Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:59:30 -0700
Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
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You can see the Yakima bike rack mounted on the back of my van in this pic.
I get 2 bikes on there just as-is and for local trips can easily get 4 with
the added fork mounts and rear wheel trays. That upper bar position keeps
the bikes below the roof line so they don't get "scraped off" going into
parking structures/garages etc. I'm not 5'4" but it's very easy to get the
bike onto the fork mount.
Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:58 AM
Subject: Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
> In a message dated 03/12/2003 3:05:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
> Has anyone ever made a bike rack (for 2 bikes) for their Vanagon/Westy?
> We've had a lot of trouble finding one as the specs on our hitch never
> match
> those needed for the bike racks for sale. Has anyone found/made a rack
> that
> works for the front of their van?
> No need ! There are plenty of rear hatch bike racks out there. I
> have
> an inexpensive, $100 CND, one made by SportRack Automotive
> {http://www.sportrack.com/} bought at Canadian Tire. I've had it going on
> six years now, holds 3
> ~ 4 bikes, rear hatch can be opened with the rack and bikes loaded and if
> you
> install the heavy duty rear hatch struts from the Bus Depot
> {http://www.busdepot.com/}, the hatch will stay open with the load in
> place. The Bus Depot and
> other vendors sell some other more expensive and fancier racks for the
> rear
> hatch so you have plenty of options.
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains
> Member: Vanagon List, LiMBO, IWCCC & CCVWC
> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers
> Frank Condelli & Associates or http://frankcondelli.com
>
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