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Transporting my new lightweight carbon toy
Now I've bought a shiny new Trek Emonda, made from gossamer thin eggshell carbon, I was wondering how I get it to all the events I'm undoubtedly going to want to ride in?
I have a convertible so no roof racks, and no room to carry it inside if I want the roof closed so that's a dry-weather only option. I have a towbar with a 'hang by the top tube' type rack, but they're not advised as I understand it?
... leaving the wheel-clamp towbar types like the Thule Ride-On 9502 and similar as the only apparent option, but they still need strapping around the tubes as well, so is that just as worrisome?
All the thousands of carbon roadies out there must be transporting bikes by the thousand - how do you all do it without risking your ridiculously expensive faberge bikes?
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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If you can attach a hitch to the back of your convertible you could try this, it's also lockable which a nice feature. You gas mileage will suffer with a rear hitch mount rack over a roof mount and you'd have to keep track of your width clearance but it's an option.
http://www.thule.com/en-us/us/products/carriers-and-racks/bike-carriers/...
I think we have a language barrier - hitch in the US is towbar in the UK, so that's exactly the kind of thing I use now, which is apparently not advisable for carbon bikes, and which I'm looking for a safe alternative to for my new bike.
Surely someone reading this actually transports their delicate carbon bike on a towbar (hitch) mounted carrier? If you have actual experience, can you assist me?
You gas mileage will suffer with a rear hitch mount rack over a roof mount ....
I always thought it was the other way round as the aerodynamics of a big bulky object on top of the roof would easily outweigh the extra weight of a towbar carrier at the rear end of a car ? But then, I still shove a newspaper down my front for the desents so I'm probably WAY outta touch.
Quite the first world problem you've got yourself there...
Check out SeaSucker's and see how you could use them on your car. http://www.seasucker.com/product-category/bike-racks/
Very cool!
I love them... unfortunately with a soft top I have nowhere to mount them, clever though they are.
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