Front Frame Mounted Bike Carriers

BeerBrewer wrote:
JBarca........ Your post was a huge, huge help and so was the other one where showed how you built your rack! Your design is one of the best that I've ever seen! I'm betting that those bikes don't move at all when you are driving. Mind if I copy it? The pics were great, especially the one where you are turned sharply. You've got plenty of clearance, even if you capped the truck. The next time we hitch up I'm going to make some hard turns, get out and take some measurements.

As for the question about using the ladder. There are a lot of posts on the Grand Design (https://www.mygrandrv.com/) of people having issues putting two or more bikes on the ladder and we've got at least two right now. Heck that ladder scares me, I don't use that ladder unless I absolutely have to. When I'm at home I always use my extension ladder to get on the roof. I'm 200 lbs and I'm so afraid of bending or loosening the ladder, denting the aluminum siding and/or causing a leak that try NOT to use it.

Hi Beer,

If you want to copy the bike mount I made for your personable use, go for it! I can remove the Swagmen rack from the stand and put it in the back of the truck if I ever wanted to for a day trip. While that was the plan, I have never had to do that yet. I do remove the rack to change the LP tanks, but the stand/frame stays in place. My LP cover allows me to lift the lid and open/close the tanks for use. The rack lives on the camper most all the time. And yes, that stand is solid as a rock.

I have seen the one post types that use the jack post mount, that to me seems a bit wiggly and the long leverage with the bikes up high on the 3 bolts of the jack is a lot of pull on those bolts. But, I never had one and I have seen them used, they may work. This one from LCI. LCI bike rack on Etrailer


Hanging bikes off a RV roof ladder on the back of the camper, ah, that is not for me. I'm with you on the RV in place ladders for getting up on the roof, I use my own separate ladder. I made a ladder carrier that is stores the ladder up under the camper frame between the main frame rails. The ladder stores up there so I have it with me all the time. It is one of the multi position ladders and folds up to about 3 1/2 ft long.

Let us know how you make out. Always good to see new ideas to store in the memory cells and pull it out some day if one ever needs it.

John