Diy Pvc Bike Rack For Truck Bed

Also make sure your bike fits in the slots created.

Diy pvc bike rack for truck bed.

The rack also stands on its own so that it can be used in the garage to corral the bikes between trips. I made it at techshop since it s a lot more spacious and they have all the to. Attach the elbow pieces to both ends of the pvc segments. The outer right and left sides of your bike rack will be composed of two 36 in 91 4 cm long segments of pvc and four 90 elbow joint pieces.

Step 1 materials for the bike rack. We recently bought two bikes and instead of just throwing the bikes onto the bed of the truck and get them scratched i build one using pvc pipes from the hardware store. Build the racks yourself. It is done the platform on which the actual bike racks will be installed on is made now the only thing left is to get the actual bike mounts.

Typically i see people just pile their b. Make sure it fits in your truck bed correctly. The elbow pieces should be oriented to face the same direction. Sand any rough edges so the pieces will slide together well.

I would suggest a test fit. Once everything is fitted properly get that pvc cement out and go for it. Glue connectors touching each other for standard mountain bike tires. If so you will need to add a few more t s and another section of pcv pipe to your shopping list.

This is a very easy low cost solution for transporting bikes in your truck bed while taking good care of your bikes. Leave about space for 3 tires. Use bungee cords to tie rack down to truck bed. Hook bungee to seatpost or pedal to hold bike in place.

You can easily build a bike rack yourself to safely transport up to 4 bikes in the back of a pickup truck with pvc pipe and a little time saving you a lot of money.