Lets see your Bike Trailers

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Re: Lets see your Bike Trailers

Postby xtremelow » May 11th, 2012, 12:36 am

Seen guys at MSB with rood mounts up on the toppers on their lifted trucks. I would like to know how guys get the bikes off the roof. I can climb on the roof of my truck from in the bed but how do these guys get to them if their on the topper or even a lifted truck with it on a fiberglass lid?

Sort of this but on rails not mounted to a basket
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Re: Lets see your Bike Trailers

Postby jalopy jockey » May 11th, 2012, 7:46 am

Simple front bumper to hood to roof to bike and ride off the front.
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Re: Lets see your Bike Trailers

Postby iamkickstand » May 11th, 2012, 9:34 am

xtremelow wrote:Seen guys at MSB with rood mounts up on the toppers on their lifted trucks. I would like to know how guys get the bikes off the roof. I can climb on the roof of my truck from in the bed but how do these guys get to them if their on the topper or even a lifted truck with it on a fiberglass lid?

Sort of this but on rails not mounted to a basket
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I have a topper, I was gonna mount the bars to the topper and put racks up there, until I realized that even with my stock height truck they would be a mile out of reach, plus I don't know how many low bridges would take my bikes out.

I'm already at over 9 feet with my bikes mounted to the bedrails, if I was mounted another 2 feet higher on the topper I'd be starting to have some clearence issues more so then I already do.

Most bridges are 14 ft, but if I added another 8" lift and tires another 6" taller I'd start to have some issues.

You'd have to carry a *beep* ladder to get your bikes down
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Re: Lets see your Bike Trailers

Postby jfactor! » May 11th, 2012, 10:54 am

heyyou3619 wrote:I use this at home and in the back of a pick up for transport (just add bungee cords), cost me a little under $40 for the supplies a year or so ago.

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Re: Lets see your Bike Trailers

Postby i69whitey » May 11th, 2012, 8:29 pm

bike trailors? check
cooler? check
smoking bar-b-q? check
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