Bikes in van

[g6mow]

My bikes do more miles in the van than on the road!!!

I’ve never had any trouble securing them in transport, but have been thinking of getting a couple of the wheel chocks pictured.

My question is to anyone who uses them. Do they need to be secured to the van floor when in use?

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[SAM]

I bought one two years ago. Never used it

[RacerRB159]

Got two in Roobarb. Great. Wheel the bikes in and easy to secure them without having to hold them

Rich

[malc87]

Ive used them for a few years now and there NOT secured to the floor.
Downside is pulling them out of the stand.
You need to keep a foot on one of the rear arms that stick out as the whole thing just wants to slide on the plastic floor liner of the transit.
Ive now put a ratchet strap over both both stands secured to the fixed mounting points at floor level on each side behind the bulkhead.
seems to have done the trick

[g6mow]

Thank you Malc… that is the answer I was looking for

[Tangoman]

Hi Simon

Used one for a few years now , great and easy to use . like Malc mines strapped to the bulk head to stop it moving backwards when taking bikes off ,

All the best

tango

[Wolfie]

I had several problems...

First was that the stand sent was not as shown in the pictures, the forward upright was far more upright than in their pictures (your picture looks correct), consequently the tyre barely sat in the "wings" and the rear of the bike didn't clear the rear ramp of the bus. Returning it and buying another (from elsewhere) showed that they were all the same, however I did then receive a refund..
I eventually cut the "wings" off and the bike then sat further forward.

It needs a lot of force to get the bike to ride over the tilting part, so it needs "ramming" in, if the stand isn't secured it simply slides forward.
And as Malc said it also needs securing (by foot) to get the bikeout again.

Mine is bolted to the floor and I still can't ram it in hard enough, so I've left the tilting part off.