[eric strt6]

not sure....near lee vinning...

Ok I was thinking 120 by Fallon NV You are at Mono Lake, near the south Tufa Towers (pink floyd album wish you were here cover. Saturday and Sunday I will be just an hour or so north of there near the junction of Hwy 88 and 89 west of hwy 395 you are at 120 and 395. I'll pack an extra fly fishing set up just in case you show up

 

[stoney]

The difficulty getting bike racks right now is... frustrating. I have 4 racks: 2 Thule and 2 Rockymounts. The Thule and Yakima cannot be converted to aerobar/T-Track, so I'm probably just going to sell them off. The Rockymounts are able to be converted to work on aerobars (not T-Track) for ~$72 each. But... the two necessary parts are not currently available from Rockymounts - I am effectively forced to buy new racks. I have lock cores for my Rockymounts, so I could transfer them over. But alas, I cannot...

If I'm buying something new, I want to get something that's compatible with Yakima T-Track cross-bars, as that will allow me more flexibility when mounting 2 bike racks and the box on the car. But... Yakima's only one that can do that, needs an adapter and special axle (both accessories), which makes it over $290 each. And from what I can tell, the tray's are pretty short. At least I have lock cores.

/rant #firstworldproblems

 

[jstuhlman]

The difficulty getting bike racks right now is... frustrating. I have 4 racks: 2 Thule and 2 Rockymounts. The Thule and Yakima cannot be converted to aerobar/T-Track, so I'm probably just going to sell them off. The Rockymounts are able to be converted to work on aerobars (not T-Track) for ~$72 each. But... the two necessary parts are not currently available from Rockymounts - I am effectively forced to buy new racks. I have lock cores for my Rockymounts, so I could transfer them over. But alas, I cannot...

If I'm buying something new, I want to get something that's compatible with Yakima T-Track cross-bars, as that will allow me more flexibility when mounting 2 bike racks and the box on the car. But... Yakima's only one that can do that, needs an adapter and special axle (both accessories), which makes it over $290 each. And from what I can tell, the tray's are pretty short. At least I have lock cores.

/rant #firstworldproblems

meh. we got my 2 yakima racks (older version of the current highroad) and a large yakima box (skybox 16) on the highlander for our current trip. sucks to load bikes, but it got us here...pix tomorrow....def need to install a hitch on the highlander and the accord hybrid and get a oneup 2 bike to swap though. i'm to old for the acrobatic shenanigans...

 

[stoney]

meh. we got my 2 yakima racks (older version of the current highroad) and a large yakima box (skybox 16) on the highlander for our current trip. sucks to load bikes, but it got us here...pix tomorrow....def need to install a hitch on the highlander and the accord hybrid and get a oneup 2 bike to swap though. i'm to old for the acrobatic shenanigans...

My issue is I need to name able to carry 3-4 bikes. The hitch covers 2, so 2 up top. But I have a Skybox 24, which is a beast, and takes up most of your rack space.

 

[Toshi]

My issue is I need to name able to carry 3-4 bikes. The hitch covers 2, so 2 up top. But I have a Skybox 24, which is a beast, and takes up most of your rack space.

4 bike hitch rack. Done and done.

 

[jstuhlman]

yeah, at that point i'm gonna go with some sort of northshore type hitch rack...there are a bunch out there now. and i can't even find anything like a skybox 24...ours is already ginormous.

 

[stoney]

4 bike hitch rack. Done and done.

Tongue weight limit on hitch. And I already have a 2-bike rack that does function just fine.

 

[stoney]

yeah, at that point i'm gonna go with some sort of northshore type hitch rack...there are a bunch out there now. and i can't even find anything like a skybox 24...ours is already ginormous.

Correction. I just looked up the REI order. It's an 18.

 

[jstuhlman]

Correction. I just looked up the REI order. It's an 18.

if you shift it way to the side you can get two bike racks up there...but yeah, for more, i'd do a hanging bike style hitch and keep the big box up top centered. alta, northshore, etc...

 

[Changleen]

Can you get this sort of thing in the US? They are getting really popular here are are really quick and easy to load and very space efficient:

VERTICAL BIKE RACKS

VERTICAL BIKE RACKS are designed for very fast loading/unloading bikes and only bike tires touching rack

www.rockracks.co.nz

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Whetstone Ridge

I missed something here. What brought you east?

 

[Westy]

I missed something here. What brought you east?

An airplane.

Visiting friends and my old stomping grounds.

 

[Da Peach]

An airplane.

Visiting friends and my old stomping grounds.

#superspreader