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Werehatrack <
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> On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:21:42 GMT, "Bill Sornson"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >[email protected] wrote:
> >> I noticed on a recent trip that when my bike is in my reciever hitch
> >> rack the wheels spin as I drive. Is it something to worry about?
> >> Should I bungy the wheels to the frame, or do I run the risk of
> >> indexing the bearings if there is pressure from that angle on the
> >> headset for long periods of time. Thanks for any advice.
> >
> >Turn off your cyclometer.
>
> First valid argument I've heard...
No, the cyclometer provides the most important data point.
I have unintentionally left my computer on the bike while the front
wheel was spinning free in the breeze. According to the computer, the
furious spinning I observed worked out to about 12-15 km/h in virtual
road speed.
I no longer worry about leaving my wheels to spin.
That said, my preference is to put my bike inside the car when possible.
Indeed, the missus and I recently purchased a car, and my prime
requirement was easy bike transport. I about half-won the day. If any of
you are wondering, a VW New Beetle has a fold-down rear seat and
capacious hatch, but is fairly short fore-aft. My 54 cm race bike will
only fit in with both wheels off.
Share & Enjoy,
--
Ryan Cousineau
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"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
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