Re: [Paddlewise] racks, was Garage length (was: sea kayaking cars)

At 21:15 8/13/99 -0500, lenonm_at_milwaukee.tec.wi.us (M. Lenon) wrote:
[snip]
>The biggest problem with the Thule as I analyzed it is their rectangular
>bars. Because of the markedly curved roofline on the coupe, the tops of the
>Thule bars are not in the same plane. The top of the rear bar is angled
>upwards into the sky, and when the kayak saddle is attached it's not at all
>level, but angled sharply upwards. The Thule bars would be great on a
>flat-topped vehicle with four doors. They make a great rack, but with more
>limited applications than the Yakima, I believe.
>
>The Yakima roundbars aren't limited in this way as the attachments are
>infinitely adjustable for angle on the round bars allowing a greater
>extension between the bars. We now have a 1999 Honda Civic Coupe Si (at
>last(!) Honda has given us a worthy replacement for the former hatchback Si
>we used to have) carrying both our kayaks with our Yakima rack. Rock solid
>rack, and worth every penny. I usually cruise at 70 mph on the interstates
>with occasional bursts to 80 mph+ to complete a pass and get out of the way
>of the faster guys. Typical sales on Yaks are 20% off, which is a $100
>savings on a $500 MSRP assembly, so worth shopping for. Most bike shops
>carry them and would probably be willing to meet that price.
[snip about great customer service]
>
>Regards,
>
>Bruce

the above mentioned reasons, especially the curved roof aspects, were the
reasons we chose to acrry yakima, when i managed a bike shop. we couldn't
afford the investment in the two lines, so we chose yakima for the good
solid mounting/applications, and barcrafters, for our low end, best value
for the least dollar ;-)

fits my 85 honda accord... plus, as i mentioned, if you have a car you're
going to keep for a while, it's worth the $150-200 investment to have a 
body shop install a set of "fake raingutters" ... did that on our subaru,
so all the racks i have fit all the cars i have ;-)

mark
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