On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > Elaine Harmon wrote: > > > > Hi, where do you get these pads? > > > The pads are sold by Yakima and Thule and come in two versions, one with > a slit along the bottom (that allows you to slip the pad on to the rack > bar) and one with no slit (which means you need to place them on the > rack via the end which means removal from the towers, etc. a pain in the > arse). The pads are also often sold by paddling shops with their logo, > phone number etc. on them. One of the best I had, and which never wore > out due to UV damage (I never took the pads off the rack and parked > outdoors) was from Jersey Paddler. They are longer and covered with an > acrylic material that beats the nylon covers normally used by Thule and > Yakima. Same price, i.e. $18 -20 a pair. try a bicycle shop, who sells pads for the BMX bikes... way cheaper ;-) really cheap, pipe insulation, covered with your favorite material, with a couple pieces of duct tape!! i replace this every couple years. mark -- #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark ---- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [_| [_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.jacknjillz.com/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Fortune: A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. - English Proverb *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 26 1999 - 14:53:13 PDT
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