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Best for MPG -- Roof rack or Tow Hitch Mounted Rack?
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05-19-2006, 06:50 AM
Sledge
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Re: Best for MPG -- Roof rack or Tow Hitch Mounted Rack?
According to an old HCH1 review, a roof bike rack will reduce your mpg by 1 or 2. With a bike in the rack, it's a 5 or 6 mpg hit. He switched to a hitch rack. With an empty rack, no mpg hit. With a bike in the rack, maybe 1 mpg less.
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