Mountain Biking - Trasnporting a Brodie

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hutts

12-07-03, 05:33 PM

I am about to buy a Brodie Fury with shimano Hydraulic brakes. my question is because brodie routes the brake and gear cables on the bottom of the top tube can these bikes be carried on a trunk mounted rack, or will I need to buy a roof mounted carrier?

Thanks

bentrim

12-07-03, 06:36 PM

How about a $2.50 solution instead?

Get some clear vinyl Renfrew hockey tape (cheap alternative to Frame Saver bike tape) and put a strip in between the frame and the bare cable to prevent cable rub. It will be virtually invisible from a couple of feet away.

Then go to the hardware store and get some dense foam neoprene sleeves in the plumbing department (costs less than 50 cents for a two foot piece), cut to the length of your top tube, and use it as an inexpensive frame pad when transporting the bike. You could always buy a real frame pad from Roach or Lizard Skins if you have money to burn...