Need ideas about homemade pickup bed bike racks

iowamtb · Nov 5, 2015

Dude your pics are missing....

Fiskare · Nov 5, 2015

How about some traps mounted to the truck bed? My 8 foot bed carries more bikes than my extendo cab F250 carries peeps.

goodmojo · Nov 5, 2015

I use a bed extender:

kyle242gt · Nov 5, 2015

I use one like this, without the uprights.
https://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/g...026005d1446468392t-need-ideas-about-homemade-pickup-bed-bike-racks-img_2907.jpg

It just stays in the bed. Mostly, all I use the truck for is bike hauling, but it makes a great storage caddy when hauling other things (propane tanks and cases of beer for instance). If I need the bed flat, it flips up, or is easily pulled out.

I only use it for two or more bikes, and do have to use a strap.

iowamtb · Nov 7, 2015

This is what I ended up settling on. I also have a rear mounted bike rack I can throw on if I need more capacity.

Plains_Pedaler · Nov 10, 2015

To the tailgate pad guys: I have dual exhaust on my truck that runs straight out of the back. You think for a long 2+ hour ride with the heat from the exhaust burning on the tire/bikes that any damage would occur?

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Smilely · Nov 10, 2015

ColeSJ said:
To the tailgate pad guys: I have dual exhaust on my truck that runs straight out of the back. You think for a long 2+ hour ride with the heat from the exhaust burning on the tire/bikes that any damage would occur?

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Yes, I would say that sounds like something to be concerned about. I have heard of problems with hitch mounted bike racks and the exhaust from the car ruining carbon fiber wheels. In those cases the wheel was directly in front of the tail pipe
I'm not sure it means you can't use a tailgate pad (front wheel over the tailgate) at all, but may mean you can only put a couple on there to ensure they are clear of the heat zone. I bet the "danger" zone is fairly narrow.

291748 · Nov 10, 2015

Yeah, you definitely don't want anything directly in front of the pipe (blew up a tire that way once, using one of those strap-on trunk racks). Tailgate method usually doesn't let the wheels hang that low though.

69tr6r · Nov 18, 2015

Another vote for moving blanket over the tailgate.

Big Fil · Nov 18, 2015

Yup tailgate pad/blanket for many years. If you have a lot of bikes and are rallying up windy and bumpy dirt roads it's a good idea to run a tie down around the seatposts of each bike. That'll prevent them from flopping over onto each other. In most cases though they don't need that strap. Best thing about tailgate method is super quick load and unloads.

Need ideas about homemade pickup bed bike racks

iowamtb

Fiskare

goodmojo

kyle242gt

iowamtb

Plains_Pedaler

Smilely

291748

69tr6r

Big Fil

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