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Subject:Re: 4 Bike carriers
From:moritz schmid
Date:Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:22:12 -0400

I bought the Kuat NV a few years back. They do have an option to upgrade it
to a 4-bike rack instead of the standard 2. High quality construction and I
get a lot of use out of mine. They are heavy but holds the bike nice and
tight.

https://www.kuat.com/product/nv-2-0/

On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 4:18 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
wrote:

> Looks nice Stuart, thanks!!
>
> Interestingly when I first clicked on it the price was $599, then a second
> later it was $749.  Hmm.
>
> > On Aug 20, 2021, at 1:36 PM, stuartmacm@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > My son has been using this one for 6 years now. Expensive, but swing
> away feature is great as is the quality!
> https://yakima.com/products/fullswing  He got his on one of REI's annual
> sales.  Like everything else travel related it's out of stock right now.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > ----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
> Jeff Palmer
> > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 7:05 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: 4 Bike carriers
> >
> > Thanks everyone.  I do have a 3 bike carrier for my ball hitch but we
> are now four so … that increases the cost of the endeavour a bit :) Jeff
> >
> >> On Aug 16, 2021, at 8:34 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Every four-bike hitch rack I’ve seen has been a receiver type, either
> 2” or 1.25”. You might find a rack for two or even three bikes that bolt
> into the hole for the ball but it would be unusual. Good luck.
> >>
> >> Stephen
> >>
> >> Mobile
> >>
> >>> On Aug 15, 2021, at 7:35 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone recommend a 4 bike carrier that works on a ball hitch?  I
> expect it might need to be secured to the hatch in some way?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Jeff
> >>
> >
>

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