At  3/28/2007 06:53 PM, John wrote:
>I'll throw my $.02 in here.  The rear hitch racks that hold 4 bikes
>can be a pain when you have different sized bikes (kids and adults)
>and/or different style frames (sloping vs straight top tube)
>It's a puzzled to get our four bikes on it.  Plenty of scratches on
>the bikes, despite adding pipe insulation over frames here and
>there.  For 3 bikes, the 4 bike carrier is great!  If it is a day
>trip, I but one bike in the (honda) van and hang the other 3.
>The kayak trailer I'm building will have a bike option on it as well.
>John

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/vwbecida/album/576460762395589703

This should be a couple of photos of a 'bike' trailer I built on one
of those cheap trailers you get from K-Mart or Harbor Freight. It
held 6 bikes, tubs of gear, firewood, etc. As a plus you could put a
canoe on top if you wanted to.
It was unbolted from the trailer when not needed.
It's ugly, not made from first class lumber but it worked well.
(I was between VW's when this picture was taken...)

Rob
becida@comcast.net

With a '91 Subaru 2.2 in an '87 Vanagon in western Washington.