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Sweet!
Oh, and great shot!
Yeah I've got a Yak that the bike stands upright on. Not nearly as secure and easy a racking system as yours IMO. Not taking the wheel off is very nice.dulyebr said:
Oh, and great shot!
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Nice racking system, nice car, and most specially a very nice bike:thumbsup: Perfect!
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I have the Sportworks rack like that, not sure if is exactly the same now that Thule bought them out. I agree it is very functional as a bike rack, and I wouldn't want to go back to fork mounts. But let me say, be CAREFUL when rotating the hook arm out of the way when you are getting ready to take your bike off. It takes a bit of force, which makes it easy to go overboard, and there is nothing to stop it from smashing into the car roof and making a nice dent--not that big a deal on my Subaru, but I don't think you want it on your car.
I have the Sportworks rack like that, not sure if is exactly the same now that Thule bought them out. I agree it is very functional as a bike rack, and I wouldn't want to go back to fork mounts. But let me say, be CAREFUL when rotating the hook arm out of the way when you are getting ready to take your bike off. It takes a bit of force, which makes it easy to go overboard, and there is nothing to stop it from smashing into the car roof and making a nice dent--not that big a deal on my Subaru, but I don't think you want it on your car.
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I've never lost a bike. But aside from the wheel thing nothing, I guess... more secure? I've considered that.PointBoy said:
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Not having to take on and off the front wheel is the biggest advantage. It's just much quicker; not a big deal, just a nice convenience. I'm moving to a thru-axle fork (Pike) and I didn't want to buy an adaptor. Stand-up racks are just more versatile. One of my riding buddies has a Cannondale with a lefty, which won't fit conventional racks either.PointBoy said:
As far the bike being secure, it "feels" really secure; more than I would have guessed based on how it looks. Another nice thing is that I don't feel I need to lock anything where I felt if I didn't lock my fork-mounted racks the cover might pop open on its own.:eekster:
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A Pike!!!!
You dog!!!!!dulyebr said:
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Six Titus on Protege 5
This wasn't easy. 6 ML's and Racer X's on the racks, plus one more in the back seat.
65 miles an hour to get to a demo at a nearby park. Love my Mazda.
This wasn't easy. 6 ML's and Racer X's on the racks, plus one more in the back seat.
65 miles an hour to get to a demo at a nearby park. Love my Mazda.
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You bling ho'... so, a Pike?dulyebr said:
Man, you're pampering yourself on recovery!
Good on ya!
Do you have a full res version of that shot you can mail me?
It's gorgeous!
I was >< this close to hit SoCal, but I don't drive and lost the chance (errand for the company and I would have had to drive from LA to SD)... and I thought about stopping by you place.
It'll be some other time.
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I also have Sidearm. I was looking for Sportworks, but I couldn't find any so I ended up getting the Thule version. Quick question, any reason, you have the bike facing to the rear? I was told that for the first bike, you should put the bike on the non-driver side. That forces you to have the bike facing forward. When I got a second Sidearm, I followed the instruction and swapped the bars/position to have the bike facing forward as well.dulyebr said:
Btw, I am noticing a trend... MotoLite and Sidearms
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OIC, that makes sense. I don't have a fairing so it never occurred to me that might cause some interference. My only concern is that with lower part that holds the tire facing backwards, how much support or possible issue that might be caused by it?DaveX said:
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Duly, good idea, taking into account you are moving to a Pike with a 20mm axle. I have not yet changed my Thule over to hold the 20mm axle. Have been putting the scooter in the car. Having looked at it, the whole thing doesnt really ues the locking system on the rack, you put the adapter in and use the axle quick realease so to speak to tighten it.
I could be wrong, am blonde , so may have it all wrong, anyone else changed to the Thule 20mm axle part.
Great motor vehicle by the way. Had one of those for a week when I last was in the US of A for more than two days to pick up a motolite. it went real well, got a severe caneing, but it loved it. Dont have Infinity in New Zealand, come to think of it, not in Spain either...
Great picture also Duly, perfecto light etc...................:thumbsup:
I could be wrong, am blonde
, so may have it all wrong, anyone else changed to the Thule 20mm axle part.Great motor vehicle by the way. Had one of those for a week when I last was in the US of A for more than two days to pick up a motolite. it went real well, got a severe caneing, but it loved it. Dont have Infinity in New Zealand, come to think of it, not in Spain either...
Great picture also Duly, perfecto light etc...................:thumbsup:
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