I had the same problem with spinning cranks on my Golf roof rack. Doesn't
happen with the bikes in highest gear.
A rear wheel tray is a must to prevent the bike from going all over the place.
Could use a cross bar with a Yakima Boa rear wheel mount.

How do you attach the fork mount? To the hatch or the roof? Would that work
with a pop-top? I like the fact that the bike is way up there with little risk
of using it as a bumper - except when there's a pickup truck behind you.

I've been playing with the idea forever of how to transport my bikes on the
westy. I like the Paulchen concept, but it's expensive. I read a post recently
from someone using a pickup truck fork mount behind the driver/passenger seats
inside the van. Keeps the bikes from getting covered with road slime on a
rainy day, but might get the floor dirty with muddy bikes. Also access to the
back is difficult as well as to the cold beer. Then there's the hitch mount,
but I don't have a hitch.

Keep us posted! I am definitively interested to learn more about the design.
 Joachim

'85 Westfalia

On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 21:46:10 -0700 "J. Harvey" <jtharvey2@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

Well, today I made a bike mount for my van and I took a picture.  It's not
completely done, I still need to fabricate a rear wheel tray and  I also
need to find a trick way to keep the pedals from moving.  Easy stuff.  The
thing I like the most is that installation requires no drilling.  I'm also
excited about the possibilities that come with having two of these suckers
(minus the bike attachment) on my van.  Ski attachemnts?  Boat attachments?
Board attachments?  DTM whale tail spoiler attachment?....joking.

Please let me know what you think.  I welcome all angles of input.

I'm playing with the idea of producing these in small quantities so let me
know if you'd be interested in have one or two for your van.

http://www.digitalpose.com/a/sa.jsp?p=12225_813235_0&vid=502

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