OZK Customs + Aluminess: Transit or Sprinter Rear Door Vertical Bike Rack

If your camper van adventure involves your mountain bike (or bikes!), you know that bikes tend to take up a lot of space. Likely you don’t have that space for them inside your van, where living area is at a premium. There are many bike carrier options on the market, but one quality choice is the Vertical Bike Rick from Aluminess, which gives you a solid base for mounting two bikes in the vertical position on your adventure van’s rear door.

One of the benefits of the vertical bike rack for your Transit or Sprinter van is that, mounted this way, bikes take up less usable space than a horizontal mount. This means you can mount a cargo carrier or storage box – like our other great options from Aluminess or Owl Vans – on your other rear door, and your bikes will not be in the way. As with Aluminess’s other purpose-designed products, this one uses your Transit or Sprinter’s factory bolts for ease of installation – no need to swap your 270-degree hinges for 180-degree hinges thanks to the unique limiting straps that come with all Aluminess rear hinge-mount components.

Available for both low and high-roof van models, the vertical van bike rack offers versatile configuration options, with the potential to mount a storage box in addition to two bikes for even more exterior cargo solutions! The bike trays are purchase separately, so you can be sure to get the trays you want – such as the popular 1-Up Bike trays – in addition to a rock-solid, while still lightweight mounting platform. With one of these vertical mount bike racks, you will never need to leave your bikes at home again.

Check back soon for more info on the Aluminess Rear Door Vertical Bike Rack from our OZK Customs podcast experts. Learn more about use cases, the pros and cons of this bike rack the others we install, and other questions you never thought to ask!