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Old 09-24-2007, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by danny zubot View Post
I wouldn't think that a bike would have that much drag on top of a car! Would it be much better if you had the bikes rear mounted?

That's with two bikes on the roof one wheels on and the other fork mount. Rear mount would make a huge difference but would render my hatch useless with the bikes on, I also wasn't thinking about higway travel when I bought my racks and I have too much invested to start over again with a hitch mount.

The Focus's aren't known for great gas millage to start with, so that doesn't help.
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