Bike racks over tonneau cover- success!
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Bike racks over tonneau cover- success!
After reading a ton of threads, I decided on this solution to the challenge of installing bike racks over the tonneau cover. I'm not the first to do it this way here, but it is a less common solution. I mounted permanent Yakima tracks made for truck caps in my bed rails using snaptoggles- the plus nuts didn't work too well due to the perforations in the bed rails and the distance between the top of the rail and the bottom (they work better attaching to thinner surfaces). I then used regular Yakima control towers and round bars. I have three Rockymounts racks on here, but could attach more if needed. I am also dabbling with the idea of mounting a piece of exterior plywood (painted) to the middle section of the bars for a bike wheel carrier, as my racks attach are fork mount and a bunch of wheels rattling around in the bed take up too much space and can get damaged.
The great part is that I can remove the whole rack system with the bike racks still attached in a matter of minutes if I need to haul large or tall stuff in the bed. The cover doesn't really roll up underneath the cross bars well (bummer), but I don't need to do that very often. I used to have a hitch rack which worked well, but I tow a travel trailer and this lets me bring bikes securely mounted in the bed so I have them when I disconnect the trailer. Everything locks- control towers to the truck, racks to the cross bars, and bikes to the racks.
The great part is that I can remove the whole rack system with the bike racks still attached in a matter of minutes if I need to haul large or tall stuff in the bed. The cover doesn't really roll up underneath the cross bars well (bummer), but I don't need to do that very often. I used to have a hitch rack which worked well, but I tow a travel trailer and this lets me bring bikes securely mounted in the bed so I have them when I disconnect the trailer. Everything locks- control towers to the truck, racks to the cross bars, and bikes to the racks.
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The jackrabbit with the explorer rail option or the ultra groove if you don't need the ladder rack.
The jackrabbit with the explorer rail option or the ultra groove if you don't need the ladder rack.
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The jackrabbit with the explorer rail option or the ultra groove if you don't need the ladder rack.
The jackrabbit with the explorer rail option or the ultra groove if you don't need the ladder rack.