Date:         Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:56:27 +0200
Reply-To:     Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
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From:         Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: Front-mount bicycle rack -bike point of wiev :)
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A point not mentioned here ( I think ) is the recommendations I got with my
recent bought bicycle that I should avoid having the bike on a REAR mounted
rack when driving in rain .
This because the waterpressure on the bike might even  extend that of a
hi-pressure washer hose and there is a risk of flushing all grease out of
wheelbearings, chain and gearbox .....
I donīt think that even their worst nightmares include anyone putting it up
front   :-)

Calle
-88
Mullhyttan, Sweden

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Baxter" <onanov@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 4:41 AM
Subject: Re: re. Front-mount bicycle rack?


> I'd rather not have to pick the bugs out of my bike components and off
> the frame--carrying bikes that way in Iowa this time of the year would
> be very bad for any bike you cared anything about.  Insects on the
> bikes on my Passat roof rack is problematic enough.
>
> Our city transit busses have this sort of arrangement for carrying two
> bikes (the bike rack folds down when needed with a lock bar engaged by
> the user)--it's great for just around town at low speeds.
>
> Donald Baxter ('85 GL)
>
>
> On Sat, 4 Sep 2004 18:46:30 -0600, Gary Lee <gary2a@telus.net> wrote:
> > 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
> >
>
>
>
> --
> ---------------------------------------------
> Donald Baxter
> 316 Ridgeview Avenue
> University Heights, Iowa 52246
> http://www.mindspring.com/~onanov
>