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How to Build Your Own Bike Rack for Your Truck

by Levi Bloom

This one is an old hub mounted to a block of wood, then screwed into your truck bed.

http://bluecollarmtb.com/2005/10/25/blue-collar-bike-rack/

PVC Pipe Rack, fits into the back of a pickup and works on the ground, too.

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/bikerack/makerack.htm

Mount two U-bolts around the hub.

http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/08/10/another-diy-bike-rack/

Others I have seen:

- Like the PVC one, but it's a grid made of 2x4s and you shove the wheel in.

- Put a 2x8 across the bottom of your pickup bed, snug fit. Mount old hub on there so it's not always visible.

Safety concerns... could someone steal the bike?

Screw an eye hook into the truck while you're at it, and loop a chain or cable lock through it!

 

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