Youch! I'm with Curtis- very painful to see this photo. So sorry this happened. I have what sounds like the same rear Thule rack, and from now on will double up the rubber straps with voile straps AND the fail-safe strap (and Gorilla tape!)
Good luck with the replacement. John On Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 6:00:31 AM UTC+9 [email protected] wrote: > Hi Leah, yes there was certainly a risk of Susie hurting someone > physically. Thankfully this did not happen and in fact I don't think anyone > even ran it over. Cars were definitely swerving though. > > The bike was on a hitch rack that carries the top tube. The top tube was > held down by rubber straps with holes - look for Thule and you'll see > pictures of what I'm talking about. The straps were tight- I made double > sure of that. My mistake was not using a fail-safe strap for peace of > mind. Actually it was my friend's rack and I know he feels bad (even > though it's not his fault). I believe that the force of the air on the > highway caused the straps to just get pulled off. > > Thanks for the advice, I'll plead to Will and see if they can do anything! > > Ben > > On Friday, August 13, 2021 at 4:36:30 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Oh, wow. Gulp. I have some questions, if the OP doesn’t mind me asking… >> 1. Was there risk of the Susie to coming through the windshield of a car >> behind you? I am SO glad no one was hurt. A Susie coming at you at highway >> speeds could mortally wound you. >> >> 2. What went wrong that the bike came free from the rack? There are >> probably things that other people (I’m looking at me!) might learn from >> this experience to avoid the same situation. >> >> Oh, and do call Riv and see if they have a frame in the warehouse for >> just such a thing. They have held frames for sentinel events in the past. >> >> All the best, >> Leah >> >> On Friday, August 13, 2021 at 1:24:50 PM UTC-7 Curtis wrote: >> >>> Ben, >>> >>> That picture is so painful to view. So sorry to hear about the >>> accident. I hope a replacement can be found. >>> >>> Take care, >>> Curtis >>> El Cajon, CA >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 12:09 PM Benjamin Park <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> [image: IMG_0839.jpeg]My dear friend Susie Longbolts, whom many of you >>>> helped guide me to purchase, passed away suddenly after she fell off a >>>> rack >>>> at highway speed. I did manage to grab her off the highway risking life >>>> and >>>> limb and am trying to salvage what I can. >>>> >>>> I'm just bummed out- I loved that bike! >>>> >>>> If any of you want to sell yours, or know of one that's for sale, >>>> please PM me. >>>> >>>> Ben in ATL >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0665c69a-744a-4469-a5a5-cf8b69c8f5f6n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0665c69a-744a-4469-a5a5-cf8b69c8f5f6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ce72f1cb-1a98-4d88-8eb3-0fbcd94879b6n%40googlegroups.com.
