A clever way to carry bikes on the top of this camper (1 Viewer)

[alia176]

Fellas,

I got a 2013 Adrenaline camper and it has this alum rod up top. This is used for tie downs or anchor points for ATVs or boats or whatever, I guess. I'm trying to figure out a way to mount bike forks in this area. I'd like to use this rod to my advantage and need some ideas from y'all. When the camper is open, anything I place above the runners, will get smashed. I'd rather not have to remove my solution each time I deploy this camper.

Below is a pic I stole from this site to illustrate how it deploys.

Here's what it looks like up top

Two pics of bike racks on Adrenaline's FB site. I'm not keen on this idea.

 

[zebrabeefj40]

Looks like you can use a quick release axle dealio horizontally off the same round tubes as the bars are attached to for the forks (parallel to the round tube). For the rear tire maybe a c-channel open side up with some slots for the straps. All would not need to be removed if it stood no taller than the rectangle tube that's already there.

Nick

 

[alia176]

Nick - you and I are on the same page amigo! My 1.0 version worked out well this past weekend. V2.0 will delete the straps and use a more robust stabilizing solution, similar to what Yakima/Thule uses to hold a bike upright on their roof mounted bike racks.

 

[CBeckFJ]

That trailer is RAD! Any idea on how I can find one of those?

 

[alia176]

That trailer is RAD! Any idea on how I can find one of those?

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