Bicycle Racks For Pick-Up Trucks

    Pickups are great for getting just about anything from Point A to Point B. Sand, lumber, appliances, you name it. But they're also great for carrying all your weekend gear, too. Most pickup truck have more than enough space in the bed to carry two or three bicycles, but without a way to secure your bicycles, both the bed and the bicycles end up getting scratched and dented. Here at The Rack Warehouse, we have plenty of Bicycle Racks for Pick-up Trucks.

Tailgate Mounted Bike Racks

    Thule and Yakima both offer bike racks which can be mounted to your truck's tailgate in seconds. The Thule 501 Insta-Gater, Pick-up Truck Bicycle Rack holds one bicycle by the front tire and can be locked with on Thule Lock Core. The Yakima 1116 Beddy Joe Pick-up Truck Bed Mounted Bike Rack carries two bikes by the front forks (a cable lock is recommended for full locking security.) Both racks provide a strong, stable mount for your bikes while protecting your truck's bed. No tools are required for installation, just run the included straps up underneath the tailgate between the hinges and you're ready to go!

Truck Bed Mounted Bicycle Racks

    Unlike many truck bed mounted bike carriers, the Thule 822 Bed Rider Pick-up Truck Bicycle Rack requires no drilling. The Bed Rider utilizes a locking, pressure-mounted bar with rubberized gripping surfaces, providing a stable, scratch free bike mount. The Bed Rider carries up to two bikes by the front fork. Thule's BR1 Bed Rider Bicycle Truck Rack Add-On Fork Block can be added on to the Bed Rider for carrying more than two bikes. We recommend using a cable lock to lock your bikes to the Bed Rider.
    Most fork block for pick-up truck beds have to be bolted on. If you'd rather not drill through your new truck's bed, try out the Yakima 1132 BedHead Pick-up Truck Clamp-on Bicycle Carrier, or the Locking BedHead pictured at right. These fork blocks clamp onto your truck's bed rail, giving you a great fork mount for your bicycle without having to permanently mount it to your truck.
    For those of us who do want to bolt a fork block to our pick-up truck's bed or bed rail, there are several different fork blocks to choose from. The Rocky Mount 9mm Clutch Bolt-On Fork Mount, Yakima's BlockHead, and the Thule 821 Low Rider Fork Block Bicycle Mount are all high quality fork blocks with rugged 9mm  skewers. Yakima and Rocky Mounts also offer locking versions as well, and all of these fork mount carriers are compatible with bike cable locks. Mounting hardware is not included.

Truck Rack Mounted Bike Racks

        If you already have a truck bed rack on your pick-up, you may already have the makings of a great bike carrying system. The TracRac BikeMount can be attached to the bed rails or crossbars of any TracRack truck rack (including the T-Rac clamp on models without bed rails.) Mirage Truck Racks can also be fitted with fork blocks on the rails.
Xadapt kits will    If you have the Thule Xsporter, then Thule's allow you to mount most Thule bicycle trays to the crossbars (depending on crossbar spread, of course.)

    I don't know about you, but all this thinking about bicycles is making me want to get out there and enjoy the fresh air. If you still don't have a bike mount for your truck, go check some out at rackwarehouse.com. If you've got a bike mount already, what are you waiting for? Get out there and ride!