Any mountain bikers? Post your travel setup

[LayinWatts69]

i dont ride mountain bikes. its bad enough i gotta walk up the mountain. why waste more energy pushing a bike up as well?

So you don’t have to walk back down like a little beetch.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

So you don’t have to walk back down like a little beetch.

its ok my clumsy ass will trip and fall and roll down the entire mountain.

im more of a motorized wheel person. i need the power to make it up the mountain. i think i can figure out coming down

 

[BBR]

Nice levo.
Tailgate pad works fine despite wide tailgate top.
Single bike just gets tossed in the bed.

 

[hyrepower]

I use one of these https://www.ride88.com/ford-f-series the best rack ever.

 

[wheelman55]

I use one of these https://www.ride88.com/ford-f-series the best rack ever.

I like this one.

 

[Dnpbakon]

I like this one.

The ride88 racks are a great option I also looked into. Problem is I have a trifold tonneau cover. To avoid having to remove that every time I travel with the bike, I’d rather just remove the front wheel with the freedom coast option.

Kit should be here next week so I’ll give some updates once I install and review . This option allows me to keep the cover on ( folded to the rear).

 

[wheelman55]

I hear you on the tonneau cover. I’ve got the Retrax hard cover roll up, which I do like, but the next cover will be a soft roll up.

 

[GCATX]

Just got my Gen 3 and it's been cold here so likely no biking until spring, but here is what I made for my Gen 2. Ratcheting pole with fork mounts attached. Bonus I can use the ratching pole as it was intended when not used for bikes. You can shut the tailgate but not with the tri-fold cover on, as pictured.

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I saw a vid of a guy loading 2 dirtbikes into a short bed and wanted to have the tailgate closed when driving so he could carry whatever else in the bed. His solution was to pick up the back tires, set it on the top of the bed side, close the tailgate then set the back tires on top of the tailgate.

Not sure if that is already common knowledge, I don't pay much attention to mountain bikes, but I don't remember seeing anyone do it with dirtbikes. If I didn't have a small trailer, I would probably do it.

 

[Littlefx4]

I saw a vid of a guy loading 2 dirtbikes into a short bed and wanted to have the tailgate closed when driving so he could carry whatever else in the bed. His solution was to pick up the back tires, set it on the top of the bed side, close the tailgate then set the back tires on top of the tailgate.

Not sure if that is already common knowledge, I don't pay much attention to mountain bikes, but I don't remember seeing anyone do it with dirtbikes. If I didn't have a small trailer, I would probably do it.

Are you describing what @wheelman55 posted in post #9?

 

[GCATX]

Are you describing what @wheelman55 posted in post #9?

More along the lines of this, without the little supports, the tires rest on top of the tailgate.