Comments on: Another DIY Bike Rack

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:07:07 +0000

Nice… Good job. I should mention though.. .the original actually only cost about 50 cents (assuming you purchased the bolts). We actually grabbed everything out of spare parts bins.

I noticed no one ever came up with a blue collar option for the guy that didn’t want to take his wheel off (becuase of disc brakes). Tell Tim I’ll be thinking about it.

By: Levi

Levi — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:12:57 +0000

I just saw a fairly blue collar rack today at a race. It was just a small wooden grid (made of 2×4s) sitting upright next to the cab of the pickup.

A lot like the racks they have at downhill mtb lodges - all you had to do was stick the front tire in one of the slots and the bike sat upright. It’s quite nice if you don’t want to remove a wheel.

By: Bill Martin

Bill Martin — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:07:37 +0000

I actually made a rack out of a skate board truck. Just pound out the axle and replace it with a hollow one (for a skewer). I did some filing and tightened down the elastomer until there was no movement sideways. Then I mounted it upside down and whoalla!