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• Re: Gary Lee Custom Hatchback Racks....How do you like yours?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 4 May 2002 12:43:46 -0600
  ...Like your racks, I like having the bikes out of the wind and below the roof line so I don't peel them off...
• Simple roof (not bike) -rack...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 26 May 2000 08:43:42 PDT
  ...I don't need a cage/basket that can hold 500 pounds or 3 bikes..., just a simple rack. Thank you all for any...
• Re: itchin to ride
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 00:57:39 -0400
  ...The rack also serves nicely for carrying lawn chairs, etc. The rear mounting is unobtrusive and with a few stretch cords holds the bikes...
• 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: Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 08:03:54 -0400
  ...com> wrote: > Hi all, > I recently installed a Fiamma carry all bike rack on my 1986 vanagon, > and like it a lot. Definitely light...
• Re: roof racks for Westy with NO DRILLING
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:28:30 -0600
  ...I'm an avid biker (human powered) also. I put an older model Yakima rack on the back door of my Westy. Works great...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:49:03 -0700
  ...My hatch stays up with the Saris Bones rack > on it but not if there's a bike on that rack. I currently have...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:09:47 -0400
  ...My hatch stays up with the Saris Bones rack on it but not if there's a bike on that rack. I currently have...
• Re: bought a rack
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:00:59 -0800
  ...stated: >I wound up going with a rack by Hollywood, which sold at the bike store >for $60. It straps on (4-point) to...
• Racks and REI.com
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:24:48 -0500
  People of Vanagon, Yep REI has all of the racks n stuff for your bikes, yaks, skis, and boards; but I urge you to...
• $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...
• Re: Bike carrier
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:03:05 +0000
  ...I have had 4 bikes on the back using this rack, and it is basically a Yakima roof system but modified slightly and mounted...
• 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...
• bike racks
  Historical mailing list - ned & susan rothstein
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 21:29:02 -0400
  ...mount rack from the Performance catalog. It was relatively inexpensive, and works fine. I got the Extra model taht will hold 3 bikes. It...
• Re: Hollywood Bike Racks - Any Experience?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:43 -0400
  ...there wouldn't be room inside for the boys bike - so a bike rack it is. I'll be sure to let the list...
• Re: Racks
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 19:27:23 -0500
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/bumper/bumper.htm (Gary also sells some great bike racks) http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/viewproductdetail...
• 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...
• 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: Paulchen Rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 10:53:27 -0700
  >I recently purchased a used Paulchen rack and have a few questions; First, >I have a bike with a large diameter seat tube, the...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:44:24 -0600
  ...I like putting my bikes on the rear hatch Yakima Bike rack I have there. They will get pretty dusty on long dirt roads...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:24:24 -0500
  ...They supposedly can hold open > the hatch even with a bike rack and bikes. Unfortunately they are on back order > for 2-3 months...
• Re: Frame mount receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 12:58:05 +0000
  ...bike and I was thinking about getting a trailer > > hitch mounted bike rack for the van to be able to take the bikes with...
• Re: 2-inch receiver hitch is the bomb for adding receiver racks, bike carriers etc
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 21:34:01 -0600
  ...inch receiver box you can add cool items such as reciever racks, bike > carriers and so on......just be sure that the shop that...
• Re: Yakima bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ham
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 01:45:22 -0400
  ...CA> wrote: >Hi List, >I just bought a Yakima "Little Joe" bike rack for the back of our Vanagon. The instruction sheet came with...
• 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...
• My bike racks
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 16:49:29 -0400
  ...Bike rack stuff: First of all, if there is a Eurovan owner out there who would like a _deal_ on a Paulchen heavy-duty...
• 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...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:57:06 -0700
  ...bikes on and before we could ride em I went to a coin high pressure wash and cleaned em, right there on the rack...
• Re: carrying canoe on camper top
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 12:03:05 -0500
  ...With the really long 78" bars you can mount the rack over the luggage rack AND pop the top with two bike on as...
• Re: Bicycle rack mounted on rear windshield
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:31:15 -0600
  ...Is a rear windshield mounted bike rack ok for vanagons ? Thanks, Shawn.
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:00:54 EDT
  ...Steve Lashley '66 Westy '74 Campmobile '93 EV MV http://EuroCampers.com 314-614-0750 Importing German Side Tents, Fiamma and Paulchen bike racks...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 14 May 2007 06:45:43 -0700
  ...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: Hatch-mounted carrying rack?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:54:29 -0700
  ...My rear hatch will go up with my rack and bike on it... with a little muscle.. and will stay up with the pvc...
• Re: Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Question
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 16:52:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also have a bike rack that attatches to the back of the bus. Drove cross country last summer with a boat on top...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 16:07:43 -0700
  ...I have enough money tied up in mountain bikes and windsurfers to warrant spending alot of money on the best quality racks to carry...
• Re: Thule or Yakima rack part no's - Westy
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:06:55 -0700
  ...I myself have home made hitch with 2" receiver and use hitch bike rack that can carry 4 bikes. It is by far more...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:15:50 -0800
  ...They supposedly can hold open the hatch even with a bike rack and bikes. Unfortunately they are on back order for 2-3 months...
• 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...
• 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...
• receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:42:46 -0700
  ...the hitching post type bike rack...we want to try this route so we can switch the bike rack easily between the Westie and...
• Re: Bicycle rack mounted on rear windshield
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:49:02 -0400
  ...may cause the glass to crack. > > Is a rear windshield mounted bike rack ok for vanagons ? > > Thanks, > Shawn. > Been using one for 5 years...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:15:48 -0800
  ...They supposedly can hold open the hatch even with a bike rack and bikes. Unfortunately they are on back order for 2-3 months...
• Re: acessory rack mounting
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:23:38 -0700
  ...I saw this over the past weekend (still dont have the hatch rack yet) so I put the bike on top for the weekend...
• Re: garber bike rack
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 06:44:44 EDT
  In a message dated 4/14/00 11:06:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << garber bike rack >> Francoix, I...
• Re: fiamma bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:59:05 -0800
  ...Anyone have experience with one of these racks? 2. Do they rattle? 3. Will that arm that holds the top tube of the bike...
• 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...
• Bike Rack (Again)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 23:42:51 -0500
  ...I'm off to pick up a bike rack tomorrow that will carry the weight, and I'm hoping the rear hatch will support...
• 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...
• 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: Bike rack over luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:14:52 -0600
  ...as much, it is easier to get the bikes on and off of the rack and it cost's less. Another big bonus is...
• Re: alien invasion command post?
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:41:33 -0800
  ...where he saw: > custom > bike and ski racks. I noticed some real interesting installations > including a Thule roof rack mounted on the rear hatch...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - English II, Bill
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:26:21 -0700
  ...No roof racks, but we do have a Yakima swing out bike rack on a hitch. The average gas mileage is probably around 16...
• Re: Bike Rack for a Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 14:16:45 EDT
  ...We made a wooden rack that fits over the engine such that we can have one row of suit cases under and two bikes...
• 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: Hatch-mounted carrying rack?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 22:04:01 -0500
  ...I notice a lot of interest in rear-hatch racks, when I've been hoping to mount a front bumper bike rack on my...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier (Need German Translation)
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 12:29:54 -0700
  ...The extension rack attaches to the 2 bike carrier to extend it to carry a third or fourth bike. The extension rack for the...
• Re: Best Yakima roof rack setup for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:56:48 -0500
  ...If it is just 1-2 bikes you want to carry I'd go with Gary Lee's custom made rear hatch rack. ~$225...
• Re: front bumper mount bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 21:44:04 -0700
  ...ca/~vis/courses/num/assign/a4/wilderness_pop.jpg Bottom of bike rack mounted to bumper with 4 bolts. Bottom mount alone was wiggly...