I'm tired of removing the front wheels on my bike(s) to transport them. With all this room in the bed of my truck, I should be able to leave the front wheel on. I have protective side bed rails that I want to keep on the truck that won't allow attaching things like "RecRac". Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations?!?!? :confused:

Here's an idea:

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/bikerack/makerack.htm

not mine, but it's a good idea

Here's an idea:

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/bikerack/makerack.htm

not mine, but it's a good idea


I'm speechless. I'm not sure whether to laugh, or start building one! :D Thanks for the link (I think!!!!).

That pvc contraption might work on the floor in your garage but if I'd advise against using it in the back of a truck. Pvc is brittle and could easily snap with the weight of your bike bouncing against it. I don't want to diss the guy who built it but I've always felt that pvc (outside of its intended purpose) is for people who don't own any tools or who don't know how to use them. I mean you could build a rack twice as strong and cheaper out of scrap wood or metal. I personally don't know of any racks that will hold your bike in the bed without removing the wheels but I've transported plenty of motorcycles using tie down straps and never had a problem.

I've got an older toyota pickup, and they came with tie down loops in the bed. I just tie my bike down moto style by the handle bars with two tie down straps. Not the ratcheting kind, although those work just fine, but are a little overkill and slow to adjust. They are just the one way kind with the realse button. Sometimes the rear tire would bounce around, so I just drilled two holes in my bed and attach one of those heavy rubber hook straps through my rim. Takes seconds to load the bike up, and seconds to take it out. Never cause me any trouble.

Call Sportworks 1-888-661-0555. They just came out with an awesome new truck rack, based off their popular hitch/rooftop design. Best design I've ever seen.

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I have the pvc rack. it works well! I have 2 other friends with the same thing as well. make sure you use sch. 40 pipie and primer!

I with bmadau<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_56865", true); </SCRIPT> on this one. I have an old toyota pick up and Im using tie downs also to transport my bike. Its very quick and very simple to set up. Plus you can find tie downs anywhere.

just laying the bikes in the back of the truck? :D I've done this for years with nary a problem. Maybe you could get a piece of carpet or heavy duty fabric if you want to pad the bikes from each other.

I have the pvc rack. it works well! I have 2 other friends with the same thing as well. make sure you use sch. 40 pipie and primer!

I saw that posted awhile ago. I built it. It was a cool rainy Saturday afternoon project. It holds mine and my wife's bike and my daughter's little 20". Excellent way to keep the bikes handy in the garage... Also, i haven't tried it, but it's sturdier than you think. It wouldn't surprise me to see people actually using this in the back of their pick up...

Not sure if your rails would prevent this or not, but this is my solution. I have both the Ankle Biter Deuce, which clamps to the pedal and would allow any bike to ride there and the Steelhead fork mount I use mostly for my road bike. Get covers and you're good to go.... I've hauled mine up there for thousands of miles with no problems.

That is what I always used to do when I had a pickup. If I moved several bikes I'd seperate them with towels to keep 'em getting scratched up. Also, you could get one of those cheapie universal mount rear racks. They mount on a trunklid, hatchback, spare tire, or tailgate.

I just attach tie-downs (cheap-from home depot, with rubber coated hooks) from the top of each seat stay to the anchors on each side of the bed. The rear wheel goes toward the front of the bed. At the rear of the bed, I'll just tie a piece of small diam. rope to one anchor, loop it thru the wheel (wind it around the wheel two or three times), and tie to the other anchor. Have traveled hundreds of miles at a time with no problems. The tie-downs I use have a spring loaded release, not the ratchet, and they've worked fine.

I've got an older toyota pickup, and they came with tie down loops in the bed. I just tie my bike down moto style by the handle bars with two tie down straps. Not the ratcheting kind, although those work just fine, but are a little overkill and slow to adjust. They are just the one way kind with the realse button. Sometimes the rear tire would bounce around, so I just drilled two holes in my bed and attach one of those heavy rubber hook straps through my rim. Takes seconds to load the bike up, and seconds to take it out. Never cause me any trouble.

A friend of mine does the same thing, and it works just fine.

Simplicity.

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strap it down moto style. and if you have several in there, separate them with large car or truck tire inner tubessorry bout my mug in the pic, only one I have that shows it strapped down