I have 8 "Quik-N-Easy" fittings bolted into 4 lengths of 5/8x1-5/8x60" Unistrut. I chose 60" on length because the shop had it in 10 foot lengths. They even cut them in half for me for free. I chose the size because we had had some kicking around the shop I used to work in. I put a similar length on the ground with a 4x4 block on underneath each end. I stood in the middle. It bent down barely, then popped back when I got off. Figured that was sturdy enough, though you can get it in a lot beefier sizes. Look up in any big store/building/factory with an exposed ceiling. Unistrut and all-thread holds everything up there!
The Unistrut is galvanized, then I painted it. It's got a whole lot of holes that are really not loud at all. You can bolt anything on. Unistrut comes in so many shapes, sizes, materials, and finishes that you could go hole-less, fiberglass, aluminum, etc.
Right now I've got a rocket box up there, but I've had bike racks, snowboard carriers, etc. I like this setup a lot more than my contractor van ladder-roof-rack setup. Plus, it was cheap! I think the Quik-N-Easy fittings look good on the old cruiser!
I think they're about $70 new/4 clips. The thing is, they've been making these for decades, so there's plenty to be found used and cheap. I got all of mine at an outfitters warehouse sale for cheap!
I ground down the edges, but you could buy plastic unistrut end caps.
They look bowed in the side view as the hole pattern didn't quite work for the cruiser rain channel width. I just ended up lengthening one of the mounting holes on each Unistrut and the bow went away.
The Unistrut is galvanized, then I painted it. It's got a whole lot of holes that are really not loud at all. You can bolt anything on. Unistrut comes in so many shapes, sizes, materials, and finishes that you could go hole-less, fiberglass, aluminum, etc.
Right now I've got a rocket box up there, but I've had bike racks, snowboard carriers, etc. I like this setup a lot more than my contractor van ladder-roof-rack setup. Plus, it was cheap! I think the Quik-N-Easy fittings look good on the old cruiser!
I think they're about $70 new/4 clips. The thing is, they've been making these for decades, so there's plenty to be found used and cheap. I got all of mine at an outfitters warehouse sale for cheap!
I ground down the edges, but you could buy plastic unistrut end caps.
They look bowed in the side view as the hole pattern didn't quite work for the cruiser rain channel width. I just ended up lengthening one of the mounting holes on each Unistrut and the bow went away.
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