Evening all
Newbie here - anyone know where I can get a x2 hatch rack.
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MIB said:
Evening all
Newbie here - anyone know where I can get a x2 hatch rack.
.... gets lots of recommendations from here.
HTH.
Pete.
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:43:12 +0100, "MIB" <[email hidden]>
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Evening all
Newbie here - anyone know where I can get a x2 hatch rack.
Halfords? IME most of their own-brand stuff is [censored], but I have a
3-bike hatch rack which has lasted several years and several long
trips as well as shorter ones. Not sophisticated but it works.
--John
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I submit that on or about Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:36 +0100, the person
known to the court as John Abramson <john@<my surname>.org.uk> made a
statement (<[email hidden]> in Your
Honour's bundle) to the following effect:Quoted message said:
Halfords
NO! They are Minions of Stan and should be Shunned.
http://www.roofbox.co.uk is the place...Guy
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
NO! They are Minions of Stan and should be Shunned.
http://www.roofbox.co.uk is the place...Guy
Wot he sed... And with the addition that a tow-bar mounted carrier is
preferrable to a strap-on thinggie...Cheers, helen s
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"wafflycat" <waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
Wot he sed... And with the addition that a tow-bar mounted carrier is
preferrable to a strap-on thinggie...Oo...er missus!
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wafflycat said:
Quoted message said:
NO! They are Minions of Stan and should be Shunned.
http://www.roofbox.co.uk is the place...Guy
Wot he sed... And with the addition that a tow-bar mounted carrier is
preferrable to a strap-on thinggie...Cheers, helen s
Seconded, having been close when a strap-on has fallen off several
times, usually on motorways. Another advantage is there should be a
lighting socket so a proper light board can be attached, unlike one
Vectra we followed today, no lights visible, number plate also hidden,
straps already loosening with one hook already dangling...Niel.
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:47:29 GMT, Badger <[email hidden]>
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wafflycat said:
Wot he sed... And with the addition that a tow-bar mounted carrier is
preferrable to a strap-on thinggie...Cheers, helen s
Seconded, having been close when a strap-on has fallen off several
times, usually on motorways. Another advantage is there should be a
lighting socket so a proper light board can be attached, unlike one
Vectra we followed today, no lights visible, number plate also hidden,
straps already loosening with one hook already dangling...Niel.
A towbar mounted one is no doubt better but if you don't have a towbar
it increases the faff-factor (and cost) a lot to have to fit one. A
strap-on rack won't fall off if it's properly adjusted, any more than
the wheels will fall off your bike if they're properly bolted on. On
the high-level ones the bikes don't obscure plate or lights.These racks are a very long way from being perfect but IMO so are the
alternatives. You don't have to buy from Halfords if you have
religious (or other) objections to doing so, but they're often the
most convenient outlet for such items.
--John
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