General Cycling Discussion - Carbon fiber forks and fork-mounted roof carriers for cars

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zippy753
09-04-09, 08:48 PM
It’s a quick question; is it ok to mount a bike with carbon forks on a fork-mounted car carrier? Some websites that sell the OEM fork-mounted bike carriers warn that they should NOT be used with carbon forks. However, I don’t see any such warning on the Thule or Yakima website. Is this just a disclaimer or is it something to be genuinely concerned about?

I have carbon forks on my bike and prefer to use a fork mounted carrier on the roof of my wagon.


CCrew
09-05-09, 04:56 AM
So... go with a brand that doesn't have the disclaimer :) I have 4 Yakima racks on mine. Never an issue