Dangers of the bungy

[Redstar]

Never had a problem with Bungies but the Warehouse / 2$ shop ones are shit
I'm very carefull to secure things but noticed some old sagging back packs on racks sag over the rear lights on some dudes bike on the northern M-way and he probably unaware of the danger of that or not fussed? I like to be seen and have all the gear secured down tight.

Q. Bungy (Singular noun?), Bungy cords (modified noun becomes plural) Bungy's Plural or Bungies plural (sorry I got carried away with trivia again

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[WINJA]

A COP AT A CHECK POINT TOLD ME THERE REAL DANGEROUS TO HOLD MY LADDER ON MY CAR ROOF AND BUNGYS WERE GOING TO BE OUTLAWED FOR THIS PURPOSE AS ITS CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS, LAW OR NOT IT WAS GOOD ADVICE SO I WENT AND GOT PROPER TIE DOWNS, FUCKED IF I WANT TO LOSE MY LADDER AND INJURE SOMEONE

[Al]

Along the same line of thought, which tie downs are the best, "pull"-type or ratchet- type?
A mate of mine has tried to convince me that my pull type work their way loose on a trailer, not happened to me before. We used to do a lot of gravel road transporting of bikes into the mountains in SA and no loose tie down problems.
Thoughts?

Al

[Motu]

Pull downs for bikes because you have the springs to help maintain tension,plus they are made for bikes anyway,you don't get ratchet bike tie downs.Ratchet jobs for trailer loads etc.

[Kickaha]

Along the same line of thought, which tie downs are the best, "pull"-type or ratchet- type?
A mate of mine has tried to convince me that my pull type work their way loose on a trailer, not happened to me before. We used to do a lot of gravel road transporting of bikes into the mountains in SA and no loose tie down problems.
Thoughts?

Al

Everyone I knows ties them off so they cant "work loose" which can happen if they're old,covered in oil and crap etc

[loosebruce]

Have heard some nasty bungy stories before, i use bungy nets instead of single cords, heaps safer i reckon, bout $20.
They have 6 hooks, so if one goes the whole thing dosent fail, and if part of the net fails the rest dosent.
Keeps a helmet or backpack in place on the pillion seat, riding from akld to wgtn at my um normalish pace and never a problem.

[inlinefour]

I would like to think that if someone has that much shit to carry then a larger vehicle would be in order. My Surf is great and although I have a factory bungy net type thing, I've never needed to use it.

[scumdog]

Pull downs for bikes because you have the springs to help maintain tension,plus they are made for bikes anyway,you don't get ratchet bike tie downs.Ratchet jobs for trailer loads etc.

Nace old Vokker on the avatar, the old man had a black Wyvern he got brand new in '56.

I use the small version of the truckers ratchet-tie and have had no problems, plus I find it real easy to "snug" it up when I've stopped fot fuel etc and find the load is a tad loose.

[White trash]

On one of our infamous Thursday night rides, we were returning at a good clip from the Wainui' Coast. Cycosis was in second place (it's not a race boys!) with me leading by at least 5 meters.

About 3/4 of the way back I glance in the 600s mirror to see where the sneaky little prick is, to witness him having to dodge a screwdriver that's bounced off the road in front of him.

I slows the pace a little and come to a halt at the side of the road, seems I've been "chucking" tools out from under my seat at him for about 2 kays now.

What had happened, was a ratchet tie-down, stowed neatly beneath the rear seat on my bike had unravelled. The end of it had then worked its way through a gap and dangled perilously close to the rear wheel. Eventually, the inevitable happened and it snagged my bikes speedily rotating wheel, dragging the big mechanical end of the tie-down out through a way too small gap. Smashed all the under tray of the bike and nicely opened the tool kit allowing tools to, one by one, be fired backwards at the persuing CBR.

Oh how we laughed........coulda' been a WHOLE lot worse.

[Jantar]

................ anyone ever had this happen to them?

Late 1970's I had my wet weather gear strapped on the back with a bungy. It let go, and my wets got caught in the back wheel bringing me to a sudden halt. No damage to the bike, but I continued the journey praying that there would be no rain. Since then I've continued to use bungys, but always with at least one and usually 2 more than is necessary to secure the load. I also check the condition of the bungy and discard any that look in the least suspect.

The main cause of bungy failure is not the cord itself, but the connection to the hook. A knotted joint is more secure than a metal clip. Also check that the hook itself is strong enough for the job. Most of the cheap cords have a hook that is to light for any serious weight.