shi_thead__
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So I recently started riding mountain bikes i came from bmx so im used to throwing a bike in the bed of the truck.
With nice suspension and derailers one worries about just tossing the bike in a truck bed.
So i picked up a tailgate pad. That works fine but doesn't really lock them or have any anti theft design.
Fast forward to yesterday when i put my rooftop tent on my nissan to do some roadtrip camping and would like to bring bikes. But how?
I discovered if i pull the seatpost and rear wheel itll fit under the tent. But this still doesn't solve security and the bike sits right on the derailer.
Any ideas? Could fit 2 without wheels layed in the bed underneath.
Ive thought about building a bracket mounted to the bed floor (nissan utilitrack) to maybe catch and clamp the rear through axle. (Maybe it would lock and keep the derailer off the floor)![20221027_122009.jpg 20221027_122009.jpg](https://forum.badlinesgoodtimes.com/data/attachments/4/4337-4b824ba239b82748665c8f4ed7b00e31.jpg)
![20221027_114647.jpg 20221027_114647.jpg](https://forum.badlinesgoodtimes.com/data/attachments/4/4336-287b81d8ae296935a6a5633e9c63bbd8.jpg)
With nice suspension and derailers one worries about just tossing the bike in a truck bed.
So i picked up a tailgate pad. That works fine but doesn't really lock them or have any anti theft design.
Fast forward to yesterday when i put my rooftop tent on my nissan to do some roadtrip camping and would like to bring bikes. But how?
I discovered if i pull the seatpost and rear wheel itll fit under the tent. But this still doesn't solve security and the bike sits right on the derailer.
Any ideas? Could fit 2 without wheels layed in the bed underneath.
Ive thought about building a bracket mounted to the bed floor (nissan utilitrack) to maybe catch and clamp the rear through axle. (Maybe it would lock and keep the derailer off the floor)
![20221027_122009.jpg 20221027_122009.jpg](https://forum.badlinesgoodtimes.com/data/attachments/4/4337-4b824ba239b82748665c8f4ed7b00e31.jpg)
![20221027_114647.jpg 20221027_114647.jpg](https://forum.badlinesgoodtimes.com/data/attachments/4/4336-287b81d8ae296935a6a5633e9c63bbd8.jpg)