Question for those who transport bikes with a truck

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Feb 22, 2017
1:58:46pm

kccougar All-American

Question for those who transport bikes with a truck

How do you prefer to do it?

Just throw them in the bed?

Trailer hitch rack?

Rack inside the bed?

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Question for those who transport bikes with a truck

kccougar All-American

2/22/17 1:58pm

We don't do it that often, so it is just in the bed.

crack

2/22/17 2:00pm

Bicycles?

8-track

2/22/17 2:02pm

How many and how nice/expensive are the bikes?

2/22/17 2:05pm

Usually two. Average road bike.

kccougar

2/22/17 2:06pm

I have had good luck with this model for road bikes

2/22/17 2:14pm

We used to throw the front tires of the bikes over the tailgate

buffgato

2/22/17 2:07pm

Bed rack with a shell and carpet kit

Creekster

2/22/17 2:10pm

I use a hitch-mount rack. If you get one, pick up one that carries the bikes by

OneUpper

2/22/17 2:13pm

Why do you prefer the wheel racks over the top tube ones?

buffgato

2/22/17 2:40pm

Because it's more stable, doesn't scratch the bike, and doesn't require special

OneUpper

2/22/17 2:44pm

How secure are they?

buffgato

2/22/17 2:49pm

It's just as secure as a top tube hitch rack. I run a cable lock through the

OneUpper

2/22/17 2:52pm

I just throw them in back of my Explorer (yes, I call it a truck!)

socorny

2/22/17 2:14pm

are you being indicted for crimes against humanity? You should be, not a truck

Mayor of Cougartown

2/22/17 2:43pm

Is the bed of your Colorado big enough to fit a road bike with the tailgate

OneUpper

2/22/17 2:28pm

Not quite, unfortunately. I have the short bed.

kccougar

2/22/17 3:00pm

Saw this in another post and could not pass it up ..........

rmsenior

2/22/17 3:06pm

Rack inside bed.

Archaea

2/24/17 11:30am

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