Build A Wooden Bike Rack

Measure the narrowest point in the bed of your truck probably between the wheel wells.

Build a wooden bike rack.

You could build a bike rack out of wood which could also include some hooks for helmets. There will be a fair amount of waste from the plywood but you will surely need it for other diy projects. What you will need will depend on the size of truck. The best part about this bike rack is that if you need more space for visitors bikes move the rack away from the wall and park the bikes in alternating sides.

We found this project on addicted2diy and we like how simple and straight forward it is. Place the rack up against the wall and park your bikes. Make cuts to all the four corners as shown in the diagram. Learn more tips for buying plywood from the home centers right here.

Build the rails for the bike rack out of 2 6 lumber. Assemble the bike rack together by fitting the supports to the rails. These measurements are an approximate. If you just want an unfinished bike rack for the garage just buy cdx plywood and screw it to the edge of a stud.

Make sure the corners are right angled and align the edges with attention. The rack could look something like this. Park your bike in your. Wood bike rack step 1.

What you will need.