Make sure the bikes don’t touch anything at all.
#Hauling gear big weather pro#
Pro tip: I recommend a tray-style hitch rack, similar to the one pictured above. If you’re taking any sort of road trip that’s more than an hour or two, investing in a quality bike rack will help make almost all of the other bullet points on this list radically easier to accomplish. A quality bike rack is worth its weight in gold. I’ve seen moto guys not only haul a dirt bike inside a minivan, but also still have enough space for a twin bed. Pro tip: Don’t rule out more pedestrian vehicles like the lowly minivan–these can be great for hauling bikes inside if you take out a seat or two. If you’re able to accomplish this one tip, you effectively don’t have to worry about numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 below. This was far and away the best long distance bike hauling system I’ve ever used. For years I had a Toyota T100 pickup truck with a topper, and I created a bike carrying system that allowed me to easily haul two bikes in the back while still saving most of the bed space for gear. If you’re able to transport all of the bikes inside the vehicle, it eliminates almost all of the other points on this list. My setup for our 2012 road trip, in which we logged about 12,000 miles of driving. Put the bikes inside the vehicle if at all possible. Here are my 9 quick tips based on countless days spent crisscrossing the continent with bikes on the back of my vehicle, making mistakes so you don’t have to. The question is: how do you make sure your mountain bikes stay safe on the long drive across the nation? Whether you’re going east to west or north to south, you want to make sure that your bike arrives safely, ready to ride. Finally, consider all of the gear that you can bring–camping gear, extra repair supplies, beer… And then multiply that by the number of people that are on your trip and/or could fit in your vehicle. Factor in the cost of a rental car if you can’t ride right from your accommodation.
Once you’ve computed gas costs and plane tickets, correct those numbers by comparing the cost of flying or shipping your bike, or renting one in your destination, to just bringing one with you. Until gas prices climb back up to astronomical levels, it will almost assuredly be cheaper to drive than to fly. When it comes to traveling with your mountain bike in North America, the road trip is king.
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