Bike transport question
173
Member
846 days
wesmeyer11 posted 1 year ago.
I do it. I don't see how it is any different from mounting your bike on the top of the car! I made my own system and use tie downs to prevent the bike from swaying...this may alleviate some of the stress to the fork plus prevent it from falling off the truck.
4312
Member
1589 days
kylie posted 1 year ago.
sounds to me like your system is very similar to that sold by yakima and thule for mounting bikes in truck beds. I doubt they'd sell fork mounts for that purpose if it wasn't safe :)
Kylie Donia's Miles of Life --- Powered by MarkyV
835
Member
1324 days
glbrum posted 1 year ago.
Hit your fork with a hammer. I bet it won't break. That's a hell of a lot more force than the centripetal force that is being put on the bike when you are taking corners while driving. Drive on......Drive on.
806
Member
1335 days
thehitman posted 1 year ago.
I secure a mag trainer ($11 at a garage sale) to the bed of my pickup with a cargo bar, and mount the rear tire of my bike to that. A bungee or two stabilizes the front tire.
thehitman
“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain
[/SIZE]
I have recently installed fork mounts on the top of my toolbox in the bed of my truck (got tired of jamming my bike into the extended cab). While this is a great transport method for my mountain bike, a few people have told me not to mount my carbon fork road bike on it. they claim my fork will break from the force around bends. I have done so a half a dozen times( traveled as long as 3 hours). I think the punishment riding on the road is greater, however now I am questioning it.
Does anyone travel this way-- mount your bike in the bed of your truck? If so, are you confident in the strength of the carbon fork?
Thanks
"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again."