lone one Posted December 7, 2012 Share a few people have advised me not to carry my carbon road bike on a bike carrier which supports the bike on the cross bar and rather get a carrier which supports it by the wheels. can anyone else advise, as the price difference is massive between the two different carrier options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss_quassie Posted December 7, 2012 Share If you can afford a carbon bike....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8848 Posted December 7, 2012 Share I reckon your bike is safe with either. the forces that it experiences when hanging from its cross bars are nothing compared to what it goes through on the road / trail and when being ridden. I used to have a "Hanging" bike rack which was fine for my (and my wife's) carbon bikes, but it took a long time to rack them and protect them in a way that they would not get scratched. then I upgraded to a rhinorack "sit on" rack and it is SO much easier, less stressful (on me) and all round better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRT EATER KZN Posted December 7, 2012 Share citroen berlingo works like a charm daughter hates sitting between mommy and daddy but its great having her at arms length its skaapie delux but i love it Tiny K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusher Posted December 7, 2012 Share I have a Thule "sit on rack" and whilst it isn't cheap it's a pleasure to load and unload as mentioned by 8848. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted December 7, 2012 Share the Thule sit-on racks are awesome, no matter what distances you travel, definitely the way to go. Money is well spent with these, considering what you will have already spent on your carbon bike.Hanging racks are fine for very short distances, ie to the bike park etc, but the slight small movements in the clamp/frame connection rub wonderfully on your frame.makes no sense treating your bike like this, transport it properly with a Thjule sit-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny K Posted December 7, 2012 Share It's a Thule Ride-on....... but either will work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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