Transporting a bike with Honjo fenders
05-07-21, 05:57 PM
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Transporting a bike with Honjo fenders
I'm driving 70 miles tomorrow to a brevet, taking a bike with fancy lightweight Honjo fenders. It's the first time I've carried a bike with these fenders on a car, and I'm wondering: what's the best way to transport the bike so the fenders don't get damaged from wind and buffeting at highway speeds?
I have a couple of options. I can carry it on the roof with a Yakima boa, which requires me to take off the front wheel so that the fender would be catching a lot of wind. Or I can put it on the back with my trunk rack.
Right now I'm thinking my best option might be to mount the bike rear-wheel-forward on the roof rack, or else put it on the trunk rack. Any people with advice? Am I overthinking this?
I have a couple of options. I can carry it on the roof with a Yakima boa, which requires me to take off the front wheel so that the fender would be catching a lot of wind. Or I can put it on the back with my trunk rack.
Right now I'm thinking my best option might be to mount the bike rear-wheel-forward on the roof rack, or else put it on the trunk rack. Any people with advice? Am I overthinking this?
05-07-21, 06:01 PM
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I've traveled hundreds of miles at a time with fendered bikes on the roof, and never had an issue. (I used to use the Boa mounts as well). Indeed, you are over-thinking this.
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Ditto.
Mine have been on the back of my bike chauffeur's* car for thousands of miles with no issues.
*aka my publicist, @Andy_K
Mine have been on the back of my bike chauffeur's* car for thousands of miles with no issues.
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