At 11:06 PM 4/1/01 -0400, you wrote: >I just picked up a Thule rack at the New England Paddlesports show >yesterday. I had planned on getting the entire rack including a fairing (I >thought it made sense... I have a little 4 cylinder Honda CRV and the drag >will be significant). The Thule guy told me they don't recommend the >Fairing with kayak racks as the up lift increases the lifting force on the >kayaks. I didn't get the fairing. > >What are your esteemed thoughts on fairings? I had a fairing stolen while I was mountain biking. It made a phenomenal difference in the amount of wind noise. I replaced it. Unfortunately I can't use it on the rack with my 2 sets of saddles because the fairing mounts are in the way. The fairing is now on a rack that isn't used with kayak saddles. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 03 2001 - 14:08:26 PDT
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