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soundman98 04-28-2014 07:10 PM
simple solution, just don't keep the bike on the rack at your place..

retrosmiths 04-28-2014 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 1703060)
simple solution, just don't keep the bike on the rack at your place..
Seems simple, but there's not enough room in the apartment to keep a bike :(

that_guy 04-28-2014 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by retrosmiths (Post 1702636)
I locked the rear wheel, so that it will be harder to remove (compared to the front one) in case something like this happens, and I was right.

I would rather not report this to the police. The hassle of filing a report is a pain, and the fact that the guy is probably in the same neighborhood and knows where I live, it would make me feel less safe there. I would report this to the landlord though so they can (I hope) install some security camera or something, even fake ones, just to deter thieves.

They weren't able to take anything anyway, aside from the broken cable lock. If anything, this is a very good experience for me and I learned my lesson.
That's wild! I have the same wheel lock and I lock the same wheel on my bike under the assumption that it takes more work to get the rear wheel off than the front. That said, I have a lefty, so the front is actually annoying too.

Glad to hear everything held up and you still have a bike.

Can you not just turn your handle bars in and tuck the bike up against the wall in your apartment? I have a little wheel stand I put mine in and it hides in our den in our apartment now.

retrosmiths 04-28-2014 09:40 PM
It's a small apartment but I'm moving out anyway soon, so no worries about that.

Sent from my phone. Might have typos. Sorry.

phobos512 04-29-2014 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by retrosmiths (Post 1703097)
Seems simple, but there's not enough room in the apartment to keep a bike :(
Can't use a wall mount? I keep my roadie on my trainer flipped upwards. Sits in the empty space between the couch and the screen door.

gabe0807 05-01-2014 01:31 PM
As usual, I am a bit late to the show, but I wanted to post some pictures of that_guy's solution. I am using a 1-up rack like many of the other people. Everything went together perfectly. It feels very secure. I am quite happy with it. Once again, I want to thank that_guy for doing this for us. It saved me a lot of work and I'm sure several failed attempts at doing this myself. At any rate, here are the pictures.

http://i.imgur.com/Rwx6L16l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/c9OSYHNl.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/xoL4BtPl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/prWhdZAl.jpg

retrosmiths 05-07-2014 04:48 PM
Hey guys! So after two attempted thievery in our place (one for the bike, another for a huge jack I store outside in a hidden stash), I am contemplating on selling my bike rack and switching over to folding bikes instead, so I can put them in the trunk where they will actually be safer, or store it inside the apartment (they will fit, but not full bikes). Any good recommendations? Looking for a road bike. I saw this site, they're a bit expensive but the bike rack may pay for more than half of its price. http://www.montaguebikes.com/folding-bike/

phobos512 05-08-2014 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by retrosmiths (Post 1721779)
Hey guys! So after two attempted thievery in our place (one for the bike, another for a huge jack I store outside in a hidden stash), I am contemplating on selling my bike rack and switching over to folding bikes instead, so I can put them in the trunk where they will actually be safer, or store it inside the apartment (they will fit, but not full bikes). Any good recommendations? Looking for a road bike. I saw this site, they're a bit expensive but the bike rack may pay for more than half of its price. http://www.montaguebikes.com/folding-bike/

How much are you thinking of selling for?

mistressmotorsports 05-26-2014 03:37 PM
Got the bars from that-guy this past week and a 1up rack as well. Holds the bike perfectly. Couple comments: On my set, the groove in the bars that the 1up rack brackets are supposed to fit in was maybe a couple thousandths too narrow, making it hard to get the rack to seat into the groove easily. I fixed that in about 1 minute by just kissing the 1up brackets with my bench grinder.

Secondly, my 1up rack came with really long carriage bolts, so the female screw thingies (technical term) that clamp the rack were bottoming way before tightening the rack to the bars. This has nothing to do with that-guy's parts, it's just a feature of the 1up rack itself. I cut about ten threads off the carriage bolts, and everything is fine. Did anyone else have that issue? Seems strange I am the only one to mention it, or I just missed it.

Now that everything fits, it takes less than three minutes to assemble everything and load the bike. No changeover is needed to switch from my road bike to my mtn bike. Super nice setup, thanks to that-guy for making the bars.

Mike

mistressmotorsports 05-26-2014 03:52 PM
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retrosmiths 05-26-2014 10:59 PM
Spiderbike, spiderbike, does whatever a spiderbike does..

Sent from my phone. Might have typos. Sorry.

bcj 05-26-2014 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by retrosmiths (Post 1760681)
Spiderbike, spiderbike, does whatever a spiderbike does..
Yeah. Got rafter hoists for my bikes too.
Still haven't figured the bracing to hold up a twin yet.

Any hints?

p3nguin 05-28-2014 06:59 PM
Any more of these for sale? I'd like to purchase a set.

root 06-01-2014 07:04 PM
Finally got mine done, same deal. Bought some 1 1/4" stainless rod, made a drawing, took them and my OEM towhook to a machinist. Told him the threaded end needs to match the tow hook. They're heavy, but they work. In the future I might have them cut down and end turned down to fit inside a tube, but in reality I'll prob just leave it like it is.
http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/w...23DSC_1223.jpg

that_guy 06-03-2014 05:40 PM
Thanks guys for all the comments and images. They look great and I'm glad everyone is enjoying them!

I've been away for a few weeks (destination wedding, moving into a new home, etc), so I haven't been able to attend to the slew of PM's I've received on this. But to those inquiring about buying these, unfortunately I'm not a vendor here and I only ran off a couple small batches to help out some forum members. I'll look into what would be required to run off another batch, but it likely wont be for a few months as I'm swamped right now. My apologies as I'd love to help but funds and time to get this into gear are just not there right now.

Sorry!

FRSNewb 06-03-2014 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by that_guy (Post 1776004)
Thanks guys for all the comments and images. They look great and I'm glad everyone is enjoying them!

I've been away for a few weeks (destination wedding, moving into a new home, etc), so I haven't been able to attend to the slew of PM's I've received on this. But to those inquiring about buying these, unfortunately I'm not a vendor here and I only ran off a couple small batches to help out some forum members. I'll look into what would be required to run off another batch, but it likely wont be for a few months as I'm swamped right now. My apologies as I'd love to help but funds and time to get this into gear are just not there right now.

Sorry!
Patience is a virtue and we can wait :)

Lambda 06-04-2014 09:25 PM
I also received the tow hook bars from that_guy from his last batch and recently had a chance to try them out. I went with the 1up rack as well, and ran into the same problem mistressmotorsports did with the 1up brackets not fitting into the grooves on the bars. I just had to shave maybe 1mm off the side to get them to fit.

After that everything went together perfectly and the bike rack feels rock solid. Quick and easy setup and tear down. Very happy with this solution. :happyanim:

Thanks that_guy!


http://i.imgur.com/hAKnw0x.jpg

that_guy 06-17-2014 12:27 PM
Sounds like 1UP changed the dimensions of the lower bracket because there is 4-5mm of space on mine where they fit into the channel. If I run another batch, I'll be sure to make an adjustment to the dimensions. Thanks for pointing this out guys!

phobos512 06-17-2014 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by FRSNewb (Post 1776166)
Patience is a virtue and we can wait :)

Agreed.

pom 07-06-2014 10:41 PM
got mine done... im not sure about the bike rack, i might buy something else
http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pslzly383d.jpg
http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psa2m79hld.jpg
http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9w6adwbl.jpg

Quentin 07-06-2014 11:43 PM
Yeah, that doesn't look super secure with the gripper that close to the bottom bracket. My Thule Big Mouth usually clamps my 29er's on the upper half of the midpoint on the down tube. I was never really pleased with that setup, either, though.

pom 07-07-2014 10:04 AM
yeah that was exactly my thought, i might buy the yakima frontloader

FRSToyota86 07-08-2014 12:18 PM
This is awesome :)

Warex 07-15-2014 01:52 AM
Is the 1UP the only bike rack that will perfectly center the bike in between the bars?

It looks like lost of the Thule or Yakima racks tend to have the front bar almost directly under the front wheel which shifts the whole bike to one side of the car.

SOAZ 08-05-2014 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by that_guy (Post 1800688)
Sounds like 1UP changed the dimensions of the lower bracket because there is 4-5mm of space on mine where they fit into the channel. If I run another batch, I'll be sure to make an adjustment to the dimensions. Thanks for pointing this out guys!
If you do another batch, I'd be in. :)

that_guy 08-25-2014 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Warex (Post 1846529)
Is the 1UP the only bike rack that will perfectly center the bike in between the bars?

It looks like lost of the Thule or Yakima racks tend to have the front bar almost directly under the front wheel which shifts the whole bike to one side of the car.
I think by design the 1UP is more flexible, especially since it connects in the same way to both the front and rear wheels. Other brands force the bike into a predetermined cradle and it's that reason that the bike does not sit center on the back of the car. Also, remember that these are all supposed to be for roof rack application. The overhang of the back wheel on some kits could be by design for weight distribution over the top of the car. The 1UP roof rack can be adapted into a hitch design if needed by 1UP, which gives you the flexibility to mount however you see fit.

I have both the roof rack and hitch mount for my cars. Not one single issue to this date. I don't work for them but man do I love their rack!

pixel86 08-25-2014 12:21 PM
@that_guy any plans for another batch in the near future?

snodgrass 08-26-2014 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by pixel86 (Post 1915613)
@that_guy any plans for another batch in the near future?

I'd be in, too!

that_guy 08-26-2014 08:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pixel86 (Post 1915613)
@that_guy any plans for another batch in the near future?
Possibly. I've been mulling over an idea presented to me via a forum member here to offer them through an ebay store or something similar. It's extremely difficult to arrange everything through email and PM here on the forums, so this might be the better option. Production isn't an issue, it's the time it takes to process everyone.

Probably looking at end of 2014 or early 2015 though. I'm still recovering financially from moving into a new house and trying to keep the FR-S funded as it sits in the garage. I know, first world problems.

Stay tuned and to those who have come up with their own clever variations, keep them coming!

pixel86 08-26-2014 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by that_guy (Post 1917245)
Possibly. I've been mulling over an idea presented to me via a forum member here to offer them through an ebay store or something similar. It's extremely difficult to arrange everything through email and PM here on the forums, so this might be the better option. Production isn't an issue, it's the time it takes to process everyone.

Probably looking at end of 2014 or early 2015 though. I'm still recovering financially from moving into a new house and trying to keep the FR-S funded as it sits in the garage. I know, first world problems.

Stay tuned and to those who have come up with their own clever variations, keep them coming!
Ok awesome will look forward to it! thread subscribed. I'm in the same boat, just bought a house so mods on the FR-S currently on the hold but definitely need something to take my bike around vs putting it in the trunk.

Thanks again man!
:thanks:

toyokid 09-06-2014 09:50 AM
I would like some.

Thanks

JustDrive 09-26-2014 07:15 PM
Definitely interested as well. My car and my bike are my two babies. But I hate to see one get dirty because of the other. Looks like an awesome design. Thanks for building them.

ollepellijeff 09-29-2014 05:28 PM
I'd buy a set as well if you make another batch. An alternative to manage the purchases and billing etc would be to put it on Kickstarter. They charge a five percent haircut on the funds but perhaps worth it.

that_guy 10-15-2014 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ollepellijeff (Post 1965146)
I'd buy a set as well if you make another batch. An alternative to manage the purchases and billing etc would be to put it on Kickstarter. They charge a five percent haircut on the funds but perhaps worth it.
That's an idea. I'll have to look into it. I've been kind of doing it on the side, taking payments until I have enough and then making an order. But my whole goal is to have a little stock so that when you guys want them, it's not a month later you receive them. I even studied using different suppliers and materials earlier this year, but in the end, what and who I was using was the fastest, strongest, longest lasting, and lowest cost option in Canada.

Stay tuned guys and thanks for the continued interest. If I can get this to work, I'll run off another batch. Just so everyone is aware, the going rate is $200 CDN plus shipping. I'm trying my best to get that down, but that seems to be where it all comes out after production and shipping to me.

Jmt147 10-15-2014 11:48 PM
I'm in when you restart production.

retrosmiths 10-16-2014 03:28 AM
FYI, I've finally decided to sell my setup: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1985936

petergun 11-28-2014 08:31 AM
Standing by for an order. Spring will be here in 90 days. (crosses fingers)

Mrmib 03-26-2015 08:26 AM
Any of these set ups left for sale ?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by that_guy (Post 761891)
The FR-S / BRZ's one limiting factor to ownership is...that it can't accept a rear mounted bike rack. Well, no more!

When I first picked up my FR-S, I started reading about various designs and ideas, starting with MINI and BMW, both of which have options for a tow hook bike rack. I studied whether these options could be adapted to work for the FR-S, but sizing wise, it was just going to be too complicated.

Next, I used trusty Google and came up with only one hit: a Smart car forum. It seems those little car owners have run into the same issue as us, but a few have found a solution that seems to work.

Not long after though, I started working on some design ideas and taking measurements. It was at this time that I noticed some members here popping up with homemade tow hook mounting options for the FR-S / BRZ. This was reassuring, so I finally worked up the nerve to send mine into production.

Here's the results:

http://imageshack.us/a/img694/2845/i...0227184413.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img24/9789/img20130227181057.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img138/4498/i...0227181107.jpg

And here it is with the bike removed:

http://imageshack.us/a/img687/905/img20130227181442.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img833/1543/i...0227181422.jpg

These are roughly 23.75" long each, with roughly 18" of material left to attach a bike rack to. They are made of 303 Stainless Steel and are each milled from 1.125" stock - so no welding or anything that could weaken the bars.

In my case, I designed this for use with the 1UP USA roof rack attachment as it seemed to have the most robust design for mounting across the back of the car. It's completely aluminum with stainless steel hardware. The bike is held solid! But the bars are 1.125" diameter to accept Yakima and Thule products as well. The bars drops to 1" for a 1.125" section of the bar length to provide a ridge to prevent movement of the 1UP rack.

Anyways, while this isn't a for sale thread, I do have 2 sets of bars left that I'll be looking to unload. I had to machine from a 12ft stock, so I produced as many as possible within that. PM me if interested.

More images below...
Any more left to sell?

that_guy 03-27-2015 12:00 AM
At the present time I'm fresh out. I'm contemplating making some more but I've been extremely busy lately and unfortunately this has fallen by the wayside.

I will be sure to post here the second I run another batch. As mentioned in previous pages as well, I might look at another avenue of sale so that it's easier on members here versus PM each time. I'm again, not a vendor, so I'm not making a business out of this. I, like many of you, just like riding my bike and driving this car. It's nice to be able to blend those two passions!

Stay tuned and thanks for the continued support and interest.

jknakes 03-30-2015 10:04 PM
would it be possible to get two bikes on this set up? typically i'd have just one but it would be good in case i take the girlfriend out as well. and if you do another batch i'd be interested. planned on going the uhaul hitch rout but they seem to have changed their design and a lot more of the hitch would show under the bumper.


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