mattymajors
CJ-8 Member
- City
- Spring Creek
- State
- NV
A long time ago I took some pretty simple fork mounts and mounted them to my roll bar using 3" circular clamps.
Does your rollbar have the upturned tabs at the base of the front pad mounts?I am trying to rig up something similar. Anyone riding a 29er? I have gotten as far as purchasing the Thule fork mount and then realized it was going to be a very tight fit for my 29er. I want 2 bikes mounted with tailgate closed and the half cab on. I messed around with it a few weeks ago and the only way I could figure it might work without my bar ends hitting the rear glass when top is on is if I drilled the bulkhead for the fork mount- which I don’t want to do. (My son’s 26” wheel mtb appears it will fit much easier). Now that the mountain biking and Jeep weather is finally here, I plan to figure out a solution.
Get a 2" receiver hitch, and a 1-Up rack and be done with it.
Then if you must have your bike in the bed, use parts off the 1-up rack to make it work.
I dont think you will ever get 1 (or 2) 29ers in a Jeep bed with the tailgate shut unless you turn the front wheel, and even then...
You need a 6' bed.
YJ-8
Pull front wheels. Done. I hate dealing with hitch racks. I say go for the rollbar mount.
Pull front wheels. Done. I hate dealing with hitch racks. I say go for the rollbar mount.
Yes, fork mount is what I want to do. This was my plan all along... unfortunately, even with the fork mount held tight against the bulkhead I couldn't achieve a location where my bar ends wouldn't hit the back window, my back wheel was about 3/4" too far back for the tailgate to close. It might work with the top on if i loosen and rotate the bar ends. Even without bar ends, it is going to be a very tight fit if it works. Most of the time I am hauling bikes the top is off so I may just have to accept that. I plan to mess with it more this week and will report back.