Date:         Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:02:18 -0500
Reply-To:     Walt Oliver <walt@WALTNET.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Walt Oliver <walt@WALTNET.NET>
Subject:      Bike Racks
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I'm short (5'6) and have a Vision recumbent and a mountain bike which I like
to tote around. The best alternative I found a year ago was the SportWorks
racks, which you can get from the excellent recumbent-supply house
Hostelshoppe.com.

In the last six months or so, I've seen some racks, including one by Saris,
that imitated the Sportworks concept and which probably cost less. The
Sportworks racks are first-rate but pricey.

The great thing about them is that there's no messing around with webbing &
no worries about grit in foam rubber pads scratching your vehicle's paint.
You just lift the bike onto the tray, secure it with a couple of beefy
spring-loaded hooks, and you're ready to go in all of a half-minute.

One note: I mounted my racks to a receiver hitch in the back. I got the
South African big hitch (I think this was from Bus Depot) and had a local
welder make me a 2" receiver which bolts on in place of the tow ball. With
this setup, I've got 2 bikes on the back and a couple of kayaks & paddles on
the roof with a Yakima rack.

No connection with Hostelshoppe, Vision, Bus Depot, Sportworks, Yakima, etc,
etc--just a very pleased customer!

Walt
'91 Carat
Columbia, SC

Anyone who wants to talk recumbents, feel free to pmail me!



-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Chris S.
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:30 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Bike Racks

> Kinda curious if anybody has run across a bike rack that can fit a
> recumbent (7' bike roughly)