Re: [RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2021-07-21 Thread Tim Rogers
Since starting this thread last March, I acquired a double 1Up and it works 
great. I have no problem mounting my 59cm Clem L and my wife's Gazelle 
e-bike. The the 1Up fender cushion is the answer for fendered bikes. I have 
one cushion installed for the rear fender of her bike ... the Gazelle's 
front fender is short enough that the 1Up locking arm contacts the tire. No 
fenders on my Clem. It's kind of a trip to mount bikes on a rack with no 
center arm support, but once locked in they are solid and not going 
anywhere. The rack is extremely well made, BTW.

On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 1:55:52 PM UTC-5 Robert Tilley wrote:

> 1Up did just put out the Wheel Stop accessory for helping secure bikes 
> with fenders. It looks like this clamps against the rear of the front wheel 
> and helps stabilize the bike. You still need the rear arm to rest against 
> the rear fender but it may need to be less firm? The Fender Cushion would 
> also help there.
>
> https://www.1up-usa.com/product/wheel-stop/
>
> https://www.1up-usa.com/product-category/accessories/page/2/
>
> I have been trying to figure out a rack solution for myself since I will 
> have a tandem to carry soon. I think I'll be going for the 1Up heavy duty 
> rack. They offer a tray extension that will allow the tandem to fit. I'd 
> likely only carry the tandem on my camper van which is wide enough to not 
> have the tandem stick out past the vehicle much. It would be inside the 
> width of the mirrors.
>
> Robert Tilley
> San Diego, CA
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> I'd buy a double 1-UP if I knew they could be adjusted to fit my Sam 
> Hillborne and my wife's Clem L. Problem is--both have SKS fenders.
> Otherwise, what are my chances of obtaining a tilting rack for two bikes 
> with fenders?
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> Dave in Kansas
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Re: [RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-30 Thread Robert Tilley
1Up did just put out the Wheel Stop accessory for helping secure bikes with 
fenders. It looks like this clamps against the rear of the front wheel and 
helps stabilize the bike. You still need the rear arm to rest against the rear 
fender but it may need to be less firm? The Fender Cushion would also help 
there.

https://www.1up-usa.com/product/wheel-stop/

https://www.1up-usa.com/product-category/accessories/page/2/

I have been trying to figure out a rack solution for myself since I will have a 
tandem to carry soon. I think I'll be going for the 1Up heavy duty rack. They 
offer a tray extension that will allow the tandem to fit. I'd likely only carry 
the tandem on my camper van which is wide enough to not have the tandem stick 
out past the vehicle much. It would be inside the width of the mirrors.

Robert Tilley
San Diego, CA


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I'd buy a double 1-UP if I knew they could be adjusted to fit my Sam Hillborne 
and my wife's Clem L. Problem is--both have SKS fenders.    Otherwise, what are 
my chances of obtaining a tilting rack for two bikes with fenders?

Dave in Kansas

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Re: [RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-30 Thread Dave Redmon
I seem to remember that the Saris platform rack did not tilt. Not
interested in a rack that hangs my bikes. Am I mistaken?

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 11:13 AM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <
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> Dave, Saris makes tilting racks that support bikes with fenders. And they
> make a long wheelbase bar for your Clem L!
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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-30 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
Dave, Saris makes tilting racks that support bikes with fenders. And they make 
a long wheelbase bar for your Clem L! 

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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-30 Thread Dave Redmon
I'd buy a double 1-UP if I knew they could be adjusted to fit my Sam Hillborne 
and my wife's Clem L. Problem is--both have SKS fenders.Otherwise, what are 
my chances of obtaining a tilting rack for two bikes with fenders?

Dave in Kansas

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Re: [RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-29 Thread Eric Floden
I used to use a roof-mounted Thule system on my previous car (Tercel
Wagon). I made it a rule to ALWAYS have the sunroof open when I had bikes
above, to keep me mindful. It worked! Not ideal though as that car had no
glass panel, so when the sunroof was open, any rain could come in.

Now, we use a hitch rack. The hazard there was learned to me when it was
folded down and I walked into it, making a very nice ping-pong ball sized
lump on my shin.

EricF
Rather be on my Bomba,
Vancouver BC

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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-29 Thread eddietheflay
yes, and it does look like at least so far there are no inexpensive hitches 
for your car.

On Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 5:21:46 PM UTC-7, Tim Rogers wrote:
>
> Love my Clem L, but its long and heavy for car topping. My new Volvo v60 
> CC has a very expensive trailer hitch option, so I'm going with a roof rack 
> first as a trial. 
>
> The rack is Thule's UpRide. It's very well made, stabilizes the bike very 
> well, and has built in locks to lock the bike to the rack and the rack to 
> the load bars. The UpRide has an adjustable (sliding) real wheel support 
> which adapts to any wheelbase. My Clem is a 59cm.
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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-29 Thread eddietheflay
i never crashed my bike into the top of my garage door. instead i chose to 
return a video to the video store right after a long ride. there was an 
underground parking lot near the store. clearance for my car and most of my 
bike...but not quite enough. when i heard the crash i had no real clue 
immediately about what had happened. oh the bike. ripped the saddle off the 
seat post and dented the top of the car in two places from the force of the 
rack.

good luck.

On Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 5:21:46 PM UTC-7, Tim Rogers wrote:
>
> Love my Clem L, but its long and heavy for car topping. My new Volvo v60 
> CC has a very expensive trailer hitch option, so I'm going with a roof rack 
> first as a trial. 
>
> The rack is Thule's UpRide. It's very well made, stabilizes the bike very 
> well, and has built in locks to lock the bike to the rack and the rack to 
> the load bars. The UpRide has an adjustable (sliding) real wheel support 
> which adapts to any wheelbase. My Clem is a 59cm.
>

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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-28 Thread Joe Bernard
Dude, I've owned the 52cm version of that bike and I'd be in traction trying to 
put it on my also-not-tall Chevy Impala. I don't need to be injured before the 
ride starts!

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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-28 Thread Tim Rogers
I've looked at Curt and other bolt-on solutions. Unfortunately, no one can 
confirm fitment for my car yet ... probably too new (2020). Both Volvo and 
Stealth make a retractable hitch for the V60, but they're very expensive 
and the car is just low enough for me to manage the lift. My car lives 
outside day and night so there's no risk of clipping a garage door, and I'm 
just transporting the bike to trail heads. That said, I'm much prefer a 
hitch mount, just to avoid the lift. That steel frame may be comfy to ride, 
but its no fun to lift!

On Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 8:32:35 PM UTC-5, eddietheflay wrote:
>
> get this installed at uhaul:
>
>
> https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Volvo/V60/Curt/13268.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6_vzBRCIARIsAOs54z5TgZ4v51TO51JVviSywsYgbNoWX0KvGxQqTmYq3EA2ewV6HK1wAGkaAtjKEALw_wcB
>
> buy one of these:
>
> https://www.1up-usa.com/product/quik-rack-single/
>
> be happy for the rest of your life.
>
> don't succumb to the possibility that you just completed a 60 mile bike 
> ride, you managed to get that thing on the top of your car, you open garage 
> door when you get home, but fatigue causes you to forget your gorgeous bike 
> is up there. crash. ouch. shit. darn.
>
> On Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 5:21:46 PM UTC-7, Tim Rogers wrote:
>>
>> Love my Clem L, but its long and heavy for car topping. My new Volvo v60 
>> CC has a very expensive trailer hitch option, so I'm going with a roof rack 
>> first as a trial. 
>>
>> The rack is Thule's UpRide. It's very well made, stabilizes the bike very 
>> well, and has built in locks to lock the bike to the rack and the rack to 
>> the load bars. The UpRide has an adjustable (sliding) real wheel support 
>> which adapts to any wheelbase. My Clem is a 59cm.
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-28 Thread Joe Bernard
Tim's issue - referenced in "very expensive option" - may be that his car won't 
accept a standard U-Haul hitch. But I'm in the 'no roof' camp..maybe 20 years 
ago when I was a younger sharper man I would have put a reminder sticker on the 
dash and obeyed it, but now? No way, I'm going to forget that sucker is up 
there for SURE 臘

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[RBW] Re: Roof-topping a Clem L

2020-03-28 Thread eddietheflay
get this installed at uhaul:

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Volvo/V60/Curt/13268.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6_vzBRCIARIsAOs54z5TgZ4v51TO51JVviSywsYgbNoWX0KvGxQqTmYq3EA2ewV6HK1wAGkaAtjKEALw_wcB

buy one of these:

https://www.1up-usa.com/product/quik-rack-single/

be happy for the rest of your life.

don't succumb to the possibility that you just completed a 60 mile bike 
ride, you managed to get that thing on the top of your car, you open garage 
door when you get home, but fatigue causes you to forget your gorgeous bike 
is up there. crash. ouch. shit. darn.

On Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 5:21:46 PM UTC-7, Tim Rogers wrote:
>
> Love my Clem L, but its long and heavy for car topping. My new Volvo v60 
> CC has a very expensive trailer hitch option, so I'm going with a roof rack 
> first as a trial. 
>
> The rack is Thule's UpRide. It's very well made, stabilizes the bike very 
> well, and has built in locks to lock the bike to the rack and the rack to 
> the load bars. The UpRide has an adjustable (sliding) real wheel support 
> which adapts to any wheelbase. My Clem is a 59cm.
>

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