Transporting my bike
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Hey all, need some advice:
A while back my truck died and with it my awesome home made truck-bed bike carrier. We now have a new Jeep Cherokee with roof rails. I just purchased Thule aero cross bars so I can strap lumber/ladders, etc to the roof so naturally I’m considering a roof rack for my bike. I had truly wanted to buy a platform hitch rack (Kuat or 1UP) as I feel they are easier to use, safer, don’t increase MPG’s, and play nice with my parking garage… but the cost is pretty prohibitive. I can get a bike add-on for my roof rack around $150, a good hitch rack starts at $350.00… but considering I have already dropped $300 on the bars (which I needed for work) the cash outlay is increasing.
Roof Rack
– real possibility of driving into a parking garage and forgetting bike is on roof
– poor fuel consumption
– noise
– I have no lawyer tabs on my forks.
– more difficult to put bike on roof
– front wheel still needs to go somewhere
– come with built-in security (locks on quick release and rack mounts)
– cheaper ($150-250)Hitch Rack
– interferes with back-up camera?
– requires cable lock or some added security
– heavy
– not fender friendly (in most cases)
– expensive ($350 – 550)
– much safer (other than rear end accidents)
– easier to load and unload
– no effect on MPG’sAny thoughts or experience would be appreciated
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