There are other options too Rocks for Tandems attach the front fork elevated above the rail, giving clearance for fenders. There are also the old style two piece systems that have a tray for the rebar wheel attaching to the rear cross bar, and a separate mounting point on the front cross bar for the front fork
Ted On Saturday, May 11, 2013, René Sterental wrote: > Hi Pierre, > > The only roof racks that work well with fendered bikes are those that grab > the frame via the downtube. Of the few available, the one I like the most > is the Thule Criterium: > http://www.thule.com/en-us/us/products/bike-carriers/roofcarriers/598-criterium-_-598 > > The other one is the Yakima Raptor Aereo, but its design isn't as refined > as the Criterium. > > I'm assuming you are using long fenders, such as Honjo or Berthoud. If you > are using shorter plastic fenders that don't reach so low behind the front > wheel, then any rack that holds the fork after you remove the front wheel > might do. > > René > > On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Pierre wrote: > >> All, >> >> I have an outstanding hitch bike rack (Thule Euroway G2 923), but this >> option is now gone with our new car. >> >> I am looking to buy a roof bike rack that would accommodate nicely a >> fendered fat-tired bicycle with front rack (Mark's or Mini type), any >> advice? >> >> I've owned in the past a Yakima highroller, it did NOT work well with >> fenders. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Pierre >> >> PS: my Thule Euroway G2 923 is for sale, make an offer off-list if >> interest, in the bay area (bought in Europe in 2011, so it has all the >> wiring for taillights, mandatory over there) >> >> -- >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');>. > To post to this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com');> > . > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
