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Transporting my new lightweight carbon toy

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  • July 14, 2014 at 10:16 pm #21905
    PurpleDog

    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?

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  • July 15, 2014 at 9:06 am #803933
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    arfa

    Wheels off, frame and wheels
    Wheels off, frame and wheels in boot. Sorted.

    July 15, 2014 at 8:50 am #803931
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    PurpleDog

    movingtarget wrote:If you can

    movingtarget wrote:
    If you can attach a hitch to the back of your convertible you could try this

    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?

    July 15, 2014 at 6:21 am #803929
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    movingtarget

    If you can attach a hitch to
    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/hitch-mounted-bike-carriers/thule-helium-aero-2-bike-9042-_-1680099

    July 15, 2014 at 1:03 am #803927
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    chokofingrz

    Quite the first world problem
    Quite the first world problem you’ve got yourself there…

    July 15, 2014 at 12:37 am #803925
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    PurpleDog

    Gkam84 wrote:Check out
    [quote=Gkam84]Check out SeaSucker’s and see how you could use them on your car. http://www.seasucker.com/product-category/bike-racks/%5B/quote%5D

    Very cool!
    I love them… unfortunately with a soft top I have nowhere to mount them, clever though they are.

    July 15, 2014 at 12:08 am #803923
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    Gkam84

    Check out SeaSucker’s and see
    Check out SeaSucker’s and see how you could use them on your car. http://www.seasucker.com/product-category/bike-racks/

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