[rushman]

I want to weld (mig) a bike rack (read bicycle) that will clamp onto the draw bar for my hitch. My hang up is lack of experience in choosing the correct gauge of metal. I'm thinking square tube, as thin as possible. It needs to hold 2 bikes.

General design is going to be a 'Y' to support each bike in 2 places. The clamp will unbolt from the bike rack itself to allow for different clamps for different draw bars. I have a design in mind for the clamps, really just need some advice on what size square tube (or alternates to square tube if needed).

Any input?

Thanks.

-Jon

[pknowles]

I played around with where to place a bike on my trailer for a long time. For me if I mounted the bike on the truck between the truck and trailer, then you have to remove the bike to put the tailgate down. Mount on the trailer and you risk the bike hitting the truck bumper in a sharp turn. I ended up finding a used hitch mount bike rack at goodwill for $25 and welded a receiver onto the back of my trailer.