Carriers

[tranch]

Hope this is the right spot to ask this question. If not I'm sorry to have
intruded!

I have a pickup truck with a cap on the rear bed. Does any one know if there
is a company that makes a 2 or 3 bicycle carrier that would fit on the back
of the truck, other than one that fits into a hitch? I can only find
carriers that fit into the bed, the cap isn't tall enough for the bikes, or
one that fits into a trailer hitch. I have no hitch on the back of the
truck.

Thank you for any info you can give me.

[SMS]

tranch wrote:
> Hope this is the right spot to ask this question. If not I'm sorry to have
> intruded!
>
> I have a pickup truck with a cap on the rear bed. Does any one know if there
> is a company that makes a 2 or 3 bicycle carrier that would fit on the back
> of the truck, other than one that fits into a hitch? I can only find
> carriers that fit into the bed, the cap isn't tall enough for the bikes, or
> one that fits into a trailer hitch. I have no hitch on the back of the
> truck.
>
> Thank you for any info you can give me.

There are bumper mount racks if you have real steel bumpers that they
can mount to.

"http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product?storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID%3A2007099&productId=2007099&catalogId=10101"

[BobT]

"tranch" <ItsMe@yourdoor.com> wrote in message
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> Hope this is the right spot to ask this question. If not I'm sorry to have
> intruded!
>
> I have a pickup truck with a cap on the rear bed. Does any one know if
> there is a company that makes a 2 or 3 bicycle carrier that would fit on
> the back of the truck, other than one that fits into a hitch? I can only
> find carriers that fit into the bed, the cap isn't tall enough for the
> bikes, or one that fits into a trailer hitch. I have no hitch on the back
> of the truck.
>
> Thank you for any info you can give me.
>
Yakima makes plates that can be attached to a camper shell. Their standard
towers, crossbars, and racking components then attach to the plates.
Mounting the plates requires drilling holes in the shell and bolting the
plates to it.

Have you considered installing a trailer hitch? They are relatively
inexpensive compared to a lot a bike racking systems.

BobT

[tranch]

"tranch" <ItsMe@yourdoor.com> wrote in message
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> Hope this is the right spot to ask this question. If not I'm sorry to have
> intruded!
>
> I have a pickup truck with a cap on the rear bed. Does any one know if
> there is a company that makes a 2 or 3 bicycle carrier that would fit on
> the back of the truck, other than one that fits into a hitch? I can only
> find carriers that fit into the bed, the cap isn't tall enough for the
> bikes, or one that fits into a trailer hitch. I have no hitch on the back
> of the truck.
>
> Thank you for any info you can give me.
>

After visiting a couple local bike shops today I decided it would be
much easier to buy the rack for my car! it would cost me just as much to
have a hitch installed and use a hitch rack, and I'd have no other use for
the hitch as I have no trailers, boats etc. and the other rack wouldn't
allow the rear tail gate to open. Thank you for the help.

[tranch]

"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> tranch wrote:
>> Hope this is the right spot to ask this question. If not I'm sorry to
>> have intruded!
>>
>> I have a pickup truck with a cap on the rear bed. Does any one know if
>> there is a company that makes a 2 or 3 bicycle carrier that would fit on
>> the back of the truck, other than one that fits into a hitch? I can only
>> find carriers that fit into the bed, the cap isn't tall enough for the
>> bikes, or one that fits into a trailer hitch. I have no hitch on the back
>> of the truck.
>>
>> Thank you for any info you can give me.
>
> There are bumper mount racks if you have real steel bumpers that they can
> mount to.
>
> "http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product?storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID%3A2007099&productId=2007099&catalogId=10101

Yeah looked at that style rack today at one of the bike shops I visited.
It would fit but I wouldn't be able to open the tail gate.