Bicycle hauling

Recon racks do the trick pretty well!

 

Could put in two more fairly easily. Note: tailgate is closed. 6' bed. Very stable at interstate speeds and even on semi rough roads.

 

look at the dakine tail gate pad.. best way i've found to transport bikes

 

This. I have had zero problems with the Thule mount and drilled it into bed. Let me know if you want a pic. I also use a locking skewer. Simple.

 

Maybe I missed it, but am I the only one just laying it down on the bed? If I need to haul more than one, I use my bike rack. I may use a tailgate pad as well, but I'll apply some film on the tailgate to minimize scratches.

 

It's what I do when just taking my bike.

 

Was thinking to do pads or any anti scratch film/material, but doesn't block the view of rear view camera?

 

1x4 coated and rocky mounts to hold the bike. Bike fits in short bed with tailgate up.

 

1UP USA atop the Prinsu.

 

Dakine pad has something that props it open so back up cam is not blacked out.

 

I'm a very happy 1Up user. I have their single tray rack with an extra tray to add on for a 2nd bike. Both fold up pretty well for storage on some shelves. The rack holds my road bike, mountain bike and fat bike all with the fat bike spacer kit installed, so it's very versatile. The one I got will fit both 1 1/4 and 2" hitches to easily use on different vehicles.

There are some cons... the way that it secures in the hitch can cause some angst (it's basically a ball the presses against the inside of hte hitch, using friction to hold in place). There's no through pin. I use the provided velcro strap for piece of mind, and frequent checks. Also, it's pretty pricey.

Here's a picture of the single tray 1up folded up for storage. They also sell something to attach to the wall and hold your rack in the garage (Rack Stash)... but more money:


Edit to add: it looks like the rack stash is not a 1up product, but it's own product. Looks like if secured well in the garage, you can even hold your bike on it.

 

1up is the go-to for tray style racks

Recon racks if you want the "bike tree" style

I've use a raceface tailgate pad for 2 seasons now with total success. I'm buying another one as this one is kinda ratty, but I have left it on my truck full time through 2 Utah summers and 1 winter.

 

Pickup pad also holds more bikes than most hitch or bed racks would for a much cheaper price and no taking on and off wheel bullshit

 

100% why I got a pad. Holds as many as a recon rack for 1/10th the price and I hate taking the tire off, even if it is only a 10 second process.

 

@tonytsai0429 Come say hi on the bike thread!

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/all-things-bikes-and-tacos.445155/

 

If you have a long bed (#DCLBFTMFW) and dont want to take your front wheel off or want to conserve space in the bed, get these:

$120 INNO RT202 Truck Bed Bike Rack - Bike Mount for Pickup Truck with C-Channel Track Systems

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N0013G/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These attach to the bed rails, attach to your bikes fork and other frame components, and can also double as a shovel and ax holder when you are out in the wild. My fav part of these, once again since i have a long bed, is that i dont have to remove any wheel from the bike and it takes up literally 0 space in the bed.

https://imgur.com/xLF2TG3

 

Damn that's nice!

 

Yeah, the pads are definitely the way to go for over the gate, just know ahead of time that road bikes and cross bikes dont play quite as well sometimes with those. So just depends on what you anticipate carrying.