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Fastfwd75
Explorer
Jun 12, 2014

Securing kid's bike inside the trailer while rolling

Putting the final touches on my preparation and I decided against buying a separate bike rack. Makes no sense to me with all the available space inside the trailer. Also I want nothing outside so we can park anywhere without anything to secure except for locking the doors.

I'm thinking of adding a few hooks and using rope to secure them or simply get some old bed covers and wrap them before putting them on the lower bunk bed or u-dinette space. When we arrive they go outside possibly with a chain and lock during the night.

Any other good ideas on how to secure them that is easy to do/undo and will protect the bikes from bouncing inside and damaging walls?

Under the hard cover truck bed is going to hold my own bike and camping gear. Trailer storage is going to hold mostly clothing(under bed) and toys(outside doors).
  • With our slide in we still have lots of room on the floor for our adult size bikes. We wrap them in old Quilts and just lay them down. They don't move. We can still get by to the back washroom if necessary or the fridge.
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    We lay our bikes on the queen side bed and they don't go anywhere.
  • I strap a full sized 26" bike to the front of the sleep sofa. It is standing up, with the front wheel removed, and peddles positioned so they are not crushing anything. Cinch the strap around the Bike and front of the sofa frame and pull it tight. Bike does not move. Actually have siamesed two bikes together in the fashion. Works for short trips within a days drive. For multiple day travels, I leave them strapped. But don't use the couch. Its a bit of a pain to be unstrapping them every day. So the kids can use the couch.
  • I lay them on their sides with waterproof sheets between each layer. I use "Neat Sheet" brand sheets, but they don't seem to be made any longer.

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