Roof or hitch?
08-06-07 | 08:52 AM
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Roof or hitch?
What are your opinions regarding a rack to hold the following bike, on a Ford SUV that has the factory-installed rook rack with side bars?
https://www.raleighusa.com/items.asp?...30&childid=594
I would prefer a hitch rack, but it seems impossible to find one that would fit this bike....
https://www.raleighusa.com/items.asp?...30&childid=594
I would prefer a hitch rack, but it seems impossible to find one that would fit this bike....
08-06-07 | 09:08 AM
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Bikes: Cannondale Road Warrior 900, Surly Big Dummy, Electra Townie
Are you going to be able to lift the bike on to the top of an SUV? If you want to mount it to a hitch rack, then just get yourself a rack spanner like this one at Nashbar.
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...%20Accessories
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...%20Accessories
08-06-07 | 09:11 AM
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Bikes: Cannondale Road Warrior 900, Surly Big Dummy, Electra Townie
I hit enter before I finished my explaination. A spanner like that clips on to the seat post and the steerer tube and then you just mount the bike like it should mount onto the rack.
08-06-07 | 09:38 AM
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08-06-07 | 10:06 AM
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Bikes: 1981 Custom Assenmacher, 27", full Campy Super Record. Canondale Tandem, 25.5"-21.5" , Giant Yukon MTN Bike 24", 2010 Trek 2.3 64cm
if you like a hitch rack get one that the wheels fit into a channel, Not one ones that have you hang it from the frame. They let the bikes come together and mess things up.
