That's a long way to go with a bike outside of a car. What kind of car? What kind of rack? What kind of roads? I have found that on a hatchback design, like our Prius, the hitch rack creates as much aerodynamic drag as a roof rack, and the bikes get pretty dirty. So for that long of a trip I prefer to carry the bike inside. I suspect however that there is more risk of scratching a frame inside than outside. I've owned a number of racks and currently use the 1UpUSA, which rests the bike on the wheels and holds it by the tires or fenders. It works great but if I were to use i on an all day trip, I would remove the chain and cover the saddle tightly. Finally what kind of roads? If you will be doing a lot of back roads or dirt roads, that will put a lot of stress on the hitch and even the car suspension will generate a lot of vertical movement of the load.
Michael On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 7:02:17 PM UTC-5, Lungimsam wrote: > > Provided their are no accidents of course, will driving 2,000 miles with > the Sam on the trunk rack, hanging from the top tube, damage the bike in > any way? > > I was thinking of putting the Sam in the trunk, but the pedal/crank will > bear all the weight/vibration during the trip, being pinned to the car > floor under the weight of the bike. Not sure if 30 hours of that is ok for > the arm/bb/pedal. > > Maybe I'm just being neurotic and overthinking this. > > I know, I know, someone here will say "just ride there on the bike!" > > But the timing of when I need to leave work and get back to work and need > to get to my destination doesn't allow it. > > What has been your experience? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
