How to bring bikes?

[cms4140]

Originally Posted by azflycaster

Check out my post #33
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...ml#post1001844
That is what I am doing. The 18" platform next to the truck folds up and is very light weight.

Yakima SPROCKETROCKET...excellent choice.

-Chris

[UAPachyderm]

Originally Posted by Getaways

in this whole thread no one said anything about roof mounted bike racks on the TV. Is there something I don't know about?.

I carry four bikes on the roof of my GMC Yukon ... works perfectly for us.

[rayandre]

Welcome! Good luck on your quest. We bought our first AS back in Nov. spent the winter working on it and can't wait to take it out on it's first trip this summer! Our only problem with roof mounted is height. Our Sequioa sits very high off the ground and for us it would make it very tough to lift and bring them down so we're looking at "lower" options including putting them inside the AS if necessary. If it were a different truck it might be a bit easier to reach-although I do see a nice step stool in asflycasters set up!

[Getaways]

Originally Posted by azflycaster

Check out my post #33
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...ml#post1001844
That is what I am doing. The 18" platform next to the truck folds up and is very light weight.

Dohhhhhh!

missed that one.....

[3 Dog Nite]

I also carry our bikes on the front of the MH. Look here for some photos.

Ricky

[jupitorj]

Originally Posted by Pacerized

We take a queen sized bottom sheet with the elastic ends. Place our bikes inside the Airstream on the sheet and pull the ends up over the tires to keep tire marks out of the Airstream. We may look at another solution in the future but this has worked for several years with no problems.
Charlie

We want to keep the bikes inside too. Any trouble with them moving around -or do you stabilize with more than a sheet? Wondering about bracing them somehow on the bed.

[SARGE/AF]

When I had the excursion, once the wheel chair was loaded in the rear there was no room at all so the kids bikes had to go inside the AS, I laid a tarp down big enough to go side to side, from the couch to the dinet with an edge far enough up the side to keep them from touching the couch and walls, if laid properly they never moved. Once arrived they was the first thing out and then pulled on the far edge of tarp to roll it towards the door so any dirt or anything went out the door.
Then I bought my 2011 F250 and now they ride in the bed of the truck.

[SARGE/AF]

putting them on a front mounted reciever is really the best option. The only problem it causes is you want to remember not to get too close to anything.
Yes you can carry 4 bikes there.

[Hibby]

Airstream has teamed up with Fiamma to make a product specifically for this need:

https://store.airstream.com/product_...roducts_id=623

Good luck!