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[Mike Mulholland <meyeke@netinc.ca>]

paul sed,    "Yea ok, but what damage do you see to the frames?  I've driven
at 80 with various bikes on my"

        paul in all honesty i would never expect to see damage to the frames
other than bug guts, as long as they are able to stay on the rack and the
rack on the car. the damage that i meant is from bikes or racks or both
becoming airborne as they leave the car. it is the multiple crashes after
the airborne adventure that seem to do the damage. wheels usually fare quite
well but usually the fork bends, this in turn forces the head tube/ down
tube junction and bends both the down tube and the top tube. handlebars are
mangled...as are saddles and anything else that gets dragged along the
ground like an anchor to slow down the skidding bike. in the low overhead
damage to a bike on a rack....the frame is first pushed backwards and then
downwards into the roof of the vehicle. the results are a bent fork and
twisted frame. if the rack is ripped off the roof then you also get the
ancillary bounce damage as well.
        i'm glad that nothing has happened to your bikes. this doesn't mean
it's an uncommon thing to others. you choose the method of bike transport
that suits you, same as you choose your car. i merely offer some pitfalls to
help with your choice.....as for driving at 90+mph- with bikes on the
roof....i certainly won't follow too closely behind you...in fact i'll
probably be obliged to pass you :>) for sure my aerodynamics will be better
than a car with bikes on top.
        i'm happy that you all ride bikes.

BLATANT SELF PROMOTION.....DELETE IF OFFENDED

at the nationals last weekend cyclops riders took two gold, two silver, and
one bronze medal over three events. all of the other brands represented took
a combined total of one gold, one silver and 2 bronze in the senior mens
competition.
mike
86 5kcdtq, tap chip sjm spring
84 5ks
84 5ksw
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