mgmoore7

When using a fork mount, obviously, the front tire has to be removed. Is it normal though that the tire needs to be deflated?

I have a hybrid bike and it seems that I can get the tire through the brakes without defating. It just seems that this would be a pain.

Most of the time I ride right from my house and it is not a big deal but I have been going to along bike trail every saturday and I would like to not be just laying down my bike in the truck. I was thinking of getting one of these:

https://cgi.ebay.com/Bicycle-Fork-Mou...QQcmdZViewItem

bikeM3987

If your brakes don't have quick release, then you can either deflate them, or just adjust them to where they wont catch on the tires when you remove the. However, the latter is not a good option if you have wider tires.

huerro

Did you mean you can't get the tire through without deflating it?

Most modern brakes have some kind of quick release mechanism. This link has pictures of both calipers and v-brakes.
https://www.bicyclesouth.com/quick.htm

resq305

I just bought one of those mounts. In fact, I just mounted it today. I put it in the front of my bed with two self tapping sheet metal screws. So far I like it alot, very sturdy.

As for the wheel, I took that off for the first time today. Once I released the caliper (little switch thing on the side), it was still tight but with minimal effort, it slid right out. Hope that helps ya.

fly:yes/land:no

on the brake, there should be a little plunger looking device that goes from the left side to the right side.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Brake.agr-edit.jpg

this image sows the v-style brake which is what you probably have. you pull the top of the brakes together, and then pull the left side l shaped metal piece out and that will allow the bacle to slide out. you then will have much more slack to get the wheel out.

is this making sense?

80vette

https://www.recrac.com/

mgmoore7

Thanks everyone. Makes sense. Glad there is a better way.