Jack-It 2 Bike Carrier Installation & Review
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- This is the Jack-It 2 Bike Carrier that fits onto the front of travel trailers. We've owned this for 2 years and have used it over thousands of kilometers. I show you how to install it and I give an unbiased review. We highly recommend this product. This is the best bike rack that we've found, that allows us to carry our bikes on the front of our travel trailer, where there is the least bounce. This is not a sponsored video. We paid full retail price.
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00:00 Intro
00:25 Bike Rack Experiences
03:53 The Installation
09:16 Loading the Bikes
12:08 Review (Coles Notes)
13:06 The Test Drive
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Please let me know if you have a bike carrier that you highly recommend.
Yours is the first video that I've seen that shows you how to put the bikes on. The Lippert instruction video doesn't show this at all. lol. Thank you very much for the review and the instruction. We got ours yesterday, and installation was easy. Cheers!
Great video! Easy to understand. I have been on the fence about getting this rack but I think I will get it now that I have seen how easy the install is. Thanks again
Great informative video. Thanks for posting! I've had the same rack for over a year (it was installed and included from the factory) and surprisingly, haven't used it! BUT, we just made a long trip to the East coast & back and realized, I should've installed the upper wings and brought along my bike! I'm getting it all setup and ready for our next trip! Nice to have the old clunker bike along, to make those trips up to the RV park office, pool or laundry, or just when I want to take a ride! -Tom
I’ve been looking for a 2 bike rack for my travel trailer. You just convinced me that this is the one for us. Thank you for a great video. 👍🏻
thanks again for such a great and informative video. Just purchased mine while watching this video. I will continue to keep my eye out for you guys while experiencing some of the spectacular Ontario Parks.
Great video! Excellent information, good pacing and very engaging presentation. Answered all my questions - and concerns - about this product.
Glad it was helpful!
thank you for doing this video. I used it and your review to finally make my decision on purchase. What was more important however, was the video helped me put it together! The directions were a bit confusing to say the least. You're video saved me tons of frustration. Thank you! Cheers. ~ Mike
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! My wife found this exact bike carrier at a Goodwill yesterday - in the box still and they were only asking $13! I'm not a fan of reading instructions, so I found your video instead. Thank you for the great instructions.
Wow, what a find! You did really well. I'm glad you found the video helpful. Happy camping.
Very informative! I've been researching which bike rack to install on our T@G teardrop and the Jack-It 2 Bike Carrier looks to be a good choice. Thanks for the detailed installation instructions and review. Safe travels - Eric
Glad it was helpful!
Super high quality videos. Great work, good footage, nice camera angles.
Thanks. Happy camping!
Coles! We appreciate honest reviews like this, glad the rack is getting good use.
Thanks for commenting. I still love this bike rack and recommend it all the time. If you feel the urge to send me a Bump-It I wouldn't say no. I'd like to be able to attach the bikes to the back of my truck when not hooked up to the trailer. 😊
I debated on this and have ordered this bike carrier as well, just waiting for our trailer to come off the production line by end of May... looks like I've made the right choice and not use the receiver on the back of the trailer. Thanks for sharing and info... cheers 🍻
Thank you Cole. I found this to be extremely informative. And helped me make my decision on this bike rack.
Glad I could help!
Great video, and much more informative than the instructions that came with the rack. Nice to see a Canadian RV channel as well (hello from LaSalle, ON)!
Thanks for watching. We're glad it helped you out.
Great review. I greatly appreciate they way you explained things. Big thumbs up for your video sir.
Great video. I'm putting one on today and the video is better than any paper instructions. Thank you
Great video. Very in depth. In the market for a new rig and I’m currently researching possible bike racks. Currently have a rear bumper mount that’s been very solid.
fantastic instructional video. We are now ready to put on our Jack it bike rack on our Little Guy Max!
Awesome. Happy camping.
Very helpful video, thank you!
What an AWESOME Video for those of us who just bought New Camper Trailers. My New Camper already has a "JACK IT" bottom bracket installed, it just doesn't have the top. I'm buying one used and this will work. I have some EXPENSIVE Santa Cruz MTBikes that I think will be just fine in that rack, now that I know. Thanks Man.
You really lucked out getting the bottom bracket with the trailer and finding the top part used. These things aren't cheap. You'll be glad you have it. It's great.
Thanks so much for your detailed demo. I’ve been researching racks in anticipation of purchasing a travel trailer. We purchased one yesterday and it came with this very bike rack. All my research had pointed to the jacket bike rack previously. The only bad thing is and 4 foot tall and less than average strength.I’ll have to work out on how to overcome that very soon. In the meantime, I’ll be pumping iron. Thanks for making it so clear for us first time users. Happy trails.
Pretty sweet that your trailer came with the bike rack. One thing you can do when putting the bikes on and off is to lower the tongue jack to bring the bike rack down to a more manageable level. Have fun with the new trailer!
Very well explained! Great job. Thanks for this!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video and just what I needed to help me select a new bike rack for my new travel trailer.
Glad it helped! It's a nice bike rack. Still using it a few years later. No issues.
Great review and instructions. I have a very high end Thule bumper mount rack and really messed up my wife’s new townie bike due to the bouncing at the rear of the trailer. I’m going with this rack.
Yeah, it's amazing what damage a rear bumper rack can do to a bike. You'll be much happier with Jack-It.
Thanks for the detailed video. I will be installing mine hopefully tomorrow.
Awesome. You're going to love it!
Thanks for the great video. I wish I would have watched it before going though all the reviews in Amazon. Your video answered all my questions. (Just got back from a 120 mile trip over rough gravel roads with an electric bike and a cross bike attached to the rear bumper of my travel trailer. Noticed that the paint was worn off the bike tube where it was resting on the arm of rack. Also broke a strap as well. Had to really cinch them down to keep them from moving. My neighbor commented that the bikes were really bouncing around behind the trailer when he happened to be driving up behind us- probably lucky we made it back without losing them so I will give this new rack a try - looks like a much better place to carry the bikes- thanks Again
Our bikes used to get really banged up on the back of the travel trailer. We've had the Jack-it for over 3 years now and no issues at all. We now put an e-bike and a regular mountain bike on it. It says the max capacity is 80lbs but we have about 85lbs on it. Never had any issues. Good luck with the new rack!
Great video, couldn't ask for more out of it.
Thanks so much.
Great video, im sold!
Thanks for the through review. It helped me better determine how to load the bikes.
Glad it helped.
Thanks, this was really helpful!
Glad to hear!
Thanks for the great video.
I just bought one from Amazon....thanks for your review.
I’ve been debating on buying this bike carrier for a few years but we own a hybrid and I’m worried about taking the top off every time to lower the front bed. Thanks for always explaining everything so well!
I've never really thought about it with a hybrid. You'd probably just have to remove a cotter pin and bolt to take the top part off. It's a bit of a hassle.
Thank you, I just bought my first travel trailer and this was in a box in it but no picture or instructions! It’s been tough trying to figure it out, this video helps.
Glad it was helpful! I wish my travel trailer came with one.
Appreciate the video more helpful than directions on a piece of paper.
Glad it helped you out.
Great job as always, hope to run into you someday on the road!
Thanks for the support. We love meeting people in the parks. Hopefully we'll run into eachother. Happy camping!
I just mounted the Jackit II to my Keystone Passport. I wanted a bike carrier supported by the frame of the trailer, not the back bumper. I was always leery of the bikes on the back bumper where there is only 4 welds holding the bumper on. Too much bounce, didn't feel safe. This arrangement seems much safer. Great video.
You'll feel much more comfortable being able to see the bikes out the rear view mirror and seeing how secure they are. I'm glad you liked the video and it helped in your decision making. Happy camping!
Very good vidéo,very informative. De just bought a small trailer and i did not want to put anything on the rear bumper if the trailer. Thanks for shairing your expérience
Thanks 👍
Very good video! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Great video very helpful. Thank you very much.
You're very welcome. Hope it helped.
Well done!
Great job. Thanks for
I am not sure why they are not paying you for this! I am now sold! I bought one just a few moments ago. I can't believe they don't have a video like yours that explain everything. I was so on the fence until I saw your video. Making a video like this is all the difference that is makes between selling a few carriers and a lot (are you listening Lippert? Seriously look through this thread).
Hahaha, thanks for the support. Glad you found this video helpful. Happy camping!
Thank you for the video. I fust bought mine.
We're still very happy with ours. Enjoy!
Thanks for posting Greetings from Vancouver
Thanks for watching! Greetings from southern Ontario.
Great video. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
We have this rack, bought it from a dissatisfied user for $60. It came with the off set riser and a straight riser for TT's that do not slope back enough for the rear off set. Also, with our bikes, I remove the seat posts and seats for transit, as the seats interfere with the handle bars of the adjacent bike. I am short (and old) so I lower the tongue to load and unload the bikes. That said, there is also a learning curve for adjusting the carrier for different size bikes, you got to be patient.
Great video ! Very accurate
We have the same one and love it, when I load our bikes I back the truck up just far enough and put my tailgate down then then stand on the tailgate and lift the back bike up and over
I might try your way
Thanks
Thanks for the support. That's a great idea with the tailgate. I'm going to try that. Happy camping!
@@CampingwiththeColes thanks ! Let me know how it goes, where’s your first campground ? We’re at McCrae end of may (hopefully)
@@happycamper8354 We're starting off the season at Inverhuron for the May 24 (hopefully).
@@CampingwiththeColes nice ! Well if if you ever come across an mpg cruiser with a game of cornhole going on that’s ! Stop in and say hello
Awesome! This just might work for our little KZ Sportsman 181BH…it’s a bit jammed up with our tanks, battery and space but my hubby is tall (check!) and I think we have same tongue jack product (check!)
Excellent!
Excellent video. You addressed my concerns about how much strength you need to pick up bikes and put that up that high. Not sure it will work for me. Thanks for the thorough review. By any chance do you know of any bike rack that would use the battery box area? I won't have any batteries on the outside so that area will be free and clear.
You should check out Arvika bike racks. They're pretty expensive but they might be what you're looking for.
Very credible - I am very interested but have to see if the eighty lb Hensley Arrow hitch pushes my tongue weight too far if I add this rack.
Great video! Any thoughts on whether smaller bikes (like a 10 year old would ride) would fit on this?
I don't know what the smallest size would be. You'd have to check with the company. Sorry.
Fantastic video. Question, with your best guesstimate, is there a way to lock the bikes to the rack,
I lock the bikes to the rack all the time. I wrap the lock through the bike frames then through the frame of the rack by the top of the tongue jack. You'd want about a 6 foot cable lock.
One of the best demonstration videos I have seen. Excellent job. Except for one thing. How did you determine which holes to put the bike holder hardware on it? I imagine it will be intuitive. Just wondering. Mine came already installed on the trailer - with no instructions of course. All 4 mounting pins are on the same side. I doubt I'll be able to mount two bike on the same side. lol
That was a trial and error. I put the rear ones in lower holes than the front ones to offset the height of the bikes.
Thanks for the video. Have you ever had a comment from a viewer that the Jack It didn't provide enough clearance between the front of the trailer and the jack it carrier? We are having an issue with the back bike being to close to the front of the trailer. Thanks again
I haven't heard anybody say that. I'm looking at mine right now and there is a lot of clearance.
I was wondering if your F-150 has Pro Backup Assist and so, did you have trouble placing the checkered sticker on the trailer frame after installation of the Jack-It.
The truck has pro backup assist but with the trailer I have, the propane tank cover covers the area on the frame that the checked sticker is supposed to go so I never put them on. I don't use the Pro backup assist. I had a look at it and I can't see why the Jack-it would interfere with it.
Thank you! The instructions that came with it are vague, at best.
Nice vide. In my situation our 2018 F150’s tailgate was hitting the electric jack head. So we rotated it 90 degrees and the buttons now face the drivers side of the vehicle. I’m wondering if this would still work for us. What’s the space between the 2 risers?
I'm sorry but I don't have access to the trailer now as it's in winter storage, so I can't measure the space. Just from looking at the video again I know that the head of our electric jack wouldn't be able to fit between the two risers if it was put on like yours is. So if you have the same make jack as ours, it won't fit. If yours is different/smaller I don't know.
I've got 2 of the little Jetson electric bikes from Costco and I'm wondering if they'll fit on this mount.
I would think they would fit. The attachments are very adjustable. I can't be 100% sure though.
Love your videos! We are just wondering about how you transport your kayaks? Do you use kayak brackets on your truck cap roof rack? Do any of your previous episodes show how you put your kayaks on and take them off your roof rack?
What are your thoughts about driving with kayaks in winter to head south?
We put roof racks on our cap when we first got it. We drilled right through the cap and used large washers on the inside when bolting them down. We then attached kayak racks to the roof rack. We were lucky enough to find ours at a garage sale where we got both sets for $10 but you can find them on Amazon amzn.to/3U6aD3d. We haven't shown the actual set up but we have recorded a few times where we are taking the kayaks off of the truck. You can see that in our Sauble Falls video at 14:20 ruclips.net/video/_jzMm9w9TyU/видео.html. I'm very pleased with them and have never had a negative issue. It's definitely a 2 person job to put them up and take them down though. I'd take the kayaks if heading south. I suggest you check the straps every time you stop to make sure they aren't loosening. We are fortunate that we have a sun roof in our truck so we can see the kayaks from inside.
@@CampingwiththeColes Thanks for the response,Ben.We just bought a new truck cap that has the roof racks on it, via marketplace.. love a good deal. Looking forward to more of your videos
VelociRax is my choice. Good video and well explained. However, picking up bikes and twisting is a recipe for back injury.
I disagree. Everything we do is risky everyday.
Tried everything to secure bikes. Some racks shouldn't even be on the market. I don't get why there is no gov't department against shonky products. I live in Canada now as a ex patriot from Australia. Some of these racks wouldn't be allowed in Australia. Wouldn't pass safety.
This rack was like a gift from the God's. Finally some educated design.
I just installed it and love it!
Solid build for once. Not like most the garbage online.
Thanks for your great video. The manual is very sad.
We're glad it worked out for you. We are very happy with the quality and we've been using it for a few years now without any issues.
The company should pay you to put this on their site. It sold me and I’m ordering from Amazon as I type!
LOL! That would be awesome! Enjoy your bike rack.
I have an f150 as well. How does it affect your tongue weight? I just had air bags installed because I find the back end sags quite a bit even with weight distribution.
I also added air bags for the same reason. I haven't measured the tongue weight though.
What brand is your adjustable ball hitch? Purchased at? Looks very solid. In process of getting an Express and the style rack your using was recommended by a dealer. Be awesome if you could use same rack in your truck receiver get dual use. Maybe I can invent one lol.
I have a Swaypro Blue Ox weight distribution hitch. I like it a lot. Here's a link for it: www.amazon.ca/Blue-Ox-BXW1003-Distributing-Underslung/dp/B009ZPA14G/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=blue+ox+weight+distribution+1000lbs&qid=1626449674&sr=8-4
What if you have a backup assist sticker on the trailer will it cover it?
Also just an idea but you should do a how to backup your trailer video thanks
I don't think it will affect the back up assist. The sticker isn't covered by any of it.
I pull my TT with a Suburban 2500 and I’m curious if you have had any trouble with your truck bed canopy hitting the bike tires or have had any concerns with clearance?
On really sharp turns, like sometimes when backing into a campsite the wheel of the bike will hit the truck cap. I've never noticed it when I'm actually driving the truck but I've seen it on video when I record myself backing in. The good thing is that there is a little give on the bike wheel on the rack, so it doesn't cause a problem. No damage to the bike or the truck cap.
I found it helps to take 1 side of rack off, hang the rear wheel of rear bike and then have wife put rack back on and then hang front wheel. This helps if you are a little short and the rack isn’t in the way while lifting rear bike.
Good tip! Thanks.
These are not going to work for everyone as I’m about to start removing mine to return. There has a be a minimum distance between where this is mounted (directly behind the ball receiver on the tongue) and the trailer body. If there’s not enough room, the rear bike won’t fit. Also ran into some major QC issues regarding stripped bolts and incorrect parts packaged in my box. Extremely disappointing but glad it worked for you.
will this work with road bikes because of different handlebars?
Yes it should. The bike is held by the wheels so the handlebars don't matter. I put the bikes opposite eachother so the handlebars don't hit eachother.
I'm assuming this would fit on a 2022 Apex 265RBSS without having to drill holes etc?
As long as you have a power jack that's bolted to the trailer with the 3 bolts (like most) it will fit. No drilling of holes. You take off the jack, put this on and put the bolts through the holes in the bike rack and jack.
@@CampingwiththeColes Thanks. Nice informative video. We'll be doing the same thing this summer in the Maritimes.
At 13:15 it looks like the bike wheel could hit the back of the truck or SUV. Does that happen often?
I never really noticed that before until you pointed it out. It's a real sharp turn getting out of the driveway. It looks like it almost touches the cap of the truck. Even if it did touch I think there would be a fair amount of give with the bike and tire moving a bit. I haven't noticed any issue with the bikes or cap in terms of any damage.
Showed everything but what I needed to know..
What did you need to know?
How do you disconnect the power cord from the tongue Jack? My cord is too short to allow the tongue Jack to be removed.
Huh, I never ran into that issue. I guess you'd have to follow the cord back to see where it connects to the trailer and disconnect it there.
@@CampingwiththeColes yeah, and it’s not really close.. the bottom of the Jack still has about 6 inches to go. The power line joins a bunch of other ones under and is surrounded by a shealth.. think I’m gonna have to return the rack.
@@garrett7101 it's probably as simple as removing that cover and unscrewing the connector. It would be with a shot. Likely very simple.
@@CampingwiththeColes it’s way involved and not simple at all.. thanks
I was with it until you pulled out of the driveway and it *looks* like the bike is very close to hitting your cap on your truck. I have the exact same cap and truck. How close does it come? Do you have to limit your turns backing in a trailer?
@ 13:18 in the video.
Yes, it is a sharp turn out of the driveway. The tire almost touches the cap of the truck. I have done sharper turns where the tire hit the cap but there is quite a bit of give on the tire/wheel of the bike when on the rack that it didn't cause any damage or concern. There is no concern at all if you have an open box or tonneau cover. I have been using it for a couple of year now and have never had any damage to my bikes or cap.
I’m trying to find out the measurement from where the piece of balls onto the trailer how tall it is just the first piece a Bolts on to the trailer jack that’s all I’m looking for the total height of that piece, thanks
That piece is 26 1/4" tall. The inside height (max height your tongue jack can be) is 22 1/4". Hope that helps.
@@CampingwiththeColes thank you, hopefully I have room for it on my pop up
You already assembled the parts that I needed help with. Ughhhh
Sorry bout that🤷
Great review, but this is a torn rotator cuff waiting to happen. This is coming from a guy who lifts in the gym 5 to 6 times a week.
Yeah you have to be careful how you lift them to get them on. Best practice is to lower the tongue jack so that you don't have to lift as high.
You're not allowed to put more then two bikes on back of travel trailer and has to be RV rated with zero welds. They make rv hitch bike racks for a reason. You're not supposed to put just any bike rack on the rear of a trailer