UH-OH! - roof rack and garage

[kenyonchris]

I am embarassed to admit this as an experienced rider. I had just picked up my husbands newly tuned up racing rig and was in a hurry to meet him - drove into the garage with the bike on the roof.....ummmm good thing we are newleyweds...

Long story short - carbon frame, wheels, and most other parts intact - was able to rebuild in one week to race again. Had to buy a new fork (was able to find EXACT one for a 3 yr old bike on ebay), new handlebars, and a new computer...

whew I escaped easy on that one...

anyone else care to 'fess up??

debi

My ex husband drove our bikes under the awning of a hamburger place. His bike is a lot taller than mine and it got the worst of the damage. The roof also did not come out very well. My computer broke so that needed a little repair.
It scarred me for life, tho, so now when the bikes are on the roof, I am paranoid.
My DH (just married) refuses to put the bikes on my roof rack for that reason, though. We take the truck we keep for that reason. Hmmmm...doesn't trust his Madone and my Pinarello to the roof rack.....

[Tuckervill]

Congratulations on your marriage, Kris.

I just had an idea for a device that would remind you when you are driving slow that there is something on your roof. (You wouldn't need to know so much if you were going down the interstate.) Dang, I wish I had the time to invent it! lol.

Karen

[tulip]

I had a bike partially fall off of a rear trunk rack on the interstate. I had no idea, but another car pulled up beside me (at 70mph) and pointed and honked. I figured it out.

I put my bikes inside my car when I'm driving alone. When I travel with my BF, I use the roof rack, but with two of us we're less likely to forget that they are there.

It helps that I don't have a garage and don't do drive-through dining!