saris rack problem

[Mack]

I love my Saris Sentinal, rear-mounted 3-bike rack, but the weightload it
puts on my car's rear bumper is causing cracks there. Anyone have a good
idea how to prevent the cracks from getting deeper?

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Get a roof rack?

[Drew]

"Mack" > wrote in message
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>I love my Saris Sentinal, rear-mounted 3-bike rack, but the weightload it
>puts on my car's rear bumper is causing cracks there. Anyone have a good
>idea how to prevent the cracks from getting deeper?
>


Uh, buy a new car?
Not cheap, but effective...

D

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One word Plastic,2nd word age,and finally nothing last ever from
stress.

[Vee]

Mack wrote:
> I love my Saris Sentinal, rear-mounted 3-bike rack, but the weightload it
> puts on my car's rear bumper is causing cracks there. Anyone have a good
> idea how to prevent the cracks from getting deeper?

Why is it pushing on your bumper at all? Can't you reposition it so
the lower arms press against the back of your trunk instead?

-Vee

[Mack]

I believe that this is the way the rack is designed. It needs to rest on top
of the bumper.

"Vee" > wrote in message
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>
> Mack wrote:
>> I love my Saris Sentinal, rear-mounted 3-bike rack, but the weightload it
>> puts on my car's rear bumper is causing cracks there. Anyone have a good
>> idea how to prevent the cracks from getting deeper?
>
> Why is it pushing on your bumper at all? Can't you reposition it so
> the lower arms press against the back of your trunk instead?
>
> -Vee
>

[Vee]

Mack wrote:
> I believe that this is the way the rack is designed. It needs to rest on top
> of the bumper.
>
> "Vee" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > Mack wrote:
> >> I love my Saris Sentinal, rear-mounted 3-bike rack, but the weightload it
> >> puts on my car's rear bumper is causing cracks there. Anyone have a good
> >> idea how to prevent the cracks from getting deeper?
> >
> > Why is it pushing on your bumper at all? Can't you reposition it so
> > the lower arms press against the back of your trunk instead?
> >
> > -Vee
> >

On their website, Saris shows the Sentinel mounted entirely on the
trunk, as I described. http://www.saris.com/products/sentinel.htm

People often install trunk racks incorrectly, with the lower arms
pressing on the bumper. If you have a small or bizarrely shaped trunk
lid, you might not have much choice... since most modern cars have soft
plastic bumpers, a trunk rack isn't really appropriate in that case.

-Vee