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Reply #20 - 05/23/14 at 9:08pm
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Reply #21 - 06/03/14 at 2:06am
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^ that thing scares me
  
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Reply #22 - 06/03/14 at 3:38am
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Doesn't scare me a bit things dope, they basically took the design for industrial suction cups used to move glass panes and applied it to a bike.  I saw one of these on a guys Porsche in Raleigh.
  
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Reply #23 - 06/10/14 at 5:30pm
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Anybody leave their hitch rack on all the time? I don't have a garage and never took my yakima roof rack off.  Other than fading, it held up fine and locked to my roof rails.  Just wondering about weather/rust and theft issues.
  
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Reply #24 - 06/10/14 at 6:03pm
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SirNotAppearing wrote on 06/10/14 at 5:30pm:
Anybody leave their hitch rack on all the time? I don't have a garage and never took my yakima roof rack off.  Other than fading, it held up fine and locked to my roof rails.  Just wondering about weather/rust and theft issues.

always.  The 1 up is aluminum and looks as good as the day i installed it 3 years ago.  It has a theft deterrent system with a modified bolt that requires a modified allen tool.
  
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Reply #25 - 06/11/14 at 8:21pm
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sager wrote on 06/10/14 at 6:03pm:

always.  The 1 up is aluminum and looks as good as the day i installed it 3 years ago.  It has a theft deterrent system with a modified bolt that requires a modified allen tool.


Which every 1-Up customer now has.

This doesnt necessarily bother me as I take mine off unless I am headed to a trail, but it is something to consider if you dont have a garage and are just going to leave it on, unlocked.
  
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Reply #26 - 06/12/14 at 11:32am
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RobP wrote on 06/11/14 at 8:21pm:


Which every 1-Up customer now has.

This doesnt necessarily bother me as I take mine off unless I am headed to a trail, but it is something to consider if you dont have a garage and are just going to leave it on, unlocked.


True, but I think the likely hood of a 1-up customer stealing one off of your car is lower than that of a random desperate or unsavory individual.  I'm sure it's happened, but not a worry of mine.

But to that point, it's amazing how many of these racks you see in parking lots these days.  A couple of years ago everyone asked me what it was.  Now there are tens of cars in any busy parking lot with one.  That's a great thing for that small business!
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Reply #27 - 06/12/14 at 1:02pm
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sager wrote on 06/12/14 at 11:32am:


True, but I think the likely hood of a 1-up customer stealing one off of your car is lower than that of a random desperate or unsavory individual.  I'm sure it's happened, but not a worry of mine.

But to that point, it's amazing how many of these racks you see in parking lots these days.  A couple of years ago everyone asked me what it was.  Now there are tens of cars in any busy parking lot with one.  That's a great thing for that small business!


People are happy with them also.  You NEVER see a used one for sale.
  
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Reply #28 - 06/12/14 at 1:30pm
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my 1 up is starting to rust, anyone else having that issue?
  
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Reply #29 - 06/12/14 at 1:32pm
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does anyone have one of the modified allen keys for sale?
  
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Reply #30 - 06/12/14 at 2:32pm
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isitwinteryet wrote on 06/12/14 at 1:32pm:
does anyone have one of the modified allen keys for sale?


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Reply #31 - 06/12/14 at 3:51pm
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I have a 10 year old Sports Work rack.............never take it off my truck, it's ugly and on it's last leg but it works.
  
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Reply #32 - 06/12/14 at 4:46pm
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isitwinteryet wrote on 06/12/14 at 1:32pm:
does anyone have one of the modified allen keys for sale?



$500.00 and you can have mine.
  
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