Bicycle rack for Truck - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

12-08-2004, 01:26 PM

I just purchased my first road bike, now I just need a way to carry it
around. I have a 97 Nissan truck with a bed liner. I have looked into
brands Thule and Yakima. However, I need direction on which brand and
mount/rack works best. I would prefer not to drill/screw into the
truck bed. I also like the idea of a locking skewer, if that is even
secure. I am not even sure if the "bedhead" will fit given the
bedliner.

Please advise,

12-08-2004, 11:34 PM

In article <1102541170.829187.229120@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>, "EBW"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>
>I just purchased my first road bike, now I just need a way to carry it
>around. I have a 97 Nissan truck with a bed liner. I have looked into
>brands Thule and Yakima. However, I need direction on which brand and
>mount/rack works best. I would prefer not to drill/screw into the
>truck bed. I also like the idea of a locking skewer, if that is even
>secure. I am not even sure if the "bedhead" will fit given the
>bedliner.

Does your bed liner have notches in the sides for partitions? I have a full
sized Silverado and used a 2x6 sideways for awhile, with the skewers mounted on
the edge with stainless steel screws. Worked ok but a little too flexible. One
day I found a 4x4 laying in the parking lot of Home Depot, cut it to size with
notches on the ends to snug fit my bed liner. I lean the front wheel against
the upright tail gate and use a small 1/8x12 inch bungee to snug the front
wheel to one side. The tension of the bungee keeps the wheel from rolling
around in the turns. I've found a stripped down mountain fork that I'm
thinking of installing upside down beside the skewer to mount the front wheel
for transport, but the bungee works great so far. Of course a major stop would
cause the wheel to fly thus the fork would be a prudent addition. The final
touch will be an eyelet mounted on one end so as to add a security cable. I'm
currently set up to carry two bikes on this rig but if I angle the skewers
could easily carry 4 bikes. BTW I've seen others using 2x6s laying flat in
their truck beds and seem to have no problems.

12-08-2004, 11:34 PM

In article <1102541170.829187.229120@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>, "EBW"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>
>I just purchased my first road bike, now I just need a way to carry it
>around. I have a 97 Nissan truck with a bed liner. I have looked into
>brands Thule and Yakima. However, I need direction on which brand and
>mount/rack works best. I would prefer not to drill/screw into the
>truck bed. I also like the idea of a locking skewer, if that is even
>secure. I am not even sure if the "bedhead" will fit given the
>bedliner.

Does your bed liner have notches in the sides for partitions? I have a full
sized Silverado and used a 2x6 sideways for awhile, with the skewers mounted on
the edge with stainless steel screws. Worked ok but a little too flexible. One
day I found a 4x4 laying in the parking lot of Home Depot, cut it to size with
notches on the ends to snug fit my bed liner. I lean the front wheel against
the upright tail gate and use a small 1/8x12 inch bungee to snug the front
wheel to one side. The tension of the bungee keeps the wheel from rolling
around in the turns. I've found a stripped down mountain fork that I'm
thinking of installing upside down beside the skewer to mount the front wheel
for transport, but the bungee works great so far. Of course a major stop would
cause the wheel to fly thus the fork would be a prudent addition. The final
touch will be an eyelet mounted on one end so as to add a security cable. I'm
currently set up to carry two bikes on this rig but if I angle the skewers
could easily carry 4 bikes. BTW I've seen others using 2x6s laying flat in
their truck beds and seem to have no problems.

12-08-2004, 11:34 PM

In article <1102541170.829187.229120@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>, "EBW"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>
>I just purchased my first road bike, now I just need a way to carry it
>around. I have a 97 Nissan truck with a bed liner. I have looked into
>brands Thule and Yakima. However, I need direction on which brand and
>mount/rack works best. I would prefer not to drill/screw into the
>truck bed. I also like the idea of a locking skewer, if that is even
>secure. I am not even sure if the "bedhead" will fit given the
>bedliner.

Does your bed liner have notches in the sides for partitions? I have a full
sized Silverado and used a 2x6 sideways for awhile, with the skewers mounted on
the edge with stainless steel screws. Worked ok but a little too flexible. One
day I found a 4x4 laying in the parking lot of Home Depot, cut it to size with
notches on the ends to snug fit my bed liner. I lean the front wheel against
the upright tail gate and use a small 1/8x12 inch bungee to snug the front
wheel to one side. The tension of the bungee keeps the wheel from rolling
around in the turns. I've found a stripped down mountain fork that I'm
thinking of installing upside down beside the skewer to mount the front wheel
for transport, but the bungee works great so far. Of course a major stop would
cause the wheel to fly thus the fork would be a prudent addition. The final
touch will be an eyelet mounted on one end so as to add a security cable. I'm
currently set up to carry two bikes on this rig but if I angle the skewers
could easily carry 4 bikes. BTW I've seen others using 2x6s laying flat in
their truck beds and seem to have no problems.

12-08-2004, 11:34 PM

In article <1102541170.829187.229120@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>, "EBW"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>
>I just purchased my first road bike, now I just need a way to carry it
>around. I have a 97 Nissan truck with a bed liner. I have looked into
>brands Thule and Yakima. However, I need direction on which brand and
>mount/rack works best. I would prefer not to drill/screw into the
>truck bed. I also like the idea of a locking skewer, if that is even
>secure. I am not even sure if the "bedhead" will fit given the
>bedliner.

Does your bed liner have notches in the sides for partitions? I have a full
sized Silverado and used a 2x6 sideways for awhile, with the skewers mounted on
the edge with stainless steel screws. Worked ok but a little too flexible. One
day I found a 4x4 laying in the parking lot of Home Depot, cut it to size with
notches on the ends to snug fit my bed liner. I lean the front wheel against
the upright tail gate and use a small 1/8x12 inch bungee to snug the front
wheel to one side. The tension of the bungee keeps the wheel from rolling
around in the turns. I've found a stripped down mountain fork that I'm
thinking of installing upside down beside the skewer to mount the front wheel
for transport, but the bungee works great so far. Of course a major stop would
cause the wheel to fly thus the fork would be a prudent addition. The final
touch will be an eyelet mounted on one end so as to add a security cable. I'm
currently set up to carry two bikes on this rig but if I angle the skewers
could easily carry 4 bikes. BTW I've seen others using 2x6s laying flat in
their truck beds and seem to have no problems.