INSTALLING A THRU AXLE FORK MOUNT FOR OUR BIKE GARAGE IN OUR CAMPER VAN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ธ.ค. 2024
- In this video, we will show you how to install a thru-axle bike mount in a campervan. This video is part of our Ford Transit Campervan series. Being avid mountain bikers ourselves, we wanted to allocate a significant portion of our campervan's storage space to accommodate our bikes, helmets, and gear. This thru axle bike mount for our van makes it extremely easy to travel with our mountain bikes.
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Great video! Thanks for making it!
Hey Samuel Ovett, Thanks so much! Cheers!
Could you provide a link to the straps to secure the front wheel as well?
I got those mounts a few weeks ago and my Downhill forks, ebike forks, and our trail/enduro forks need more spacers then come in the kit. I am using wood spacers until more aluminum spacers come in. Great mounts though.
Interesting! Maybe you've got a bigger caliper or something. We got extra spacers and then ended up not needing them. 😂🤣
@@EXPLORISTlife the calipers were not an issue for us. The issue we had was that the latest Fox 40, Fox 36, and Rockshock Zeb forks hang below the axle and the rebound adjusters sit below that. The Fox 40 being the worst requiring the most spacers.
Can you tell us where you got the green strap you used for the front tire please?
Could you provide a link to the straps to secure the front wheels?
Very nice mounts. They are definitely pretty and if that's a priority definitely spend away! Otherwise the low-profile design seems to be defeating all the hard work to install them low-profile in the first place!
If one didn't have tools or want to make these themselves in twenty minutes (then again, how are they fitting out their vans?), there are several highly rated options on *maz*n sub-thirty dollars and less. More than one way to go about this but mine are a hinge hooked, wood/epoxy clamp. Strong enough to hold even off-road. (The fork would probably break before the wood.)
Do you need to do anything to secure the back wheel on a fork mount setup like this?
Not really. Stays put pretty well.
How I love to have them brackets. Bud not available in Holland unfortunately 😢
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What size flat bar steel is that, that you used?
2" by 1/8" maybe? I don't recall specifically.
I’m not familiar with the L track bolt mount? I also will hijack my comment here by adding I sure wish you would do a video on updating my 3 year old Revel to Lithium batteries!
Good information.
Thanks! 🙌
Niiice! I've been thinking on grabbing one of those mounts myself but I was wondering about something that since you have hands on experience, you might have an input. It might save space using the fork mounts on a 90º degree rotation and turning the handlebars, length wise you would lose a bit, but I have the feeling that you would still save some significant space. (or not... you might need to also remove the pedals for it to be that signigicant) What do you think?
You could probably angle it a bit, but if you turned it a full 90 degrees, the bike would fall over since the axle could pivot in that plane.
@@EXPLORISTlife true! Maybe some sort of strap on the back wheel would help. But tbh on my setup I'm planning on having it vertically ( the mount on the wall and back wheel on the floor). With the gravity and grip of the back wheel I think it would be stable.
Salut ou pouvons nous acheté les fixations merci
I never understood why so many don’t pay more attention to low profile fork mounts. An inch less on a fork mount can give you an inch more of head room to sit up straight on your bed. Also critical is a dropper seat post clamp. The ability to have a comfortable mattress and be able to sit up in bed and not hit your head is significant for livability.
Yeah, agreed.
Why eould you not just use a Rocky Mounts drop top locking mounts?
I'm sure that's also an option if that's what you prefer.
@@EXPLORISTlife are you familiar with it?
Yeah.
@@EXPLORISTlife it is significantly more secure, not including the locking security, way easier to use especially one handed, pre-adjustableed setting, and already has the spacing built in that you would need. There's also a clone of it, but not sure if it's as good.
@@EXPLORISTlife okay...?
I just noticed that it looks like you started a tat sleeve on your arm.
Astute observation! 😂 Cheers!