Bike Fork Mount Racks with OEM Hard Tonneau

Goals:

• Carry two bikes (possibly add a third later)
  
  
• Keep OEM tonneau in place
  
  
• Don’t get in bed to load/unload bikes

Hardware:

• $24 MUQZI Quick Release Fork Mount, Bike Car Roof Mount Rack Road Bicycle Fork Block Thru Axle Wheel Holder, Truck Bed Fork Mount with Installation Adapters MTB Tire Holder Rack Mount, Red
  MUQZI Quick Release Fork Mount - this is a nice mount BUT it sticks out from the bed rail too far for my adult mountain bike. However, it works great for my kid’s bike and might accommodate a woman’s bike crossways.
  
  
• $29 Truck Bed Bike Rack by Delta Cycle - Bike Hitch Lockable Bike Fork Mount Securely Holds 9 x 100mm Skewer Road, MTB, and Hybrid Bicycles - Lockable Quick Release Truck Bed Bike Mount
  Delta Cycle Truck Bed Mount - this mount isn’t nearly as nice as the MUQZI, but it is the correct size to allow my large Cannondale mountain bike to fit across the bed.
  
  
• $18 Te-Co 41406T Black Oxide 1018 Steel Tapped Through T-Slot Nut, 3/8"-16 TPI, 5/8" Height x 7/8" Width x 9/16" Table Slot (Pack of 5)
  ⅜”-16 TPI Tee Nuts - I was surprised tee nuts for the bedrail system weren’t more readily available. There are options available, but they are more pricey than I expected. These are fine at less than $5 a piece.
  
  
• CAP SCREW 318 in-16 x 3/4 in GRADE 8 - COARSE - these Home Depot cap screws do the trick but each rack needed to be drilled out to accommodate these cap screws.
  

Benefits

• Utilize bed rails
  
  
• Open only two of three tonneau panels (tonneau doesn’t block digital mirror camera)
  
  
• Crossways mounting allows easy fork access over the side vs. climbing in the bed

What Didn’t Work:

Inno Velo Gripper RT201 - I liked the possibility of hauling two bikes along the edges of the bed and didn’t really care if the tailgate was open. Unfortunately, the tonneau cover has edges that interfere with these racks.

$123 Swagman Pickup Fork Mount Bike Rack

Swagman Fork Mount Rack - This could be mounted ‘backwards’ at the tailgate end of the truck, but the front of the tonneau cover interferes with the rear wheels and it only holds two bikes.

 

modern mountain bikes will not fit that way in bed.. wheel base is to long.

 

Additionally, the QR axle type is quickly fading from the market.

My core philosophy remains friends only let friends buy a 1Up rack but for poor weather, able to pull trailer, I got a pair of the Saris mounts that accommodate all popular wheel and fork standards. You can mount those in many ways. They have their own tray/track that make adjustments easy but I'm using strong plywood for now.

If you ride a lot quality pays but it also does for everyone because you don't want a broken rack or roadside trouble.

 

I like the concept. Thanks for sharing.