[Yak] Bungees on travel case/ trailer

[John S. Allen]

At 02:11 PM 8/15/2007, al davis wrote:
>On Wednesday 15 August 2007, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
>wrote:
> >    Use old tire tubes.
> >
> > Where?  Around the whole thing?
>
>Around the whole thing!!!!

Big-wheel or little-wheel tubes to stretch nicely around the Travelcase?

Good idea too to keep it from opening unintentionally if there is a 
problem with the latch.

I can second this idea. I traveled once from Massachusetts to Indiana 
and back with David Wilson, and *MIT mechanical engineering 
professor* no less, whose car-top rack consisted of a wodden frame 
and about 50 old bicycle inner tubes stretched every which way. This 
contraptioncarried our bikes faultlessly!

Fond memory too, this trip, to the 1984 International Human Powered 
speed Competition, was my first date with my wife.

And along with others at this event, I earned the unusual distinction 
of having ridden a bicycle around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 
though I didn't compete.

John S. Allen

Regional Director for New York and New England, League of American Bicyclists
League Cycling Instructor #77-C and Member of the League's Education Committee

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