Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA252859934; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:58:54 -0800 Return-Path: <golink@sirius.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA027849923; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:58:43 -0800 Received: from mail2.sirius.com (mail2.sirius.com [205.134.253.132]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id WAA02508 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:58:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from atman- (ppp-asft05--132.sirius.net [205.134.227.132]) by mail2.sirius.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id WAA22688 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:54:53 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990306225559.007c2960@pop.sirius.com-DeleteThis> X-Sender: golink@pop.sirius.com-DeleteThis X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 22:55:59 -0800 To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: George Linke <golink@sirius.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Removeable Gorge Rack In-Reply-To: <199903070013.QAA11946@smtp.well.com-DeleteThis> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Just a comment: When I go on long trips with a Gorge rack and heavy load. I
use 2 in wide nylon straps attached to the the rack and pass the straps
through the interior of the car via door or window opening. I am more
concerned about the car to rack connection failure. I just dont ever want
to have a rack come loose at 70 miles an hour and have it fly at the car
behind. At this point the loss of the equipment is totally immaterial. I
have seen a regular rack fly off a car. When you read the rack instructions
they dont really give you that much load capacity as I like to use. I have
mounted 3 bikes and 3 boards with this arrangement.
At 04:21 PM 3/6/99 -0800, you wrote:
>
>> From: David Nelson <dnelson@hooked.net-DeleteThis>
>> Subject: Re: Gorge Rax
>
>> Apparently, for the same price, it comes in a removable version (making
>it so you >can remove it for short periods without taking the base rack
>apart)
>> Does anybody have reason not to go with the removable version? (sounds
>like the >added flexibility is a plus)
>>
>> thanks
>> David Nelson
>> (prey for Treasure Island to open this year)
>
>I bought the removeable version, but have not installed it yet. The only
>thing that gives me some concern is that it is clearly VERY IMPORTANT to
>tightly bolt the uprights onto the part that remains on the car. As
>designed, the uprights are held onto the base by a "friction" system. I
>can see there being significant uplifting wind pressure upon three boards
>at highway speeds. I am thinking of drilling extra holes and running
>cotter-pins, or something, through the uprights for extra security.
>
>Anyone ever hear of someone losing an entire Gorge Rack (and three grand in
>boards) onto the freeway??
>
>
>
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