[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-22 Thread Patrick in VT
On May 22, 11:37 am, MichaelH wrote: > Don't you find that loading bikes into a car gets the fenders and > brakes wacked out of alignment? Hi, Michael - not at all! keeping the bike(s) upright prevents things from getting out of whack. even when i'm tired (after a brevet or gap rides) and jus

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-22 Thread rwgraves
In a word - no. Randy Graves (62 cm Orange Rambou w/ fenders and aerobars in a VW GTI) MichaelH wrote: > > Don't you find that loading bikes into a car gets the fenders and > brakes wacked out of alignment? > > Michael, > also in VT > > PS, is that you selling the Burly Duet on ebay. T

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-22 Thread MichaelH
Don't you find that loading bikes into a car gets the fenders and brakes wacked out of alignment? Michael, also in VT PS, is that you selling the Burly Duet on ebay. Tempting but a little to small for me On May 22, 11:22 am, Patrick in VT wrote: > i'm not a fan of car-topping, which is why i h

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-22 Thread Seth Vidal
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Patrick in VT wrote: > > i'm not a fan of car-topping, which is why i have a hatchback in which > I can easily load three bikes in the back (front wheels off, of > course). > > heck, a tandem will load up without any fuss into a honda fit. I have a fit and a tan

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-22 Thread Patrick in VT
i'm not a fan of car-topping, which is why i have a hatchback in which I can easily load three bikes in the back (front wheels off, of course). heck, a tandem will load up without any fuss into a honda fit. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because yo

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-21 Thread Will
Funny. I learned the hard way that if you box your Ramb to ship home via FedEx after Ride the Rockies, it's a good idea to tighten the Nitto stem's handlebar clamp bolt and the seat-post bolt. Both disappeared in transit. The folks at RBW graciously sent free replacements. Oh, the number of times

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-21 Thread William Henderson
Flip side of the story: I got a great deal on my atlantis F/F/HS because a previous owner hadn't secured it on his roof rack and it fell down and put some superficial dents in the head tube. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-21 Thread James Warren
Keep the remote mounted right underneath the rack's QR skewer. On May 21, 2009, at 9:49 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > I'm thinking of getting a roof rack, and my solution to this will be > to remove the remote from my car. > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 7:49 AM, d2mini wrote: >> >> I've also learne

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-21 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I'm thinking of getting a roof rack, and my solution to this will be to remove the remote from my car. On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 7:49 AM, d2mini wrote: > > I've also learned the hard way to put a bright orange traffic cone in > the garage where my car is normally parked. > This way, when i get hom

[RBW] Re: perils of roofracks

2009-05-21 Thread d2mini
I've also learned the hard way to put a bright orange traffic cone in the garage where my car is normally parked. This way, when i get home and the garage door opens I see the cone and remember to NOT drive into the garage again. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You re