Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Has anyone ever been rear ended and had bikes on a rack be damaged? I have never heard of this one. Is there some reason the chances of being rear ended will go up if you put a bike on the back?
I know a guy who drove into the garage with two bikes on a roof rack and peeled the roof right off his old Honda sedan ! That was the SECOND TIME...
Sure the person behind you is admiring your bling bling bike trying to get close and see if it's DuraAce or Ultegra and
BAMMM .
Really it's always just a fear but should not be anymore likely to happen.
I had my wife's bike and my MTB on a rear rack heading to Seattle, about halfway stopped to rest and check the bikes. The front tire of mine was hanging in front of the exhaust and melted my tire oops.