Paul, that's hair-raising! Wow. When I first used our rack, fully-laden, I drove about a half-mile then pulled over and checked everything, recinched the straps now that we'd vibrated enough to settle a bit. Then I drove from Brooklyn through Staten Island to the first rest stop in NJ. Then I rechecked everything. I checked everything one more time when I first stopped for gas, but it was all still tight and proper. We always start our NC trip in the middle of the night (2-3am) so we can avoid all NYC traffic, so it was easy to pull off and check everything.
On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 1:13 PM David Bivins <dabiv...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was on a budget and bought this $80 3 bike rack from Amazon: > https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QJ8BV0/ > I took two Clems, fully fendered, and an REI kids bike to the Outer Banks > of NC and back to Brooklyn NY without a problem. I used irish straps to > lash the wheels, and I had to twist the handlebars. Very easy to install > and take off. I used it on the back of my Passat wagon. > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 7:40 AM PaulS <shinp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> About 7 years ago, I purchased a Kuat NV from REI on a Black Friday sale. >> It was 25% off so $300 or so. It’s been a great rack. Comes on and off >> easily. Has a built in cable lock to lock up the bikes. Even a work stand >> in case you need to do a quick tune up when out at the trail head. The >> would buy one again. >> >> But whatever you decide to buy, be sure to get a 2” hitch and rack. Much >> more stable. >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bd50708f-ff08-477e-ab0b-bb4ffa00175c%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANEMrAtLwzOKdbCa%3DQakhcs3mi-hh82gMOG6eXMSg2j%3DU2KtGQ%40mail.gmail.com.
