Day Off

Well no ride today since we have to take Paul and the boys to the airport and pick up Pooh Bear.
So I thought Id post a few pictures from the RV and truck showing some of Howie's cool ideas that have made traveling with all these bikes work really well.
But first, a couple of video clips of David and Alex wrecking, both were OK afterwards.
I havent figured out how to post the videos the proper way so you'll have to follow the link to Youtube

Davids mud puddle

Alex goes down




This is the back of the 5th wheel, this is actually a giant door that lowers to become a ramp into the garage area. Howie's idea was to hang the bike frames on this wall for traveling, as keeping them on the floor would take up a lot of real estate. I screwed three "D rings" into the ramp for each frame then secured them with wire ties, protecting the frame with rags. 4 frames fit quite nicely.


This is a picture looking at the side of the garage area from the side door. We used one of the boards with bike fork holders from the pick up truck bed system (next pictures) to hold the remaining two bikes and stored the tires on top of and behind the bunk bed cots which also store the large tent for "overflow visitors."





Here's a look at the back of The Beast when loaded with five bikes, gear for 5 guys, and a cooler for the post ride recovery drinks. Again, quite the idea from Howie, 3 of the fork holders were bolted to a board that runs along the tailgate and 2 on a board just on the cab side of the wheelwells. The next picture shows it better, but between the bikes and the cab, underneath the folded back cover, are three bins to transport shoes, helmets, and packs. Using a couple cable locks we are able to secure everything in the bed, bikes, wheels, and bins while we are in eating mexican on the way back from rides.





Here's a side view of the loaded Beast. We also have 4 trays that we can put on top of the cab if the need arises for carrying upto 4 more bikes in a shuttle situation. Other than finding suitable parking spots, the turning radius, and need to be extra careful on narrow roads, The Beast makes for one sweet mountain bike transport machine.