I have owned and used both the Atoc/Tule carrier and the Saris. I much prefer the Saris. Both racks will do the job, and both have swing out arms to facilitate the mounting. The Tule secures that arm with a pin, which has a lot of side to side play, and straps across the rear wheel. The Saris has a beefy screw, which tightens down to zero play, and straps across the boom tube. When I had the Tule I could look through the moon roof and see the bike moving side to side. My brain told me it was fine, but my heart never got the message. In either case, with a heavy steel tandem, it is imperative to get the dropouts into the rack square and tighten it down quite a bit more than a single wheel and fork. I write this without prejudice and do not use any of the Saris single bike carriers. I tried one, the bought the much superior 1UP.
Michael On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 6:37:40 AM UTC-4, Daniel Jackson wrote: > > Curious what folks recommend for carrying a fendered tandem on a car. > > Considering the rocky Mounts R4 rack but am concerned that the front > fender will preclude mounting. Is this often the case with roof racks like > these? I've always used hitch racks with bikes so have no experience with > racks up top. > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > Best, > D. > > -- 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.
