RE: [Paddlewise] Yakima roundbar slippage/new rack

I'm with Dave on this one.  I purchased mine 12/98.  How wonderful of the
company to recommend that we consumers fix their product.  By the way, by
stripping off the plastic coating, several people in our group have had
their bars rust.

Debbie Reeves

> ----------
> From: 	Dave Kruger[SMTP:dkruger_at_pacifier.com]
> 
> huck wrote:
> 
> > I just purchased a new Metro and had a full Yakima rack [snip]
> > As I was pricing out the rack in the store, I was talking to a salesman
> > (friend of mine) and he mentioned that the Yakima rep was in the store.
> So I
> > hunted him down to question him about the rack problems we have
> discussed on
> > the list. He has explanations for both the slippery bars and the
> roller/dent
> > problems.
> > 
> >  1. The slipping bars are caused by a high oil content in the synthetic
> bar
> > coating. When you clamp it down, you squeeze out the oil. This problem
> was
> > corrected in 96 so the last of the oily bars should have left all stores
> by
> > 97-98. If your problematic bars are older than that, you can buy new
> ones. Or,
> > if you are looking for a cheap slippage correction, cut away the plastic
> > coating by your towers and replace with a thick layer of masking tape.
> He said
> > this works great.
> 
> AFAICT, this explanation from the Yakima rep is bogus.  I bought my last
> set
> of bars from Alder Creek in Portland, OR, out of new stock, shipped to
> them in
> early '99.  The Hully Rollers slipped madly on the bar until I
> contact-cemented 220 grit wet-or-dry emery paper on the inside of the
> clamps. 
> I think the clamps are the problem -- they do not grip the bar tightly
> enough
> -- and it is a design flaw (the designers are in the US), not something
> Yakima
> can blame on their manufacturing side (now in Mexico).  Evidence:  the
> clamps
> for the TLC saddles (same purchase event, same set of bars) work fine.
> 
> [Sorry to hear of the miscarriage of justice, Phil -- sounds like someone
> has
> it in for you.  That's the kind of harrassment no one needs.]
> 
> -- 
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
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