What's the best way to transport a bike with my Ford Ranger?

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I'm thinking about getting a hitch-mounted bike rack, but I don't have a hitch and don't know if it's expensive or difficult to install one. I have a towing bumper with the hole drilled in the center. Is there a different type of bike rack I could use without paying for expensive installation?

I don't like to put my bike in the bed because 1) it takes up too much space that I need for other things and 2) I have a bed cover, so I have to take the front wheel off the bike to fit it inside.
99leadpencils, what type of rear rack do you mean for a truck? So far, I've only seen the kind that hooks into a trailer hitch, and the kind that hooks into the trunk of a car. There should be other options for the back of a truck. My pickup has a regular sized cab, so I think that a roof rack big enough to hold a bike won't fit.
 
If you don't have a hitch the overall cost will be around a thousand for a bike rack for the back of your car. If you have cross beams on your roof you can get a bike carrier for about $100 to $200.

Unfortunately I don't know anything about using a towing bumper, unless you want to get like a u-haul type thing for bikes.
 
Sounds like you're stuck with the hitch mounted rack. Installing the hitch just can't be that big a deal since they're fairly common. Be sure and let the shop know that you intend it for a bike rack and that there will be about 100 pounds of vertical pressure on the hitch.

The link is to how one was installed on a BMW and the reinforcement that was needed.
 
Get a ball mount bike rack and bolt it to your bumper. Cheap and easy.

http://www.prolineracks.com/techball.html

http://www.prolineracks.com/Proline-hr095-ball-mount-bike-rack.html

http://store.rampconnection.com/product.php?xProd=7104
 
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