Originally Posted by
freeranger
Not cheap, but neither are bikes, think if I was carrying bikes on a roof, I might invest in something like this:
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We all know someone who has done this, no? Worse is when the bike is driven into the owners own garage, destroying the bike (custom Santana tandem) and also causing $2K+ worth of structural damage to the garage itself. Rooftop portage of bicycles is a hard no for me. I wince inwardly whenever I see a bike (or two) sailing past on a roof rack. Thankfully, it's not every day. Kayaks and Thule boxes, fine. Bicycles simply stick up way too high and are too fragile to be so exposed. Even a tandem can be carried behind a standard sedan and not stick out on either side enough to be illegal or dangerous.