I picked up an old Schwinn bumper mount bike rack at a garage sale a few years ago. It works great on the front bumper of my '85 Westy. It's about 1" dia. round, chrome, with room for two bikes. Don't know how old it is. Later, Ken -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Gary Lee Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 6:47 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: re. Front-mount bicycle rack? Mike wrote: They went by too fast to see much. "Look," my wife exclaimed, "they have their bike rack on the front! That way you can open the back of the Westy without taking the bikes off!" Sounds like a good idea. Couldn't see if there was a brand name on the rack or how it was mounted. Anyone? ------------- reply --------------- Here is one way to mount bikes on the front of a vanagon. http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/front/front.htm Front or back, each has it's advantages and drawbacks. Regards, Gary Lee Calgary, Canada http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/vw.htm |
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