Not that mr. Lee needs any verification on this, but i just went through this process to get a long tube to span the width of the rear hatch on my westy. I called a bunch of places, and 1 1/8 tubing is next to impossible to get... However, as was mentioned, plumbing pipe (which seems to be what Yakima used, anyway) works well, and is cheap. I just also purchased a shower curtain rod sleeve (just a split plastic tube) that i wrapped around the pipe - looks stock, and cost all of $10 for everything. Gary's racks are, i am quite sure, infinitely cooler, though. -Damon
--- "G. Lee" <gary2a@TELUSPLANET.NET> wrote: > > Yakima load bars are 1 1/8" OD (outside diameter) > including the plastic > coating. This is an uncommon size of tubing, > usually hard to get. > > Some older Yakima carriers require exactly 1 1/8" > load bars, meaning > anything other than 1 1/8" will not work. I think > their newer bike carriers > are more universal and can accommodate a variation > in tubing diameter.
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