How do you guys carry bicycles inside?
I'd like to fashion a bike rack to carry my bikes. I have four different bikes with tires from 23mm wide to 4.8 inches, which is a challenge. What do you all use? I'm hoping for something that will...
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dedmiston wrote:
Honestly though, I think it would be a lot easier to remove the front wheels and attach a front quick release axle to a board like the other photo above. Those racks are a lot more stable and don't let the bike rock from side to side.
I actually have those already, but it presents two problems. The first is that no new bikes (and no mountain bikes made anytime recently) have quick disconnect wheels. Current bikes have through axles, which means tools to remove the tires (which I do carry) and either an adapter or a totally different mount on the 2x4. I also have bikes with 100, 110, and 150mm front axle lengths, necessitating different mounts for each bike.
We're in a time of transition with bicycles, and so my older, drop bar bikes do have 100x9mm quick releases that were common for decades. Hardly any new bike--and no mountain bike I or my friends own--use those standards, though.
The pro road racers are avoiding going to disc brakes and through axles for this very reason--all of their hubs and bike racks would have to be replaced to accommodate the through axles that come with them.
The second problem this creates is now my front wheel will be bouncing around and I'd have to find a means to store that as well.
I'm so surprised there is no easy solution to this problem with the prevalence of toyhaulers, but perhaps I'm the only one crazy enough to buy a toyhauler with the primary interest being carrying bicycles (but also interested in the boondocking features it has built in and of course the space).
