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• Hollister Syncro Event (opps...)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 17:39:00 -0800
  ...If you come, bring your mountain bike. There are 288 acres of natrual parkland with trails that are closed to motorized vehicles, but open...
• List Census
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 08:02:40 -0400
  ...Mt Bike, Road Bike (recumbent), WW kayaking, Sea kayaking, hiking, skiing, working on the cars and the house Current Cars: 1991 Vanagon GL, 1973...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:02:40 -0400
  Could not find anything at Sportrack for the "Portage A1110s". Warren
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:01:14 -0400
  Could not find anything at Sportrack for the "Portage A1110s" Warren
• Re: Who as a van for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:05:09 -0800
  ...Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Who as a van for sale? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM, "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> Date...
• "Blue light" incidents..NVC..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:58:41 -0800
  ...We had our race bicycles along, so, having grown up on a bike in the area and having an adventure-some and fit female...
• Re: WTFalia
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 21:16:53 -0800
  ...On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > That's it. Typical that everyone's search mojo...
• awnings and bikes
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 21:43:35 -0500 (CDT)
  ...awnings and bikes Do any subscribers in the UK know where I can buy an awning that can attach to the side of my...
• Re: '72 westy interior mods, parts
  Historical mailing list - elgin freeman
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 19:46:23 -0400
  ...i am an avid mountain biker, and i can put my bike in the van fully assembled much easier this way. and i very...
• Re bike carrier
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Cotton
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 07:57:44 -0800
  ...John Thanks for the info about rackattack- I have been looking for a bike rack for my 83 Westy and this site has some...
• Re: Bike rack over luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:14:52 -0600
  ...Although the Paulchen can only carry upto 4 bikes (I only have 2 mounts right now) it has several advantages over the Yakima. First...
• Re: Ladies and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:49:50 -0700
  ...We do need a trailer now that we have two bikes. Donna, 1987 Syncro, 2000 Dyna Super Glide On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at...
• Re: Anyone spot the Vanagon on LOST?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 14 May 2009 15:46:16 -0500
  ...6:07 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com<http://us.mc1106.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bike2vcu@yahoo.com> > >wrote: > > > I could have...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:58:50 -0500
  ...Raleigh mountain bike converted to single speed. Giant Butte built for ice biking and general winter riding. Schwinn three speed for summer cruising. Specialized...
• "Bile" Rack for a Eurovan -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Thu, 04 Apr 1996 14:50:53 -0800
  i too would like to know which is the best bike rack, i don't have a EV though, i have a vanagon. the...
• Re: Synchro Adventure Wagon FS in NoCal
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 18:18:49 -0800
  ...For that price i can have a syncro westy tii(co) AND the radio, propane heater and bike rack.... Ok, back to the grinding...
• Re: technical questions
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:39:11 -0700
  ...engineers turn in their grave. '87 Westy in Pismo Beach Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Exhaust? Will it hurt to run the engine...
• Hatch Bike Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:56:47 -0600
  ...Carried up to 4 bikes on it.You can modify the old style towers so that they grab the edge of the hatch just...
• Re: Unused Fridge and weight (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 26 May 2005 15:36:09 -0400
  ...The key (for me) was to get a fold-down hitch-mounted rack, so the bike can be easily folded down out of the...
• Re: it's friday CST (UTC - 6 hours)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:33:13 -0800
  ...It'll just take some wizardry on my part to get past getting the bike off the rack. ;-) Go ahead. Make my bed. (from...
• Vanagon front bike rack seen in Victoria?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 06:11:22 -0800
  Yesterday I saw a late Vanagon Westy, white like mine, with a kayak on top *and* a front mounted hitch type bike rack! In...
• Re: Oils
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 19:03:43 -0700
  I used golden spectro in my racing bikes' tranmissions. Could shift seamlessly through all 6 gears wide open with no clutch...and i never...
• garber bike rack
  Historical mailing list - fran�oix gagnon
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 22:18:23 EDT
  Hello everyone, A dealer near my place is selling the Garber bike rack that it fits pretty well on my Westy. A french consumers...
• Fwd: Speaking of AC
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:18:00 -0700
  ...Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Speaking of AC I have a 87 with the overhead system, what exactly...
• Brilliant bike rack idea shot down
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:00:25 -0700
  During the bike rack thread of a few weeks ago I suggested using a single crossbar from a van utility roof rack installed at...
• Bike Mechanics.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 10:05:48 -0700
  ...Remember that several world championships have been won on non-suspension bikes. Be that as it may. The bike is basically a collection of...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 10:28:41 -0700
  ...Most of the time, I > have > >>>> no bikes. Often, I have one bike. The bikes weigh, oh, 20-40 pounds > >>>> each. I have the...
• Re: Front end Bike Rack!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 21 May 2013 11:39:13 -0600
  ...wrote: > >> HI Vanafiends, >> >> Can some of you that have front end bike racks send me some pictures of how you made > them. >> >> thanks so...
• Re: Vanagon Westfalia motorcycle carrier
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:12:27 -0400
  Give me back my bike..... I'll give you 500$ :-) Ben
• Re: Bike carrier
  Historical mailing list - doug hayward
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:14:11 -0500
  Don't bother. They suck and they are expensive. Just buy a stepladder.
• Re: Green Vanagons Was: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:45:23 -0700
  ...to work) > > > > > > > > > > > > > What? you can't carry that on your back while > > riding a bike? > > > > > > > > > ;] > > > > > > -- > > > mordo > > > 1990 Carat > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia...
• Trip Report: A mini Busfest that simply came to be...
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Sat, 28 May 2011 23:48:11 -0400
  ...And very full of Vanagon content :) http://nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com/2011/05/bike-race-that-also-became-bus-fest.html Regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter...
• FS - 87 WLE camper, $3250, Syracuse, NY usa
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:02:28 -0500
  ...1986 Volkswagen Vanagon $3,250 1986 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON, WOLFSBURG EDITION, am/fm, 4spd, cass, 93K miles, $3250, 315-447-4429, BOB'S BIKE, SYRACUSE...
• Re: Racks
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 14:35:09 -0800
  ...It mounts on a rear 2" reciver hitch locks and carries four bikes. Best of all it swings out of the way even fully...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:53:27 -0700
  ...A bit of a grunt to open with 3 or 4 bikes on the hatch and I have a suplimental support (an oak stick...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 12 May 2007 16:55:03 -0400
  ...I'm looking for a rear hatch tandem bike > rack -- > not a roof rack, I'm too short to be hauling stuff up there...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 17:28:25 -0700
  ...With nobody sitting on the bike, the spring might be extended all the way, limit of travel. (On a vanagon that almost never happens...
• Friday - LVC - One more posting about bikes with no pedals - short video
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:54:55 -0600
  Ok, last posting about my saga to get my son riding a bike with no training wheels. This is a video of Sage riding...
• plastic floating dash midgets was Re: various interior mod pics
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:54:47 EDT
  In a message dated 7/26/07 11:19:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM writes: > Here are some photos of stuff...
• Westy roof rack installation tips
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 13:30:57 -0400
  ...You will need a fold-up stool to get the bikes on top anyway - standing in the open side door won't help load...
• Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair (not a funny post and its not friday...)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 10:24:24 -0400
  ...Only 2 crashes in 25 years, the first one was not even a crash (I was able to walk and ride the bike after...
• Re: 2006 Nova Scotia pictures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:03:30 EDT
  ...simply beautiful, the Cabot trail is my ALL BEST RAOD in North America, i wish i had my Bike (SV 1000) there to ride...
• Syncro-Envy!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 09:01:17 -0700
  ...A very nice one, big rack with shovel and High Lift jack up there, a Yakima bike rack, beautiful alloy wheels, extra lights, a...
• New Bike Rack available
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 06:31:29 EDT
  ...The bikes are carried on an arm that keeps them centred in front of the rear hatch. The arm can be swivelled out of...
• Re: They're GIVING Vanagons away in San Diego!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:15:49 -0700
  ...I just got back from a Mt > Palomar > trip to watch the Tour of CA bike race go by. On a 120 mile round...
• Re: A rack to carry 2 bikes, 1 gas can and a spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:51:25 -0400
  ...Westy. > He needs to carry a 5 gallon gas can, 2 bikes and a spare tire. The rack > fits on the back door of...
• Simplified Coolant Leak/Air Bleeding Technique
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 03:37:18 -0600
  ...Get a bike pump and some plastic hose of appropriate diameter so that the pump can be connected to the expansion tank. You may...
• Re: Van Cargo
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:26:37 -0700
  ...We > need to carry one Burley bike trailer, three bikes, two jogging > strollers. Right now I have a Surco rack on Yakima bars on...
• Fw: Ski/Bike rack for an '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 17:20:19 -0400
  Geez, I know I'm short and all, but how do you guys load bikes on TOP of a Vanagon with a roof rack...
• Re: Fold-up Bicycle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:49:19 -0500
  ...I would suggest just hanging the bike on a carrier attached to the rear hatch. I did this with a full size 26 inch...
• Re: Re- Stranded (Bikes)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 10:36:10 PDT
  > > HA! RIDE ON!! Someone else with enough brains to get out of the bike biz > AND put some lube on the lug bolts; ya...
• Re: Unused Fridge and weight (long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 May 2005 15:07:50 -0700
  ...Security concerns and avoiding damage to the bikes or Vanagon are larger issues. I carry a spare alternator in any case so an hour...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:55:18 -0600
  ...Castings are rough but it appears to be a sound bike. ------------------------- Ural Motorcycle made in Russia, looks like an R65 BMW bike with telescoping...
• Pescados Trip
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jun 1995 07:30:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Some people are also making noises like they wanna go bike riding, which is great, but and my so are currently bike-less due...
• Re: "Blue light" incidents..NVC..
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:45:03 -0500
  ...We > had our race bicycles along, so, having grown up on a bike in the area and > having an adventure-some and fit female...
• FS Paulchen Bike Rack CL Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:01:09 -0700
  Coveted but quite expensive. http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pts/1080121810.html
• for sale: fiamma bike rack $100
  Historical mailing list - weezer
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:25:50 -0700
  See the info at: http://www.craigslist.org/sfo/pen/for/4676979.html
• Re: acceleration flat spot(F)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 12 May 1995 12:04:22 -0700 (PDT)
  ...There was this delivery boy who always leaned his bike against a lightpost (which was a good 20 feet tall) outside the store. The...
• Re: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:45:01 -0700
  Not disagreeing with anything here Richard, just picking up on the “practical terms” and your reference to motorcycles and mountain bikes. Rear brakes don...
• Re: Racks
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:54:18 -0800
  Does it mount to the tow hooks like the Gowesty one? I just can't see hanging 4 bikes cantilevered off the tow hooks...