[Cooter Brown]

K, I'm kinda having a dilemna, I have the resources at my disposal (welder, bandsaw, torch, drillpress, etc.....) to design (I run Pro Engineer software at work) and fabricate my own bike rack. What do you 's think? I could make it just how I wanted it then, attached pic is basically what I'm thinking of. Or just hook it up with a sport works. I've heard a lot of good things about em. The thing is, if I make it, I can have it where it can haul 4 bikes like that or two and some luggage for road trips and such. Anyhow, opinions

 

[Toshi]

if you can make it and don't mind spending the time, why not? especially since you apparently have a car, and the rack offerings in the trunk rack field are less than inspiring imo

 

[WestCoastHucker]

.............I have the resources at my disposal (welder, bandsaw, torch, drillpress, etc.....) to design (I run Pro Engineer software at work) and fabricate my own bike rack................

you have all this, and you give us some hokey sketch?!?!?!

show us something cool, then we will commence to bashing it........

 

[Cooter Brown]

you have all this, and you give us some hokey sketch?!?!?!

show us something cool, then we will commence to bashing it........

hey now that "hokey" sketch is finely engineered material via MS Paint, c'mon now, it must have taken me a whole 3 minutes to do gimme a break

fully designed and FEA tested pics to come, stand by

 

[Slugman]

K, I'm kinda having a dilemna, I have the resources at my disposal (welder, bandsaw, torch, drillpress, etc.....) to design (I run Pro Engineer software at work) and fabricate my own bike rack. What do you 's think? I could make it just how I wanted it then, attached pic is basically what I'm thinking of. Or just hook it up with a sport works. I've heard a lot of good things about em. The thing is, if I make it, I can have it where it can haul 4 bikes like that or two and some luggage for road trips and such. Anyhow, opinions

Looks like Pro/E has improved since the last time I used it

Seriously - I've built a few things myself instead of buying them (bike and non-bike items), and it's either the best thing ever... or a complete disaster. Luckily I've had more success than failure - so I say go for it!

 

[golgiaparatus]

Sound like it might be fun...

I say do it

 

[Cooter Brown]

K, here's a pretty early proto design, if any of ya'll have any suggestions or pointers, feel free to shoot em this way