| If you are an avid bike rider, but also own a truck, you | | | | more than one bike without scratching the bikes, it will |
| may be thinking that you can simply throw your bikes | | | | also protect the paint on your truck. You will maintain a |
| into the bed of your truck to take your bike | | | | greater amount of space in the truck bed using a rack, |
| somewhere further away from your house for a ride. | | | | as the bikes will stand up, rather than lying down. |
| It also may be tempting when you are traveling with a | | | | These racks are particularly useful when you are |
| bicycle to simply toss the bike in with all of your other | | | | hauling a trailer or a camper and cannot mount a bike |
| items. If you do this once without a bike rack truck | | | | rack on your hitch. |
| mount, you will quickly learn why a truck bed bike rack | | | | There are so many options to consider when |
| is necessary! You will likely arrive to your destination | | | | purchasing a bike rack for your truck bed, so make |
| with a damaged bike, or scratched paint on your truck. | | | | sure to research them thoroughly! While some options |
| The bikes will take up a great deal of room, keeping | | | | require drilling to attach the rack, you can find truck bed |
| you from bringing other things you need, and will | | | | bike racks without this as a requirement. Many of them |
| probably slide around without being tied down. If you | | | | also require that you remove the front tire of the bike, |
| do decide to use a series of bungees and cables to tie | | | | and to attach the bike fork to the rack, but there are |
| them down in your truck, they will be such a hassle to | | | | an increasing number of options that will allow you to |
| load and unload, you won't use the bikes as much as | | | | leave the bike tire attached, making loading and |
| you might have otherwise. | | | | unloading a quicker process. They are also available |
| If you do plan on taking your bikes out in your truck, | | | | with locking mechanisms that will aid in the security of |
| consider using a bike rack truck mount. Truck bike | | | | your bike if you have to leave them in the truck while |
| racks are made up of rods and bars that connect | | | | you run an errand. |
| across the truck bed without allowing the bikes to | | | | Having the ability to travel with your bicycles will allow |
| move during travel. The bike rack will keep the bikes | | | | for some great bike rides that weren't previously |
| from sliding around, which allows you not only to carry | | | | possible near your home. Enjoy! |