Re: Bike Racks

["Stefan Bolka" <sbolka@erols.com>]

Franklin,

Thule makes the factory racks and they, the OEM racks, are no where near as
good as the normal Thule rack.  I am also a frequent bike rider, race 2-3
times a week, and I love my Thule rack.  Get the Jetta rack from Thule.  The
would seem that the sales person you talked with didn't have a clue because
I bought my rack from REI in Denver, CO.
 If you go to the Thule website you can probably even get the product
number.  REI did have to order mine but it only took a week to come in.

Best of luck.

Stefan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Franklin Mosley <fmosley@voyetra.com>
To: Jetta Mailing List <jettaglx@igtc.COM>; GTI Mail List
<gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 12:00 PM
Subject: Bike Racks


>Hey guys, I'm going through a little dilemma here.  I happen to be a
>frequent biker, and have been using a trunk rack for hauling my bike around
>town.  I have tried to be careful when putting and taking my bike off the
>rack.  But I have started noticing that the bike rack is starting to leave
>scratches and chips on my bumper and trunk.  I decide to look for a roof
>rack that would fit on my 98 GLX.  I decided to stop by a popular sport
>store (REI), to see if they had any racks in stock for the car.
>Surprisingly they said that they did not carry roof rack in the store for
>the Jetta because VW had some kind of deal with the makers of the roof
rack.
>They told me that they would try to special order it, but the best option
>would be to purchase one from the dealer.  Yikes! I have learned my lesson
>about buying after-market products (CD Player) from the dealer.  Is this
>true?  If it is, does anyone want to sell me a used roof rack?  If so
Please
>email me! I'm getting desperate, I can't take anymore scratches on my
trunk.
>Thanks
>
>
>Franklin Mosley
>98 GLX Black/Black
>