Re: wierd bike rack query

wafflycat said:

"didds" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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snippity...

Quoted message said:

I've searched for bike racks on the web and looked at seemingly
hundreds... but none of them have suckers or look like this thing.

Does the above (undoubtably rubbish) description sound familiar to
anybody? Can anybopdy make any (reasonably serious) suggestions other
than to bin it and buy a proper bike rack?!)

Thanks for your time.

Cheers and TIA

ian

FWIW, I'd bin the thing - seriously. There's no way I'd want to risk
using a bike carrier of unknown age/quality/model vehicle it's designed
for. The last thing I'd want to have happen is for it to come off whilst
travelling along the road... the implications of that are too serious
and could land you in hot water with plod (rightly so I'd think in such
a case).

Go to

www.roofbox.co.uk

and get a proper bike rack definitely suitable for your vehicle.

Cheers, helen s

Good idea, but I find it better to look in a shop. If I purchase
something like this on the Internet and don't like it (e.g. colour,
weight), it's such a pain to send it back!

The nicest racks, in my opinion are Trek, Specialized, Brompton, Giant.
Not in any particular order, though. Just depends on your
circumstances. But what do I know, my rack is made by Falcon. One day
I'm gonna splash out and buy some real kit. 🙂

And don't forget the bungee ropes! Very important to avoid losing stuff!

Antony

"antgel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Good idea, but I find it better to look in a shop. If I purchase
something like this on the Internet and don't like it (e.g. colour,
weight), it's such a pain to send it back!

The nicest racks, in my opinion are Trek, Specialized, Brompton, Giant.
Not in any particular order, though. Just depends on your
circumstances. But what do I know, my rack is made by Falcon. One day
I'm gonna splash out and buy some real kit. 🙂

And don't forget the bungee ropes! Very important to avoid losing stuff!

Antony

The OP isn't referring to a rack that you put on the bike itself. he's
referring to a rack that goes on the back of a motor vehicle that carries
the bikes thenselves. www.roofbox.co.uk have extensive information on what
racks are suitable for what vehicles and the weights of the racks - it's
important to know this so you don't exceed the weight limits of your
vehicle. I got a towbar-mounted rack from roofbox.co.uk for my car and found
it excellent in working out, due to weight of rack given and the number of
bikes I need to transport, which rack was the best for me to buy.

Cheers, helen s

antgel said:

Good idea, but I find it better to look in a shop. If I purchase
something like this on the Internet and don't like it (e.g. colour,
weight), it's such a pain to send it back!

as it happens, www.roofbox.co.uk is the /ne plus ultra/ when it comes
to finding a bike carrier for your car - for this subject, I doubt you
would find better information, better presented, anywhere on the net or
in any bricks and mortar shop.

d.

On 24 Aug 2005 09:08:38 -0700, "davek" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

antgel said:

Good idea, but I find it better to look in a shop. If I purchase
something like this on the Internet and don't like it (e.g. colour,
weight), it's such a pain to send it back!

as it happens, www.roofbox.co.uk is the /ne plus ultra/ when it comes
to finding a bike carrier for your car - for this subject, I doubt you
would find better information, better presented, anywhere on the net or
in any bricks and mortar shop.

But they have bricks and mortar prescense too, now. They've got some
arrangement with Indespension. Click on "Store Locator" on the roof
box website.

Tim