Axle locked in blockhead - how to transport front wheels?
06-30-19, 05:37 PM
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Axle locked in blockhead - how to transport front wheels?
I'm getting ready to mount blockheads on my truck tool box for the purpose of transporting our bikes on vacation later this summer. So I'm curious to know what others with similar transport arrangements might be doing with the front wheels of their bikes?
I suppose I could fabricate something out of 2x lumber and plywood to haul them upright (as opposed to rattling around in the bed of the truck), but I've not seen anything else around town.
Ideas, or pictures even?
Thanks in advance,
Rick
I suppose I could fabricate something out of 2x lumber and plywood to haul them upright (as opposed to rattling around in the bed of the truck), but I've not seen anything else around town.
Ideas, or pictures even?
Thanks in advance,
Rick
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06-30-19, 05:58 PM
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Can’t post a pic as I don’t have one anymore but, Yakima make an elongated u for their roof racks that the front wheel sits in. Yakima wheel fork mount plenty on eBay $25-35
06-30-19, 06:11 PM
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Check out the TOPLINE model UG 2500 series of truck bed bike racks. I have one and use it every weekend and like it a LOT. It hasn't failed me yet. For 2 bikes you'll need the UG 2500-2 set up. No disassembly of the bikes is required.
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When I had my Yakima Roof rack they had a fork for the removed wheels ..
Bent aluminum flat bar with a notch in it, not very tough to DIY..
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Bent aluminum flat bar with a notch in it, not very tough to DIY..
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The closest I've come to losing a front wheel was when it was secured in a Thule roof rack wheel holder. I didn't have the QR tight enough and it jumped out of the slot. Fortunately, I had backed it up with a toe strap or something which, by the way, was Thule's recommendation so I suspect that's a common occurrence.
Front wheels are one of the easiest things to find a place to stow when you're traveling. Laying flat in a pick up bed doesn't worry me but once you get it leaning so it can bounce and I'm going to have a tie down of some kind on mine.
Front wheels are one of the easiest things to find a place to stow when you're traveling. Laying flat in a pick up bed doesn't worry me but once you get it leaning so it can bounce and I'm going to have a tie down of some kind on mine.
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Find some sort of cushioning material to protect your frame and use old toe clip straps to fasten your wheels to the bike frame on the left side of the bike. I have done this many times while transporting bikes on rooftop racks. No old toeclip straps? Find a substitute
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