Bike transport inside Bronco

[treadlightly]

Then I suggest you all read up on removing the back seat. It sounds like any magical exterior solution will not work for you. That’s ok though!

That is nonsense. Sorry.

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[gjproducer]

That is nonsense. Sorry.

You have two options. Take the seats out or dismantle the bike. I’ll keep following though as it’s entertaining.

 

[lakesinai]

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):

If you want to transport alot of stuff in a vehicle, including camping, the bronco may not be for you. You need a full-size van to make your photo happen. A Transit? Try a crew cab F150, 4x4, its a versatile vehicle with all the advantages of a full size SUV, plus a 5.5 foot open (or capped) bed for even more stuff, at a more reasonable price in XLT trim than an Expedition. I traded in my F150 for a Bronco because I'm old and downsizing, but when I was younger I had a long line of E150, E350 vans, Excursion, F150, and they were indispensable when I had people and things to haul on a family trip. Good luck.

 

[@BadBlueBronco]

I am hoping I can drive with the rear window open and put a tailgate pad on the back. Swing that front tire out the back and head to the trail

 

[Xycarp]

I've got a 4 door Bronco soft top. I can put my XL29er in the back without taking any wheels off, but it's tricky with the limited lift of the soft top tailgate. I put it in front wheel first, then tip the wheel vertically to rest against the back of the front seats. My bike has wide bars which tend to get caught on things when pushing it in. I think I could get two bikes with wheels in with some maneuvering, especially if the second bike is a bit smaller. I would definitely be easier with two people.

I wouldn't expect any issues doing it with the extra large opening of the hard top. Overall size is quite similar to my 4 door Wrangler, which I often put in 2 29ers the back seat folder down with wheels still on.

 

[treadlightly]

I've got a 4 door Bronco soft top. I can put my XL29er in the back without taking any wheels off, but it's tricky with the limited lift of the soft top tailgate. I put it in front wheel first, then tip the wheel vertically to rest against the back of the front seats. My bike has wide bars which tend to get caught on things when pushing it in. I think I could get two bikes with wheels in with some maneuvering, especially if the second bike is a bit smaller. I would definitely be easier with two people.

I wouldn't expect any issues doing it with the extra large opening of the hard top. Overall size is quite similar to my 4 door Wrangler, which I often put in 2 29ers the back seat folder down with wheels still on.

Hmm... would not have expected this to be possible with wheels on, so this sounds promising.

 

[treadlightly]

If you want to transport alot of stuff in a vehicle, including camping, the bronco may not be for you. You need a full-size van to make your photo happen. A Transit? Try a crew cab F150, 4x4, its a versatile vehicle with all the advantages of a full size SUV, plus a 5.5 foot open (or capped) bed for even more stuff, at a more reasonable price in XLT trim than an Expedition. I traded in my F150 for a Bronco because I'm old and downsizing, but when I was younger I had a long line of E150, E350 vans, Excursion, F150, and they were indispensable when I had people and things to haul on a family trip. Good luck.

I had expected to take the front wheel off, so the picture was not a perfect example. Living within a city, a larger vehicle starts to become a serious liability.

 

[Bigmoose]

I've put my XL 29er in the back of my 4 door before I got my Curt Hitch for my hitch rack. I can see fitting two bikes with the seats down being possible. Would I want to... definitely no.

 

[gigidaho]

I could have sworn in very early days one of the promo videos showed a four door bronco with two bikes inside on an interior mount (front tires off)
It was one of the things that pushed me towards a four door. I mean, they were also showing interiors that we didn’t get and white tops so maybe that was another fantasy, but if anyone can either find this video or call me crazy that would be awesome.

I’m in your same boat, don’t really want the exterior rack because of the clunkiness of the spare tire and on road trips I’m not comfortable leaving my bike on the back, even locked up. My first trip planned with the bronco is driving to Arizona to pick up the new yeti SB130-so I’m really hoping to have a solution before then!

 

[604Bronco]

I could have sworn in very early days one of the promo videos showed a four door bronco with two bikes inside on an interior mount (front tires off)

I’m pretty sure that was the Sport and it was in the Bronco reveal video.

Edit: Skip to 8:15 in -

 

[Xycarp]

I could have sworn in very early days one of the promo videos showed a four door bronco with two bikes inside on an interior mount (front tires off)
It was one of the things that pushed me towards a four door. I mean, they were also showing interiors that we didn’t get and white tops so maybe that was another fantasy, but if anyone can either find this video or call me crazy that would be awesome.

I’m in your same boat, don’t really want the exterior rack because of the clunkiness of the spare tire and on road trips I’m not comfortable leaving my bike on the back, even locked up. My first trip planned with the bronco is driving to Arizona to pick up the new yeti SB130-so I’m really hoping to have a solution before then!

I think I recall this as well.

 

[gigidaho]

I’m pretty sure that was the Sport and it was in the Bronco reveal video.

Edit: Skip to 8:15 in -

I think you’re right, my brain probably mashed the two things together. I’ve spent a stupid amount of time this morning combing through old videos and can’t find anything else that could be it. Dang!

 

[lakesinai]

I had expected to take the front wheel off, so the picture was not a perfect example. Living within a city, a larger vehicle starts to become a serious liability.

I get you! As someone said, you can even remove the rear seat if it's just 1 or two of you. The folded rear seat makes the floor higher, and there's no attachment place for a bike fork mount. If you need me to measure the 4dr interior, let me know!

 

[treadlightly]

I get you! As someone said, you can even remove the rear seat if it's just 1 or two of you. The folded rear seat makes the floor higher, and there's no attachment place for a bike fork mount. If you need me to measure the 4dr interior, let me know!

Appreciate that. I have done some basic measurements on demos to suggest it's a viable plan, but you never know until you try. Reports here of full bikes in the back definitely suggest my plan could work.

 

[Mark T]

If you want to transport alot of stuff in a vehicle, including camping, the bronco may not be for you. You need a full-size van to make your photo happen. A Transit? Try a crew cab F150, 4x4, its a versatile vehicle with all the advantages of a full size SUV, plus a 5.5 foot open (or capped) bed for even more stuff, at a more reasonable price in XLT trim than an Expedition. I traded in my F150 for a Bronco because I'm old and downsizing, but when I was younger I had a long line of E150, E350 vans, Excursion, F150, and they were indispensable when I had people and things to haul on a family trip. Good luck.

I appreciate the suggestions. I think a 4-door Bronco may work, though. I had a 2013 Grand Cherokee that I could put my mountain bike in, as long as I took off the front wheel. So as long as a 4-door Bronco is as roomy as the GC it would work. It would be great if two bikes would fit in, but I could live with one inside, which would be all I would need most times, and a second one on a bike rack when necessary (girlfriend's bike).

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