Bike Mounts
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
This was my first attempt at any type of bike storage. This is not really considered a homemade bike rack but more of a t-mount. I did not know that you could purchase units similar to these before I made it, or before I started this web site. Below are ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
This is probably the most crafty of bike racks that I have posted on this website. I believe that this is a Toyota Tacoma, but it is possible that it could be the larger Tundra. Anyway, you will probably have to click the image to see this. It is basically ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Click the image to the left to purchase this item, this is the best price that I've found anywhere. Even cheaper than Dicks sporting goods. These things are great, you can mount them anywhere and then mount your bike to that.
I've been thinking about buying a couple so that I ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
A car I noticed the other day that I thought was pretty sharp looking and must get great gas mileage is the Suzuki SX4. Bike Rack choices for this car are quite easy. You can get a trunk mount, hitch mount or a roof mount. I'm not sure about internal ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
According to the ct.gov here is the definition of home made:
The use of the terms "homemade" or "home made," or other similar terms, is limited to those products actually manufactured in the home and under conditions which normally prevail in the home.
This is related to food, but is ...
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
This is a dirt bike rack that I managed to snag a picture of on Christmas while driving down the interstate. I snapped it a bit late so I didn't get how the bikes were mounted (That and the camera is bad). The truck is a Ford F150 which has ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
I stand corrected on my post about camper bike racks. Apparently there is a difference between a camper and the pop up type of camper that I was thinking of. I made the plans for a pop up camper, not a conventional. Take a read of that post if you ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Bike transportation for one or two people can be a pain. Now imaging trying to transport bikes around for a large family. I was watching a TV show where a family had a lot of kids. Now I imagine at some time it would be nice if they could borrow ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Firstly you have to decide what type of bike rack it is you want to build. Once you've decided on that browse for bike rack plans for the type you want to build.
The next step is to get the tools and materials needed. When buying material always buy more than ...
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Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Other than beer, glass wear, or a fictional planet in start wars Thule is a great company that makes all kinds of great products such as bike racks. Thule also makes trailers, snow chains, towing systems, and all sorts of organizing products. I think they are one of the best ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
The weather for this time of year where I am located is outstanding. Its not too hot and not too cold, perfect for riding my bike. I am lucky because I live pretty close to a 8 mile stretch paved green way. I can ride to the green way but ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Automobile bike racks are defined as any rack that mounts on an automobile. An automobile being a vehicle as in car, sedan, hatchback, coupe, wagon, crossover, SUV or truck.
The most popular types of automobile bike racks are trunk mount, roof mount, hitch mount, spare tire mount and internal mount. Internal ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Pop up campers are awesome. They are cool to hitch up and go out camping. Whats fun while camping is any type of biking. When you have your camper hooked up to your car truck or SUV there is not much room if any for bikes once you've got all ...
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Trunk mounts, or boot mounts for our European counterparts are a great way to add a bike carrier to your car. They come in different shapes and sizes for different types of cars. Some are better than others. They are really good ways to transport your bike. They can detach, ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
If you don't want to make your own bike rack or hoist then you might want to consider buying one. For the same price of parts you can actually buy them online if you know where to look.
I've noticed that some of the best deals on bike racks are actually ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
All right, I've made some more drawing plans for the bike rack/hoist to illustrate how I made my own bike hoist. Its pretty easy, four steps. You'll have to excuse the plans drawings. I did them in paint since I'm not an artist may seem a bit childish.
The only tool ...
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