Originally Posted by
ken cummings
Just curious. What does a basic bike rack cost? Nothing more then a U-shaped piece of pipe. As well as cement, re-bar, and the labor to dig a hole for the base. If I knew I would be somewhere for a while I'd offer to put one in for them, for free.
Yes they're typically made out of tubing. The ironic thing is that our company makes components out of heavy wall tubing (of all sizes). Believe it or not, it was cheaper to go out and buy a pre-made one compared to using labour rates in our shop.