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• Re: Fiamma bikerack owner question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:07:07 -0700
  > To any Fiamma rear-hatch mounted bikerack owners- can you please tell > me if (and if so how) the rack attaches to the rear...
• Re: trailer
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:53:28 GMT
  ...Plenty of scratches on the bikes, despite adding pipe insulation over frames here and there. For 3 bikes, the 4 bike carrier is great...
• Re: Paulchen bike rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Yvan Cloutier & Marilyn Verge
  Wed, 13 May 1998 07:07:11 -0400
  Hi I'am also looking for the same bike rack and I have the same questions as you. I found an Internet site concerning...
• Paulchen bike rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Mon, 11 May 1998 13:22:10 -0700
  I have a few questions for anyone with a Paulchen bike rack... It looks to me like the bike sit so high on the...
• Re: Bike Racks For Front and Rear
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:26:11 -0500
  >I'm looking to carry 2 adult bikes and 2 kids bikes (16 inch and smaller). I have carried four bicycles, three adult, and...
• Re: Paulchen bike rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Yvan Cloutier & Marilyn Verge
  Wed, 13 May 1998 07:34:55 -0400
  ...Yvan Cloutier ""I have a few questions for anyone with a Paulchen bike rack... ""It looks to me like the bike sit so high...
• Re: Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:45:39 -0700
  Hi I use a bike rack that I bought at Target for 40 bucks. It holds two bikes, although I used to have a...
• Links to pix - mods, fixes and finds
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:47:45 -0700
  ...google.com/bike2vcu/CamperFuelLines# � http://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/TransFluid#� � http://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/PassengerWindowRepairAndSoundproofing# � http://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/SubstituteSoundproofingMaterial# � http://picasaweb...
• Re: Paulchen bike rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 13 May 1998 09:11:50 -0700
  At 01:22 PM 5/11/98 -0700, Nathaniel Merrill wrote: >I have a few questions for anyone with a Paulchen bike rack... >It...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:06:37 -0700
  hmm--mtn bikes--not real sure i should get into it--i've had several--used to race--and am basically addicted. current: 97...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:43:52 EST
  ...mountain bike Trek 8000 mountain bike previous: 95 yamaha 350xt giant iguana mountain bike gotta include the mountain bikes!!!!!!!!!!!! andy 85 westy
• RE:bike storage
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 16:40:00 -0500 (EST)
  ...Without the front wheels in place, this works pretty well for my Cannondale MT bike, but,of course only allows for two to three...
• RE:bike storage
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Monday, December 18, 1995 4:40PM
  ...Without the front wheels in place, this works pretty well for my Cannondale MT bike, but,of course only allows for two to three...
• Re: Paulchen Bike Rack vs 4 bikes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 08:44:42 -0700
  ...Paulchen Bike Rack vs 4 bikes > Hi everybody, > > Did someone ever try to put 4 bicycles on a Paulchen rack installed on a > VAnagon...
• Re: trailer
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:56:04 -0700
  ...Plenty of scratches on >the bikes, despite adding pipe insulation over frames here and >there. For 3 bikes, the 4 bike carrier is great...
• re. Paulchen rack, carrying a tandem bike
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Mon, 15 May 2006 19:02:40 -0600
  > Hello, > > The wife and I have a tandem bike and the kids have their own mountain > bikes. Do you think a Paulchen Rack would...
• Re: Bike rack suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Thu, 24 May 2007 04:53:20 -0700
  I bought one of these (2 bike universal fit) and really like it. For a 4-bike system, you're going to need something...
• Re: Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 14:47:44 -0600
  I've used a Hollywood bike rack that has straps that hook to the top of the hatch and to the bumper. It works...
• Re: Bumper Mount Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list
  22 Apr 97 13:08:42 PDT
  I have an old heavy steel bumper mount bike rack I install onto the front bumper of my '80 to haul bikes. I have...
• Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:30:17 -0700
  I'm interested in a fold-away, inexpensive (under $75.00) bike rack capable of carrying 3 bikes. I don't need anything expensive...
• Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:55:30 -0800
  I have a 2-bike RoadGear rack that has a ball hitch mount. It has a hinged vertical post so you can access the...
• Re: Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:51:08 -0400
  Just got the Bike Nashbar catalog, and they have a three bike rack that is supposed to attach to most any vehicle, including vans...
• Re: Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 17:50:56 -0600
  http://www.a1-autoracks.com/tb300.html http://www.a1-autoracks.com/thulespeedway.html http://www.autoracks.com/racks/bikes.php http://www2.sarisproducts...
• Re: LVC - Yakima Full Swing Bike rack write up
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:44:41 -0400
  ...If you're only carrying one bike but want it close in to the van, lock your bike lock to the bike's frame...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:37:49 -0800
  thats bike abuse. -----Original Message----- From: karl filc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA> Sent: Mar 22, 2004 3:17 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject...
• Re: My trip and a bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 04:05:59 EDT
  In a message dated 7/5/01 5:31:43 PM, chemistre@YAHOO.COM writes: << I've come to the conclusion that a bike...
• Paulchen racks and bikes
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:49:52 -0700
  Does anyone with a Paulchen rack (new style) use it to carry bikes? In looking at the pictures on the Eurocampers web site, it...
• Re: Paulchen Bike Rack vs 4 bikes
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 09:03:17 -0400
  ...The biggest problems are arranging the bikes so that the handlebars, pedals, etc. nest together well, and with four bikes on the back, forget...
• Vanagon bike carrier for up to 4 bikes, yakima, thule
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 6 May 2002 18:44:36 -0600
  Further to the current thread about yakima bike carriers: I recently built a bike carrier for a list member which will carry up to...
• Re: Bike Rack question
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Mon, 5 May 2014 09:56:00 -0500
  With all the crap I load into the bus for a typical trip, the bikes are not even noticed.I have gone with this...
• Bike Rack question
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Hall
  Mon, 5 May 2014 07:51:42 -0700
  Hi folks I want to transport up to 4 bikes on my '91 Westy. Should I go with a rack that holds four on...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 08:09:55 -0700
  phphphtttt, excuse me :) Bike racks can be bumper mounted on the front of buses without decreased visibility. Tires are mounted on a sheet metal...
• Paulchen Bike Rack vs 4 bikes
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 00:06:09 -0700
  ...It would be for 2 children bikes and 2 adult bikes... Alain Thibault Vancouver, BC
• Re: (Wives) Ultimate tool box?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:22:31 -0600
  ...The image of bikers has given them a bad name, as > well as a few bikers that are just rotten people, but as a...
• Re: Removable Bike Rack?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 20:53:09 -0400
  ...It fit very securly with six straps to the rear hatch and we carried two bikes with no problem and no damage to bikes...
• Re: Bike rack suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Thu, 24 May 2007 18:22:33 -0700
  I have a flamia rack that fits two bikes on the back hatch (bus depot). This is a great rack. I put a bumper...
• Re: 4 Bike carriers
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:01:07 -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...
• RE: Newbie Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 15:21:35 MDT
  bikeracks - i swear by the blackburn bikerack. fits my van, porche and hatchback. and that means the bike got a ride for 20K miles...
• Re: re. Front-mount bicycle rack?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:41:59 -0500
  I'd rather not have to pick the bugs out of my bike components and off the frame--carrying bikes that way in Iowa...
• Fiamma Bike Rack - My impressions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:18:37 -0700
  My impression is - THIS THING ROCKS! After 4 years of either carrying the bikes inside, using some crappy strap-on rack that damages the...
• Re: 83 westy where to place bikes?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 09 Mar 1996 18:45:50 -0600 (CST)
  ...wrote: > Hey All, > Having a fetish for expensive mountain bikes, I was wondering where all > the other van/bike kooks place their bikes. I...
• Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Susie Kinyanjui
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:25:58 -0600
  Thanks for everyone's suggestions about the bike rack. Problem is, I'm only 5'4"and have had problems with previous racks because...
• Re: Bike Rack--Thule Speedway 2
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:15:53 +0000
  John, Before making wheel/tire changes (I now have the Gary Lee hatch spare tire/gas can/bike rack mounts) I was using a...
• Re: Removable Bike Rack?
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:55:37 -0400
  ...It fit very securly with six straps to the rear hatch >and we carried two bikes with no problem and no damage to bikes...
• re overheard in a bicycle shop (F)
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 09:47:22 -0700
  ...said: >it's a bike thing. It's cooler to have a bike that's worth more than the >beater car you drive. I...
• Bike rack suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Thu, 24 May 2007 07:30:13 -0400
  Hi Volks,, Can anyone suggest a bike rack set up for my '89 Westy? I need to carry four bikes when the family goes...
• Re: fiamma bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 17:08:38 -0800
  ...fiamma bike rack > Martin, > Would you be so kind as to answer these questions about the Fiamma racks? No problem > 1. Three bikes? I...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 15:51:45 -0400
  >Anyone else carried 4 bikes on a Vanagon? I have carried 4 bikes on my Paulchen rack many times with no ill effects to...
• Re: 4 Bike carriers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:05:05 -0500
  ...I do have a 3 bike carrier for my ball hitch but we are now four so … that increases the cost of the endeavour...
• Ebay item - bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:58:04 EDT
  There's one of those cool Bell Sportrack bike racks for sale on Ebay for the Vanagon - hangs off the rear hatch. Search for...
• Re: Front-mount bicycle rack -bike point of wiev :)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:56:27 +0200
  A point not mentioned here ( I think ) is the recommendations I got with my recent bought bicycle that I should avoid having the bike...
• 83 westy where to place bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Miller - James W.
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 18:25:25 -0500 (EST)
  Hey All, Having a fetish for expensive mountain bikes, I was wondering where all the other van/bike kooks place their bikes. I was...
• Re: Bike Rack for a Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tuesday, 12 July 1994 11:40am PT
  As far as the front-back-top bike rack issue. One thing to remember on rear-mounted racks is to insure that the exaust...
• Bike Rack--Thule Speedway 2
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:49:27 -0800
  Just bought a mountain bike, now I need a bike rack for an 84 Westy.� The roof is already taken with a pair of...
• Re: New Bike Rack available
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:20:04 -0400
  > I carried my bike to NM and back to KS on a $20 or $30 bike > rack from Wal-Mart. Stayed snug as a...
• Fiamma and Paulchen Bike Racks for Vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 23:58:06 EDT
  ...The Fiamma Italian made aluminum racks come equipped to hold 2 bikes and will hold up to 3 if you order an additional rail...
• Re: Ebay item - bike rack
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:01:55 EDT
  ...Search for VW Vanagon bike rack. Is there a bike rack that hangs off of the rear bumper, that swings out of the way...
• LVC - Yakima Full Swing Bike rack write up
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:01:16 -0400
  Hey Folks I picked up a Yakima Full swing bike rack just before my trip out west. I put pics of the rack and...
• fs: paulchen bike attachment kit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:57:04 -0700
  I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
• FS: Paulchen Economy Class Bike Kit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 08:34:29 -0800
  I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...