Bike tailgate cover

[amick1995]

Mine was $14k

That’s more than the motorcycle I’m hoping to buy next month

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[WOADKIL]

I am also using this tailgate cover. It's a great tailgate pad for mountain bike transport. Goes on easy and can be removed in a snap. I put it on my tundra and loaded 4 e-bikes on my tailgate with this cover and it worked great. hold all the bike is very easy and has straps on the pads that help hold the bike in place. If your looking for an easy on and off for a tailgate cover this is the one.

Very interesting link you posted for tailgate cover:

Or were you referring the "easy on and off!?!?

 

[WOADKIL]

Like the anti-grav bike rack!

 

[AdamHarris]

Can't believe that adults pay that much for a child's toy.

No wonder these assholes around here bomb the canyons like they own them.

So my Marin Hawk Hill 1 retailed for $1600 and I have added roughly $1200 in performance upgrades to it so $2800 (plus $5-700 in unnecessary crap). Honestly that $2500 to $3500 seems to be a sweet spot. If you spend more you are just going for prestige or extreme weight savings through exotic materials.

Damn rite if I'm bombing down that canyon I own that f$%@er rite then! ?

And absolutely you do feel like a kid and what's wrong with that!

 

[MB787]

I've been using this pad and it's been good so far. Can put it on one side or the other so the camera is still in use.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XQ47F3Y/ref=twister_B081S3GZTF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

My current ride.

 

[B Cannon]

Anyone here ever used one of these Thule Tailgators?

 

[ControlNode]

Is that the Cannondale made out of gold?

No, a 2020 Specialized Levo SL S-Works. In 2009 while driving my father-in-law to work in his Prius a lady (Gayla Hallmark) pulled her SUV directly into our path. Broke my right leg and really messed my knee up, not really been able to ride trails since as almost any hill and my knee is done. Been looking at e-bikes but up until recently they just weighed too much. I wanted an assisted bike that was light enough that on level ground I can turn off the assist and that it felt toss-able on downhills. This bike is full suspension (prior to the wreck I'd only had hardtails), full carbon, electric assist and only about 35lbs. Biking is my preferred casual exercise and I had really missed being able to enjoy it. I'm not crazy enough to be a roadie so the trail capable bike was needed. Even with this bike my knee will bother me, found that while pedaling I need to keep seated so I'm not putting all of my weight on the knee while pedaling, this is where the electric assist really makes up for me knee. Could I have gotten the sub $10k version of the Levo SL, yeah, but I really liked how the S-Works looked with the raw carbon finish and Kashima coated shocks. And the $5k seat purchase I was driving to NJ to pickup the seller backed out of so the cost difference was there to cover the upgrade to the S-Works. And it was not Covid money, it was mine.

I also build up a set of crank brothers wheels and with all the parts that added another $1,200 to the bike. I use that with street tires to ride around the race tracks when I'm working races on the weekend.

 

[ControlNode]

Anyone here ever used one of these Thule Tailgators?

With a 29" bike I could not use that in the SuperCrew Ranger's 5' bed. If I put the bike corner to opposite corner, it just fits with the tailgate closed.

 

[TomC]

With a 29" bike I could not use that in the SuperCrew Ranger's 5' bed. If I put the bike corner to opposite corner, it just fits with the tailgate closed.

One of several reasons I got a supercab. Ford needs to follow GMs lead and marry the longer bed to supercrew.

 

[ControlNode]

One of several reasons I got a supercab. Ford needs to follow GMs lead and marry the longer bed to supercrew.

Yeah, if I'm just solo biking I just put the roof rack on and put the bike up there. If I'm transporting a group of us I have the Race Face T2 tailgate pad and it works good for me.

 

[mtbikernate]

life is too short to buy a cheap tailgate pad. insufficient padding between the bike and the truck results in damaged bikes and/or truck. insufficient lateral support results in damaged bikes. blocked rear camera. good chance that you're going to get the paint on your tailgate trashed (especially if you have to drive on dirt/gravel roads and have lots of dust blowing around).

I have 4 ways to carry bikes on my Ranger depending on my needs.

Have a Kuat hitch rack that usually lives on the wife's car, but can easily put it on the Ranger if necessary. Good for carrying bikes if I need to fill the bed with something.

I have 2 1upUSA roof trays that are my all-purpose overflow bike carry option. They're not attached to anything right now, but I can put them on the wife's car, on my Yakima bed rack, or even on the camper's roof rack if necessary. If I really wanted to, I could buy a base to turn them into a 2nd hitch rack, too.

I have a piece of wood in the back with fork mounts attached. It was my inexpensive option at first, but it also still serves a purpose when I need the bikes fully contained inside the bed (such as when I'm towing the camper). My bike has to angle a bit to fit, but my wife's bike is a size XS frame and has plenty of room. This is also what I use if I need to carry road bikes that don't fit on my preferred rack.

I also have an Exoduxx MultiTaskR rack that puts bikes in the same position as a tailgate pad. 2 big improvements with it are that it has no frame contact and no contact with painted surfaces on the truck, so there's no possibility of damaging anything, even on rough roads. It holds the bikes more securely, so there's no jostling around (and it's lockable). Minor benefit is that it also easily folds up into the bed when I'm not actively carrying bikes. This is my usual method on the Ranger.

If you bought your bikes at walmart, you might as well just toss them into the back. But for those of us who have spent a little money on them, it's worthwhile to carry them correctly. My job even involves riding bikes, so I'm expected to ride a nice bike that's kept in tip top shape.

 

[YaBoiNewton]

$4k for a pedal bike? Holy ***.

Not just your average pedal bike lol

I'm ~$2500 in on my hardtail and all that money has gotten me a bike that only needs a wash and some chain lube after bombing 40 miles of backcountry mtb trails!

 

[ChrisCARanger]

No, a 2020 Specialized Levo SL S-Works. In 2009 while driving my father-in-law to work in his Prius a lady (Gayla Hallmark) pulled her SUV directly into our path. Broke my right leg and really messed my knee up, not really been able to ride trails since as almost any hill and my knee is done. Been looking at e-bikes but up until recently they just weighed too much. I wanted an assisted bike that was light enough that on level ground I can turn off the assist and that it felt toss-able on downhills. This bike is full suspension (prior to the wreck I'd only had hardtails), full carbon, electric assist and only about 35lbs. Biking is my preferred casual exercise and I had really missed being able to enjoy it. I'm not crazy enough to be a roadie so the trail capable bike was needed. Even with this bike my knee will bother me, found that while pedaling I need to keep seated so I'm not putting all of my weight on the knee while pedaling, this is where the electric assist really makes up for me knee. Could I have gotten the sub $10k version of the Levo SL, yeah, but I really liked how the S-Works looked with the raw carbon finish and Kashima coated shocks. And the $5k seat purchase I was driving to NJ to pickup the seller backed out of so the cost difference was there to cover the upgrade to the S-Works. And it was not Covid money, it was mine.

I also build up a set of crank brothers wheels and with all the parts that added another $1,200 to the bike. I use that with street tires to ride around the race tracks when I'm working races on the weekend.

S-works, they are some money.

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