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A Dream Finally Realized....

Postby J Gallo » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:03 am

Yesterday I finally fulfilled a dream of mine for the last couple years.

I am now the proud owner of a Yakima roof rack! No more assembling/disassembling of bikes to fit inside my 4 door car. I picked up this rack used, complete with 2 cobra bike trays.

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Postby tread » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:34 am

Just remember your bikes are on there when you pull into the garage :shock:
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Postby justinsbmxmom » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:59 am

I pulled that trick. Pulled into the garage to vacuum out my car and my bikes ended up on my trunk. Luckily the rack wasn't as damaged as the car. My roof is full of big dents now. Oh well, at least I can still put my bikes up there.
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Postby J Gallo » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:13 am

Just remember your bikes are on there when you pull into the garage


LOL :lol:

I know. I'll have to be really careful about that, I'm so used to just driving straight into the garage when I get home from Tooele on Saturday nights, then unloading the next day.
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Postby Curtis Newkirk » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:47 am

I have done it no less than half a dozen times over the years without any real damage. The trick it to tighten down the load bars sufficiently enough that they don't move UNLESS you run the bikes into something. Remember: it is not a question of if, but when :)
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Postby J Gallo » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:42 am

Just remember your bikes are on there when you pull into the garage


Official Score:

Garage - 1
Me - 0

I thought about it all the way home, and still tagged the garage. Fortunately, very minor damage as I was pulling in slow. Just pushed the rack back a couple inches and bent a tray (which I bent back).

I'm the true definition of a Utahrd......
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Postby Curtis Newkirk » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:56 am

Curtis Newkirk wrote:Remember: it is not a question of if, but when :)


Glad you got that lesson out of the way quickly. Males are creatures of habit and the only way to solve this situation is to think your bike is on the roof EVRY time you pull into the garage. This way you will at least consider whether your bike is up there whether it is or not :wink:
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