Originally Posted by
Earl Grey
I know you said you didn't want to talk about it, but I have to ask what can have happened at 70mph that only did that much damage. Can't be impact with a stationary object, I don't think - did it try to escape?
Welll.. it is a fast bike, but I don't think it tried to escape. It has a good home and it's a cruel world out there.
I switched my hitch mounted bike carrier to the front hitch on my truck so I could pull a camper. I know there's other solutions to this dilemma, but a front hitch works best for me. While I have mounted newer bikes on the carrier, on the front of the truck (..with "newer" meaning those bikes with lawyer-lips of the fork ends..) and traveled on the expressway (70-75mph) without issues, this was the first time I mounted my (vintage) road bike (..read..no lawyer lips) on the carrier. I drove for a few hours with no issues & suddenly the bike slowly tipped toward the hood of the truck. The rear tire was tightly strapped into the carrier tray so the bike didn't flop around or escape..it just laid toward the hood and stayed there until I stopped. I had the carrier fork mount tight on the fork ends..but apparently not tight enough to put up with the wind. Lesson learned.
I just dropped the bike off at a higher-end shop I frequent. The owner looked at it and shook his head, but thinks it'll come back OK. He has the tools-setup to check the alignment and for any other damage. It'll be ready tomorrow.