Bike Rack Ideas?

Paul Whitbread said:

Hey all,

I need a bike rack (roof mount... I already have a roof
rack), but I want to see if any of you have come up wtih
any ingenious ideas on how to make one for yourself.

I don't have an issue with shelling out the $150.00 CDN to
by a Yakima or Thule bike tray, but I have found MTBers to
be quite crafty when it comes to DIY bike projects.

Any ideas? Have you built a bike tray?... any pictures?

TIA,

PaulW.

I think the CAN$150 is well worth the security of your much
more expensive MTB, don't you? Don't be cheap with expensive
things riding on top of your 80+ km/h car. By a real rack.

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Hey all,

I need a bike rack (roof mount... I already have a roof
rack), but I want to see if any of you have come up wtih
any ingenious ideas on how to make one for yourself.

I don't have an issue with shelling out the $150.00 CDN to
by a Yakima or Thule bike tray,

Rockymounts trays cost a lot less. Ditto for used trays. I
have 3 (two Thule uprights & 1 Rockymounts fork-mount) that
I should be selling, since I've switched to hitch-mount
bike carrying.

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Quoted message said:

Hey all,

I need a bike rack (roof mount... I already have a roof
rack), but I want

to

Quoted message said:

see if any of you have come up wtih any ingenious ideas on
how to make one for yourself.

I don't have an issue with shelling out the $150.00 CDN to
by a Yakima or Thule bike tray, but I have found MTBers to
be quite crafty when it comes

to

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DIY bike projects.

Any ideas? Have you built a bike tray?... any pictures?

TIA,

PaulW.

Wow. Not a place to try new things...if it fails, things
will not be pretty.

I recommend Yakima Raptor carriers...just don't crank the
wheelstraps down too tight.

Chris

If you already have a roofrack, then try this (I did this
ads a kid all the time) butr remember, this is free advice
and worth exactly what you paid for
it....

1. Turn bike upside down while lifting into the air.
2. Place bike (upside down) with the handlebars parallel to
the forward bar and resting on it.
3. Make sure rear bar is under seat.
4. Bungee or tie handlebars to forward bar.
5. Ditto seat to rear bar.
6. Add diagonalties from BB is needed to stop swaying.
7. Drive. Do NOT leave parked anywhere like that, though.
Most thieves have knives.

HTH

Steve

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7. Drive. Do NOT leave parked anywhere like that, though.
Most thieves have knives.

8. Keep an eye out for low-hanging branches.

9. Be mindful of what you attempt to park underneath or
inside of.

Don't ask....-)
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Hey all,

I need a bike rack (roof mount... I already have a roof
rack), but I

want to

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see if any of you have come up wtih any ingenious ideas
on how to make

one

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for yourself.

I don't have an issue with shelling out the $150.00 CDN
to by a Yakima

or

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Thule bike tray,

Rockymounts trays cost a lot less. Ditto for used trays. I
have 3 (two

Thule

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uprights & 1 Rockymounts fork-mount) that I should be
selling, since I've switched to hitch-mount bike carrying.

Nice! I had never heard of them before, and they look like
solid products. I appreciate the help.

PaulW.

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7. Drive. Do NOT leave parked anywhere like that, though.
Most thieves

have

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knives.

8. Keep an eye out for low-hanging branches.

9. Be mindful of what you attempt to park underneath or
inside of.

Don't ask....-)
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Yeah....so.... not that I'm asking or anything, but,
um...What happened?

P.

Chris said:

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Quoted message said:

Hey all,

I need a bike rack (roof mount... I already have a roof
rack), but I want

to

Quoted message said:

see if any of you have come up wtih any ingenious ideas on
how to make one for yourself.

I don't have an issue with shelling out the $150.00 CDN to
by a Yakima or Thule bike tray, but I have found MTBers to
be quite crafty when it comes

to

Quoted message said:

DIY bike projects.

Any ideas? Have you built a bike tray?... any pictures?

TIA,

PaulW.

Wow. Not a place to try new things...if it fails, things
will not be pretty.

I recommend Yakima Raptor carriers...just don't crank the
wheelstraps down too tight.

Chris

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Hey all,

I need a bike rack (roof mount... I already have a roof
rack), but I

want

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to

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see if any of you have come up wtih any ingenious ideas
on how to make

one

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for yourself.

I don't have an issue with shelling out the $150.00 CDN
to by a Yakima

or

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Thule bike tray, but I have found MTBers to be quite
crafty when it

comes

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to

Quoted message said:

DIY bike projects.

Any ideas? Have you built a bike tray?... any pictures?

TIA,

PaulW.

Wow. Not a place to try new things...if it fails, things
will not be pretty.

I recommend Yakima Raptor carriers...just don't crank
the wheelstraps

down

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too tight.

Chris

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Slacker

Sucks to be that guy...but it's probably his own fault. If
the whole rack came off, that means feet and crossbars.
Which means stuff was installed wrong on his roof.

And, he's not using Raptors, as the front wheels are off
those bikes. Raptors use a huge circular lockable clamp to
grab the downtube, and straps to secure the wheels. I
freaking love them.

Okay, on second glance, it looks like the front wheels were
attached on the roof...but the bike mount didn't fail, the
rack-to-car interface did. Still gotta be that guy's fault,
not the rack.

Okay, read the article. He knows it's his own damn
fault. Still kick-ass of Yakima to give him a discount
on new clips.

Well, I drive 90 for about 40 minutes (from College Park to
Schaeffer Farms, that's 495 and 270 for all the DC folks)
with two bikes on top all the time, and my stuff holds
tight. Of course, I've installed about 50 roofracks, so...

Cool link Slack. At least they got some badass riding in.

Chris

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Yeah....so.... not that I'm asking or anything, but,
um...What happened?

After a 10-hour drive to Hatteras, backed the vehicle into
the carport of the house we'd rented.....