Taking Bicycles On The Road

Tractor Man stated:

Motorized would defeat my purpose. Really need to pedal! Don't want to become the fat sloppy trucker guy. Plus you can cover more ground than walking, and cheaper than Uber. A win,win,win situation for me!

Please tell me you had a tractor with pedals as a kid!?

If you do bring a bike there are free catalogs you can order for bicycling adventures https://www.vbt.com/. Also I know from living in Denver.CO that you can look up the trails here on google maps. I was riding 30+ miles a day here for a long time. You can also order all the outdoor brochures online to your residence.

I'm thinking of buying one of those Folding Bicycles. I've been looking on Amazon. Need to do some research. It should fit on the floor in front of the passenger seat.

I was just talking to a bike shop yesterday regarding the fold up bikes. They were saying the ones worth purchasing are extremely over priced. I looked into them when I was in school and there are no reviews from people who have purchased them that I could find. All reviews I have located are written by manufacturer. There are some really lightweight bikes that have a quick release on the front and rear tires to make them easier to lift and fit places.

Sara, Look on Amazon. I have a tendency to trust Amazon Reviews. Not if there are only 5 or 6, but if there are 50+ or several hundred I run with it. Also, they have a real good return policy in most cases. Bike shops can be real spendy.

I did originally and my problem with Amazon is that they also gave reviews on clothes from China and the measurements were way off. I don;t even think the ones that should have fit me would have fit my 12 yr old niece.

Please tell me you had a tractor with pedals as a kid!?

I DID! But it was Red!

I'm never gonna live this one down...

Don't do what I did (doesn't every good response start with those words?!).

I stored my bike on the back of the cab above the spare tire. The bike's rear tire rested on the spare tire and I bungied the bike to the metal bars and brackets on the back of the cab. Seemed to work pretty well. Keeping the bike so close to the cab kept it from brushing up against the trailer during turns, even when I pulled reefers.

Well, I didn't use my bike for several weeks and had it bungied up there pretty tight. The metal handle bar was pushed up against the back of the cab. The vibrations caused it to bore through the rubber on the end of the handle bar and actually bore a small hole in the back of the cab.

Suffice it to say, I don't carry a bike there anymore. I sincerely hope the ridicule I receive from this is worth the help it potentially provides others.

That info is invaluable! Thanks! I have had quite a few people recommend doing this exact thing. So it looks like I'm top bunking it.

I'm sure there's got to be a way to mount it on the back without doing what I did. I've seen quite a few bikes mounted either above the spare tire or half on the catwalk and half off the side where the chains hang. My bike was in poor repair anyway so it just wasn't worth trying something else in my case.

I guess the top bunk could work.. I just wouldn't want to do that personally because, like you said, it gets dirty. I've seen some people store theirs in the front of the cab on the passenger side, but I don't know if they have to remove the seat.

So THAT is how Paul breaks into his truck. Thru a hole in the back.

Yup.......and a REAL LONG coat hanger!

And so it begins...

What if you break it down a little bit? Take off the seat and front tire, mount the frame in one place, the tire in another, and the seat inside?

I'm glad this topic was brought up because I had just gotten into mountain biking (I say mountain loosely as there are NO mountains in Louisiana...) this passed spring and was hoping for a way to get back into it once all the training is over. I also plan on bringing my hiking boots with me to!

What if you break it down a little bit? Take off the seat and front tire, mount the frame in one place, the tire in another, and the seat inside?

I'm glad this topic was brought up because I had just gotten into mountain biking (I say mountain loosely as there are NO mountains in Louisiana...) this passed spring and was hoping for a way to get back into it once all the training is over. I also plan on bringing my hiking boots with me to!

What do you mean there are no mountains in Louisiana...there's Mt. Driscoll...a whopping 535 feet above sea level!!

Ex Louisianian here...lol

What do you mean there are no mountains in Louisiana...there's Mt. Driscoll...a whopping 535 feet above sea level!!

We have ant hills bigger than that in Arizona!

It seems like it would not be very difficult to fabricate a plate to mount behind the spare tire - using the same bracket that supports the spare.

And upon that plate, secure a bicycle mounting bracket or hanger.

And how did we get from bicycles to talking about Paul's long coat hanger?