DIY eBike Carrier for Truck
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2021
- I built a custom ebike carrier that fits in the bed of my truck. It holds the front wheel and keeps the ebikes upright while driving. i encourage you to also find your own solutions to transport your ebikes.
That's how my parents and I transported our dirt bikes. I called it the "ladder". Brilliant
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.
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.
Awesome bike rack. I made mine for 3 e- bikes and couldn't be happier. Thank You so much !!!
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!!!
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.
Necessity the mother of all inventions good job brother!
Two run homer. Nice job CC..
"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.
Sweet!! Gonna use that for our two fat tire bikes. Thanks Dude!
Excellent design!
Home Run.. I like it. Thanks :)
Great video! This is what I need
Great idea 👍
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.
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!
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.
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.
Looks like a good idea...
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
Very ingenious. You can get those clear plexiglas wheel protectors for your little one. Or, knowing you, build them yourself, ha!
Model of the seats on both bikes, either one look better than the butt muncher that came with my bike - Cyrusher XF650
Thanks for video.
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
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.
Good idea.
That’s a grand slam!
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 .
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!!
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!
Cool
How do you get that 90 pound bike up into the pickup? A ramp would be nice.
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!
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!
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
Have you ever used a Rocky mounts hitch bike rack?
WIsh you would if added the luna 3000w mid drive cyclone instead of the front wheel hub. That would of been insane.
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?
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
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!!!!
Home run
Good luck with not strapping it down if u gotta perform emergency maneuvering on the hwy
Would be nice to know dimensions
I just ride mine everywhere.
Me too! Except when we go out of town.
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 😂
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