Date:         Sun, 6 Aug 2000 21:24:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Alain Pierre Hovasse <aphovasse@home.com>
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From:         Alain Pierre Hovasse <aphovasse@home.com>
Subject:      Itchin to ride
Comments: To: Derek Drew <derekdrew@rcn.com>
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Hi Gang

I need some of your collective wisdom: just returned from a fabulous weekend
of camping with the girls and 86 Westy, at the Sandbanks camping ground off
Lake Ontario. Highly recommended. It became clear however that I need to
install a bike rack if only to avoid having to pack everything up, turn the
seats back around, bring in the roof, every time we discover we've forgotten
to bring such and such, only to drive a few miles, where a bike would be
perfect. Plus it would be good to ride with the family at these places,
there's so much to see.

So, what's the best thing? I saw an newer model westy at the campsite with
one of those hitches that sticks straight up from the rear and dangles the
bikes from there, but I'm also familiar with the kind that strap onto the
back of the van with a fold down rack. I know these get a bit expensive but
I need to do something. I think there may even be a canadian
distributor/manufacturer for these? It would be for two adult and one
child's bike. I could probably put the small bike on the luggage carrier
above the front seats, but the two others need a real carrier. Are there any
front carriers? Are they worth it?

Thanks in advance.

Alain Pierre