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Roof rack for long stuff. Maverick seems too small to even be useful for that.

by bakies 3mo ago

fultonn 3mo ago
> Roof rack for long stuff. Unfortunately I'm 5'7 and even the low roof transit is 6.8. So it's paying >$10K more for a pretty non-ergonomic solution. > seems too small to even be useful for that. One advantage of a bed when transporting 2x's is that you get the hypotenuse. So the bed goes further than you'd think in terms of load length. The 60/73 beds of the tacoma are certainly better than the mavericks, and those trucks are still smaller/same size as the transit. But my actual observation is that, in cities, transits just really are strictly more annoying and dangerous to drive than a mid-sized truck. Maybe it's just me, but maintaining situational awareness on an unprotected bike lane to my right in a transit is way way way more difficult than the same in a mid-sized truck. The shorty transit connects from the 2010s aren't what the modern line-up looks like. Modern transits are heavy long wheel-base vans with surprisingly large displacement engines and unfortunate blind spots. I do get the animosity about trucks on city streets (...I bike to work and pass 4 ghost bikes every morning and evening and have had my share of close calls...). But as a bicyclist, I'd rather ride next to a tacoma or ranger than a current gen transit. And it's not even close. If you bicycle and prefer vans over trucks on your streets, I encourage you to test drive any 2026 transit. It'll change how you ride around vans, even if you're already a careful cyclist.
- bakies 3mo ago
  yep, wagons and roof racks are the ideal. It's too bad this is america and everyone hates them and buys these dumb trucks instead
  - fultonn 3mo ago
    > wagons Wagons (as sold in the US market anyways) are passenger vehicles and therefore have the same problem as the Forester[^1]: your saw leaking some gas or bar&chain is kinda not ok. Or insert any other "thing that makes messes". The true ideal is a 90's regular cab Tacoma/Ranger or a final gen Transit Connect depending on use-case. > It's too bad this is america and everyone hates them and buys these dumb trucks instead Well, at least that hypothesis might get tested. [^1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48968375 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48968375

Roof rack for long stuff. Maverick seems too small to even be useful for that.

by bakies 3mo ago

Roof rack for long stuff. Maverick seems too small to even be useful for that.

> Roof rack for long stuff. Unfortunately I'm 5'7 and even the low roof transit is 6.8. So it's paying >$10K more for a pretty non-ergonomic solution. > seems too small to even be useful for that. One advantage of a bed when transporting 2x's is that you get the hypotenuse. So the bed goes further than you'd think in terms of load length. The 60/73 beds of the tacoma are certainly better than the mavericks, and those trucks are still smaller/same size as the transit. But my actual observation is that, in cities, transits just really are strictly more annoying and dangerous to drive than a mid-sized truck. Maybe it's just me, but maintaining situational awareness on an unprotected bike lane to my right in a transit is way way way more difficult than the same in a mid-sized truck. The shorty transit connects from the 2010s aren't what the modern line-up looks like. Modern transits are heavy long wheel-base vans with surprisingly large displacement engines and unfortunate blind spots. I do get the animosity about trucks on city streets (...I bike to work and pass 4 ghost bikes every morning and evening and have had my share of close calls...). But as a bicyclist, I'd rather ride next to a tacoma or ranger than a current gen transit. And it's not even close. If you bicycle and prefer vans over trucks on your streets, I encourage you to test drive any 2026 transit. It'll change how you ride around vans, even if you're already a careful cyclist.

bakies 3mo ago
yep, wagons and roof racks are the ideal. It's too bad this is america and everyone hates them and buys these dumb trucks instead
- fultonn 3mo ago
  > wagons Wagons (as sold in the US market anyways) are passenger vehicles and therefore have the same problem as the Forester[^1]: your saw leaking some gas or bar&chain is kinda not ok. Or insert any other "thing that makes messes". The true ideal is a 90's regular cab Tacoma/Ranger or a final gen Transit Connect depending on use-case. > It's too bad this is america and everyone hates them and buys these dumb trucks instead Well, at least that hypothesis might get tested. [^1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48968375 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48968375