bike rack:

[lastfrontier]

I did a seach for bike racks and there are many pages to search thru, so i went and seached and there are plenty to choose from. but I didnt see anything about this:

Truck Bed Bike Rack - The Easy Way to Transport Your Bikes

what do you all think? I have the nismo, and have the bakflip tonneau so i thought this might work for me. I need to carry 3 bikes around. me the lady and the kid.

any info on this if not, any other suggestions?

Thanks.

[Clint]

Works great. Put the bikes in backwards and turn the handle bars if you need the space. I put a rachet strap across the bikes to keep them in place and works perfectly. Been using it for a few years now.

[keahi89]

man you guys don't know what you're missing (assuming you have utilitrac). i don't even own a bike and was impressed w/ this thread!!! take a look:
Utilitrack Yakima bicycle mount - Nissan Titan Forums

[characterzero]

Roll your own:
Make your own Bike Rack

Same idea, this will cost you a fraction of what that one will.

[Clint]

Originally Posted by keahi89

man you guys don't know what you're missing (assuming you have utilitrac). i don't even own a bike and was impressed w/ this thread!!! take a look:
Utilitrack Yakima bicycle mount - Nissan Titan Forums

I never understood why you would want to take the front wheel off every time you move the bike. Even when I had a roof type rack I picked the one with the long rail keeping the bike intact.
This falls into the "not everyone likes vanilla" category.

Clint

[WeeHooker]

Will 3 bikes fit side by side in our beds without beating each other up?

Looks nice but here are a couple of other thoughts (FWIW)
1) You basicly loose use of your bed for coolers, tents, grill other play things you might want to take with you when hauling bikes this way.
2)This is going to require climbing in/over the bed to get bikes in/out without scratching everything up.
3) Seems like bikes would move around a bit ( as nothing is clamped firmly) so extra strapping (on all 3) may be required.


JMHO, but I preffer the trailer hitch mounted flavor. Easy to get 3 bikes on off/ preserves your bed space, very secure hold on the bike frame without additional straps. As a bonus, it will follow you from vehicle to vehicle with no mods.

[Upgraded]

I have thule 4 bike hitch mount and it's great. folds down so you can access the tailgate. keeps the bikes out of the way. easy to get it and the bikes on and off.

[characterzero]

Originally Posted by WeeHooker

Will 3 bikes fit side by side in our beds without beating each other up?

Looks nice but here are a couple of other thoughts (FWIW)
1) You basicly loose use of your bed for coolers, tents, grill other play things you might want to take with you when hauling bikes this way.
2)This is going to require climbing in/over the bed to get bikes in/out without scratching everything up.
3) Seems like bikes would move around a bit ( as nothing is clamped firmly) so extra strapping (on all 3) may be required.


JMHO, but I preffer the trailer hitch mounted flavor. Easy to get 3 bikes on off/ preserves your bed space, very secure hold on the bike frame without additional straps. As a bonus, it will follow you from vehicle to vehicle with no mods.

I see your points here, but let's note that
1. you don't need to take tents/camping gear all the time when you go biking
2. climbing into the bed isn't really that big a deal.
3. yeah, strapping might be necessary.

For a camping setup, I have an above-the-bed rack setup. For normal days, i just lay them down.

[BudrBean]

Cool Im gonna make me one of those pvc bike racks. I only have one bike but its a pain to keep it tied down to where it wont flip over on its side while driving. Cant go wrong with a $20 bike rack. It says on there that PVC will sun rot if exposed to the sun alot.....isnt there some pvc you can buy that is resistant to sun rot? Or am I just imagining this?