on 2/18/05 10:13 AM, David J. Bohannan at david.bohannan@VERIZON.NET wrote:

> Do you guys have any idea about where to get some permanent bicycle
> mounts for the rear of the vanagon? I am looking for as much storage as
> possible..up to like 4 bikes or more...if possible...I don't necessarily
> need a hitch, but they can sometimes be useful...
>
> I also would like to have one mounted on the roof...but am aware of the
> high center of gravity...
>
> Dave

We have Fiamma hatch racks, but they will only hold up to 3 bikes.  Fiamma
limits it to 3 as 4 would be too much weight to put on the hatch.  The
EuroVan hatch can hold 4 bikes.  Gary Lee also makes nice Vanagon racks, but
I'm not sure if they would hold 4 bikes.

You could also go with Dennis' receiver hitch and use a hitch mount rack.  I
don't like these myself as they make your van quite a bit longer and the
bikes stick way out when you park.

If you have a Westy, you can use the Fiamma rack and put a kids bike in the
back or in the luggage rack.  I have a 2 bike Fiamma rack on my '74 Westy.
I can put 2 adult bikes on the back and 2 kids bike in the luggage rack.

I had a front mounted rack at one time on the '74, but the bikes would get
covered with bugs as they also can in the luggage rack.

-- Steve Lashley
SKL Enterprises Inc.
http://EuroCampers.com
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DeSoto MO 63020
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