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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I have a $12,000 plus other bikes that are about half that value. Is why I have RV too.
With toy hauler I assume you have that garage area to utilize.
If you can mount them to the wall using fork mounts this is the best way, it keeps them off the floor, freeing up that space too. There are special mounting boards made for this, or you can use a 3/4 inch board along the wall and use that as the base for the fork mounts. I have used Unistrut on the wall in my trailer. Unistrut is great, it makes the fork mounts adjustable, and you can mount a lot of things into Unistrut. Unistrut is common across the nation and world. You can get an aluminum version also.
You mount the fork mount at an angle so the flat handlebars will be staggered and not touch. Road bars complicate things.
In a camper once, I just bolted the fork mount directly to the floor.
Use a strap or velcro strap to tie the front wheel to the bike.
Some of the demo bike trucks or trailers will just use moving blankets and stack the bikes leaning on each other. This is safe and much quicker than removing wheels and mounting forks.
The best method is the fork mount though.
With toy hauler I assume you have that garage area to utilize.
If you can mount them to the wall using fork mounts this is the best way, it keeps them off the floor, freeing up that space too. There are special mounting boards made for this, or you can use a 3/4 inch board along the wall and use that as the base for the fork mounts. I have used Unistrut on the wall in my trailer. Unistrut is great, it makes the fork mounts adjustable, and you can mount a lot of things into Unistrut. Unistrut is common across the nation and world. You can get an aluminum version also.
You mount the fork mount at an angle so the flat handlebars will be staggered and not touch. Road bars complicate things.
In a camper once, I just bolted the fork mount directly to the floor.
Use a strap or velcro strap to tie the front wheel to the bike.
Some of the demo bike trucks or trailers will just use moving blankets and stack the bikes leaning on each other. This is safe and much quicker than removing wheels and mounting forks.
The best method is the fork mount though.
