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• RE: 1989 Westie - What's a good price?
  Historical mailing list - Boudreau, Paul
  Mon, 18 Dec 95 10:46:00 EST
  ...to mountain bike races in New England this coming summer (loading up the '91 Golf can be quite the trick with bikes, a passenger...
• road bike tires on mountain bike (NO VW CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 22:00:28 -0500
  i was wondering if any y'all knew what kind of road tire i could put onto my mountain bike. and if i would...
• Fiamma Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 17:01:03 EST
  I now have my Fiamma bike rack web page updated. Contact me for special listmember pricing. I also have Paulchen racks in stock. Listmember...
• Re: Yakima bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 01:32:52 -0400
  ...We just took two adult bikes and a child's bike on our rack on a camping trip to San Diego last weekend. Held...
• Re: Custom Bike Mount PICTURE - For Sale??
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:35:32 -0700
  ...Doesn't > happen with the bikes in highest gear. > A rear wheel tray is a must to prevent the bike from going all over...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Aug 2009 to 12 Aug 2009 - Special issue (#2009-653)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:55:02 -0700
  Greg, Before you start drilling, be sure to take whatever bikes you are going to carry and position them to see where the cranks...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:57:40 -0700
  ...The 2x8 will hold the bike in place with little or no chance of tipping because of its width. I glued some non slip...
• bike security alarm and/or lock.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 23:02:29 -0500 (EST)
  My wife and I have three vehicles and three bikes, and no alarm system. I am thinking that there might be a motion alarm...
• 4 Bike carriers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 15 Aug 2021 17:56:19 -0500
  Can anyone recommend a 4 bike carrier that works on a ball hitch? I expect it might need to be secured to the hatch...
• bike racks
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 13:10:42 -0400 (EDT)
  One of the neatest bike setup's I've seen is a trailer hitch monted on the front of the van with the hitch...
• bike racks?
  Historical mailing list - Cameron Hunziker
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:30:35 -0700
  I have a syncro with a pop-top, and I'll be damned if I can find a good, reasonably priced (under $300) bike...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:50:26 -0800
  ...I had visions of my upper rack failing it's grip and letting my expensive racing bikes dangle along on the pavement at highway...
• Re: fiamma bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 08:50:09 -0800
  ...Three bikes? I thought I saw only two troughs for tires on the T2? 2. Do they rattle? 3. Will that arm that holds...
• Re: front bumper mounted bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:28:41 -0700
  I had a hitch receiver welded to the front of Mellow Yellow and plug in a bike rack when I need it. This kind...
• Re: Bike rack over rear window? Yakima Roof racks.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 08:22:54 -0800
  At 01:27 AM 2/17/97 -0600, you wrote: >Also, it came with a Yakima bike rack that has the support braces resting...
• bike racks for 1979 bus
  Historical mailing list - Lukas Heukamp
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 22:30:53 +0100
  Dear all, What bike carriers will fit a 1979 bus? I have a carrier for a 1990 model will that also fit? Lukas Heukamp...
• Racks
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Thu, 14 May 1998 11:35:21 -0600
  ...is heavy, set up for four bikes. I can open the hatch myself with no bikes, but 4 bike mounts. However, the struts won...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:00:54 EDT
  ...The best way to carry bikes however, is to mount them in rails. Only 3 rails are recommended for the Paulchen, as the Vanagon...
• Re: Bike rack suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 24 May 2007 14:23:46 +0000
  ...Thu, 24 May 2007 07:30:13 -0400 > >Hi Volks,, >Can anyone suggest a bike rack set up for my '89 Westy? I need...
• Re: Need Bike rack Suggestions ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Jens Dominik Muller
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 16:21:20 -0400
  ...The bike sits vertically behind the car with fork bolted/skewered to the bumper and the rear wheel tied to a profile that bridges...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:52:14 -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...
• bike racks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 19:33:50 -0400
  Hey everyone! I posted a message yesterday asking about a bike rack for my syncro. I got a couple responses, but would appreciate any...
• Re: bike rack for breadloafs (maybe vanagons too)
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:44:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...i am very pleased with it. > the bikes are very secure, and the rack is all but invisible (really!) > when the bikes are not...
• Whata rack
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:07:35 -0700
  I was over at GoWesty two weeks ago....I bought a Fiamma bike carrier.... sweet...kinda.expensive ($275.00 - but well worth the investment...
• Friday and Bicycles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:25:26 -0600
  ...Folks around Dallas load the bikes on racks and go to specific bike trails or parks that have bike routes. It's comical to...
• Bike Racks-which one is best?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 17:27:20 -0400
  We are looking for a bike rack for our '85 Westy that will attach to the tow hitch (hole?) and can carry two bicycles...
• Re: Second Westy - pix...finally...maybe
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:32:04 +0000
  ...Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 8:23 AM > Subject: Re: Second Westy >    > Okay, trying...
• Re: it's friday CST (UTC - 6 hours) - Now Physics
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:04:09 -0500
  He does push off the ground (hard), and then pull up on the 10lb bike. You can see in some of the longer jumps...
• Re: re. Front-mount bicycle rack?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:11:57 -0500
  I picked up an old Schwinn bumper mount bike rack at a garage sale a few years ago. It works great on the front...
• New Arrivals. Wind Deflectors, Paulchen racks, screen kits.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 18:51:23 EST
  ...bike rack - ((special order) *Trotter bike rack - aluminum rack made in Italy, includes everything to hold 2 bikes, expandable up to 4 bikes. (special...
• Re: Las Vegas, NV camping(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 14:03:14 -0800
  We Alaskans have solved this problem! Our garages are too full of bikes, kayaks, camping gear, tools, airplanes, four wheelers, boats, used excercise equipment...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 19:42:15 -0600
  ...By tightening the knurled spring adjuster up a little (see Larry's caveat of _with nobody on the bike_ ie. suspension is topped out...
• Re: Fw: Ski/Bike rack for an '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - david conner
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 06:27:00 -0400
  ---Tony Moore wrote: > > Geez, I know I'm short and all, but how do you guys load bikes on TOP of a > Vanagon with...
• Re: Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 14:40:08 -0400
  ...Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch I'm interested in a fold-away, inexpensive (under $75.00) bike rack capable of carrying 3 bikes...
• Re: bicycle racks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 15:56:56 -0300
  ...With two mountain bikes it works fine. The bike wheels are below the bumper however, so curbsurfing etc. should be avoided! BTW. Has anyone...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:50:07 -0700
  ...Lee On 8/7/07, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I have a Bell bike rack that holds three bikes. It is adaptable...
• Re: Second Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 05:23:58 -0700
  Okay, trying again.� Thanks for your patience.� It must have been permissions on the album. � https://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/September122013# � Stephen � ________________________________ From: Stephen...
• Re: Eric's/Bike racks
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Nugent
  25 Apr 1996 12:22:29 -0700
  ...Time:12:16 PM OFFICE MEMO RE>Eric's/Bike racks Date:4/25/96 Eric said That's swell, but as bus owners...
• Re: Ski/Bike rack for an '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - james catterson
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 13:51:38 -0700
  ...i have 4 bike trays for mt bikes, the kayak holders, the load stops, and the ski racks. have never had a problem....got...
• Re: Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 07:09:44 -0600
  ...New stock hatch struts will keep it up with the bike rack empty. That's the setup on my '87 syncro. The struts are...
• Re: bike rack for bus
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Wed, 07 Jun 95 08:41 CDT
  My personal experiences with bike racks on a '77 bus: I've used a typical, sedan-trunk mounted Graber rack by suspending it from...
• New Paulchen Rack (long!)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:47:21 -0700
  ...It is very lightweight, and has a nifty folding luggage rack (onto which the bike carrier mounts). The bike carrier was quite a bit...
• Re: awnings & bike racks
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Thu, 20 Jul 95 13:37:59 EST
  i don't know about awnings but i can tell you to watch out for the bike racks when standing up from checking the...
• Re: origin of a bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 14:08:39 -0700
  ...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: [Bicycles - What's the best way to secure them inside?]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:08:30 MDT
  if you get some good u-lock the thiefs will end up wecking the bike, But also lock them to a solid something in...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 17:19:34 -0500
  ...Front Bike Carrier >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I was thinking about putting a receiver hitch on the front so I could use one...
• Re: Bike carrier
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:53:15 -0700
  I have neither racks nor bikes to put on them, but the February issue of Pop Science shows a new gas shock assisted roof...
• Re: How to look competent when working on your Vanagon instead of a loser with a 30 year old car
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 13:11:26 +0000
  I wonder about the description of that item:  "VOLKSWAGEN VW Logo Embroidered Biker Motor Jacket Sew on Patch" Biker?  BIKER?!? Stephen On Saturday, January...
• fiamma bike rack
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 00:57:26 EST
  ...looks less than half the price of the paulchen. <A HREF="http://www.fiamma.com/catalog/cbvwt4_t2.html">Carry-Bike vw T2 and...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:42:10 -0600
  ...tahoma,sans-serif">&gt;I have a Bell bike rack that holds three bikes. It is adaptable for <BR>&gt;van<BR>&gt;hatches...
• Re: Frame mount receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 07:26:29 -0400
  ...Many were carrying bikes but the flexibility for uses seemed great. He still makes them as I just saw a new install a few...
• Re: VLVC - Battery experience with WalMart
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:35:42 -0600
  ...their own proprietary 3D printed inner mandrels for the production of their carbon bikes, which is how they created such a different bike, from...
• Re: Bike rack
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:17:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It's a swing-away hitch-receiver rack that comes as 2-bike rack, with a +2-bike extension. It is very solid, and...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 15:49:07 -0300 (ADT)
  >Apparently the bike rack I was inquiring about is made by Paulchen. It is made in Germany; not Got a close-up look at...
• Re: front bumper mounted bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:32:15 -0700
  ...has a prong for two bikes up just below the windshield. > I don't like having my bikes on a rack mounted onto the...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Tue, 11 May 2004 14:49:06 -0400
  ...Turbo -Kawasaki GPZ 550 (2 time, first bike and last bike owned) -Kawasaki ZX 11 (Rocket bike) -Susuki Intruder 1400 -Susuki Intruder 750 -Susuki...
• Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
  Historical mailing list - DB
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:37:54 -0400
  Hi all, I recently installed a Fiamma carry all bike rack on my 1986 vanagon, and like it a lot. Definitely light weight, well...
• Re: Recent Upgrade Experience (wheels/tires/transaxle)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:45:39 -0700
  On 12/15/06, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > Curious about the photo: > > http://tims.homeunix.net:8080/~tims/gallery/VW/syncroB_W...
• Re: Local dealer's tiki makeover
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:57:03 -0500
  ...Local dealer's tiki makeover Try this: � https://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/WBVWTikiTheme?authkey=Gv1sRgCLr8vqCciY 7qsAE# On , Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: Sorry...
• Re: 2" Receiver Hitches Available for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:59:45 -0700
  Problem with using attachments (such as bike rack) to the bolt on bumper hitches is that there have been reports of the hooks that...