in bed racks

[JRohe]

Originally Posted by OhioJeffro

I use a Thule Bedrider I bought on here. I used 2x4's on either side of the front lower tie-downs in the bed to mount it/spread it and mounted my bikes to it. I suppose you consider that one of the "ugly bar things" though, so this probably doesn't help.

There's always the roof-rack mount but if you want it in bed you are going to have to build your own or get an "ugly bar thing" probably.

OhioJeffro-
Do you have any pics of the modifications you made to make the bike rack work?
-JRohe

[OhioJeffro]

Originally Posted by JRohe

OhioJeffro-
Do you have any pics of the modifications you made to make the bike rack work?
-JRohe

Someone else inquired about my setup, and here is a copy of what I sent him:

Here is a picture of what the bed rider looks like:


You twist one end (like a screw) and it stretches out to the size you want, and then there is a lever/lock that flips down to give it its last little bit of tightening. That way nothing was permanent. I just tucked a small square of a 2x4 behind the front lower tie-downs and used that for the mount, and the rack kept it tight against the sidewall of the bed. I pulled pretty hard on it once it was in and couldn't get it loose. Also, when there's a bike on it there isn't exactly much drag, so I wasn't too worried. My back wheel of my bike was against the tailgate, and the front was about 1 or 1 1/2 inches from the front window.

Anyway, there are some good pictures and examples of the Thule rack here. Post #9 is closest to what I did, except he used 2x6's and I used 2x4's because I had them on hand and they worked just fine. I've got this thing about my bikes riding forward too, lol. On page 2 there is a guy who just used the front fork mounts permanently into the bed. If you're looking to do something like that, you could follow his lead or find a place to mount them in the front of the bed, for instance under the window is what I would do. Hope this helps!