I know times are tough, but this is ridiculous. (Photo).
02-28-11, 09:37 AM
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Hahaha those stupid poor people! Get some money, idiot!
02-28-11, 09:47 AM
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?? I've got two racks from back in the day that are that design. Doesn't look homemade to me, I'd call it quite usable. All I ever needed for the past 20 years. Add a couple of bungees to keep the bikes from banging into anything and you are good to go.
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02-28-11, 09:50 AM
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I'm with you there. This type rack coupled with two bungees to secure things have let me haul a bike around for many many years without any damage to the bike or the car. Not sure the point of this thread.
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02-28-11, 09:56 AM
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I still have my rack that looks a bit like that. I used to use it on my 84 Celebrity 2 door, with a CB and police scanner antenna. But have since used that rack on my old minivan, then my Neon. But will likely build a hitch rack to use on my Jeep, to get the bike higher up than any commercially available unit. Just in case I take my Fisher with me when wheeling...
02-28-11, 10:15 AM
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if you look at the pros, all the roof racks on the european team cars are fabricated and not off the shelf.
02-28-11, 11:28 AM
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Wow, if you think a slightly homemade looking bike rack is ridiculous don't ever come to my house.
02-28-11, 03:22 PM
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If you can't make your own bike rack, don't go to Europe.
02-28-11, 07:35 PM
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Wow and I thought the guys that ripped the back seat out of their cars so they could haul their bikes would be accused of the "homemade" lable.
02-28-11, 07:43 PM
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I think he's talking about the cb antenna.. dude can't even afford a cell phone. Hard times..
03-01-11, 12:43 AM
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I got one of those screwed to the wall in my basement workshop to hand a bike on. My rack on the truck is fabricated from re-purposed dept store clothing racks, and also doubles to haul a canoe.
03-01-11, 06:28 AM
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Guy told me that a year or so back. Then he had his bike on the rack going down the interstate and it failed...the arm broke, the bike fell off the car at 60+mph and hit a couple of cars behind him, who were then hit by a couple of cars behind them. The insurance company was pleased. Last I heard, the insurance company was attempting to go back against the manufacturer.
A really nice clip on rack with a lifetime warranty is about $150-160. They also have a clip to grab the seat tube to keep the bike from swaying back and forth...banging into the car or the other bike(s).
A really nice clip on rack with a lifetime warranty is about $150-160. They also have a clip to grab the seat tube to keep the bike from swaying back and forth...banging into the car or the other bike(s).
03-01-11, 06:51 AM
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Bikes go into a truck for inter-stage transport.
03-01-11, 11:52 AM
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Nice! In the days of ready-made, instant, pre-cooked, and pre-assembled, we've lost a little bit of ingenuity. That's really awesome, and love the Bianchis.
03-01-11, 11:59 AM
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03-01-11, 12:02 PM
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i think i have that same model in my garage, but i may have thrown it out with some other racks that were meant for cars i no longer own
03-01-11, 02:49 PM
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I wish I had the equipment at home to make the rack in the OP.
03-01-11, 03:57 PM
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I am sure it does. But you are not transporting a professional team's extra bikes. I am sure you will agree that this many bikes plus wheels mounted all over the top of the car would not do real well at 70mph behind a semi.
03-01-11, 07:15 PM
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Sadly, no.
It was assembled in the following:
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
Valencia, Venezuela
Bogotá, Colombia
It was assembled in the following:
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
Valencia, Venezuela
Bogotá, Colombia