Homemade Hitch Bike Rack

The first bike is 16 out from the hitch pin and the second bike is 23 inches out from the hitch pin.

Homemade hitch bike rack. One of the simplest diy bike racks in this sense is featured on instructables and is made of wood boards. There were pros and cons to each a hitch rack and a roof rack. A fork adapter is just as much of a pain in the ass. Bike forums made this functional and fun bike rack for just 90.

The tray rack is much faster to mount bikes to it folds and is much faster to take on and off the car. Biggest con of roof rack was my height disadvantage. Overall height of the rack from pin to where the bikes sit is 40. This is an easy diy weekend build project that you can do with a minimal amount o.

I am going to add a couple of pictures to the main post for future reference. Roughly 8 of 2 x2 steel tubing. In fact there are actually a lot of different design ideas to choose from. Biggest con of hitch rack the sturdier the more.

Hopefully that makes sense. After much back and forth i decided to make my own bike rack. In this how to diy episode i build a light weigh hitch mounted bike rack. That being said the cargo carrier bike rack held the bikes more securely.

So rather than just buying the 10 euro bike rack and putting it on the tow ball i decided i wanted something with a platform that could hold more than just a. Let s take a peek at some of these great projects. Then putting the front wheel back on that adds a lot more time pain in the ass than using a ratchet strap ever will. From hitch pin to the car side of the upright tube is 7.

Chances are you only need a rack that can hold a single bike and it that case the design is a bit different. With these 20 diy bike racks you ll keep your ride steady and safe and ready for an evening pedal whenever you d like. Used to take an off road route home which is something i won t do with the tray rack. 2 fork mounts amazon 2 tire trays ebay 2 ratchet straps amazon.