Carrying a mountain bike

DaKine Tailgate thingy (plus Leitner ACS).

 

So did my thing today it ended up real nice. Made myself an aluminum bracket so that I could lower the fork mount and clear the rolling cover. Painted it black.


Bolted a Yakima blockhead to it. And made some brackets with thread to slide behind the rail and bolt it all.


End result! A solid Lowered fork mount with enough space to clear the sliding cover.

 

I legit just use my crotch rocket tie downs for my roadie or my mt bike lol. Bikes never budge

 

Badass setup!

 

With a canopy on my bed, I have several layers of cardboard and I lay my MTB in the bed, chain side up. Lock my canopy and tailgate and it's the most secure way to transport a bike.

I have a Thule and Saris platform double bike racks. But those racks stay on my Land Cruiser and 4runner.

 

Same concept. The only real difference is some have individual bike straps which are cool but not a necessity.

https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/biking/best-tailgate-pad

 

If its one bike. Why not throw it in the bed and go.

 

Depending on how the bike is set it can be rough on it. A bike laying on its side, can be rough on the crank and crank bearings. If your hitting bumps in the truck it could be worse. I’m only saying this because I own a very expensive bike haha

 

^Agreed. No way am I laying my "nice" bikes on their side....they cost way to much money. I transport them as you would a motorcycle...straps and racks.

 

I’ll leave my bmx laid down cause who cares haha.

 

I just run a cable and padlock from one of the box tie downs and wrap the frames. Haven’t had any issues yet. Thieves want a grab and go. Anything to slow them down helps. I park in open, lighted areas too.

 

Rhino Rack vortex crossbars with Rhino Rack bike rack on Retrax XR bedcover.

 

Straps can be a pain but its a cheap sollution

 

Made my rack using PVC. Anchor it down using bungee, then sometimes use the straps to secure everything.

 

Well, if you buy a cheap $3000 bike then fine, throw it in the back, but not a good one.

 

Not sure if serious.

 

He dead serious haha

 

Im all about good bikes but $3k is not “cheap” haha

 

I was serious, I have 2 bikes that I would lay in the back of a truck if I had too (I don't), the other 9, I would not carry them "improperly".

 

I think for most of us, $3000 would be considered a good one.

 

I look at it this way, I get out of them what I put into them and it's still cheaper than bass fishing.

 

Agreed. I tend to shell out more for things I invest a lot of time in.

 

Carbon and titanium is not an inexpensive build material.

 

I bought the INNO rail rack system on Amazon. The price was good and the quality is decent. I wasn't going to pay $107 for Yakima RoundBars so bought some 6 ft. sections of galvanized pipe from Lowe's and put quite a few coats of PlastiDip to get them up to the desired size. You'd never know the difference at a glance. The rack is a Yakima Aeroraptor. One bike pictured but the bars have no problem holding 4 when the whole family is there.

 

I'd like to see this set up a bit more closely if you have better pics and / or a description. I am new to the biking world and am considering different modes of transport with a bedcover. Thanks!!

 

I made some racks that fit my bedrack, the rear tire tray adjust to fit different bikes. Ill be adding a fork mount that's tied into the front tire scoop soon!

Have been working great so far.

 

That is killer!

 

Appreciate that! They're not completely finished yet but this was a prototype to see how id like it.. the next ones will be dimple died for added strength! I wanted something different that no one else had so this is where my mind took me

 

Love it. One of a kind is my favourite! Nice work