RE: bike rack

["Paul Wilson" <pauldwilson@ne.mediaone.net>]

Sorry if this is off topic, but I thought others may be interested.

> hmmmm. as a bicycle framebuilder for almost 20 years i wouldn't recommend
> those speeds with a bicycle on top. personally i love bicycle roof mounts
> because they provide me with lots of <good $$$$> repairs. try
> sticking your
> hand out of the window at 90mph to judge the stresses on your rack.

Yea ok, but what damage do you see to the frames?  I've driven at 80 with
various bikes on my Yak roof rack without incident.  This includes
everything from crappy Mongoose mtb's to Klein mtb's and Serotta Ti megabuck
road bikes.  Nothing has gone wrong.

>the
> other problem is with tired drivers entering their garage or a
> low underpass
> and forgetting the overhead bike. that's more $$$ for me and some for the
> bodyshop too.
>  i regularly race and bring 2 or three bikes with me as well as tools etc
> (bike as well as audi related) although i can fit three bikes in
> the trunk i
> usually put two in the trunk and one, with the front wheel removed, behind
> the front seats or on the back seat. when i sponsored a large
> racing team i
> used a egdod maxivan which could hold 8 riders and 11 bikes plus tools and
> baggage, driver and manager too.
> hth someone