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I built this simple bike carrier to haul around some odd-shaped home built bikes and trikes I have made. I needed a carrier that was cheap, simple, re...
You will need a BBS (in yellow circle) from a bike that had a 1-piece pedal. These BBSs are usually 2" inside and that is perfect for what we want to ...
Cut off the chainstays close to the BBS. Then cut the down tube and seat tube in a straight line as shown.
Here is the back of my SUV with the two key measurements indicated by the colored arrows. The blue arrows indicate the width I want the carrier to be ...
The main tube is 1" conduit cut to a length that is 12" shorter than the first dimension we took in the last step (54"-12" = 42") which is length #1 f...
The pivot tube is 3/4" conduit that goes through the main tube and bends upward at each end. Each bend of 3/4" tubing adds 6" to the width (using my ...
The carrier tube is made from a 10' length of 3/4" conduit. I again marked 39" in from each end and made two 90 degree bends. Photo #2 shows the carr...
I looped the mounting straps through hooks that were located under the floor mat of my SUV. The buckle end protrudes out from under the rear door (Ph...
You can load the trike or bike on the carrier by lowering the arms down as shown in Photos #1 and #2. Then you can rotate the carrier up into travelin...
Special Tools Needed: Tubing cutter 1/2" tubing bender 3/4" tubing bender MIG welder Parts List: 42" piece of 1" EMT for lower pivot tube 10' piece...
One way to build this carrier without the welded joint is to mount the BBS in the middle of a 42" 2 X 4 and attach the pivot tube to it. Here the step...
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One question:
I don't see where you explain how the carrier attaches to the tow frame. I see the bike hub weld and then only the emt bending. How do you attach it to the car at the bottom?