Hi all. I'm looking for a neat way of transporting my bike in the van (fully converted camper van so unfortunately its not a case of just throwing bikes in!). I'm thinking about a board with a couple of these fitted: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Delta-Cycle-Hitch-Through-Black/dp/B00H63NFDI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1494420040&sr=8-2&keywords=15mm+fork+mount
Any better ideas / similar mounts to the above but cheaper etc?
Cheers
Dave
I use a similar fork mount made by Sea Sucker. But it ain't any cheaper.
I use the Seasucker mount. Been perfect.
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Saris do some for road bikes, maybe worth checking if they do mtb versions.
As above I use a seasucker mount without any problems, i think £20 is about the same for most mounts.
What van is that @boardingbob?
I made my own mounts out of solid oak. Free. 🙂
This is my hack:-
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Works well. Needs some tweaking to prevent it from slipping on the seat - not that bad, i've put foam pipe lagging on the edges but ideally it needs strapping to something or grippy foam glueing to the bottom surface. I can attach upto 3 bikes, which is ideal as I can fit three adults up front, but the staggered single channel means you can't install a long wheelbase bike, so might have to move that forward a bit.
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Cheers all. So it seems the Sea Sucker etc are all similar'ish. Was toying with getting some 15mm tubing and making my own but for £20 it hardly seems worthwhile.
wobbliscott - like the idea of having the front mounted on the seat. Hadn't thought about that. Was going to attach it to a board laid on the floor just in front of the RnR bed but thats worth considering.
trail_rat - never going to work, where would I put the management and compressors for my air suspension 😉
Mines a SWB so not long enough to have the forks mounted on the floor. Might get away with it in a longer van.
I use something similar made by Saris, works perfectly in my SWB Kombi van.