasters or less. The bikes hanging on racks headed for the
mountains, though, were decidedly more upscale.
Dan O
> "Mike Jacoubowsky" <Mi...@ChainReaction.com> wrote:
> >Bike Friday's a great option... have one myself for my new travel bike. And
> >pretty cool that it's actually made in the USA too (Oregon). Amazing they
> >can do that.
>
> Well not only do I need to haul a bike in such a small
> car I also need a way to "shelter" the bike for when I
> go back home to spend the weekend....shelter from theft
> and bad weather that is.
>
> So maybe a folding Bike Friday mt bike or touring bike
> is my best "overall" option for a do all bike anyway
>
Did you just go from needing design features optimal for speed on good
roads, rough road capability, and curb-hopping in town - to a
*folder*?