T-Bob Posted December 10, 2013 Share So up to now I've alway adhered to the rule that your bike rides in the car. With the holidays coming up, alot of farm / dirt / dust roads to drive, dogs, in laws and rugrats filling up the interior I've got to finally strap my roadie and my dual on a rack. Last time I did that I ended up at the Breede and my hardtail didn't have an inch of paint, chain or cable visible through the layers of dust. Had to spend the first evening cleaning it from top to bottom, chain baths and cassette off. I've got a tow bar clamp style rack. Any one got any ideas that are blindingly obvious to cut down the clag or is it time to put the in laws on the roof and the bikes back in the boot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted December 10, 2013 Share Dont laugh, but i had the same problem. I went and bought a motorbike weather cover from midas for like R150 and it fits over three bikes on my Thule bike rack. TIE IT SUPER TIGHT on the bottom... Bobs your uncle. wiledog_x, Skylark, Pants Boy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted December 10, 2013 Share I had the same problem on my regular trip to dullstroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted December 10, 2013 Share Dont laugh, but i had the same problem. I went and bought a motorbike weather cover from midas for like R150 and it fits over three bikes on my Thule bike rack. TIE IT SUPER TIGHT on the bottom... Good call. I'm down with servicing my own bike but at least let me have ridden it in anger 1st... Wayne Potgieter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanstone Posted December 10, 2013 Share Roof rack is almost the only way to prevent such a dust coating Robodog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted December 10, 2013 Share use cling film to wrap the bike! works like a charmMy wife would moer me if she saw me using that much clingfilm. Edited December 10, 2013 by Wayne Potgieter Izak, Maniax and DACoetzee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon_pro Posted December 10, 2013 Share use cling film to wrap the bike! works like a charm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon_pro Posted December 10, 2013 Share go to a plastic land or west pack … they sell industrial rolls like 100m about R80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon_pro Posted December 10, 2013 Share wait my roll is 300m, and i paid under R100 @ WESTPACK in alberton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted December 10, 2013 Share Dont laugh, but i had the same problem. I went and bought a motorbike weather cover from midas for like R150 and it fits over three bikes on my Thule bike rack. TIE IT SUPER TIGHT on the bottom... Bobs your uncle. Does that not flap and make a hell of a racket behind the car?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted December 10, 2013 Share Does that not flap and make a hell of a racket behind the car??dunno. Cant hear it over my screaming kids. On a serious note, if you tie it super tight, not really. But i drive a landrover Discovery 4, so the bikes dont really get hit by the wind as the car area exceeds the bikes. Steven Knoetze (sk27), T-Bob, gummibear and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted December 10, 2013 Share Just rinse the bike...what's wrong with that? take chain off during transport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted December 10, 2013 Share Just rinse the bike...what's wrong with that? take chain off during transport... I've got a navara and the roof racks they supply are useless and a nightmare to try to get anything for so it has to ride on a rear rack. After a simple 2hr dirt road drive the fine gritty dust had got into everything from the cassette to the cables to the rear mech wheels etc and loved anything with a hint of lube. A std wash managed to turn most of the dust into a mix of slime and glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted December 10, 2013 Share So up to now I've alway adhered to the rule that your bike rides in the car. With the holidays coming up, alot of farm / dirt / dust roads to drive, dogs, in laws and rugrats filling up the interior I've got to finally strap my roadie and my dual on a rack. Last time I did that I ended up at the Breede and my hardtail didn't have an inch of paint, chain or cable visible through the layers of dust. Had to spend the first evening cleaning it from top to bottom, chain baths and cassette off. I've got a tow bar clamp style rack. Any one got any ideas that are blindingly obvious to cut down the clag or is it time to put the in laws on the roof and the bikes back in the boot? Rubber "mat" cable tied to the the bottom of the rack helps a heck of a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Boy Posted December 10, 2013 Share dunno. Cant hear it over my screaming kids. On a serious note, if you tie it super tight, not really. But i drive a landrover Discovery 4, so the bikes dont really get hit by the wind as the car area exceeds the bikes. Actually, you can't hear it over the sounds of the Landy breaking. There's no way anyone can push a Land Rover fast enough to create wind, never mind dust. *You know there's no such thing as a Land Rover joke, it's all true Ramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappi Posted December 10, 2013 Share wait my roll is 300m, and i paid under R100 @ WESTPACK in alberton. just ask for pallet wrap. that price seems to be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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