Bike carrier for bug

Plantman wrote:
>
> Jitin wrote:
>>
>> Anyone know of a firm that makes bike carriers that fit Beetles? I
>> need to be able to transport two bikes at a time.
>>
> I use a yakima on my '69 and it works very well for up to four bikes
> or other assorted stuff, if you take off the bike holder parts. I
> paid about $450.00 five years ago with all the parts, including
> locks, to carry four bikes. They have a website and were very
> helpfull.
> Good luck, David

Very informative site with a quality product for the bug - thanks.

Jitin
>

SteveL wrote:
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> Jitin wrote:
>>
>> Anyone know of a firm that makes bike carriers that fit Beetles? I
>> need to be able to transport two bikes at a time.
>>
> ----Jitin,
>
>  Hey, I have to tell you what I did. I have a '67 and I like to
> take my mountain bike with me to the beach. I usually just take the
> front wheel off and put it in the back but last summer, my
> girlfriend and I rented a house in Myrtle Beach for two weeks. Well
> I couldn't see not having my Beetle at Myrtle but there really
> wasn't room for two people's luggage and the my bike so I converted
> a ski rack. It's just like the one Rocky Mountain... I mean Mid
> America Motorworks sells (oh how things change!!) If yo ugo to a
> bike shop, you can buy a clamp that screws down to a 2x4 or what
> have you that's used to hold a bike in place in the bed of a pick-up
> truck. Once the clamp is atttached to the 2x4, you place the front
> wheel of the bike in the clamp then tighten it down. It has a brace
> that attaches to the fork so the bike can't sway either way. The
> bracket cost me 17.97 Now what I did was mount the bracket to a 2x4
> that is 18" long. Then, through the slats of the ski rack, I bolted
> this 2x4 to one on the back side of the ski rack. The ski rack is
> not flat so I folded up some cardboard and made shims to kind of
> "cushion" the slats in the rack" Draw it tight and put two nuts on
> the carriage bolts so they won't work loose. I wasn't sure how
> sturdy this was going to be but when I had it all together, you
> could not budge it!!! I did ride around a little gingerly with my
> bike on there for a couple of days before trusting it, but it proved
> tp be very sturdy and reliable. It made the trip to Myrtle (about 6
> hours one way) and back with NO problems. I checked it several times
> and it stayed tight the whole way. It also looks way cool and you
> would be surprised how many people asked me where I got the bike
> rack!!!
>

Hi SteveL

I'm not sure what your adapted ski rack looks like. I checked the
Mid America Motorworks site, but only found the classic woodslat
style units. Is this what you attached your bike-holder hardware
to?

Thanks