I'd rather not have to pick the bugs out of my bike components and off
the frame--carrying bikes that way in Iowa this time of the year would
be very bad for any bike you cared anything about.  Insects on the
bikes on my Passat roof rack is problematic enough.

Our city transit busses have this sort of arrangement for carrying two
bikes (the bike rack folds down when needed with a lock bar engaged by
the user)--it's great for just around town at low speeds.

Donald Baxter ('85 GL)

On Sat, 4 Sep 2004 18:46:30 -0600, Gary Lee <gary2a@telus.net> wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> They went by too fast to see much. "Look," my wife exclaimed, "they have
> their bike rack on the front! That way you can open the back of the
> Westy without taking the bikes off!"
>
> Sounds like a good idea. Couldn't see if there was a brand name on the
> rack or how it was mounted. Anyone?
>
> ------------- reply ---------------
>
> Here is one way to mount bikes on the front of a vanagon.
>
> http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/front/front.htm
>
> Front or back, each has it's advantages and drawbacks.
>
> Regards,
> Gary Lee
> Calgary, Canada
> http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/vw.htm
>

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