Decide What You Need

Are you hoping to use your van for cross-country trips and tons of nights spent camping at trailheads, or are you planning to stay in hotels and just want a baller place to stash and work on your bikes before your rides? Dakota and Chelsea took plenty of time to think about what they wanted their setup to look like—a place to sleep, eat, and work, with enough space to store their bikes—and designed a ‘dream van’ solution to suit those needs.

A good example of retrofitting to a T: USA Cycling uses vans to shuttle pros during the European races in the summer and fall. The vans feature passenger seats in the front, and a separated section in the back that’s metal-lined and outfitted with tools, hooks and shelving for organizing bikes, and room for a workstand.