Here are some pictures of my Bike Racks Setup.
The most recent addition has been two RV-Inno Fork mount racks on the factory rack. These are direct attach rack. I went with these because the mounting is a little sleeker than the Rocky Mount rack and they come setup for disc while the Rocky Mounts require a seperate purchase. The only tweaking I did with them was to put a thin rubber gasket material on the outer mount in the front to level up the mount since the factory rack has a slight curve to them. The pictures are not the best but it what is on the hard driver already. (Also there is a lift, wheels and shoes in this truck's future
I also adapted a Thule fairing to work in the front. This required a bit of work with a belt sander to get the wings to fit the way I wanted them to.
Attaching the fairing to the factory rack took a bit of work as well. I ended up cutting off the thule attaching rectangle and making a slot in the bracket with a dremel tool. I then ran a 2" diameter hose clamp that I had previously dipped with "Plastic Dip" to turn it black and to provide better traction to the bar. What you don't see in the picture is I later got rid of the gap between the bottom of the fairing and cab using some Armiflex Insulation tape to the bottom of the fairing. The combination of the two drastically reduced the wind noise of the racks.
Here is a close of the attachment setup to the factory crossbar.
So that provides for two bike on the roof. I don't plan on these seeing too much use. I really only needed one but I needed symmetry
My main workhorse bike rack is a frankenstein setup across the bed which I really like. It is made of two performace Xport truck bed rack bars that squeeze into the side of the bed. I have the two of these turned so that the hinges are on the same side. I have two Sportwork/Thule upright carriers that are bolted to the bars which make the whole thing pretty rigid. In between the upright carriers are split fork mounts and trays. The upright carriers have the bikes facing backwards and the fork mounts forwards. I also have two front wheel carriers on the front bar.
There was some slight dremel action required to the "bearing sleeve" with the upright carriers as the cross bars are square and the sleeve is designed for the Thule rectangle or Yakima round bars.
What I really like about this setup is it locks into bed plenty tight and even with a full rack including a couple of downhill bikes you can not knock this rack loose. (I unexpectedly tried on the dirt road to Gooseberry Mesa Utah earlier this year). To take it out you simply unlock both bars, press the buttons, unhinge it and take the whole thing out. Takes about a minute. Now if seating for five and rack space for six bikes does not sound right to you, then you obviously do not have enough bikes yet
