Bike transport inside Bronco

[Mark T]

Have any of you new owners put bikes in your Bronco? 2 door or 4 door? One bike or two? Bike size (29" mountain bike, 26" mountain bike, road or gravel bike?)

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[BroncoTodd]

Bump. - I would assume you would have to at least take a tire off in order to make it work…. But haven’t measured.

 

[604Bronco]

Bump. - I would assume you would have to at least take a tire off in order to make it work…. But haven’t measured.

Ford shows a bike inside a Bronco Sport (front wheel removed), so I imagine a full-sized motorcycle will fit inside a Bronco… </sarcasm>

 

[U725Bronco]

no Bronco yet, but planning a hitch mounted rack

 

[treadlightly]

Wanting to bump this thread now that more people are driving their Broncos. I thought this vehicle would offer greater versatility compared to my more traditional SUV due to the larger square rear cargo space, but perhaps all this time waiting is giving me too much time to doubt my judgement.

I ended up going down this road as a tangent from a pickup truck like the Tacoma because I wanted to make transport of gear, particularly bikes, easier. That includes bikes in the winter, when they need to be inside the vehicle to prevent getting covered in salt (a bed cap would therefore be needed for a pickup).

I am starting to feel that the Bronco does not achieve this original goal unless I can get at least one bike inside the vehicle easily. That is 75% of my use-case. In those cases, when multiple bikes are needed in the non-winter months, the use of a hitch mounted rack will be fine, but comes with the additional steps of using a swing out mount plus, possibly, an extension due to the spare tire mounted on the back.

Was hoping to achieve something akin to this in a four-door (with both sides of the bench down):

 

[brosdom]

Looks like a nice idea, though I still prefer a roof-mounted or hitch-mounted bike carrier.

 

[Cheshire]

Have any of you new owners put bikes in your Bronco? 2 door or 4 door? One bike or two? Bike size (29" mountain bike, 26" mountain bike, road or gravel bike?)

I used to race mountain bikes and had one laying flat, front wheel off, in the back of my old 4 Runner constantly. My 4Dr Bronco could do same, but feels like 4 Runner had more space. The 2 Dr Bronco would never work for a bike, impossible. Even the 4Dr is tight because the huge wheel wells narrow the space and the 4 inch ledge when the seats are folded down is kinda awkward.

 

[FATHORSE]

Looks like a nice idea, though I still prefer a roof-mounted or hitch-mounted bike carrier.

Just beware of this, It is why is steer away from Roof Mounts.
I am looking into a back seat delete for MTB transport. Look at the Goose gear products!

 

[FATHORSE]

I will be screwing this into the floor of my Bronco.

If it fits, I really have no clue. Crossing my fingers.

 

[FATHORSE]

Stumbled across this and thought it was funny. Had to share.

 

[telenerd]

I plan on getting a hitch rack if my bronco ever shows up. Roof racks are a pain, and trying to put my MTB in the back of my 2 door will be a pain. If you plan on buying any kind of bike rack I would suggest you order one now! I hear there are long wait lists to get racks. I plan on getting an 1up rack, which is made in the USA.

 

[Funkdoobiest]

I used to use a bag my bike fit in. It’s a pain trying to search for them because you get every seat and handlebar bag under the sun. Search for bike covers, not bags. This is the closest I could find during a quick search but the one I had was just a big plastic bag and one end zipped close. Amazon has a lot that woild probably work. https://www.amazon.com/Indeed-BUY-Waterproof-Mountain-Electric/dp/B08R9H8NNC

 

[treadlightly]

I used to race mountain bikes and had one laying flat, front wheel off, in the back of my old 4 Runner constantly. My 4Dr Bronco could do same, but feels like 4 Runner had more space

Oof, the 4Runner looks much smaller in side-by-side photos (I believe the older 4Runners were smaller too?):

If you are saying you have experience that the interior is less spacious in the Bronco, that is concerning. My intent had been to have at least one bike upright in the back, which would mean one wheel off. Ideally, this could be arranged for two bikes as this was the objective in moving towards the more square cabin.

 

[treadlightly]

I will be screwing this into the floor of my Bronco.

Yes, I have planned to attach something like this for thru-axles to a 2X4 or something, slightly angled to allow 2 bikes together without handlebar interference. Going to take some measurements of a mannequin today.

 

[treadlightly]

I plan on getting a hitch rack if my bronco ever shows up.

Yes, I have the Kuat NV2. With the spare tire and swing out tailgate, I would need to install a swing-out attachment at a minimum and possibly also an extension before getting to the installation of the actual rack. I remove it after every use, so I am beginning to worry that this would actually complicate my life for the more-typical outing of one bike.

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