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From: jan@hou2g.UUCP (J.NAGEL)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Rooftop Racks
Message-ID: <467@hou2g.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-May-85 12:45:40 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  9 12:45:40 1985
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Does anybody have opinions on the best way to carry a bicycle on a car?
I am going on a long trip and would like to take my bike.
It seems that the type of carrier that best fits my car (VW Golf)
is a rooftop mount.  To me, a bike perched way up there looks precarious.
Too many long moment arms, and think of the bugs, birds, and increased drag.
Still, a lot of people with very good bikes use rooftop carriers and
I wonder if there is a reason why.

		Jon Nagel
		..hou2g!jan