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Old 04-08-14, 06:36 PM
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Rack for truck

I just bought a new truck and I am looking at options for racks for inside the bed. I had brackets mounted in my old truck but that required drilling the bed and I don't want to drill holes in my new truck. What are the best options?
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cut a sheet of plywood and paint it or spray it with bed-liner stuff , you can drill holes in that all day long

and not need anything done in the truck bed at all ..
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I have seen fork mounts attached to a cross bed tool box. Pretty slick.

I have this rack and it works fine.

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230 bucks for That? I could build one for 20.
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Originally Posted by Mariner Fan
I have seen fork mounts attached to a cross bed tool box. Pretty slick.

I have this rack and it works fine.

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I was looking at that one online. Does it have a lock option so my bikes will be secure?
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I don't know how nice you want it, but when I bought my truck I built a rack out of 2x4s. Couple slots for the for the front tires to go in, then bungee cords to keep the bike vertical, and the rear tires from moving around.

What level of security are you looking for? I won't leave my bikes unattended for very long, but if I'm on my way home and want to stop at the grocery store, I have a 6' cable lock I use to attach the bike to the truck (the kind you use to secure tools in the back of your truck).
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I put one of these on my trailer a few weeks ago. you could probably mount it to a 2x4 frame and easily place/remove from your truck bed.

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Originally Posted by 99m6z28
I was looking at that one online. Does it have a lock option so my bikes will be secure?
Yea, everthing locks. The rack and the mounts.
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Initially, when I got my truck, I took a piece of 2x8 lumber cut to the width of the bed and mounted one of those brackets that have a skewer for the front forks - I was only hauling one bike. The pros were that it didn't cost much, did not require any permanent modification to the truck bed, and could be easily removed so that the truck bed could be used for hauling other things. The cons were that you had to remove the front wheel, then wrestle the bike up and into the bed, where it tried to tip over while you were installing the forks on to the skewer, and I had to remove the tonneau cover I had on the bed to use it at all. Plus I felt that I had to use a cargo strap around the seat post and hooked into the tie-downs on the bed to make the bike secure.

Recently I purchased a bike rack that installed in the 2" receiver for a trailer hitch. It is one of those types that hold two bikes, have the hoops that the tires sit in and a sliding hook that slips down over the top tube.

Personally I think this is the better approach. I can leave the tonneau cover on so that I can, if I choose, throw my other gear (helmet, pump, etc.) in the bed where it is 'reasonably' secure. If I install the bike in the rearmost position on the carrier I can even fully open the tailgate. Again it does not require any permanent modification to the truck, is easy enough to install (one bolt that replaces the hitch pin, which makes it difficult to steal without the correct wrench) and remove, folds up when off the truck so it doesn't take up much room to store, and is easy to mount and dismount the bike. And I got it on sale for not much more than $100 including shipping.
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I think I may give the Yakima Beddy Jo 2 a try and see how it works. Anyone here with experience?
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