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Jon Bond
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Ok, lease ran up on the (newer) Jeep, so my dad's got an ovloV XC now. It came with a square-bar
rack, but no hitch mount. And since its leased, we're not going to get one installed, because if we
did we'd have to get the dealer to do it and that would be expen$ive.
We've got a couple old roof racks, the kind that clamp the down tube. Unfortunately, they won't hold
my dad's or my bike because the downtubes are too big. All our bikes are QR and standard axle, so I
figure an axle mount one would be better for our bikes now.
The question is, Thule or Yakima? Thule would be the Velo Vise V2 (The disc compatible one) because
I've got some XT disc brakes on the way (and Marathon SL, woohoo!). Not sure about the disc wheels
yet, but they'll be on there eventually! Also, we'd probably get a long tray classic, since only one
bike will have discs. Problems with either of these?
If we got Yakima, then we'd get a Viper and a Copperhead. Prices are pretty much dead even, although
I think the copperhead might be 10 or 15 bux more expensive.
So, which company? I've got a 20% off coupon for performancebike.com, so that would make the thule
pair (they don't carry yakima) significantly cheaper. But say I didn't have that, which one would
you go for?
I've heard horror stories about bouncing front wheels, so I assume the smart thing to do would be
carry the wheels inside, right?
Thanks!
Jon Bond
rack, but no hitch mount. And since its leased, we're not going to get one installed, because if we
did we'd have to get the dealer to do it and that would be expen$ive.
We've got a couple old roof racks, the kind that clamp the down tube. Unfortunately, they won't hold
my dad's or my bike because the downtubes are too big. All our bikes are QR and standard axle, so I
figure an axle mount one would be better for our bikes now.
The question is, Thule or Yakima? Thule would be the Velo Vise V2 (The disc compatible one) because
I've got some XT disc brakes on the way (and Marathon SL, woohoo!). Not sure about the disc wheels
yet, but they'll be on there eventually! Also, we'd probably get a long tray classic, since only one
bike will have discs. Problems with either of these?
If we got Yakima, then we'd get a Viper and a Copperhead. Prices are pretty much dead even, although
I think the copperhead might be 10 or 15 bux more expensive.
So, which company? I've got a 20% off coupon for performancebike.com, so that would make the thule
pair (they don't carry yakima) significantly cheaper. But say I didn't have that, which one would
you go for?
I've heard horror stories about bouncing front wheels, so I assume the smart thing to do would be
carry the wheels inside, right?
Thanks!
Jon Bond