Diy Pvc Truck Bed Bike Rack

Sand any rough edges so the pieces will slide together well.

Diy pvc truck bed bike rack.

Secure the bike to the bike rack by running a bungee cord from the handle bar to the rack. The arms of each v should fit into the inward slanting stems of the. This design can be altered to make a 4 bike rack. Finishing the rack 1.

Here s your parts list. I made it at techshop since it s a lot more spacious and they have all the to. Truckbed pvc 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.

Glue the rack together with pvc cement. 40 feet 1 pvc pipe 26 t connectors 6 90 degree elbows pvc cement the cut pieces will be. To set a bike in place push the tire forward between the narrowly spaced pvc. You may need to carry more than two bikes.

Once everything is fitted properly get that pvc cement out and go for it. Insert the bike mounts into the t connectors. 8 18 5 inch 9 9 3 8 inch in place of 16 5 8 8 5 inch 9 9 5 inch 12 1 3 4 inch follow the design above but substitute the 9 3 8 pieces for the 16 5 inch lengths. Connect two pieces of 24 in 61 cm long pvc with a 90 elbow joint to form a v shape.

Make sure it fits in your truck bed correctly. For less than 50 in pvc and armed only with pipe cement and a handsaw you can build a diy bike rack identical to the one shown above. Dry fit vertical bike rack pieces by connecting one 10 and 12 pvc pipe using a tee joint repeating until you have 6. Also make sure your bike fits in the slots created.

You can drill holes in the pipe to attach the hook or just wrap the cord around the pipe. Step 5 connect horizontal pieces to create the horizontal portion of the rack connect two tee joints with a 10 pipe then add a 2 pipe and elbow joint to one end. Though large enough to hold the bicycle collection of an.