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Old 11-03-12, 05:29 PM
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Taipei325
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Originally Posted by Carbon Unit
There are several roof racks that do not touch the frame and keeps the front wheel on. Yakima, thule and 1UP all have racks that keep the front wheel on and don't touch the frame.

Here are some examples:

http://www.thule.com/en-US/US/Produc.../594XT-Sidearm

http://yakima.com/shop/bike/roof/highroller

http://www.1upusa.com/product-rooftray.html

Carbon...Thanks soooo much for taking the time to give me the links! I think I will go with the Thule or the Yakima if I can find it here in Taiwan. As an aside...Yakima's marketing team must be a little drunk when writing the copy for the website..."Go ahead and a score a roof rack..." and "Because it doesn't matter what you do at the craps table, never take chances with your bike!" hahahah Very cool..reminds me of some of the local manufacturer's here when they attempt marketing in other languages...very creative results!

Yes, VERY worried about the bike on roof rack and parking situation...the clearance height for my parking garage is barely enough for a small SUV....fortunately...I have a sunroof and I'm thinking I will put a red sticked on my garage remote key when I have the bike on...I can totally see how easy it would be for this kind of expensive mistake!

Enough chat though..it's a sunny Sunday morning and I have a mountain to ride!!
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