I built my first bike carrier very similar to yours. I also built a folding ramp to get the bikes in and out. It was just a 1 by 6 treated with sides. It made the loading and unloading very easy.
If you have tie downs on the floor, then you can use two ratchet straps per bike. Just put the S end hook around the seat pole to one tie down and the same for the other side and tighten them so the bikes are sitting upward close to 90 degrees. The downward pressure from the straps will hold the wheels in place. The problem with the racks is just securing the front wheels can allow the rear wheels to move side-to-side and put stress on the front wheel pivots or the bikes can slam into each other on bumpy roads, chipping the paint. I'd prefer to see the same rack setup for the rear wheels as well, especially for trailers.
"Nice Rack" that always feels good to say! Perfect solution, We remove the front wheels, but he precision of front hydros sometimes is a biotch to not get incidental brake rub x2.
I have just one e-bike with folding handlebar. Winter riding, no way rear carrier with salty slush sprayed all over bike. Have been used to motorcycle ramp and roll it up, fold handle down and lay it down in old old Chev S10 RWD. Nice and low to ground, ez pz. But upgraded to AWD intermediate Ridgeline and its bed is 10” higher off the ground, as about all newer trucks are, or worse. For now I have a “stepper” set on the ground next to rear wheel and walk bike up ramp, step up and finish walking it in. Reach quite far and fold handle and lay it down. It works but not as ez as old S10 low to ground. I am “old” and not using short step ladder and climbing into the bed. So I’m trying to picture how from the side, standing up on about 10” riser I could use your idea and also strap it down securely….. Gives me something to think on. Ridgeline has a 120v and 400 watt outlet in back. I did find a 250 W remote control winch. Considered a plywood piece with two PVC 1x6” under for support and slippery slide. Top of plywood rest on tailgate, bottom on the ground, a block on plywood to lay bike on and hold from sliding, a bungee cord. Then use remote and pull the whole thing in. For out, a rope at back end, slide it out, stand straight for the low back, lower it with about half the weight resting on the tailgate, then upright the bike on the 45 degree plywood with the wood blocks screwed in to keep bike from sliding sideways as it goes vertical. Roll it off the plywood. Seems overly complicated tho. So I’m getting used to, I guess, stepping up on the stepper and imitating what I have done for years with old S10. Hmmmm. I’m wondering how well this will work in snowy parking areas. 10 degrees temp does not stop me. Four layers on and heavy insulated boots, etc. 0 degrees is getting a bit much for geezer. The battery can freeze and needs to come in and thaw before it’ll charge. But output current has been fine, just fewer miles to empty.
Your site has really been a valuable asset in helping make my decisions regarding ebikes etc. This bike rack idea is excellent. I've got enough scrap wood to make this. Just ordered the Ariel Rider X Class this morning. It weighs close to 80 pounds. I have a little Super73 Z1 and with this rack I'll be able to haul them both to my sister's so we can ride them around Greenfield Lake in Wilmington. At least I hope we can ride them around the lake? Haven't looked into the rules for that yet. Can't ride them on the Osgood trail here in Burgaw, but there are plenty of other places in town to ride them.
you could drill a hole through each bottom piece so you could put a piece of all thread with a wingnut through the rim and wood . i plan on bolting the whole piece to a utility trailer so i can remove it when needed. Great idea!
If you own a short bed F150 and you want to close the tailgate. Rocky mounts makes a rack that integrates cleanly to the cargo tie downs. You have to remove the front tire and mount the fork. I own 2 Radrovers and it works great.
Thanks for this great idea and video. Here as another idea for two different trucks. I have two trucks, one Toyota Tacoma and a larger Ford F-150. I plan to build one to fit the smalled bed on my Toyota Tacoma. It will be to short for my Ford but by adding 2x4 extensions on each end then it will fit my Ford. Each short end board will have henges attached so I can swing them up and out of the way so now it will fit in my Toyota.
Creative thinking...I tried 3 different items for my Fabulous AWD Road Warrior and Honda Ridgeline before finally getting and liking Young 2 Bike Mate Carrier....rated to carry 200lbs and has middle "arm" to secure
Hi!! Love your channel. Can you show how you work on your Escape? I’m assuming a regular bike stand is NOT going to work for it. I just purchased an Escape. Thx ~ Subscriber
Excellent. I have found no options for a hitch type bike rack to accommodate two Himiway Escape bike due to their weight. I have laid them in the back of my pickup, but I would like to stand them up like you did. I appreciate your ingenuity.
You are one crafty dude Mr. Citizen. A thought that came to mind... I guess you could always place something behind the rear tires to prevent the bikes from rolling backwards if you have to suddenly hit the brakes on your truck? You could also possibly drill holes into the sides of the frame that hold the front tire and thread some kind of chain or lock to secure the front wheel to the rack to help prevent it from rolling backwards? I'm not the expert, I trust you enough if you were say that the rack holds the bikes in place as is, I believe you.
Very nice job! If I were using your rack I would get two Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit bike locks and lock the two bikes together in the back of the truck. Thieves might be able to carry one locked bike away, but it would be pretty difficult to carry away two that are locked to each other.
Two suggestions: if you had angled the wood along side of the tires you may not have had to take off the handle bars on one of the bikes. Also, if you are going to remove parts, removing the tire and placing the forks on a bar similar to how each wheel connects may allow you to get a larger bike under the softopper. Subscribed so if you try it post it and I'll watch! Love the content!
@@CitizenCycle925 no problem! When I was doing my research for an ebike purchase I saw a lot of your videos. When you compared the himiway to the rad, well, I chose the himiway. Loved the side by side comparison and coverage of all the things that are important to casual and commuter riders like me.
Hey @danmatz4489 that's a great idea. I am making a rack this weekend but don't need to fit under the canopy. However, I may have to invest in that canopy if my Kepler can fit by taking the front tire off. I never thought of that until you mentioned it. So yeah, great tip!
I'd be concerned with the bikes rolling back on a quick takeoff or going over a bump. I would figure out a way to secure the rack to the truck, and then secure the bike to the rack.
Looks good. I would like to see you loading them onto the truck also.
I like how you used material some ppl probably already have at home. 👏🏼
just finished making a rack very similar to yours for my truck- $17!!!! Thanks for the idea!
I built my first bike carrier very similar to yours. I also built a folding ramp to get the bikes in and out. It was just a 1 by 6 treated with sides. It made the loading and unloading very easy.
That's how my parents and I transported our dirt bikes. I called it the "ladder". Brilliant
Awesome bike rack. I made mine for 3 e- bikes and couldn't be happier. Thank You so much !!!
Looks great, I copied your rack except I built it to fit in my 7x4 car trailer. It works a treat, thanks for the great simple design.
If you have tie downs on the floor, then you can use two ratchet straps per bike. Just put the S end hook around the seat pole to one tie down and the same for the other side and tighten them so the bikes are sitting upward close to 90 degrees. The downward pressure from the straps will hold the wheels in place. The problem with the racks is just securing the front wheels can allow the rear wheels to move side-to-side and put stress on the front wheel pivots or the bikes can slam into each other on bumpy roads, chipping the paint. I'd prefer to see the same rack setup for the rear wheels as well, especially for trailers.
"Nice Rack" that always feels good to say! Perfect solution, We remove the front wheels, but he precision of front hydros sometimes is a biotch to not get incidental brake rub x2.
I have just one e-bike with folding handlebar. Winter riding, no way rear carrier with salty slush sprayed all over bike. Have been used to motorcycle ramp and roll it up, fold handle down and lay it down in old old Chev S10 RWD. Nice and low to ground, ez pz. But upgraded to AWD intermediate Ridgeline and its bed is 10” higher off the ground, as about all newer trucks are, or worse. For now I have a “stepper” set on the ground next to rear wheel and walk bike up ramp, step up and finish walking it in. Reach quite far and fold handle and lay it down. It works but not as ez as old S10 low to ground. I am “old” and not using short step ladder and climbing into the bed. So I’m trying to picture how from the side, standing up on about 10” riser I could use your idea and also strap it down securely….. Gives me something to think on. Ridgeline has a 120v and 400 watt outlet in back. I did find a 250 W remote control winch. Considered a plywood piece with two PVC 1x6” under for support and slippery slide. Top of plywood rest on tailgate, bottom on the ground, a block on plywood to lay bike on and hold from sliding, a bungee cord. Then use remote and pull the whole thing in. For out, a rope at back end, slide it out, stand straight for the low back, lower it with about half the weight resting on the tailgate, then upright the bike on the 45 degree plywood with the wood blocks screwed in to keep bike from sliding sideways as it goes vertical. Roll it off the plywood. Seems overly complicated tho. So I’m getting used to, I guess, stepping up on the stepper and imitating what I have done for years with old S10. Hmmmm. I’m wondering how well this will work in snowy parking areas. 10 degrees temp does not stop me. Four layers on and heavy insulated boots, etc. 0 degrees is getting a bit much for geezer. The battery can freeze and needs to come in and thaw before it’ll charge. But output current has been fine, just fewer miles to empty.
Your site has really been a valuable asset in helping make my decisions regarding ebikes etc. This bike rack idea is excellent. I've got enough scrap wood to make this. Just ordered the Ariel Rider X Class this morning. It weighs close to 80 pounds. I have a little Super73 Z1 and with this rack I'll be able to haul them both to my sister's so we can ride them around Greenfield Lake in Wilmington. At least I hope we can ride them around the lake? Haven't looked into the rules for that yet. Can't ride them on the Osgood trail here in Burgaw, but there are plenty of other places in town to ride them.
Sweet!! Gonna use that for our two fat tire bikes. Thanks Dude!
That looks like it's going to work out very well.I think I'm going to make me a set just like that, thank you!! another good video!!!
Necessity the mother of all inventions good job brother!
you could drill a hole through each bottom piece so you could put a piece of all thread with a wingnut through the rim and wood . i plan on bolting the whole piece to a utility trailer so i can remove it when needed. Great idea!
If you own a short bed F150 and you want to close the tailgate. Rocky mounts makes a rack that integrates cleanly to the cargo tie downs. You have to remove the front tire and mount the fork. I own 2 Radrovers and it works great.
Two run homer. Nice job CC..
Cool
How do you get that 90 pound bike up into the pickup? A ramp would be nice.
Thanks for the idea I'm gonna build one for my truck.👏👏👏
Good lookin format. I am going to make that work in my 5'x7' trailer to take our Mini, Rover and City around and about .
Would the bikes be safe to transport without the canopy in the rack? Or is that a bonus to keep the bikes contained if they fly loose? Thanks!
Excellent design!
I know this is a couple of years old but did they hold up without falling going down the road making turns, bumps, etc. without any straps?
great idea, I'm not sure if my bed is long enough to fit my bikes. if not I'll do a fork mount variant!
Thanks for this great idea and video. Here as another idea for two different trucks. I have two trucks, one Toyota Tacoma and a larger Ford F-150. I plan to build one to fit the smalled bed on my Toyota Tacoma. It will be to short for my Ford but by adding 2x4 extensions on each end then it will fit my Ford. Each short end board will have henges attached so I can swing them up and out of the way so now it will fit in my Toyota.
Creative thinking...I tried 3 different items for my Fabulous AWD Road Warrior and Honda Ridgeline before finally getting and liking Young 2 Bike Mate Carrier....rated to carry 200lbs and has middle "arm" to secure
Hi!!
Love your channel. Can you show how you work on your Escape? I’m assuming a regular bike stand is NOT going to work for it. I just purchased an Escape. Thx ~ Subscriber
Very ingenious. You can get those clear plexiglas wheel protectors for your little one. Or, knowing you, build them yourself, ha!
Excellent. I have found no options for a hitch type bike rack to accommodate two Himiway Escape bike due to their weight. I have laid them in the back of my pickup, but I would like to stand them up like you did. I appreciate your ingenuity.
This one Hollywood Racks RV Rider Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount works on the back of fifth wheel or Motorhome
Home Run.. I like it. Thanks :)
Great video! This is what I need
Could you link a video below of how you built this?
You are one crafty dude Mr. Citizen. A thought that came to mind... I guess you could always place something behind the rear tires to prevent the bikes from rolling backwards if you have to suddenly hit the brakes on your truck? You could also possibly drill holes into the sides of the frame that hold the front tire and thread some kind of chain or lock to secure the front wheel to the rack to help prevent it from rolling backwards? I'm not the expert, I trust you enough if you were say that the rack holds the bikes in place as is, I believe you.
The boards are tight enough to hold the bikes stationary, really got to pull them to get them out.
@@CitizenCycle925 You rock!! Love the content! Please continue sharing!!
Have you ever used a Rocky mounts hitch bike rack?
Very nice job! If I were using your rack I would get two Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit bike locks and lock the two bikes together in the back of the truck. Thieves might be able to carry one locked bike away, but it would be pretty difficult to carry away two that are locked to each other.
Great idea 👍
Two suggestions: if you had angled the wood along side of the tires you may not have had to take off the handle bars on one of the bikes. Also, if you are going to remove parts, removing the tire and placing the forks on a bar similar to how each wheel connects may allow you to get a larger bike under the softopper. Subscribed so if you try it post it and I'll watch! Love the content!
I just tilted handlebars down, nothing removed, didn't want to have to remove wheels or anything. Thank you so much for the sub! 😁
@@CitizenCycle925 no problem! When I was doing my research for an ebike purchase I saw a lot of your videos. When you compared the himiway to the rad, well, I chose the himiway. Loved the side by side comparison and coverage of all the things that are important to casual and commuter riders like me.
Hey @danmatz4489 that's a great idea. I am making a rack this weekend but don't need to fit under the canopy. However, I may have to invest in that canopy if my Kepler can fit by taking the front tire off. I never thought of that until you mentioned it. So yeah, great tip!
That’s a grand slam!
Can you make a video or something how you get it up on the truck? Hard to pick up with 4 herniated disks.
You're probably going to need some ramps, I just muscle them up, no clever tricks.😁
Hey do you have a referral code for himiway bike? How long did it take to receive your Himiway and Rad Rover
I built a similar one for my Honda Element. It will hold two full size Himiway bike with the front wheel removed!
That's impressive!
Looks like a good idea...
WIsh you would if added the luna 3000w mid drive cyclone instead of the front wheel hub. That would of been insane.
Thanks for video.
Model of the seats on both bikes, either one look better than the butt muncher that came with my bike - Cyrusher XF650
Would be nice to know dimensions
Good idea.
I'd be concerned with the bikes rolling back on a quick takeoff or going over a bump. I would figure out a way to secure the rack to the truck, and then secure the bike to the rack.
surprised you would just lay down an ebike, I did something like that once and the weight of the bike bent the pedal
Brilliant!!!! Secure a patent and start mass production immediately!!! Hahahaha!!!!
Good luck with not strapping it down if u gotta perform emergency maneuvering on the hwy
Why don't you just get a bike rack? Be alot easier to load and unload.
Most bike racks don't hold 160lbs, plus this keeps them out of the weather, and it was free 🙂
@@CitizenCycle925 The Hollywood rack Rad sales can hold two bike. But free is good 😂
Home run
I just ride mine everywhere.
Me too! Except when we go out of town.
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