Oakville/Mississauga/Burlington Mazda 3 spottings

I got passed by a Black GT sedan on Sunday morning, around 7am or so, on the QEW going towards Niagara....I think we we were past Grimsby....Come on it was Sunday and way to early...

I would have been easy to spot....A Titanium Grey GS sedan with two mountain bikes on the back of the car....I was on my way to a race...Hence the early drive...

BTW....The bikes make for a nice sail and aid in stopping, but really hurt the fuel economy...

Rich

yuro said:

....The bikes make for a nice sail and aid in stopping, but really hurt the fuel economy...


really?? because i had to give my sister ride to Sudbury last weekend, with all her stuff and bike, so I had one mountainbike on the roofrack and fuel economy didn't suffer.

ps. over last weekend i've put about 1200 km on my car, so far longest road trip in my mazda. time to hit Halifax in August..

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My bikes were on a trunk rack so they are running across the back end...Also, my hardtails sit up real high on the trunk rack...We have the rack set-up for our full suspension bikes, which sit much lower because of design of the bike...I'd assune that being on the roof would be a bit more aerodynamic....

BTW did you get a factory roof rack??

I haven't been able to find any info on aftermacket roof racks...

Rich

yuro said:

i got an aftermarket roofrack... the only rack you can get right now is Thule, plus I decided to go with aftermarket because it's wider than factory rack (the rack is a bit wider than the roof) which is important to me when i have to take my windsurfing or kayaking gear with me..

in my opinion Thule is little bit overpriced, but i was lucky enough to get a deal through my brother.

PS. do you ride a lot? are you planing to do "Lake to Lake" on June 20?

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Riding a lot is an understatement *laugh*....

I'm probably on my bike more then I'm in my car...But I do love the car...

I did the Lake to Lake last year and suffered through the mudfest, so I'm taking a break this year. The thought of dragging my bike through trail again is not a fun one. Plus, I've got a major trip planned to North Carolina and Tennessee for 2 weeks of riding and that's what all my focus is on.

Do you ever visit the MTBr site?? If not you should, it's a wealth of biking info....

BTW thanks for the heads-up on the rack...

Rich