Board off Roof

[surfde]

Argh! I think you board flying off your roof is worse than snapping it in the water! Probably because the snap is instant and when it flys off of your roof, slow motion takes affect as you watch it in your rear view mirror spinning to its death.... I have only had this happen once to me. My front rack strap broke. The rack came off with the board so it brought it down quickly and on the side of the road in the grass. I lucked out with only a minor crack on the corner of the tail. Also glad it did not hit another car and hurt someone else. I am sure you are going to get some good stories with this thread!!

Yea that's exactly like mine. Just a crack in the bottom tale plus I'm lucky it was an epoxy board. My dads just happy it didn't cause an accident and the he's not liable. I have a good hour and $25 worth of repairs and I will never use a roof rack again considering I have an SUV where my board fits. It seems as if this happens to boards a lot.

[MATT JOHNSON]

I lost a long board off the roof on NJ Parkway on a late Sunday afternoon. Flew over 200 yards, but never hit a car. Landed right on the white lines.

Worst part was running out into 4 lanes of oncoming traffic to grab it. Few scratches (the board) and a ground down fin. After I got off the road a Trooper came over and bawled me out for 15 minutes.

Still ride the board!

Did that happen inbetween OC and Cape may if so I think I saw that happen


I have been using thule racks for years and never lost a board. I never trust them cheap soft racks or them 40 dollar ones with the rubber bungge straps

[snobowin]

I have been using Thule for 20 years for boards, kayaks, canoes, skis and snowboards traveling up and down the east coast. Never had a problem. Quality costs. I also have been using Yakima for bikes and boards for 10 years with the same result. Both brands are expensive. Sometimes I throw boards in the back of my pickup and bungie them but only for in town trips at slow speeds. Sorry to hear about any damaged boards though. Most of the time they can be fixed.

[GoodVibes]

Makes you stop and think how something so simple can go so wrong in a blink of an eye.

[surfde]

to all others out there who are going to get around, Use Protection!!! "a board bag". I wish I never made that mistake

[surfde]

Did that happen inbetween OC and Cape may if so I think I saw that happen


I have been using thule racks for years and never lost a board. I never trust them cheap soft racks or them 40 dollar ones with the rubber bungge straps

mine wasnt even the straps. my whole roof rack crossbar system came loose. it put a huge dent on my roof when the board flew off too.

[divinesurf]

idk what you guys have been doing tieing your boards down but i just came back from a serious road trip down the coast and my dad was flying at 100 mph no joke and my boards did not fly off. after that i do not see any reason for boards to fly off when properly tied down unless your using a soft rack.

[berthpass]

yesterday I was driving back from obx and saw a guy pulled over on the side and it looked like he had lost a couple of boards on his rack while driving because he had that "f**k!, this sucks" look on his face as he was checking out his boards. Felt real bad for the guy.

[number3181]

My brother and I were driving over the North Causeway in NSB and he forgot to check his straps. His board flew off at about 45mph then proceeded to ragdoll down the bridge. I hopped out of the car to grab it for him and the bastard almost ran me over. It made me feel alot better about my board. I can't believe it held up so well. A couple small cracks on the nose and a small spilt on the rail.