The trouble I have with a rack on the back hatch is the dust accumulation. The van pulls everything right onto my bike and it gets trashed pretty quick. Highway driving is o.k. but it doesn't take long on forest service roads. BTW, my rack is a Thule SUV carrier and it doesn't seem to put too much pressure on the glass as I first was worried about. But I am buying a front receiver mounted bike rack and see how that does. Dave 91Syncru
>From: Matthew <mpteleski@YAHOO.COM> >bob, et al. >-just got back from driving to a bike race. race went >VERY well for me. Anyways, i have the yak-racks on the >roof of the westy. That blows! To high. So, when we >hooked up in SLC, i think you had a yakima rack >attached to your rear hatch. I have those q-clip >towers for the wife's honda... what clips did you use >to hold it to your back door (q-clip number, or ? I >gotta find a better way to carry my backup vehicle. >:-) > >thanks for teh help >matthew |
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