Truck bed bike rack setup

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
  • My setup for an efficient way to mount bikes in the bed of my truck for hauling to the trails. I like to keep the bikes under the topper so I can lock them up. I have this in my 6' Tacoma bed, and I can fit about 6-7 bikes, or 2-3 with room to sleep. Total cost was probably around $150 with 7 fork mounts, hardware, and rails.
    T-track was on ebay: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=...
    Fork mounts on Nashbar:
    15-20mm through axle: www.nashbar.com/webapp/wcs/sto...
    9mm QR: www.nashbar.com/webapp/wcs/sto...
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  • @PeterSdrolias
    @PeterSdrolias 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Turning the fork sideways is genius!👍

  • @martinkrug7290
    @martinkrug7290 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done and thanks very much. Great solution/quality build.

  • @Timmmmay86
    @Timmmmay86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is dope

  • @jbeans6994
    @jbeans6994 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this. We are liking this idea for our Tacoma, could you share your T-track lengths you used for your rack? And they do not shift side to side if not fitting tight length wise? The links you shared are showing 3/4" x3/8" size of T track so want to confirm this is what you used? Not a gear head so please excuse me if dumb questions....

    • @rustang64
      @rustang64  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used 48" rails. 3/4 x 3/8 is the size I used, for 1/4"-20 hardware. Be sure to check the nuts you buy to make sure they fit, as some 1/4-20 nuts are slightly too thick to slide into the rails (my local Ace had some that worked, some that didn't). The rails don't move around when there are bikes on them as the weight keeps them down. I usually slide the rails/bikes so that my longest bike's rear tire is against the truck bed.
      It also helps to attach 1/4" plywood or something of that sort on top of the rails that run back (behind the fork-mounts) as this keeps the flex of the rails to a minimum so the bikes don't sway side to side while driving. This is only an issue if I'm not careful and mount the bikes close enough together so that a brake lever or something rubs on the next bike's frame.

  • @aabarajas
    @aabarajas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello, I was wondering what truck cap you are using and how tall is it? thank you

  • @pamoliason5477
    @pamoliason5477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks, great idea. where do I purchase the track?

  • @MixMasterMarx
    @MixMasterMarx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What size truck bed do you have?

    • @rustang64
      @rustang64  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      6-foot. I don't think this would work in the short bed Tacoma.