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• Paulchen (and other) racks
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:22:23 -0700
  ...Vic (our '90 syncro Westie) is in search of the best way to carry four bikes for us. I've seen a reference to...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 12 May 2007 12:45:17 -0700
  ...It carries the bike vertically on the back and I think it will swing aside for hatch access, but is likely to be pricy...
• Re: Local dealer's tiki makeover
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:49:45 -0800
  Sorry,�I did not have the permissions set for linking users to see it.� Fixed now.� Thanks! � https://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/WBVWTikiTheme# � Stephen...
• Re: Taking Orders for Paulchen Racks.
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:40:28 -0700
  <snip> > On the negative side, the "First Class" bike carrier is good, but > definitely > not as secure fitting as a Yakima or Thule setup...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 20:56:05 -0800
  ...What a bike, made of unbreakable metal. :-) As great as the aircooled VW's I own. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2007 to 14 Dec 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1348)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:25:53 -0800
  Perhaps time for some home-made 'No Motorized Vehicles Including Segways' signs here and there at entrances to bike paths etc. It might even...
• Bike rack over rear window? Yakima Roof racks.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 02:24:58 -0500
  ...Any advice on this? Is it worth it? ;-{ Also, it came with a Yakima bike rack that has the support braces resting on the...
• Re: Westy Canoe/Bike Solution and a few other Mods
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:25:53 -0600
  ...I'm very happy. > I can now pop the top without unloading the canoe and access the rear > hatch without unloading the bikes. Pics...
• Re: plastic floating dash midgets was Re: various interior mod pics
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:32:23 -0700
  ...I used the two adults on a mountain bike as "mojo" (quaint term from the sport to denote the mascot attached to your bike...
• $CA Bra & bike rack & Shady boy canopy
  Historical mailing list - 86 Westfalia
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 19:49:32 -0300
  ...buy than others? Are there any Canadian sources for a new bike rack? Which is better, front or back? Does anyone have a shady...
• Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:42:51 -0700
  ...I even circled around a very nice brown one, just like what mine *could* be if I spent less time on my bike and...
• Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 20:02:44 +0000
  ...one day during a bike race in Las Vegas I had 6 people, 5 bikes inside the van with gear and other things. doing...
• Re: NVC but something new from VW that would go well with a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:36:44 -0700
  ...VW folding electric bike Saw that a couple of months ago and I swear it's the same bike that I found on another...
• Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 11:51:45 -0400
  ...I know that I saw a modification to carry a bike inside of the Vanagon. It consisted of a fork mount attached to the...
• Re: Whata rack....Go Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:27:04 EDT
  ...sweet...kinda.expensive ($275.00 - but well worth the > investment)....I'm a happy camper....well bike rider :)! > Chuck, Go Westy should give you...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:58:20 -0700
  ...With the wheels off, the bike is really not wider than the van. A rear hitch-mount bike rack that holds the bike horizontally...
• Hatch mounted bike rack (re- question from the digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:18:06 -0800
  ...I'm a bike racer and I live in the Columbia River Gorge, probably one of the windiest places in the US. So having...
• Re: Hollywood Bike Racks - Any Experience?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:43 -0400
  ...well there wouldn't be room inside for the boys bike - so a bike rack it is. I'll be sure to let the...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:34:06 -0800
  ...Have Yakimn racks on top, w/o bikes attachemnt, but prefer hatch mount. Any recs for a cheap install? thanks. Michael in San Antonio...
• Re: vertical bike mounts on rear hatch???
  Historical mailing list - John Robson
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 08:40:20 -0500
  I carry my bikes on a Thule rack that is attached to my tow hitch. It is very secure and will fold down to...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 14 May 2007 09:52:52 -0700
  ...I agree with your post about bike being a total pain to deal with when you're not on them. I love riding, don...
• Front mount bike rack?
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Tue, 12 May 1998 08:24:46 -0700
  ...I've seen a couple of Vanagons lately with a couple of bikes mounted on the front side. Would like to know the following...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:03:09 GMT
  ...No problem opening the rear hatch, and the bikes are easy to access as well. Use the same type of rack on your Honda...
• Re: ACCESORY RACKS(VW CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:52:03 -0400
  ...This was set-up for bikes (The owner said he could get five bikes on, and lift it with just two.) It had one...
• Re: Front end Bike Rack!
  Historical mailing list - Marco Mazzoni
  Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:35 -0400
  ...wrote: >HI Vanafiends, > >Can some of you that have front end bike racks send me some pictures of how you made them. > >thanks so...
• Bike rack etc
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 19:51:45 +0200
  ...The '81 has a bike rack and an awning. Both are current items here. Sorry, the site is in Dutch. Have a look and...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 07:29:34 -0500
  Here is my bike list, 99 Ktm 250 Exc current Ride. 94 Yamaha Wr 250 89 Atk 406 89 Atk 250 86 Yamaha Yz...
• Re: center of gravity and handling in wind / Stay Out of the Wind
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:02:10 EST
  ...middle of the road that the truck will just pass over, especially if on a bike..... >> Or don't climb on a bike. George
• WTB - Lower brackets for Paulchen Bike Rack
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 20 May 2007 10:42:08 -0700
  Hi folks - I've got a rusty yet coveted Paulchen bike rack which was thrown into the sale when I purchased my vanagon last...
• SportRack Bike Carrier Offer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 2000 07:05:23 EDT
  Post #5 OK all you Vanagoneers and Eurovaneers who are looking for a really nice inexpensive bike rack to carry your two wheeled transportation...
• Re: Bike carrier
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:48:30 -0800
  ...It might make sense to buy the best deal you find on a rack with the bike attachments that you want, not worrying if...
• Bike rack over luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:54:03 -0500
  Tony, > Do you know who the owner is of the Vanagon with the two mountain > bikes mounted over the luggage rack? That is the...
• Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 12 May 2007 11:22:05 -0700
  I just found a good deal on a tandem bike at a yard sale. I hope to hang it on the back of Mellow...
• Re: Anyone using a king Joe Pro bikerack
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:12:30 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hi, > Is anyone using Yakima's King Joe Pro 2 bike rack on their hatch? > > Cheers, > Harry -- Joe T. '85 Wolfsburg Westy Subie...
• Front-mount bicycle rack?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:58:13 -0700
  They went by too fast to see much. "Look," my wife exclaimed, "they have their bike rack on the front! That way you can...
• Custom Vanagon / Westy / Syncro Bike Rack for sale > Last Call
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 26 May 2002 10:39:18 -0700
  Folks Have had a ton of response from my original posting, a couple of days ago for a Custom Vanagon / Westy / Syncro Bike Rack...
• Re: Thule stuf
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 08:22:58 -0400
  ...With 65 inch bars mounted to the luggage rack area of the roof rack you can mount one fork mount bike (or upright bike...
• Anyone rolling north?
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 07:21:32 -0700
  ...Four hrs up the road we realized my bike rack is still sitting at Miller's sierra German. If ANYONE is headed north and...
• Re: ??
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 03 Sep 1996 18:26:04 -0700
  ...Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is a mountain bike park in summer. The foliage should be spectacular. Anyone want to bike? Coyote -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier...
• receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:42:46 -0700
  ...about the hitching post type bike rack...we want to try this route so we can switch the bike rack easily between the Westie...
• Re: Roof Rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:12:29 -0400
  Jim, I sell Thule Rack at our bike shop--for the Westy I prefer a rack that goes into a 2 inch receiver hitch...
• Re: Hollywood Bike Racks - Any Experience?
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Tue, 14 May 2013 14:09:32 -0400
  ...Hollywood Bike Racks - Any Experience? Depending on where you live (and especially if you don't plan to use the rack too often) you...
• Re: various interior mod pics
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:10:34 +0000
  ...Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: various interior mod pics >Date: Thu...
• Re: Looking for a new bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 1 Apr 2022 17:01:48 -0300
  ...bike rack for the Hyena ('88 Westy) for the upcoming > summer. > > Our existing rack met an unfortunate end ... :-( > > I need to carry three bikes...
• Re: fiamma bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:59:05 -0800
  ...Will that arm that holds the top tube of the bike work for a radically slanted top tube or does it only work with...
• Re: hole in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hosea
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 13:55:35 -0600
  ...Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET> Reply-To: Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: hole in fuel tank Date: Mon...
• Motorcycle mounted on back of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 21:52:54 -0600
  ...dual sport bike and here is what I came up with http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/motorcycle.htm I'm trying to...
• ? Cleaning Crusty Oil from Nicklel Plated Bike Frame?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:11:36 EDT
  I want to clean some baked-on motor oil which is on a nickel plated bike frame. The oil drip (English parallel twin, of...
• Re: Green Vanagons Was: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:23:15 -0700
  What...a Concert Tuba or a Sousaphone? Forty years ago I did carry either one when I rode a bike to high school (about...
• Fiamma Bike Racks at Wholesale
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:57:34 -0400
  As part of the containerload I just imported from Europe, I received a shipment of Fiamma Bike Racks for Vanagons. These are the same...
• re. Can I carry a motorcycle on a Type III carrier? - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:57:10 -0700
  ...I weigh all my bikes with a suspension scale hanging in the garage. In my experience all bikes are more than manufacturers claimed weight...
• Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:26:10 -0600
  ...It also keeps the bikes down behind the van so there's no worry about driving under something and scraping the bikes off. I...
• Re: aftermarket cruise (rostra) to VW stalk switch
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:04:13 -0700
  ...Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET> Subject: Re: aftermarket cruise (rostra) to VW stalk switch Anxiously awaiting your install notes. I desperately need cruise control...
• FS: Fiamma Bike Rack
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Tue, 10 May 2005 22:04:27 -0700
  Hi! I have a Fiamma Bike Rack for 2 bicycles for sale. It is brand new - it has never been assembled or used. Still...
• Re: Anyone using a king Joe Pro bikerack
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 13:14:09 -0500
  ...1:53 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote: > Is anyone using Yakima's King Joe Pro 2 bike rack on their hatch?
• Front trailer hitch (for bike rack)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, IS Manager
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:10:57 -0800
  I'd like to have a "hitch" made for a bike rack designed for a trailer hitch, but have it on the FRONT of...
• Re: What is the best trailer hitch? Anyone have any experiencewithFast Forw...
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:39:59 -0500
  Dennis, And I can see this happening too, from the bike rack being unsecured, rocking back and forth on the hitch. But mine doesn...
• Re: Paulchen bike rack info needed
  Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:21:23 +0100
  ...Paulchen bike rack info needed > About 15 years ago I purchased a Paulchen rear hatch rack but I didn't > buy the bike mounting...
• Re: Paulchen Rack Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:43:02 EDT
  ...I also have the lock sets and First Class bike carriers for sale on my website. I have these parts in stock also. I...
• Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 08:44:54 -0700
  Robert, Perhaps you could give us a side view so we could see what components attach the bike to the bars (and how). Also...