Race pits bike rack

[denjen]

I have dial up at work so cant do a picture search.

Does any ony have a picture of the rack used in the pit area where a lot of bikes can be hung by thier saddle side by side? Want to make one for next year. Need some ideas.

Thanks
Dennis

[BadDNA]

Two "A" frames with a pipe between them. Think of an overgrown saw horse and you'll be on the right track.

[denjen]

Two "A" frames with a pipe between them. Think of an overgrown saw horse and you'll be on the right track.

I know what they look like. I just want to see some pics of what different people have used for the end pieces. It needs to be modular also, easy to put up and down and store.

[MtnbikeMike]

Ultimate Bicycle Support makes one.

[PDS RX]

Here you go Dennis a strong well made, but still light pro stand.

http://www.wishboneltd.com/ProductTemplates/images/SpiralBikeRack/images/Spiral-Bike-Rack.jpg

[46chief]

The ones I see are made with old bike stems,galvanized tubing (conduit) and a chain to keep the a-frame legs from spreading.

I think I saw this in the Germantown Cycles pits, maybe pm KD1569 he might be able to explain it better.

I bet thats the one you're looking for.

[ridefast]

I used to be into mud trucks. There was a saying, "If you cant figure out how to speed your wipers up, maybe mud racing isnt for you."

[denjen]

I used to be into mud trucks. There was a saying, "If you cant figure out how to speed your wipers up, maybe mud racing isnt for you."

WTF!!?? are you talking about

[willie b]

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/ Making Truck bed bikerack, third from the bottom in featured articles. Sorry I had to fix the link. It is right now.

$20 bucks and transportable in the bed of my Tacoma. The only thing I changed was the shortest pieces for the tire width. The 1 3/4 pieces are not quite wide enough for large 2.8 Mich or 3.0 Intense tires. I have not glued mine yet and it is holding together. My guess is after a while, it will need to be glued. It is also expandable to 4 or 5 or however many you want. Just add another section.

[ska todd]

We use these for the team and demos. We replace the stock pipe with a longer section of pipe for some events if needed.

http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/benscycle/MinouraLevel1702.jpg

It's the Minoura Level-170H. A shop is ebay'ing them here (http://cgi.ebay.com/MINOURA-Level-170-Bike-Stand-Multi-Bike-Support_W0QQitemZ180201933097QQihZ008QQcategoryZ27 953QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

You can also make one quick by taking a piece of pipe and putting it between two bike repair stands.

-ska todd

[SuspectDevice]

Thanks for the ebay link Todd!

I was just about to waste nearly that much 4130 stock and powdercoat!

[surfinguru]

Saw a team this fall season using 48" long sections of galvinized steel piping with a couple of elbow joints and what not. Might be a little heavy, but easy to break down as everything is threaded. Seems like it'd be a lot cheaper than the ebay site listed above. (The shipping is expensive!)

FWIW, I built one of the home made PVC racks linked to above for the garage. It works ok, but I've got too many bikes now so I'll be fabricating a rack like the Minoura out of the steel piping.

[RaID]

WTF!!?? are you talking about

:clapping:

you missed the point completely