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Old 09-28-2016, 12:43 AM
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My Bianchi using Bmw crossbars and Bmw bike carrier works great
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Hemmed and hawed at this decision.
It was down to the NV rack, T2 Pro and the Saris Superklamp.
Their superclamp was nice, but I figuered 2" overall would be better - less rattle, etc.
So that ruled them out.

Then Thule has issues mounting 2 fat bikes which sorta pushed me over the NV rack. I thought long and hard and figuered I've got at least a 6-7 year jump on the possibility of 2 fat bikes needing to sit on trays, so.......I ordered the T2 Pro.

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ANYthing else I should order from abroad that I cannot get here ?

About to order a Hebie (german made double kickstand) from overseas...
Yes, there is the USRUS and Pletschner, but Hebie apparently is a much better built kickstand.
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I'm within 20 miles of pretty much every trail I ride, so I went with a Yakima Ridgeback 4 for the quickness and ease of throwing my bike on and getting it off.

Folds up completely flat and hangs on the wall of my garage when not in use.




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I'm running the 1UPUSA single rack. It's a modular design, so I can add additional racks if I need to carry more bikes (up to 3). It folds up and out of the way when not in use. I like that it doesn't touch the bike frame at all. Best of all, it's super light
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Old 09-29-2016, 02:21 AM
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I used to have the Yakima FrontLoader roofrack and had constant fears that I would run into my garage with the bike. Besides, it's a lot of work lifting a mountain bike (even a carbon bike) that high up - it's no fun after a 4 hour ride
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beaut ride DKL. And of course I knew it was bound to happen....you know how that goes, mod 1 thing and it all goes downhill from there.

When i dropped the roadie off at the ship to get a tune, I spied a Devinci that I must have ....well, probably after a bit more saddle time

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Old 09-29-2016, 11:12 AM
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beaut ride DKL. And of course I knew it was bound to happen....you know how that goes, mod 1 thing and it all goes downhill from there.

When i gripped the roadie off at the ship to get a tune, I spied a Devinci that I must have ....well, probably after a bit more saddle time
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Keep those pics coming guys. Very insightful. Came across this pic in my research
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Paging DKL -

Just curious. Got extra trays for the 1up. Looks like the consensus is for some , is to run with the single tray , and just have another 1 or 2 trays for standby..
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