Re: [Paddlewise] Yakima roundbar slippage/new rack

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 22:45:57 -0400
Joe Brzoza wrote:
> 
> 3.)  I've compared the weight of a Thule rack to that of a Yakima rack and
> the Yakima is much heavier.  So my good 'ol Yankee intuition tells me that
> the Yakima has got to be tougher. (No doubt there's an engineer on this list
> that will come back spouting technical metallurgical data proving otherwise)

I won't spout any theory, but there is no specific correlation between weight
and strength/toughness/stiffness etc.   

Personally, I prefer Thule.

Mike
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