The problem with this list is 20 to 30 year old facts need to be recalled.
If my memory serves me the problem with the "post alpina" racks is that the
American importer brought in one gutter mount then four which fit 80% of the
cars (the European catalogue showed more). You rolled the dice of you owned
a car in the other 20%. Mike Sinyard of what was then Specialized Bicycle
Imports (a distributor) shared this info with me to explain why he was
quietly discontinuing the rack.
T. Shaw
Santa Clara
Where we don't have enough humidity to need "Framesaver" but still sell it
to the cautious.
> From: "JPWeigle" <rbyrne03@snet.net>
> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:11:48 -0500
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: [CR]Re: LaPrealpina roof racks
>
> Very unreliable indeed!!! They used to fly off cars at speed, hence the
> nickname (around here anyway) POST Alpina. We had a local doctor loose his
> rack in the middle of I-95 w/ four bikes on it, not pretty. They were also
> tough on the cars paint. Take my off topic Yakima any day!
>
> Peter Weigle
> Lovely Lyme Ct.