> I have owned both Yakima and Thule racks. I am more happy with the Thule. > They seem to be slightly better constructed/engineered. The biggest issue > for me was the circular construction of the Yak cross bars: no matter how > much I tightened them, the rollers would lean forward or aft on the top of > the cross bar... I also had experience with both, and grew to dislike the Yakima roundness. It's still a mixed bag, though. If you need to extend the bars, for example, the Yakimas will take lengths of electrical conduit inserted within the pipes. Much cheaper and stable than what Thule offers, if you can find them... Also, if you take the racks off between uses, the Yakima is better in that the towers stay in place on the tubes whereas the Thules will slide all over once loosened. That makes for a tougher remount -- you have to realign everything again... But the Thules don't rotate and that's a major consideration. I think of them as being sturdier as well. Joe P. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Feb 02 2004 - 07:49:57 PST
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