Does anyone share this opinion or see the irony in this:
A person buys a nice bike. They already own an SUV or pickup or wagon. They buy what amounts to a Three Stooges plumbing project to bolt to the roof and then attach their precious new $2500+/- bike to it. Then they put $200 worth of clothing in a duffle bag and throw it in the back of the SUV. Why do people do this? Sorry, the argument that you "Have too much to fit inside the car" doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Buy a "Rocketbox" or similar cartop carrier and put your duffel bags, luggage, etc in that thing on the roof and, for goodness sake, put that beautiful bike I just spent hours slaving over and went to the trouble to put a coat of wax on and put $15 a can lube on your pristinely clean chain- put that magnificaent bike inside your vehicle. That's why you bought it. Someone bought a beautiful P2K from us and drove away with it dangling precariously from a $60 car rack. Hey, I know it's their bike, but sometimes its hard to let go... am I the only one that sees the irony in this? We don't even sell car racks here anymore I'm so fanatical about carrying your bike in your car. OK, I'm done- lemme have it...
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
A person buys a nice bike. They already own an SUV or pickup or wagon. They buy what amounts to a Three Stooges plumbing project to bolt to the roof and then attach their precious new $2500+/- bike to it. Then they put $200 worth of clothing in a duffle bag and throw it in the back of the SUV. Why do people do this? Sorry, the argument that you "Have too much to fit inside the car" doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Buy a "Rocketbox" or similar cartop carrier and put your duffel bags, luggage, etc in that thing on the roof and, for goodness sake, put that beautiful bike I just spent hours slaving over and went to the trouble to put a coat of wax on and put $15 a can lube on your pristinely clean chain- put that magnificaent bike inside your vehicle. That's why you bought it. Someone bought a beautiful P2K from us and drove away with it dangling precariously from a $60 car rack. Hey, I know it's their bike, but sometimes its hard to let go... am I the only one that sees the irony in this? We don't even sell car racks here anymore I'm so fanatical about carrying your bike in your car. OK, I'm done- lemme have it...
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com