On May 31, 7:00 pm, still me <
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> On Thu, 31 May 2007 19:22:31 -0700, Camilo <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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> >Do a yahoo search for "universal fork mount" and you'll find sources
> >for them. About $10 each. There are also wheel mounts that could be
> >screwed into the same piece of wood you fasten the fork mounts too.
> >This stuff is made for top racks and pickup bed carriers, but can
> >easily be adapted to any thing you can put screws into.
>
> What happens to the rear wheel? Is it lock down in any way or is the
> bike held in place only by the front wheel? Seems somewhat high
> risk 
>
> Also, what do you do with the front wheel? Figure out some way to
> strap it beside the bike?
>
> Thanks,
Just as an example,
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/sub_cat.cfm?subcategory_id=4413
Not endorsing this particular source, but I've used these products and
am happy with them.
You can see the universal fork mount and the wheel carrier. I have
used them screwed to a 2X8 in the back of my suburban. I've also used
the same items mounted on the pickup rack. (actually, I use the same
items and just move them between the pickup rack and the 2X8 in the
suburban). You might think of some other way to deal with the loose
front wheels as well.
Neither of these applications has any rear wheel attachment and I've
not had a problem. The fork mount skewer holds the front fork pretty
tight and I have never noticed the rear wheel bouncing around. It
might be different on a trailer since they tend to bounce more? But,
in my suburban and pickup, the bikes are very secure.
You can even get locking skewers.
If you're afraid of the rear wheel bouncing and moving sideways, you
could screw in 2X4's on either side of the rear wheel to confine it,
or maybe just screw a velcro strap, "hook" portion on one side of the
tire, "loop" portion on the other and connect it over the rim to strap
it down. But like I said, I haven't had any problem with the rear
wheel moving.
Maybe someone else will have better ideas, but this sort of set up has
worked for me and I think it would probably work on a trailer.
Good luck. I think the trailer idea is a good one. When my kids and
wife and I used to go on family bike rides, it was a royal pain in
the ..... to transport 4 bikes. I have a "4 bike" hitch mounted
carrier, but putting 4 sloped tube mtn bikes on there was darn near
impossible, and has resulted in many scratches. I often thought a
trailer would be a better idea, but now the kids are grown and we
hardly ever need to transport more than 2-3 bikes.
