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    trailer hitch

    Anyone set up a trailer hitch to use for bicycle rack.
    I don't have roof rack and I think the easiest way to transport bikes on the VX would be a bike rack into the trailer hitch.
    Anyone know a good place to buy a hitch?

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    Yeah, right here! I don't believe Curt or Rigid sells 'em for these anymore. Check ebay also...I've got a Curt that I pulled off mine, just not sure if I wanna let it go just yet. If I do, I'll list it here!
    Vixer Fixer

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    Tom4Bren was working on duplicating the Tone hitch. Sounds like he may setup a buy similar to the seat extender buy.

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    Here's my setup - the rack is a 1UPUSA setup; not cheap, but it's "the one":




    Hitch is a copy of Tone's original offering...

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    What kind of bike is that? And the wheels too?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Barker View Post
    What kind of bike is that? And the wheels too?
    It's my own buildup - a Calfee Luna disc brake frame, Wound up carbon front fork, custom carbon one-piece flatbar/stem by Calfee, Easton carbon crank, with Aerospoke carbon composite wheels, hydraulic disc brakes, Schimano XTR shifters. I ride it on the Santa Ana river trail (60 mile RT) 3 times a week; had it about five years and put ~20K miles on it...

    No logos ANYWHERE - "Murdered out", as the kids call it. Just "nude" carbon. I figure that since none of the manufacturers are sending me any "endorsement $" every month, why should I give them free advertising? Gets a lot of looks and comments - my "stealth bike"...

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGanzman View Post
    not cheap, but it's "the one":

    wonder which cost more. The VX or the Bike,..... both very nice mate
    Greetings, Earthling. We come in peace... Never mind "Paris to Dakar", the VehiCROSS looks ready for the Martian desert.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rowhard View Post
    wonder which cost more. The VX or the Bike,..... both very nice mate
    Thanks! Wonder no more; with various changes to componentry over the 5 years I've owned it, I've got more $ in my bicycle than in my VX! Put more miles on it too - over 20K miles on the bike, and about 8K on the VX (in 15 months)...

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