> I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale...
>
> This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack and choose
which
> attachment kit(s) you want depending on what you want to carry on the
rack.
>
> The Economy Class Bike Kit will attach two bikes to the Paulchen rack. It
> uses V-Channels and straps to secure the tires (the channels are similar
to
> those used by Yakima and Thule). And it uses a couple of bars and straps
to
> secure the top tube of the bike to the rack.
>
> The First Class Kit is nicer in that the top tube clamps lock the bike to
> the rack. However, it seems to me that the V-Channel system provided with
> the Economy Class Kit for mounting the
> tires will work better with skinny tires than the 'trombone' tire mounts
> provided with the First Class Kit (and equally as well for fat tired
> bikes). If you already have the First Class Kit you could use the
V-Channels
> in stead of the 'trombones' for skinny tired bikes. Also, in some cases it
> is possible that the Economy Class Kit would work better to secure bikes
> that are made with fat tubing (the tubing clamps provided with the First
> Class Kit will not open large enough for the larger tubing sizes used on
> many of the mountain bikes).
>
> Economy Class Kit Price: $100.00,  plus shipping.
> (the First Class Kit sells for about $275.00, plus shipping.... see
> www.eurocampers.com )
>
> [A Paulchen rack with 2 Bike First Class Kit costs about $535 plus
shipping.
> You could buy the base rack only for about $250 (with list discount from
> Steve Lashley at www.eurocampers.com) and my
> Economy Class Kit for $100 and have a Paulchen rack for $350 instead of
> $535]
>
>
> If you are interested, let me know and I can email photos.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Davidson
>
>
>