Experience with Yakima bike rack on 06 HAH
#1
04-17-2006, 08:24 AM
Experience with Yakima bike rack on 06 HAH
Hi All!
My wife bought a new HAH (w/o navi) in March. We chose it because we
wanted another hybrid that had enough power to haul our bicycles
around on top. My 2003 HCH does not have enough power to do it
(...that story is on a different thread...).
This last weekend we used our new HAH for the first time to carry our
bicycles from Dallas to Fredericksburg, TX (near Austin in central
Texas). We use a Yakima roof rack. The bikes are a tremendous drag,
and a strong wind really helps/hinders depending on the direction.
The HCH simply couldn't effectively push the bikes through the wind at
70 mph.
The HAH worked great! It had no problems hauling the bikes around.
The trip south was into a strong wind; a 20-30 mph south wind is
common in central Texas. With the bikes on top, doing 70-75 mph all
the way, interstate, flat, A/C on, we got 27 mpg. On the drive back
to Dallas, same conditions, we got just over 31 mpg. Overall was
29 mpg.
-Stewart
My wife bought a new HAH (w/o navi) in March. We chose it because we
wanted another hybrid that had enough power to haul our bicycles
around on top. My 2003 HCH does not have enough power to do it
(...that story is on a different thread...).
This last weekend we used our new HAH for the first time to carry our
bicycles from Dallas to Fredericksburg, TX (near Austin in central
Texas). We use a Yakima roof rack. The bikes are a tremendous drag,
and a strong wind really helps/hinders depending on the direction.
The HCH simply couldn't effectively push the bikes through the wind at
70 mph.
The HAH worked great! It had no problems hauling the bikes around.
The trip south was into a strong wind; a 20-30 mph south wind is
common in central Texas. With the bikes on top, doing 70-75 mph all
the way, interstate, flat, A/C on, we got 27 mpg. On the drive back
to Dallas, same conditions, we got just over 31 mpg. Overall was
29 mpg.
-Stewart
#2
04-17-2006, 08:39 AM
Re: Experience with Yakima bike rack on 06 HAH
Originally Posted by Stewart.French
Hi All!
My wife bought a new HAH (w/o navi) in March. We chose it because we
wanted another hybrid that had enough power to haul our bicycles
around on top. My 2003 HCH does not have enough power to do it
(...that story is on a different thread...).
This last weekend we used our new HAH for the first time to carry our
bicycles from Dallas to Fredericksburg, TX (near Austin in central
Texas). We use a Yakima roof rack. The bikes are a tremendous drag,
and a strong wind really helps/hinders depending on the direction.
The HCH simply couldn't effectively push the bikes through the wind at
70 mph.
The HAH worked great! It had no problems hauling the bikes around.
The trip south was into a strong wind; a 20-30 mph south wind is
common in central Texas. With the bikes on top, doing 70-75 mph all
the way, interstate, flat, A/C on, we got 27 mpg. On the drive back
to Dallas, same conditions, we got just over 31 mpg. Overall was
29 mpg.
-Stewart
My wife bought a new HAH (w/o navi) in March. We chose it because we
wanted another hybrid that had enough power to haul our bicycles
around on top. My 2003 HCH does not have enough power to do it
(...that story is on a different thread...).
This last weekend we used our new HAH for the first time to carry our
bicycles from Dallas to Fredericksburg, TX (near Austin in central
Texas). We use a Yakima roof rack. The bikes are a tremendous drag,
and a strong wind really helps/hinders depending on the direction.
The HCH simply couldn't effectively push the bikes through the wind at
70 mph.
The HAH worked great! It had no problems hauling the bikes around.
The trip south was into a strong wind; a 20-30 mph south wind is
common in central Texas. With the bikes on top, doing 70-75 mph all
the way, interstate, flat, A/C on, we got 27 mpg. On the drive back
to Dallas, same conditions, we got just over 31 mpg. Overall was
29 mpg.
-Stewart
My old 1992 accord with a 2.2L manual used to do the job nicely. I would drive from boston area to northern NH with bike and roof rack and still got 35-38 mpg's even going up/down hills/mountain passes. I was thinking about getting a trunk-mount bike rack for my HCH as it would probably not impact the FE as much as my roof rack...???
#3
04-17-2006, 03:18 PM
Re: Experience with Yakima bike rack on 06 HAH
ralph_dog,
I would even suggest a hitch rack. That is what I have on my '03 HCH and it doesn't hurt too badly.
Billy
I would even suggest a hitch rack. That is what I have on my '03 HCH and it doesn't hurt too badly.
Billy
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