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LesMiner
08-18-2018, 10:38 PM
I designed and built this bike rack. It is made of hard maple, aluminum tubing, and stainless steel fasteners. It holds 5 bikes facing alternately. No bike disassembly required. Bikes are held in place with a long bungie cord. Only the tires come in contact with rack. I found a soft topper to cover the bed which allows me to easily remove it when not in use. I have used this setup for biking trips to Colorado, Virginia, Idaho, and the Black Hills. I also use the rack without the topper to do day trips to rides all around. The bike rack had to also pass the use test of my wife and her friends when they use it on their rides. I looked for a long time for a rack solution and finally designed and built my own.


http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s126/LesMiner/Bike%20Rack_zpszfb40eho.jpg (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/LesMiner/media/Bike%20Rack_zpszfb40eho.jpg.html)http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s126/LesMiner/Topper_zpspcuxh8bz.jpg (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/LesMiner/media/Topper_zpspcuxh8bz.jpg.html)
pcxmbfj
08-19-2018, 12:21 AM
Great job!
paredown
08-19-2018, 05:12 AM
That's a great solution--I'd love to see some closeups!
Never
08-19-2018, 05:42 AM
Very nice concept.
Do the pivoting "blocks" which grab the tires slide up/down on those stanchions to grip different wheel sizes?
HenryA
08-19-2018, 08:58 AM
Extremely great job! I especially like the minimal nature of your design.
ofcounsel
08-19-2018, 09:35 AM
WOW! Very nice! I'd also like to see some close ups!
William
08-19-2018, 10:05 AM
Well done!:cool:





William
Birddog
08-19-2018, 11:55 AM
Exceptional, I think you could sell the plans on the WWW.
LesMiner
08-19-2018, 12:28 PM
Very nice concept.
Do the pivoting "blocks" which grab the tires slide up/down on those stanchions to grip different wheel sizes?


The contact points remain fixed. Since the rear stanchions can pivot they can be positioned to contact top and bottom. I did it this way to fit different wheelbase lengths. Different wheel diameters like 650 will fit further into the contact points and since the rear ones are hinged it will move further over the wheel. I made the contact points for road sized tires. The design would be capable with modification to fit wider mountain bike tires. I had also considered adding fat tire bike capability. A fat tire bike would go in between the road bike positions. That would require a lot more modification.
pdmtong
08-19-2018, 04:33 PM
nice work!

...how do you bungee the last bike of the five?