Make your our bike rack for under $30

speedymatt · 06-11-2009, 10:34 PM

I found this site while searching for some sort of solution to the bike rack problem faced by most of us.
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The concept was so simple its one of those "why didn't i think of that" things. I don't have bikes with quick release fronts so having something that holds the entire bike up is key. With the rack in place the rear wheel of my bike sits at the end of the down tailgate.

Suggested modifications to the directions are change the 6-16.5"s to 6-11.75"s for the shortened width of the baja bed. I also used 9 of the 1.75" spacers to make all three slots suitable for mountain bike treads. If you choose to make one slot thinner that will change that 11.75". Best bet is to build the tire slots first then measure for the filler peices thats what worked for me. Last is I'm planning to add some eylets to the underside of the rack to connect a turnbuckle to that eylet and the rear hook on the bed (plactic on plastic slides bad). I will add pictures when the rack is all painted and the mount is worked out but this racks works and is super easy to make.

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weiVA · 06-12-2009, 10:15 AM

Nice find. I just have fork mounts attached to a 2x4. Fits into either 2x4 slot in the bed. I'll take pics later today.

I do like the pipe version since it seems more secure than a bungied down 2x4, but I've not had problems with my setup (knock on wood).

speedymatt · 06-12-2009, 12:18 PM

yeah i think the fork mount setup is probably as cheap and easy but the wife and i didn't want to invest in anything more that walmart special bikes and at the time we bought them (may have changed) that price point of bike didn't come with a quick release front wheel. so for me this works just fine, if you have a quick release front (and if i had one) i'd use it.

corgimas · 06-12-2009, 03:21 PM

i literally just saw this last night around the corner from, my house in the back of a pickup.......very cool...also works outside the truck too!!!!

jakub911 · 06-15-2009, 10:47 PM

I've been hauling around my bikes on a hitch rack all last year, but i finally got fed up with the bikes banging around, so i looked around and constructed a bike rack in the bed, its fits four bikes, fork mounted (front wheel removed) fork mounts are lockable, it cost about 12 bucks per mount, the horizontal bar is a 7/8 galvanized unistrut (avaliable at your local electrical supplier for like 12 bucks per 10 foot piece), its fits perfectly into the metal hooks mounted in the baja bed, and used 1/4-20 bolts, nuts and washer to put it together. Total price was about 80 bucks, really secure and sturdy.

corgimas · 06-22-2009, 12:40 PM

hey Jakub911 any chance of pix that are a bit bigger? (link to the picasa page?) and/or pix of the bar without bikes???
thanks
corgimas

jakub911 · 06-22-2009, 07:59 PM

HERE'S A CLOSE OF UP, WHERE THE UNISTRUT ATTACHES TO THE LOOP

jakub911 · 06-22-2009, 08:00 PM

ITS A LITTLE TIGHT, BUT STILL WORKS GOOD WITH FOUR BIKES AND I JUST SLIDE THE FRONT TIRES IN BETWEEN THE BIKES

HERE'S A CLOSE OF UP, WHERE THE UNISTRUT ATTACHES TO THE LOOP

corgimas · 06-24-2009, 02:12 PM

Cool!!!!!!!
thanks for the pix.....

06-11-2009, 10:34 PM	#1
speedymatt Scooby Newbie Member#: 54910 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Chesapeake,VA Vehicle: 2003 BAJA Classic Silver/Silver/& uh Silver	Make your own bike rack for under $30 I found this site while searching for some sort of solution to the bike rack problem faced by most of us. Click This Link The concept was so simple its one of those "why didn't i think of that" things. I don't have bikes with quick release fronts so having something that holds the entire bike up is key. With the rack in place the rear wheel of my bike sits at the end of the down tailgate. Suggested modifications to the directions are change the 6-16.5"s to 6-11.75"s for the shortened width of the baja bed. I also used 9 of the 1.75" spacers to make all three slots suitable for mountain bike treads. If you choose to make one slot thinner that will change that 11.75". Best bet is to build the tire slots first then measure for the filler peices thats what worked for me. Last is I'm planning to add some eylets to the underside of the rack to connect a turnbuckle to that eylet and the rear hook on the bed (plactic on plastic slides bad). I will add pictures when the rack is all painted and the mount is worked out but this racks works and is super easy to make. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by speedymatt; 06-12-2009 at 08:23 AM. Reason: lack of sleep makes for bad posts

06-15-2009, 10:47 PM	#5
jakub911 Scooby Newbie Member#: 44919 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Chicago Vehicle: 2005 Subaru Baja T Black	Custom Bike Rack (Kinda) I've been hauling around my bikes on a hitch rack all last year, but i finally got fed up with the bikes banging around, so i looked around and constructed a bike rack in the bed, its fits four bikes, fork mounted (front wheel removed) fork mounts are lockable, it cost about 12 bucks per mount, the horizontal bar is a 7/8 galvanized unistrut (avaliable at your local electrical supplier for like 12 bucks per 10 foot piece), its fits perfectly into the metal hooks mounted in the baja bed, and used 1/4-20 bolts, nuts and washer to put it together. Total price was about 80 bucks, really secure and sturdy. Last edited by jakub911; 06-15-2009 at 10:55 PM.

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06-12-2009, 10:15 AM	#2
weiVA Scooby Newbie Member#: 72942 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Arlington, VA Vehicle: 2005 Baja T Atl Blue Pearl	Nice find. I just have fork mounts attached to a 2x4. Fits into either 2x4 slot in the bed. I'll take pics later today. I do like the pipe version since it seems more secure than a bungied down 2x4, but I've not had problems with my setup (knock on wood).

06-12-2009, 12:18 PM	#3
speedymatt Scooby Newbie Member#: 54910 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Chesapeake,VA Vehicle: 2003 BAJA Classic Silver/Silver/& uh Silver	yeah i think the fork mount setup is probably as cheap and easy but the wife and i didn't want to invest in anything more that walmart special bikes and at the time we bought them (may have changed) that price point of bike didn't come with a quick release front wheel. so for me this works just fine, if you have a quick release front (and if i had one) i'd use it.

06-12-2009, 03:21 PM	#4
corgimas Scooby Newbie Member#: 156817 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: innahouse Vehicle: 2006 5 speed bajA A.Blue w kayak up on top	i literally just saw this last night around the corner from, my house in the back of a pickup.......very cool...also works outside the truck too!!!!

06-22-2009, 12:40 PM	#6
corgimas Scooby Newbie Member#: 156817 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: innahouse Vehicle: 2006 5 speed bajA A.Blue w kayak up on top	hey Jakub911 any chance of pix that are a bit bigger? (link to the picasa page?) and/or pix of the bar without bikes??? thanks corgimas

06-22-2009, 07:59 PM	#7
jakub911 Scooby Newbie Member#: 44919 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Chicago Vehicle: 2005 Subaru Baja T Black	HERE'S A CLOSE OF UP, WHERE THE UNISTRUT ATTACHES TO THE LOOP

06-22-2009, 08:00 PM	#8
jakub911 Scooby Newbie Member#: 44919 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Chicago Vehicle: 2005 Subaru Baja T Black	ITS A LITTLE TIGHT, BUT STILL WORKS GOOD WITH FOUR BIKES AND I JUST SLIDE THE FRONT TIRES IN BETWEEN THE BIKES HERE'S A CLOSE OF UP, WHERE THE UNISTRUT ATTACHES TO THE LOOP

06-24-2009, 02:12 PM	#9
corgimas Scooby Newbie Member#: 156817 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: innahouse Vehicle: 2006 5 speed bajA A.Blue w kayak up on top	Cool!!!!!!! thanks for the pix.....