The new Yakima fairing
08-19-2001, 12:32 PM
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The new Yakima fairing
It makes a bit of noise, but i'm told its better than no fairing -- i wonder if its worse than the old ones, but the good news is, it doesn't seem to damage the paint.
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08-19-2001, 12:49 PM
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No $HIT after having just washed it too...look at the ground :-(
Pine trees have two bad things...Pine Sap and worse...Pine Cones :-( both of which are bad and extra bad for your car ;-(
Regards,
James R.
Regards,
James R.
08-19-2001, 12:51 PM
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only for the picture.. only for the picture
unfortunately though, my car gets parked outside.. it moved over in the street after the picture.. next week though, it gets parked outside my apartment in the hot dallas sun.
08-19-2001, 12:56 PM
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lets not forget pollen
but not this time of year.. i've never had a problem with sap though.. but god, the pollen - my car looks yellow sometimes. - pines are everywhere... near the texas 'piney woods'
08-19-2001, 01:34 PM
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I have a big concern about that fairing...
First of all, your pictures look great! Beautiful car! And bike too. ;-)
The Yak racks are definitely high quality, and yours looks good on the car. However I would be really leery of a fairing which is "suspended" above the roof like that one is. When you are moving forward, there is a downforce on the fairing, and it will push it against your paint.
Can it be adjusted so that it rests against the windshield, instead of the roof?
-- Peter
The Yak racks are definitely high quality, and yours looks good on the car. However I would be really leery of a fairing which is "suspended" above the roof like that one is. When you are moving forward, there is a downforce on the fairing, and it will push it against your paint.
Can it be adjusted so that it rests against the windshield, instead of the roof?
-- Peter
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08-19-2001, 04:30 PM
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You gotta lose those reflectors!!!
Haha, just kidding. Incidentally, I've always mounted my fairings with the label (thule in my case) mounted inwards, so its just flat black from the front view. I never liked the HUGE THULE lettering/advertisement on my cars.
I like the new fairing style, however, it seems a bit smaller and looks like it won't damage the car's finish, as you indicated. Looks good.
I hate to keep my rack on the car at all times, as I hate the noise, looks, etc. I have the short (2 piece) bike trays to make taking the rack off and on a bit easier, and the two pieces are much easier to store as well.
I ride a Litespeed mountainbike, BTW. Looking for a used road bike. I need to buy by the fall/winter for training over the cold season. Riding my trainer indoors all winter is awfully boring.
Have fun!
-pb
I like the new fairing style, however, it seems a bit smaller and looks like it won't damage the car's finish, as you indicated. Looks good.
I hate to keep my rack on the car at all times, as I hate the noise, looks, etc. I have the short (2 piece) bike trays to make taking the rack off and on a bit easier, and the two pieces are much easier to store as well.
I ride a Litespeed mountainbike, BTW. Looking for a used road bike. I need to buy by the fall/winter for training over the cold season. Riding my trainer indoors all winter is awfully boring.
Have fun!
-pb