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• Re: Frame mount receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 26 Aug 2017 21:02:06 -0700
  ...bike and I was thinking about getting a trailer > hitch mounted bike rack for the van to be able to take the bikes with...
• OK one more thing on bike racks....
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 26 Oct 1997 16:11:55 EST
  ...Sounds perfect for tying a bike to a bike rack, or tying the front wheel to the frame to keep the bikes front wheel...
• Re: overheard in a bicycle shop (F)
  Historical mailing list - George Crawford
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 22:08:14 -0700
  ...Those guys in the bike shop probably don't even work on their own bikes, they're too lazy. How do you expect them...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Snyder
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 09:43:54 -0600
  VANRACKS of Norris, TN make bike racks that fit on the back of any type of van. No drilling necessary. Use the mounts off...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:17:36 -0000
  ...Front Bike Carrier > I was thinking about putting a receiver hitch on the front so I could use one > of those cargo trays to...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:37:04 -0800
  ...Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Re: Bike Rack Rec To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 9:34 AM Lots...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Nugent
  3 May 1996 12:57:31 -0700
  ...One key locks the bike to the bike rack to the support rack which is locked to the van. I would personally recommend a...
• Re: PVC Hatch Support
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:10:46 -0700
  On Dec 22, 2012, at 5:46 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote: The PVC struts might help with a bike's weight...
• Re: Cabriolet Freind
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 16:08:13 -0500
  Chris, Do you know of any Vanagon owners/Mountain Bikers? I just bought a new bike. I wonder if I got as good of...
• Re: bike racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 18:31:26 -0400
  ...We can carry 2 mountain bikes and 2 kayaks with no problems at all, though toll booth gates can be a little tricky. Performance...
• Re: Need Bike rack Suggestions ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 18:18:22 PST
  ...Other mfr.s such as Bike Tight (800-247-3843) make a better, but more expensive product. I mounted 2 of the fork units...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 16:56:27 -0400
  Don't you need some kind of rail for each bike? Did you buy a fourth rail? Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario, '80 Westy...
• Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 21:47:06 -0500 (CDT)
  I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to fit a Yakima bike carrier on top of my 90 Westfalia. I...
• Fw: For sale: Aluminum Bike Rack for 1989 Westfalia poptop
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 07:40:14 -0500
  ...Aluminum Bike Rack for 1989 Westfalia poptop >Yes I do have have a bike rack for sale, made of heavy tube >construction- holds 4...
• Re: [Re: Front Mount Bike Carrier]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:02:00 MDT
  Doug, I'm a cyclist and carring my bike means alot to me, I always worry when the bike is on the front or...
• Re: 4 Bike carriers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:34:22 -0400
  Every four-bike hitch rack I’ve seen has been a receiver type, either 2” or 1.25”. You might find a rack for...
• bike racks for sale (Nova Scotia) ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 May 96 22:11:40 CDT
  ...European Paulchen Bike Carrier that fits on the back of any Vanagons, Westfalias included. Holds two mountain bikes and has built in locks for...
• Re: Bike Racks For Front and Rear
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:42:04 -0500
  ...Try Performance Bicycles at www.performancebike.com or Bike Nashbar at www.bikenashbar.com. Both of these are major mass marketers of middle to...
• Fiamma bike rack capacity?
  Historical mailing list - sheng
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 08:04:04 -0700
  I'm shopping for two electric bikes to hang on the Fiamma rack on my '91 Westy. At age 50, the hills appear steeper...
• Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 21:33:53 -0800
  Howdy Volks, Kinda curious if anybody has run across a bike rack that can fit a recumbent (7' bike roughly) Preferably a non roof...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:52:47 -0700
  I got two of the strong struts from BD and use a Saris Bones hatch-mount 3-bike rack.� I remove the bikes for...
• Re: bike racks in back
  Historical mailing list
  21 Aug 96 06:47:01 PDT
  Last bike haul I had BOTH. 5 bikes do not like to fit on 1 carrier ! I have an old clamp-on-the-bumper...
• Re: origin of a bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:04:12 EST
  ...There are holes through the tubing, presumably to hold hooks that might hold a bike or two. The hooks that would hold the bike...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 05 Apr 1996 19:51:53 GMT
  Steve, on Thursday, April 04 you said: >I have been looking for a bike rack for the back hatch of a 1993 >Eurovan Weekender...
• Re: re. Paulchen rack, carrying a tandem bike
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Tue, 16 May 2006 08:02:38 -0400
  We put our tandem on a Blue Ox hitch mounted carrier...the carrier is made for 4 bikes (which is laughable unless 2 or...
• RE: Bike Rack for a Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 16:17:12 -0600 (CST)
  >Setzler writes: >> >> I wouldn't recommend either the roof mounting sort or the front >> mounting....why subject your bikes to bugs, flying rocks, etc...
• Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy? Try bicycle vendors
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 08:09:08 -0500
  ...Currently there is a 4 bike hitch mount rack reduced from $109.99 to 79.99. Look under Holiday Sale, Bike Transport. http://www...
• Re: Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 19:37:17 -0400
  ...I would like to have the ability to carrier up to >four bikes at a time or two bikes and a canoe. I realize...
• Re: Fw: Re: Bike rack over luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:32:47 -0800
  ...or more!!! That's a lot of money for a > > bike > > I added up the Yakima rack parts prices for two bikes and ski...
• Re: re. Paulchen rack, carrying a tandem bike
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 15 May 2006 21:17:24 -0700
  ...Paulchen rack, carrying a tandem bike > > > Hello, > > > > The wife and I have a tandem bike and the kids have their own mountain > > bikes. Do...
• Removable Bike Rack?
  Historical mailing list - Rissman
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:56:59 -0700
  ...Removable Bike Rack? > Greetings: > > Is there a removable bike rack available for a Westy? If so, does anyone > have source/price info? > > I tried...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 14 May 1998 09:38:01 -0400
  My bike racks are attached to Thule load bars and gutter mount uprights which are in turn attached to Thule's "artificial rain gutters...
• Re: Front Receiver Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:35:58 -0400
  I built a set of front and a set of rear bike racks for an 84 GL that I had. Each would hold 2...
• Removable Bike Rack?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 15:33:12 -0700
  ...Is there a removable bike rack available for a Westy? If so, does anyone have source/price info? I tried searching the archives, as...
• Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Susie Kinyanjui
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:20:34 -0600
  Has anyone ever made a bike rack (for 2 bikes) for their Vanagon/Westy? We've had a lot of trouble finding one as...
• Actual weight limit for back hatch?
  Historical mailing list - James Sperl
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:47:22 -0600
  ...Does anyone know for sure if the back hatch cannot hold the weight of 4 bikes plus rack weight. My plan once I get...
• Re: Anyone using a king Joe Pro bikerack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 12:27:14 -0800
  ...Handy because the bikes can stay on with the hatch opened and also the bikes are pretty high so they're less vunerable to...
• Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 09:59:54 -0700
  Hi, I made myself a bike rack out of square tubular steel a few years back. Works great. I also adapted it to carry...
• Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:52:51 -0600
  ...So I was hoping to find some info/ideas about a bike rack where the bikes sit horizontally. Hope that makes sense. I guess...
• Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 05:58:46 EST
  ...Has anyone ever made a bike rack (for 2 bikes) for their Vanagon/Westy? We've had a lot of trouble finding one as...
• My trip and a bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Leaf
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 18:30:41 -0400
  ...If only I had a bike in all those wonderful places I've visited... So, does anyone have a (preferably used) bike rack for...
• Re: Local dealer's tiki makeover
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:05:04 -0500
  Dude! I want that fridge in my rec room!!! Marc On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 23:18:38 -0400
  ...Time:3:59 PM > OFFICE MEMO Bike Racks Date:4/24/96 > >Hi all >I don't know if this has been covered to...
• Re: Front mounted bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:11:11 -0500
  Here's a link to a front mounted bike rack: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/front/front.htm Don in Reidsville, NC...
• Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:37:25 -0500
  ...The only negative = aspects I have noticed is first, the bike are WAY up there, I use the = "LockJaw" upright bike mounts. It's...
• Re: New Bike Rack available
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:27:54 -0500
  ...I carried my bike to NM and back to KS on a $20 or $30 bike rack from Wal-Mart. Stayed snug as a...
• Re: Paulchen (and other) racks
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:46:31 -0800
  ...If anyone knows how to >>purchase one of these fine racks, or has any other suggestions about >>carrying 4 bikes, I'd appreciate the...
• EV's and bikes-was EV'ers raid BR31
  Historical mailing list - Ken and Charlotte Miller
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 01:43:48 -0400
  Mike, I second Norman's thoughts on carrying bikes in the EV. To me the van is= just too high to use a roof...
• Re: Bike Rack (Again)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 18:42:04 EDT
  ...All of these racks support the bikes from the wheels up. Hanging a bike by the crossbar on the frame is a bad idea...
• Re: bike racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 17:38:50 -0400
  ...All i can suggest is to make sure that you have the bike carrier mounted high enough on the front so that when you...
• Bike carriers ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 21:04:39 -0800
  I have an '89 Carat that I would like to get a GOOD bike carrier for. All the ones I've looked at seem...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 15:27:24 EDT
  ...I only had it setup to hold 2 bikes. I now offer the Fiamma racks, which hold up to 3 bikes, (4 for the...
• Bike Racks For Front and Rear
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 20:39:56 -0500
  Greetings fellow Vanageeks and Vanageekettes, I'm looking for some advice on bike racks. I'm looking to carry 2 adult bikes and 2...
• Re: Bike racks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:00:36 -0700
  A friend of mine has a rather unique solution for carrying his bikes on his Westie. What he did was to get some of...
• Re: Receiver hitch for westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:13:23 -0700
  ...Dennis are you out there? Gonna do another run? Also, I fitted it with a Thule "Mission Control" fold-down bike rack that I...
• Re: 4 Bike carriers
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:22:12 -0400
  ...4 Bike carriers > > > > Thanks everyone. I do have a 3 bike carrier for my ball hitch but we > are now four so … that increases...
• bike racks
  Historical mailing list - Vlach Family
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 19:09:14 -0500
  We use a rear hatch mounted bike carrier (it cost around $90.00, by "Hollywood") which accommodates all 4 of our bikes. We reinforced...
• origin of a bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 14:28:08 -0500
  ...There are holes through the tubing, presumably to hold hooks that might hold a bike or two. The hooks that would hold the bike...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 21:44:52 -0700
  ...Unless you are carrying > high end road bikes, four bikes will exceed the manufacturer's load > rating. Yes, by perhaps double!!! Those cheap bikes...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 16:56:21 EST
  I was thinking about putting a receiver hitch on the front so I could use one of those cargo trays to mount the bikes...