[net.bicycle] Rooftop Racks

jan@hou2g.UUCP (J.NAGEL) (05/09/85)

Does anybody have opinions on the best way to carry a bicycle on a car?
I am going on a long trip and would like to take my bike.
It seems that the type of carrier that best fits my car (VW Golf)
is a rooftop mount.  To me, a bike perched way up there looks precarious.
Too many long moment arms, and think of the bugs, birds, and increased drag.
Still, a lot of people with very good bikes use rooftop carriers and
I wonder if there is a reason why.

		Jon Nagel
		..hou2g!jan