Bike Direction on Roof
rocketman76
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Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts/suggestions on which direction bikes should sit on the roof
I've Thule bike carriers which can be left or right opening.
So do I place both bikes facing forwards, or do I have the bikes one front facing, one rear facing?
If the answer is simply try it and see, so be it, just wondered if anyone had experience of whether one option is easier for mounting the bikes, or provides less wind noise etc.etc.etc.
cheers
I've Thule bike carriers which can be left or right opening.
So do I place both bikes facing forwards, or do I have the bikes one front facing, one rear facing?
If the answer is simply try it and see, so be it, just wondered if anyone had experience of whether one option is easier for mounting the bikes, or provides less wind noise etc.etc.etc.
cheers
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both just as bad IMO. I run mine as single, forward, double, both forward and triple, 2 forward, 1 backward.Salsa Spearfish 29er
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I run one as forward and the secondary one as backwards, simply because it means I can access the lock easier. If you have them both mounted forward with the lock on the outside then winner.
As ^ said, a third slots nicely in the middle then.It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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If you have one forward and one rearward then the way you handle them is the same, you may find it physically easier one particular way, therefore stick with this . Otherwise does it really matter?I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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I have one forward and one backward so I to make clamping easier (clamp goes onto the frame from the inside). Makes no other difference as far as I can see."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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cheers for the answers folks.
I figured it wouldn't make much difference, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
I'm going to go with both facing forwards as I like things ordered, so both forwards looks right to me.
Have to say the initial install of Thule aerobars and freeride carriers is a bit of a fiddle, but once setup they seem superb! (Just gotta remember the low bridges!)0 -
To fit 4 it's front/back/fron/back or they may not fit... and swap the fixings so they open the correct direction or you'll never get them loaded.Vitus Sentier VR+ (2018) GT Grade AL 105 (2016)
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I carry 4 bikes on the roof with Thules, 2 forward, 2 rear facing. Just so happens that when I take my bike out on its own it faces rear but makes no difference.0
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I run two facing backwards and one forwards. Running backwards seems to make the thing a bit more stable. That said, I've started to use the Halfords simpler racks rather than the Thule 591 for the main two as while it's less adjustable, having an arm either side bracing the bike is more stable than the single sided arm. Not that I ever had an issue with the 591, but...1994 Clark Kent F12; 2004 Mount Vision; 2011 Canyon AM 7, 2012 Canyon Torque FRX 6, a unicycle and a Brompton.0
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Ya know whats needed, some sort of guard or cover to stop the bikes getting covered in dead bugs.
Always find its a blood bath on the forks and handlebars of the bike after a good journey when they're on the roof.0 -
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How wide is your roof? How wide are the bars? If you have a wide roof then both forward facing (and swap the system round so the lock is facing outwards on both sides). You need a very wide car for bar widths these days though. I tend to do forward/back/forward/back so can get 4 bikes on the roof...
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One facing forward, one facing back. Thats only because the racks were set like that.
The only difference is that when facing back there is less front wheel wobble, and therefore possibly a little safer. This will obviously depend on the racks you use.0 -
I put mine facing backwards in the hope that stones and stuff are less likely to hit the fork stanchions0
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I've always found a post-it note on the dash with the new hight helps avoid too low bridges.rocketman76 wrote:cheers for the answers folks.
I figured it wouldn't make much difference, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
I'm going to go with both facing forwards as I like things ordered, so both forwards looks right to me.
Have to say the initial install of Thule aerobars and freeride carriers is a bit of a fiddle, but once setup they seem superb! (Just gotta remember the low bridges!)
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my uncle has to have both bike facing forward,
but it can make fitting the bikes hard if the bars are hitting, each other. I go front back front back to fit more on0 -
spankone wrote:my uncle has to have both bike facing forward,
but it can make fitting the bikes hard if the bars are hitting, each other. I go front back front back to fit more on
then just undo the stem bolts and swing the bars around. then tighten the bolts back up.
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