Please remember there are riders here that would have difficulty even ramping a bike onto a truck bed.obvious
That’s exactly what a buddy of mine does with his emtb…in fact, he also drives a RAM pickup. That might be the less costly alternative but requires a bit more muscle on his part.If you have a pickup, why not just wheel the bikes on the bed of the truck, and tie a couple of ratchet straps over the handlebars to secure them?
No risk of getting rear ended and losing the bikes, no risk of the heavy bikes falling off the rack, and no road debris to scuff up the bike.
Seems like the obvious solution if you have a pickup.
I just keep a 5' long by 2' wide board of wood in the truck bed, along with a sturdy stepstool. Wheel it right up and down to the truck bed.Please remember there are riders here that would have difficulty even ramping a bike onto a truck bed.
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I can no longer get my Thule mounted. A few of us are worn out and nearer our dirt naps. Severe arthritis and advanced spinal stenosis make simple tasks impossible. ALL lifting can be excruciating. I’m not whining here I just know what I was capable of 10 years ago and what I am in my 70’sNo need to break your back lifting the bike.
If you’re referring to the Easy Fold and lifting the rack itself, I understand. It is a bit heavy, though not the worst out there. However, if you’re referring to loading the bikes on an Easy Fold, it does come with a ramp, which is ingeniously engineered to be hidden inside the unit. I just paid a small fortune for a Kuat Piston Pro, and the ramp doesn’t stow on the rack at all, so it’s a bit of a nuisance. Unfortunately, my wife’s bike is over 60 lbs., so there’ll be no leaving the ramp behind.I can no longer get my Thule mounted. A few of us are worn out and nearer our dirt naps. Severe arthritis and advanced spinal stenosis make simple tasks impossible. ALL lifting can be excruciating. I’m not whining here I just know what I was capable of 10 years ago and what I am in my 70’s
I should have invested in a hitch mount with ramps. Maybe low enough to comfortably roll bikes on.
My Middrives KHS Townie clones are a bit under 50 lbs
For YOU! Sadly some of us can’t easily mount the carrier. I get help at home. The problem is how do I get them off and back on when traveling to bike trails in MN.so it’s really not THAT big of a problem.
1 UP racks are sturdy, simple and easy to install and use. I have had 2 of them so far. One Super Duty 2 inch and my latest 1.25 inch Quick Rack single for my Kona. Both are capable of hauling heavy bikes with no issues...That’s exactly what a buddy of mine does with his emtb…in fact, he also drives a RAM pickup. That might be the less costly alternative but requires a bit more muscle on his part.
I really like how stable and secure our 1Up Super Duty is, how easy it is to load bikes and the fact that no part of the rack touches the bike frames and that goes as well for the bikes themselves. I also have an optional ramp but don’t think I’ll be using anytime soon. Having the flexibility to transport just a single bike or two by simply bolting an add-on makes it such a versatile rack. Both the base rack and the add-on fold up neatly and are easily stowed in the corner wall of a garage. The super duty’s weight capacity is 75lbs/bike.
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The Kuat PP looks dynamite but was a tad more than I wanted to spend.
The nice feature with 1Up is the weight of the base rack which is 28lbs for the Superduty 2” single. It works great for transporting a single bike and is easier on the back when attaching it to the hitch receiver. The add on is 18lbs but unlike most racks you’re not forced to lift an entire rack assembly where dual trays are permanently attached together.I bought a pair of Gazelle Ultimate C380+ e bikes. My wife would like us to be able to transport them to ride other places.
I have a Ram 1500 pickup with a 2 inch receiver hitch.
Should I look at a truck bed bike rack or a hitch mounted bike rack carrier?
Does 1 UP make the ramp?The nice feature with 1Up is the weight of the base rack which is 28lbs for the Superduty 2” single. It works great for transporting a single bike and is easier on the back when attaching it to the hitch receiver. The add on is 18lbs but unlike most racks you’re not forced to lift an entire rack assembly where dual trays are permanently attached together.
The ramp is easily stored on the back of the rack by aligning keyhole slots with security bolts. I admit that I haven’t used it much and still find that I’m able to load ebikes onto the trays in the conventional manner.
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Yes. It’s also powder coated, can be configured to fit on either side of the bike trays and is also compatible with your Quick Rack. It does require swapping out the stock metal hardware for clevis/hitch pins at the bent arms. This allows the arm to be folded down so that the ramp can be hooked into place at the end of the tray. I think that the ramp would be particularly helpful if a vehicle’s hitch receiver is quite high up off of the ground making the task of lifting a heavy ebike all that more difficult.Does 1 UP make the ramp?