What kind of rack do you use to transport your 'Cross bike?
08-29-11, 12:34 PM
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What kind of rack do you use to transport your 'Cross bike?
I am shopping for a bike rack for my wife and me - we both have 'cross bikes. With the cables running down the top of the top tube, I am concerned about how to secure the bike. Just a bit paranoid maybe, but not wanting to damage or tweak the bike just by racking it up for transport.
The second bit of the quandry is that I drive an Isuzu Trooper, which has the nice big wide spare on the back. Any wisdom there in which racks you have found that work would be appreciated, too.
The second bit of the quandry is that I drive an Isuzu Trooper, which has the nice big wide spare on the back. Any wisdom there in which racks you have found that work would be appreciated, too.
08-29-11, 07:15 PM
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If you have a hitch the yakima standup or something equivalent would work..grabs the wheels instead of the frame if thats what you're worried about. I can't imagine a rack would do much damage to the cables though, so long as you make sure not to crimp them.
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I had a Jeep Cherokee with a hitch mounted rack that worked really well. Most SUV's are too tall for roof racks, at least for me. The added bonus was that it doubled as a bike stand at races.
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Roof rack it! So easy, access to the trunk and it looks cool. Watch those garage doors and drive thru's tho!
If you have factory bars on that thing, the THULE Domestique works mighty fine
If you have factory bars on that thing, the THULE Domestique works mighty fine
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Last season I just chucked everything in the back of the hatchback, threw an old shower curtain down for the mud. This year I have a B bike and really haven't figured anything out. Might have to snag the wife's van 
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On a related side note: The Thule hitch mount racks are great armour against being rear-ended. Someone plowed into me at 35mph at a stop sign. Totally ruined the front end of their Forester, put a couple of paint scratches on my rear bumper and bent up the rack a bit. (Thankfully, there were no bikes on the rack at the time!)
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