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Subject:A great bike rack-need help finding
From:Paul Mayfield
Date:Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:30:42 -0800

I need some help finding a bike rack.

I had this type of rack that worked great on my
Westy Syncro, but it went when I stupidly sold it.

I'm looking for the type that mounts to the
bumper, is an inverted U shape of approx 1"
tubing.  (see 'art' below)

The design allows the top hoop to pull
off the bumper mount when not needed.

I liked it for these reasons:

Attaches to front or back bumper- I used
it on the back, no bugs on bikes.
Easily removable in less than a minute-
(take bikes off, pull hoop off)
When removed, back hatch can be raised.
No additional weight on back hatch.
Minimal back window visibility loss.
No hitch needed.
AND, last but not least-
it's incredibly cheap= less than $100

Any help finding this type of rack would
be greatly appreciated! I just sold my
Land Cruiser and don't want to carry bikes
inside the westy- it's perfect and I want to
keep it that way.

Attempt at ASCII art:

front view                side view

     ========                ll
   //        \\              ll____/
  //          \\             ll
  ll          ll             ll
  ll          ll             ll
  ll          ll             ll
  ll          ll          ___ll
__ll__________ll__           ll
__ll__bumper__ll__        ___ll

Paul Mayfield   '87 White Westy 2WD

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