[Boots Ylectric]

One of my Xmas presents was the Yakima Q Towers and clips, 58" roundbars, and the Yakima Big Powderhound ski/board rack. My fairing for it came in on Friday while I was already on my roadtrip, so I'll pick that up this week and slap it on. First off, the VT looks AWESOME with a roof rack. Totally a roof rack car.

I was really happy to save my interior from sliding boards in and out, and be able to carry more people and gear in the car. There are some downsides though. I usually average somewhere around 30mpg. With the rack and boards I was around 25mpg. It also whistled like crazy. I used Yakima's reccomended measurments for rack placement. I'm hoping that toying with positioning and adding the fairing I can get rid of the whistling and get a couple MPG's back, because I'd love to just leave the rack on full time. Anyone else running a rack and have any luck with any of these issues?

 

[jeremy]

<----not feeling the look at all

 

[Dcannon203]

at least you are using the roof rack for transporting your equipment and not just as a wind drag multiplying sticker holder like most people do.

 

[Boots Ylectric]

at least you are using the roof rack for transporting your equipment and not just as a wind drag multiplying sticker holder like most people do.

LOL. Yeah, while I do think it looks cool that's really just a bonus. It's all about function for me.

 

[Hyperion]

Revival!

I was looking into getting a set of Yakima's but ultimately decided on Thule's instead. Being a hatch back I think roof racks look great on our cars.

 

[AZG23]

Picking up my Yakima tomorrow...

 

[RieBauer17]

<----- loves the roof rack! The VT is one of the best looking roof rackers.

 

[VTDawg]

Yup! I had a roof rack on my last car. I think I might get one for this one from Thule!!!! This is not a hitch kinda car since I hall my bikes with it..... So roof rack is in the works!

 

[Hyperion]

Picking up my Yakima tomorrow...

I would love to see pics of them on when you have them installed!

<----- loves the roof rack! The VT is one of the best looking roof rackers.

Do you have some pics of the roof racks on? I noticed that you also have a MB so I'm curious to see how it'll look!

 

[MTD]

Im kinda partial to the SeaSucker mounts myself.

 

[AZG23]

I would love to see pics of them on when you have them installed!



Do you have some pics of the roof racks on? I noticed that you also have a MB so I'm curious to see how it'll look!

Yep...just picked it up today at lunch..prolly be next week sometime. Gotta get the 19's on the car this weekend!

 

[RieBauer17]

I don't have a roof rack I was just saying I like boots` rack. I use sea suckers myself.

 

[AZG23]

Got the Yak on...and fitted my Specialized Epic 29er...seems to work well. Of course I didnt start til I got home from work tonight, so no pics yet Ill grab a few tomorrow in the light and get em posted asap

 

[Hyperion]

I looked into seasuckers, but I'm just so hesitant about suction cups holding my bike. I know they're well tested but I can't shake off the feeling that they'll just decide to come off while driving on the freeway..

 

[AZG23]

I get that same feeling...don't want either of my $3500 bikes destroyed..heck I'm nervous with it on the Yakima

 

[AZG23]

added the only pic I took this morning..

 

[Hyperion]

Man that looks good!

 

[Petey T]

Tough! I love it!

 

[IEatRice4dinner]

As a bicycle mechanic, I vote we get a pic with the bikes mounted

 

[AZG23]

I only got one mount...but maybe a pic w each diff bike..