>Hey everyone! >I posted a message yesterday asking about a bike rack for my syncro. I got >a couple responses, but would appreciate any more advice there is out >there. >Does anyone have a roof mount rack on their vanagon? Would you recommend >it? Specifically, any clearance problems? (other than parking garages and >burger king drive thru), noise or drag??, trouble throwing your bikes up >there? >I know there's other types out there, and am open to suggestions (the two I >got already were pretty good)! One particular concern is the ability to >lock it, as the two bikes are worth more than the van, and i'd rather not >have to sleep with them if we decide to camp. >And again, if anyone has one for sale, let me know. >Thank you very much!! > >HE WHO LAUGHS LASTS > > I found, what is for me, the perfect solution. It's something called a "hoop rack," which they hooked me up with at my LBS (local bike shop). It is like a big U, upside down, with the ends getting bolted on to the bumbper with a neat U-Bolt and hook clamp type thing. It works absolutely wonderfully for what I need. Mounts on the front without having to find neat spots to weld, I think it will fit on top of a front-mounted tire. It even (kind of) solves your locking problem: If you lock your bike to it, a thief would have to unbolt the sucker or beat your locking mechanism (always a threat anyway). Hope this helps. Eric Maggie (76 westy)
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