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Originally Posted by tcf
For your purposes it is fine. In fact, for the money it is great.
Im merely stating that a 30kg rating is low. Most simple racks for other vehicles carry 50kg plus. It is a compromise of having a plastic lid for a roof. When Offroad most rack manufacturers state to apply a 1.5-2 x load factor (something I would take note of given the plastic substructure supporting the rack). So that leaves you with 15kg to carry - not so useful.
BUT, as I said, its certainly good for what you intend to carry.
AND is a damn side cheaper than what I just dropped on an mbrp rack.
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True and as I have always loved the MBRP rack...I have 30-50mm clearance to my roller door in the garage...so I need to be able to fit and remove any rack to park the vehicle.
Unfortunately I cant do that with the MBRP and the Rola is a 30 second install.
I also think the roof can and does take waaaaaay more than 30 kg. This is just a very concervative guestemate on roof loading. Some of the guys on here have fitted rails and load a roof rack on a long cross country tour with no cracking (corregations etc). There is also a manufacturer in the US making flat racks that look like the AEV one but are only attached to rails...he is standing on the rack in the pictures.
Not what I would do personally and dynamic loads have to be taken into account but I still believe the 30 kg is taking into account a dynamic load of about 100kg.
So basically I only have a rail choice unless I park outside or move house...dont get my wife started on that one haha!!
Matt.
