How Wide Are the Rhino-Rack SUP and Surfboard Pads
Published 02/12/2020
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Will the Rhino Rack system allow you to transport both a bicycle and surfboard at the same time. I currently have a Rhino Rack bike carrier that works great but would like to transport both my surfboard and bicycle at the same time
asked by: Doug C
Expert Reply:
As long as you have enough bar space and sufficient weight carrying capacity on your roof rack and vehicle, there isn't any reason why you can't carry a surfboard and bike at the same time. A Rhino-Rack roof rack system that uses the # RRVA126S-2 crossbars, # RRRLKVA legs and # DK361 fit kit will have 49" long cross bars- which can fit more than one accessory at a time as long as they both fit within the constraints of the bars.
The Rhino-Rack SUP and Surfboard Pad # RRRWP04 is 27-1/2" long (but your board may be slightly wider), so you'll need to take the length of your bars (inside the side rails/mounting feet) and then subtract the amount of space taken by your bike carrier to determine if there is enough room for the surfboard. If you've got a Rhino-Rack Hybrid Roof Bike Rack # RRRBC050 the amount of space it takes up is really negligible, so it really depends on the width of your surfboard, but I'm struggling to think of a situation where you're not able to do this. Using the 49" bars listed above, you'll have 22-1/2" of bar space to fit your bike rack on-which is going to be enough in most cases.
If you've got a different roof rack, you can still measure the bars and do some math in the manner mentioned above to determine if you can make these work together or not.
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