Bed covers and hauling bikes

Nascarnick
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2/16/2019 6:54pm Edited Date/Time 2/16/2019 8:59pm
I recently bought a new Ram and I'm looking for a bed cover as my truck is my daily driver. I want a hard top, but I'm not a fan of the ones that block the rear window when folded up and hauling bikes. Any help is much appreciated!
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kb228
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2/16/2019 7:17pm
Not sure what length bed you have..

On my f150 i have a 6.5’ bed. It came with one of those tri-fold covers. It does not work with a bike. Its got to be taken completely off. Might work if you had an 8’ bed.
brody
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2/16/2019 7:28pm
its a truck
you put stuff in the back like dirt, mulch etc. not a cover, if you wanted it covered buy a suv.
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Wandell
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2/16/2019 7:43pm Edited Date/Time 2/16/2019 7:46pm
I'd suggest the Undercover bed cover. It's made of plastic so it's light and really strong. The big thing is it's easily removed to haul your bike. It even comes with wall hangers to hang it in your garage when not in use. If you get the standard model in textured black finish, it doesn't show scratches from standing on it or banging it around.


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TeamFlannel
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2/16/2019 7:59pm
Just buy a Honda Odyssey minivan- problem solved. And they look better than a "pickup truck" with a cover over the bed that's meant to haul manthings by manly men.
Insert hardcore sarcasm at this juncture.
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brody
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2/16/2019 8:02pm
look my whole problem is guys buying these trucks to drive to work then to the track on the weekend
Then me who needs a truck for work has to pay 30k for a vinal work truck, then a ram big horn 4x4 is 40k where i live and in kanas they are 28k
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mxmedic
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2/16/2019 8:58pm
There are a few brands that make metal roll up covers. I had one on my previous truck and I liked the security and versatility, so I will probably get one soon for my new Ram. Looking at either the Truxedo Sentry or Sentry CT.
BobPA
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2/16/2019 9:06pm
brody wrote:
its a truck
you put stuff in the back like dirt, mulch etc. not a cover, if you wanted it covered buy a suv.
You obviously do not live where it snows. I run a trifold tonneau cover in the winter to keep my cargo clean, dry, and salt free. It must be removed to load a bike though. Takes under 3 minutes, and it is super light. Trifecta makes it I believe....also on a Ram 1500

Summer I do not run any kind of cover.

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