Poor Kona

[OakLeaf]

Oh yikes! Hope the damage isn't too bad and she's all fixed up ASAP.

[ladyicon]

When I used to put bike on top of car, I would put the thing that opens the garage in the trunk! That way you never forget (hopefully)

[OakLeaf]

That helps with your garage, but not with parking garages or drive-through lanes. I know plenty of people who've rammed their bikes (both moto and bici) into other people's structures.

[pll]

I would think it should be trivial to make a sonar sensor, like the ones used for cars backing up, that warn you of obstacles... There are even some wireless ones, designed for a hitch -- I wonder if it would work as an obstacle sensor, mounted on the front of the rack rather than the hitch.

[Roadtrip]

I wonder if it would work as an obstacle sensor, mounted on the front of the rack rather than the hitch.

If only traveling at slow speeds... I once saw a semi truck opened up like a can of sardines because of a low clearance overpass. It wasn't pretty!

Also saw a train.. Yes a whole TRAIN locomotive (on flatbed truck being transported) wedged under a overpass that wasnt quite large enough.

Measure once, cut twice, right?

Shannon

[blackhillsbiker]

When I used to put bike on top of car, I would put the thing that opens the garage in the trunk! That way you never forget (hopefully)

This is a good idea, except that the opener is integrated into the rear view mirror on the Murano.

I got to the LBS today. He has a fork on order for me. He said he has been too busy to assess the extent of the damage — it looks like just the fork, so far. Anyhow, I'll know more next week. And we need to get parts to fix the Yak Rack. Sigh. I wouldn't have ridden today anyhow because it's my birthday and we're going out with friends this evening, with not enough time to get cleaned up and change. Maybe tomorrow will be dry enough to ride the roadie.

Deb

[owlice]

Happy birthday!

[jessmarimba]

Happy birthday!