XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: njnagel@roosters.net   
      
   On 06/26/2010 06:14 PM, Brent wrote:   
   > On 2010-06-26, Nate Nagel  wrote:   
   >> On 06/26/2010 05:41 PM, Ron Peterson wrote:   
   >>> On Jun 26, 1:10 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the   
   >>> Movement of Tantra-Hammock"   wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> True, but sometimes advertising makes demand. For example, Stupid   
   >>>> Unnecessary Vehicles are totally unnecessary and yet advertising   
   >>>> creates a demand for them.   
   >>>   
   >>>> A bicycle though is totally necessary --just as Mao envisioned-- so   
   >>>> I'm afraid there's going to be a lot of communism in Heaven.   
   >>>   
   >>> I find my THH helpful in transporting my bikes to the bike trails. If   
   >>> I didn't have bikes, I wouldn't need a SUV and would get sports car   
   >>> instead(I haven't figured out which one,  anybody have insight as to   
   >>> the best one?).   
   >>>   
   >>> --   
   >>>      Ron   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> I have a Thule roof rack which works on all of my cars, including a   
   >> Porsche 944...  pretty much any sports car, so long as it has a fixed   
   >> roof, ought to be able to accomodate same.  I have in fact used it to   
   >> bring a bike home after purchasing it (it's way easier than cramming it   
   >> in the back seat of the Impala, and less risk of getting grease on the   
   >> upholstery.)   
   >   
   > Any car with fold down rear seats should be able to take a bicycle in   
   > the trunk with just removing the wheels. It would be even easier with a   
   > bicycle that had a quick release seat post. It's the seat and the pedals   
   > that usually give me the problems. When I get everything just right the   
   > bicycle will slide in effortlessly. When I get it wrong it takes a   
   > minute or two.   
   >   
   > I've even been able to get bicycles in the tiny trunk of my '73   
   > maverick. Seat does not fold down. But I won't even try that with my   
   > cannondale. The steel frame bikes I didn't worry about dinging the frame   
   > on the threaded end of the spare tire hook. Just tossed a rag over it so   
   > it wouldn't scratch the paint.   
   >   
      
   if you have 3 or 4 bikes to carry, the roof rack is the only way to go.   
     Of course, the bike holders ain't cheap... but still.. beats driving a   
   truck when you otherwise wouldn't have to.  plus it's also useful for   
   skis, lumber, ladders, etc.   
      
   nate   
      
      
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