>I recently purchased a used Paulchen rack and have a few questions;  First,
>I have a bike with a large diameter seat tube, the paulchens method of
>gripping the tube does not work, do they sell an adapter for large diameter
>tubes?  Also, where can I get accessories for my new rack?  And finally how
>do I know if I have a new or old style rack?  I am assuming it's old style
>because it says "Made in W. Germany" and well it's been a while since West
>Germany's existed.  My rack is black with a fold down tray with room for 2
>bikes, 2 points to attach the clamps that hold the seat tubes and a brass
>lock which I don't have the key for yet, does this sound like the old or new
>style?  Thanks

The old style is shown at
   http://www.vanagon.com/info/vehicles/beethoven/paulchen.html

The new style is silver, I believe, rather than black.

My rack (old style) doesn't have a gripper for the seat tube, but that may have been an option.  I got the spacer bar, which holds
bikes away from the body (see the web page above.)

Coyote

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