Ahhhh,
In my SUV with a Yakima rack and a Mt Bike on top I hit the lower edge of my
garage door at about 2 mph a few years ago... bent the bike forks, destroyed
two of the rack bar anchors (bent the other two) and I had to replace the
lower panel of the garage door. I'd hat to see what would have happened it
it had been the overhead concrete abutment of a parking garage (a lot less
give that a garage door on tracks). The best you can hope for is that the
cheapest thing breads first... the rack I guess.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: Pop Top Sports Rack

>Even without the feelers you would be taking any questionable overpass at 2
>mph!  At least, I hope you would.
>
>Karl Wolz
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Karl F. Bloss <bloss@ENTER.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 10:55 AM
>Subject: Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
>
>
>> > I have worried about the height of my van in several situations. I plan
>on
>> > mounting a bar to the front of the camper that would hit before
anything
>> > else. make it out of something that would not damage the van but let me
>> > know that I have ran out of room.
>>
>> That's a good idea, except that you have to take every questionable
>overpass at
>> 2 MPH.  Otherwise it's
>>
>> "Sign said clearance to the twelve foot line, but them bikes was stacked
>to
>> thirteen-nine...took them bikes off quicker'n the scum offa Louzianna
>swamp..."
>>
>> (Apologies to CW McCall)
>>
>> -Karl
>>
>> Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
>> '87 GL Weekender  "Beverley" -  185K miles
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