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Date:         Tue, 16 May 2006 08:02:38 -0400
Reply-To:     David Bohannan <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Bohannan <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: re. Paulchen rack, carrying a tandem bike
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
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We put our tandem on a Blue Ox hitch mounted carrier...the carrier is made for 4 bikes (which is laughable unless 2 or 3 are children's bikes). On the Motorhome it didn't stick out the sides at all...on the full size Ford Van it stuck out on one side...until the handlebars turned...

Dave 85 GL "Baby Bus" 85 "Goldy"

On 5/16/06, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > Gary, > > I've driven a few miles with a tandem suspended from an old Rhode Gear > rack > on the back (live dangerously, I say!). It worked, though the tandem > stuck > our maybe 6 or 8 inches on either side - not enough to be a hazard. If > you > remove the front wheel, it doesn't stick out at all. > > If I were doing it again, I'd get one of your racks, but I'd still keep it > on the back - I'm not planning on lifting that beast any higher than I > have > to! > > Karl Wolz > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of > > Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com > > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 6:03 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: re. Paulchen rack, carrying a tandem bike > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > The wife and I have a tandem bike and the kids have their own mountain > > > bikes. Do you think a Paulchen Rack would accommodate three such > bikes? > I= > > f > > > not what would be best? A roof rack perhaps? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > You would not be able to carry a tandem on a paulchen, tandems are very > > long. A tandem is longer than the width of the van > > and you don't want the bike sticking out beyond the sides. > > > > Just fyi, I've built a few tandem bike carriers for vanagons. The bike > is > > carried vertically on the rear door. > > My Tandem carriers have been used on passenger vans, westys and > > adventurewagens. > > > > http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/4bike/tandem/tandem.htm > > > > Gary Lee > > www.vwrack.com >

-- Dave - KC9FYM http://fjazzbass.blogspot.com


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