Re: [CR]On-topic roof racks?

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:24:58 -0500
From: "Tim Fricker" <tymncycle@gmail.com>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]On-topic roof racks?


Mitch said: http://search.bikelist.org/query.asp?SearchString=%22On%2Dtopic+roof+racks%3F%22&SearchPrefix=%40msgsubject&SortBy=MsgDate%5Ba%5D
>Yep, tan Prealpina racks. Still have one in the garage.
>Wonder what the one used in Breaking Away was?
>--Mitch Harris
>Little Rock Canyon, Utah

I know! I know! (Hey, there are so few questions here I can answer, I can get excited about this, can't I?)

The rack on Mike's car in "Breaking Away" is an Atkins-Graber, one of the less expensive but reasonably decent roof racks you could get back then. Clunky and utilitarian.

Tim

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