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Old 07-05-2007, 03:49 PM
tcampb01 tcampb01 is offline
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Default Re: Hybrid Station Wagon

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Originally Posted by Brady View Post
Awesome! Perfect timing, I was just looking into doing this exact thing. At first I looked at the hitch mounts, but since I don't have a hitch yet that would be a huge cost. Ten bucks per fork mount is much easier to swallow! So your pine board just lays down on the floor then? Do the bikes shift around at all?
The board can slide a little when you go around turns - so I threw a rubbery material under the board (I found mine at a Bed, Bath, & Beyond store). I've seen the material sold as kitchen cabinet shelf-liner material and also as a material to put under area rugs so they don't slide on the floor -- it'ts rather "grippy" and since doing that the board doesn't shift at all when I turn.

I was more worried that the bikes would tip when I take turns, but they don't tip at all (I imagine they might if I took a corner at some pretty high rate of speed).

Regards,
Tim

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