Mountain bike mount built off the sparetire carrier?

[Dma251]

Anyone have any ideas or experience with fabricating a mount for a single adult mountainbike?

 

I'm considering a 2" squaretube coming out from the center of the spare with a rubber-lined clamp at the end that will grip the centertube of the bike. I would like to make it narrow enough for the tire to slide off over it, need be.

 

I think I'm gonna break out the welder tomorrow.....

 

 

 

 

[Precise1]

No reason why it wouldn't work. Your own imagination and skills will get it done...

 

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[Slartibartfast]

I imagine it would be hard to tie a bike down to a 2" surface tight enough to stop it from pitching forward and backward (relative to the bike). Making some kind of support beam/clamp parallel with the bike (removable to get the tire off) might make for a much more stable mount. Maybe have a T-shaped section that slides into the 2" tube like a trailer hitch, or a piece of pipe that slides through the sides of the 2" tube and locks down with a bolt or a cotter pin? Easy enough to remove the cross piece if you need to get at the tire.

 

Of course, there's a very real chance that I'm overthinking this.

 

The funny thing is that I keep looking at a hacked-up bike frame a friend gave me and thinking that if I put lug studs where the crank used to be, and welded mounting plates where the handlebars and front fork used to be, it would make a half-decent tire carrier for the Scout.

[xterra]

There are a few Heeps around here that have bike carriers mounted to their spares. The two styles I've seen either mount around the tire or have a hub connector and removable pipe (pics below for inspiration).

[SpecialWarr]

Just as a thought: if you wanted you could weld some short tube sections to stand the bike off of the carrier and buttress the bike frame off of the spare tire.

[adamzan]

I have that second one xterra posted. It's very strong and holds 3 mountain bikes just fine. The mount goes under the tire and you bolt the tire down on top of it.

[nunya]

If like to suggest a hitch mount basket (if you have a hitch that is). I can secure 2 bikes to mine, or use it for firewood, going to the pick a part... Etc etc