Thread: Ideas Please: Lifting a bike rack

May sound silly but I build some very simple air rams out of alloy tubing that I used for different things, they were only low pressure but worked well.
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Hi Ranga, I have a Yakima rack which I am altering to fit my ARB rear bar on my 95 RRC. It uses a pivot and pin to allow it to be lowered away from the rear of the car, for access to the cargo area, also to be stored in a vertical position when not in use. I will post some pics when I have finished this project. Cheers, Phil

Use some small sections of pipe and rig it up as a block and tackle type setup.

put a. small eye splice in the length of rope and if you do it just right the rope will sit in the pipe and can be used to tie down as well if needed.

Originally Posted by bikeman

Hi Ranga, I have a Yakima rack which I am altering to fit my ARB rear bar on my 95 RRC. It uses a pivot and pin to allow it to be lowered away from the rear of the car, for access to the cargo area, also to be stored in a vertical position when not in use. I will post some pics when I have finished this project. Cheers, Phil

I've currently got the ISI carrier. Great design, but I'm looking to attach the rack to my Trayon camper, and the ISI is overkill for that. Also, I'll need to lower the bikes, rather than tilt them. The Yakima also looks good, and a possible solution after some modification (once I work out how to easily lower it to the ground with 1 person).

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

Use some small sections of pipe and rig it up as a block and tackle type setup.

put a. small eye splice in the length of rope and if you do it just right the rope will sit in the pipe and can be used to tie down as well if needed.

Yeh, I'm thinking a block and tackle or hand winch might work. Maybe even a tiny electric winch!

Just gotta get the design right.

Originally Posted by Ranga

Probably will have an vertical length of box slide inside a slightly larger piece of box,

Box in box will tend to jam. Try round in box.

Ranga, which isi rack have you got? Thats what I'm after for my camper, but isi don't recommend 4 bikes on the back of it

Originally Posted by Vern

Ranga, which isi rack have you got? Thats what I'm after for my camper, but isi don't recommend 4 bikes on the back of it

I've got the 4x4x4 Bicycle Carrier (which I've already sold to a mate). ISI assured me this would be fine for all but extreme off-road conditions with 4 bikes.