1100 miles w/ soft rack, boards still on car

[RobSF]

I would just like to announce that a trip from San Francisco to LA and back with a rental car and soft rack, w/ one longboard and a 7' funboard, resulted in no damage to boards or car. Averaging 65-70 mph. I lost lots of sleep over this before going, mainly because I'm used to a hard rack, and a soft rack just felt inherently jerry-rigged to me. But for those with similar misgivings, here's your evidence.

The fact that Pismo and Morro were more or less blown out and surfing was a bust should not negate the success of the actual transport.

[jaffa1949]

Good to know you have a nice soft rack!

[oldmansurfer]

I probably logged 1000 miles with a soft rack with no problems (but not at an average of 65-70 mph maybe an top speed of 65 -70)...... I have typically lived within 30 minutes walk from the beach but might drive 25 miles one way to get to a break (the island is only 55 miles across)

[benjl]

Haven't had a lot of experience with hard racks (assuming the implant kind) but soft racks can also be surprisingly tight and unsaggy.

[oldmansurfer]

Haven't had a lot of experience with hard racks (assuming the implant kind) but soft racks can also be surprisingly tight and unsaggy.

I had to read this twice to understand it

[jaffa1949]

Haven't had a lot of experience with hard racks (assuming the implant kind) but soft racks can also be surprisingly tight and unsaggy.

Benjl our go to hands on man

[OlegLupusov]

How did you like the music of your soft racks?

[benjl]

Speaking physically and not metaphorically, the soft racks dropped water all through my maes car today when it rained. Horrible. Hard racks sometimes have their time and place

[jaffa1949]

The principle of wickedness. just like a kerosene lamp. ( oops showing my age).