In a message dated 4/16/2001 8:34:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ellis_at_magnus.net writes: > I carry a 21' tandem on a Hyunday Elantra with no bow or stern lines > with not concerns for it coming off at Interstate speeds. How- > > 1) The Elantra is a wagon, with factory side rails, to which to clamp > the Thule system. I bet the whole shebang that flew off that one car > was a door frame clamp on model. > And I bet the guy who designed the little clips that hold your factory rack to your Hyundai did so with the full and clear understanding that you were going to put the Queen Mary on your roof, Ellis. Yak and Thule make some really great rigs for factory racks, and the fit is solid on most factory racks. Problem is, a lot of factory racks are pretty low-tech on installation hardware. Don't know that I'd ever want to trust a rack on a Hyundai --- or on a Mercedes or an Audi --- without tiedowns. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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 17 2001 - 20:27:14 PDT
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