Oh, and I'm not sure I was clear in saying you can remove the bike
post all together and just use the cargo basket. Their bungee net
fits great and I can pile A BUNCH of cargo on there.
BD
'01 MV WK
--- In ev_update@..., "Boone" <bdayley@...> wrote:
The bike rack post comes up right in the middle of the cargo
basket -
so you have to pack around it. I generally put a "storage box"
(a
standard thing like you'd use to storage something on a self in
your
garage)on one side (under the bike tires) and my big cooler on the
other side (under the other set of tires) and pack other things in
between.
I got their taller bike post, to give me more room under the
bikes,
and their "bungee net" accessory which holds everything down nice
and tight. No complaints on how it works. But, like I said, you
have to watch how load your bikes so you can swing it out of the
way.
Now, Stowaway was talking about changing the design on this a bit
to
have the bike post not come up right in the middle of the cargo
basket (they asked me to field test a new bike post - but then
said
it would not fit on my basket - so I ended up not testing it out
for
them).
BD
'01 MV WK
--- In ev_update@..., "Glen Gilbert" <glen@> wrote:
Boone, The combined bike and cargo rack behind rather than on
top
of the
Eurovan looks like a great alternative. I'll bet it does not
effect gas
mileage nearly as much as the roof top cargo box and I don't
have
to worry
about extra weight when p[popping the top. The price is only
$399
+ $59 for
shipping which is favorable compared to Yakima's swing away 4
bike
rack for
$450 (REI has sales occasionally for $350). I wish I had seen
this
before I
bought a bike rack. What do you do with the cargo basket? Do you
attach
cargo bags rather than a cargo box on it? Doe the bike rack post
get in the
way? Thank you, Glen
Glen Gilbert
tel: 503 282-7758
glen@
