{"id":1364,"date":"2016-10-12T17:08:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T00:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:38:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T00:38:27","slug":"search-perfect-bike-rack-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/search-perfect-bike-rack-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Bike Rack Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We’ve updated our bike rack system – Click Here to Check out the Latest on our Ultimate Vertical Bike and Ski Rack<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But there is still some good information in this post – so feel free to come back, once you’ve read that one. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The pickup truck with tailgate pad, meeting the gold standard of shuttle vehicles – 5 people, 5 bikes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been looking for the best bike rack solution for a long time and have tried most of the options on the market. What I have finally come to, like so many things, is that you get what you pay for. My perfect bike rack setup is not inexpensive, but it is so easy to use it’s worth it. My criteria for a bike rack system was three fold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Must be able to securely carry a minimum of 5 bikes. Biking with friends is always more fun.<\/li>
  2. Must maintain access to the back (trunk) of the vehicle. Crawling over the back seat is not always more fun.<\/li>
  3. Must hold the bikes by the wheels only. I am tired of racks that rub the paint off the frame.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    When I had a pickup truck, this was easy. Just get a tailgate pad <\/a> and you’re good to go. But once the pickup truck was replaced by a van<\/a>, things got a little trickier. And even with the pickup truck, with five bikes in the back there was little room for much else (maybe it would have been better if I had a full size pickup). I puzzled on this for several years, trying various things that I wasn’t super happy with, but ultimately came to a setup that is awesome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is my perfect bike rack setup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n