Are bike racks the new "in" thing..
11-21-2010, 03:10 AM
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I have a rack on my wagon...my rear derailer on my bike also broke on wednesday...looks liek bikerack is gonna be empty for a few months =(...o wait snowboard attachment =) hahaha
11-21-2010, 04:09 AM
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Well I got my bike rack up for a reason too, and well I have the snowboard attachment for those tahoe trips!
Well that and for those punks who race/speed on the streets, I guess it would be pretty sad to say you got beat by a car with a roof rack too. hahaha
Well that and for those punks who race/speed on the streets, I guess it would be pretty sad to say you got beat by a car with a roof rack too. hahaha
11-21-2010, 04:50 AM
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I leave mine on at the track. **** it.
I only have surf racks and snowboard racks though. Bike racks are for pussies. lol.
I only have surf racks and snowboard racks though. Bike racks are for pussies. lol.
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11-21-2010, 07:07 AM
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One thing i do know is that suby have a reason to have a rack. You can actually take our cars out to the mountains and not get stuck. Our cars are for that. But a dump civic with a rack? those cars cant even go up their own driveways? its deff become a "looks" thing along with hanging little dolls off your rear bumper...like wtf dood!
11-21-2010, 07:10 AM
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lol..bike racks are for pussies...I used to work for Fox Racing Shox..if you were to drive into our business parking lot, all you'll see is a bunch of bikes its crazy how many bikes there are..I bet you wouldn't say that there lol jk
11-21-2010, 07:56 AM
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It's the import guys picking up on older Euro trends, too, just like the herrafrush thing.
Difference is, old Euro stuff has raingutters so you end up with a lot of vintage racks, wood slats, junk on top, etc. The guys doing it to Japanese cars these days, there's no roof span, and it's all $$$ Yak or Thule setups. I'm sure it'll pass in a couple years.
I leave the base rack on both cars, and just bolt on the attachments I need when appropriate. No doubt that it's a stealth mod on the STi, but I've just always had a usable rack system on my car.
Oh, I forgot, obligatory "z0mg my roofrack is full of ****" shot from when I helped a buddy move.
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Difference is, old Euro stuff has raingutters so you end up with a lot of vintage racks, wood slats, junk on top, etc. The guys doing it to Japanese cars these days, there's no roof span, and it's all $$$ Yak or Thule setups. I'm sure it'll pass in a couple years.
I leave the base rack on both cars, and just bolt on the attachments I need when appropriate. No doubt that it's a stealth mod on the STi, but I've just always had a usable rack system on my car.
Oh, I forgot, obligatory "z0mg my roofrack is full of ****" shot from when I helped a buddy move.
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11-21-2010, 08:33 AM
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But I'm too lazy to take the time to remove mine. Sometimes I spontaneously want to ride. Also, if I have a friend who wants to come along, I don't want to go through the tedious process of putting it back on. It doesn't take long to put the rack on, but I don't think its worth removing it.
As for security, check out meh cable lock:
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11-21-2010, 09:36 AM
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Guys. Guys.
You know you have all seen the dumped 240s with no tread showing wires and a welded diff up in Tahoe passing the Subarus and 4x4 trucks on the freeway...
They totally make use of the racks on top.
You know you have all seen the dumped 240s with no tread showing wires and a welded diff up in Tahoe passing the Subarus and 4x4 trucks on the freeway...
They totally make use of the racks on top.
11-21-2010, 10:06 AM
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if it was a trend, i'd rather have a rack(which i do use for my bikes) than put a useless tow hook in front of my car for no apparent reason. you know who you are haha. haters gon' hate!
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11-21-2010, 10:14 AM
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this could be true. my car is tinted, semi-loud, and has tinted tail lights, and cops usually follow me around my neighborhood and just take off after a minute or so. kind of nice so i'm not going to complain lol.