HOW TO TRANSPORT EBIKE: Using a 40 gallon Tote
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2019
- How to transport ebike. In this video I show how I transport our Lectric ebike.
I purchased a 40 gallon tote at Lowe in order to transport and store our Lectric XP folding ebike Cost was $21.85. I use the tote to store and transport our Lectric ebike in the back seat area of my truck.
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What a great idea. We have two Lectric bikes and we load them into the back of a Hyundai Tucson. They fit OK, however, I have to lean them to one side to keep them from tipping over. I think this will solve that problem. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting!! Safe Travels. Sean & Angie
So I reviewed several videos before settling on a tote suitable for mine. My situation is that I need to put my Lectric XP 2.0 in the back seat of a 2011 Mercedes C300. It will not fit in the trunk and I don't feel comfortable carrying it on my trunk-mounted bike carrier rated for 70 lbs - those skinny straps don't give me a high degree of confidence. So after watching vids and thinking about 50-70 gallon containers, I settled on a Craftsman 50 gallon tote from Lowes. My bike fits with enough room to sit low and if I remove the handlebar it will fit inside the container also. This container cost $44.98 with latching lid. I lined my rear doorway with a blanket and placed it wheels-first into the opening and, with a mighty shove, got it inside with no problem, by myself. Removing it from the car was a piece of cake. It is probably a good idea that I didn't opt for a larger tote.
Hi Jay, thanks for watching band commenting. Glad you were able to find a tote that works for you. Take care and safe travels!! 🍻 Sean
Thanks for the video. Hubs was buying this exact tote today for this purpose. I was hunting for what size for my Qualisports Dolphin which is smaller and found this video. We will definitely use your idea of using the lid to reinforce the tote. Genius!
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words. Crazy to think I made this video almost 5 years ago. We sure love our bikes. Safe travels to you. 👍 Sean
Leaving that bit of lid for rigidity was a stroke of genius. Definitely " thinking outside the box"! LOL I just bought some Lowes 40 gal totes for our new XP step-thru's. Will trim them to fit. Thanks. Your video actually convinced me to go with Lectric's for their extreme folded compactness.
Hi Brian. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Glad you found value in the video. We sure have enjoyed our bikes. Take care!! Sean
Thank you very much for sharing your idea of placing the folded Lectric bikes into these totes! It has made a world of difference transporting our bikes in and out of our camper.
Keep up the great work and sharing your travels and ideas!
Thanks so much for the kind comments. And thank you for being a part of our journey. We are currently in Salmon, Idaho. Hopefully you will keep enjoying all our upcoming content. Take care and safe travels!! 😁👍❤️ Sean & Angie
@@ouRVisionnomadicliving Enjoy Salmon,! Idaho has so many different landscapes to explore and being an Idaho native living in Boise we still find new things to experience.
Great idea, thanks for sharing your ingenuity!
Hi Laura, your most welcome. Glad you found value in the video. Safe Travels!! 🍻 Sean
Great idea and will be easy to put away or throw behind a truck thanks for the video 👍🏻
Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care and safe travels. 👍
Very entertaining 👍👍👍 ciao from italian friends 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Thank you. 👍👍🍻 Sean
Thanks! Wonderful idea!
Your welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting. Safe travels!! 👍 Sean
great informative video. had to subscribe to you.
Thanks for watching and subscribing!! I hope you enjoy our channel. Sean & Angie
If you have an oscillating tool, it’s perfect for cutting the plastic lid. I used a Plunge & Saw blade. It’s also a good idea to use a piece of foam between the wheels while folded to prevent scratches.
Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for the tips. 👍 Thanks so much for watching and commenting. 👍😁 Sean
Omg that’s so cool ..I’m buying one right now
We sure like the ease of storage and transportation. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!! Sean
Nice video. We have 2 Rad Mini ST and use the Craftsman Crate with wheels. The sides of our crate did crack because we didn't use the "Lid Idea," hopefully I'll be able to patch it and then fasten the Lid to the sides with Pop Rivets to reinforce the crate. BTW, we remove the battery from the bike, (to reduce the weight) before lifting it into our vehicle. This saves 8 pounds/12%, which my 72 years old back likes!
Thanks so much Pat. Good luck with the repairs on the Tote. In the two years we have owned our bikes I have yet to remove the batteries. It certainly would help lighten them up a bit. I just make sure I have eaten my wheaties before lifting. 😁 Safe travels!! 🍻 Sean
Loved your video 😍 beautiful places.Thanks for sharing. I watched until the end. Left my support. See you around Thanks
Thank you so much!
I agree with a couple things here..... The tires and chains on bikes are ALWAYS dirty so being able to heft them into a pickup truck with the tote is perfect. I have a cap on my truck (lined with a bedrug) and we sleep in it when camping as well so keeping the sand and dirt from tires off it is important.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. We have found that having the totes for storage and transportation has worked out really well for us. I have the ability to store them in a large cubby on the rear of our fifth wheel, or in the back seat area of our truck. Most of the time we have them in the back seat area of the truck. Take care and safe travels!! Sean
Thank you!
Your most welcome. Thanks for watching & commenting. 🍻 Sean
Smart idea, I hope mine get here soon, order 51--
Thanks for watching. Safe travels.
mine are coming tomorrow... i'm 5102
allpeoplefreepeople great news mine is coming the 15 is says but until then I will be riding my rad rover
I came across one of your comments on Facebook and you included a link to this video. Very instructive. I definitely would not have thought to utilize the lip of the lid to improve overall rigidity. I like that. It's been over 2 years since you posted this video, how have the original totes held up?
Hi Frank. Thanks for the kind words. The totes are holding up well. It's actually been almost 3 years since I fashioned the first tote in Oct. 2019 for our white bike. We have sure loved having the bikes with us on our journey, and the totes have made storing & transporting the bikes a breeze. Thanks so much for watching &; commenting. Safe travels!!
Great idea thanks for posting. Question where is the bike path that follows the river looks like a nice place to ride. Thanks
Thanks so much. That is part of the Moab Canyon Pathway. The section you see in the video is a long the Colorado River east of Moab. Here is a link to information about it. www.discovermoab.com/moab-canyon-pathway/
good idea maybe get tote with wheels so easy to move
Thanks for watching Bob. I actually prefer this tote without wheels. I don't have a problem moving it, and as I store 2 bikes in totes in the back seat of my truck, the wheels wouldn't be an advantage to me. 🍻 Sean
Bought my new Lectric XP in December, 2020. Then I saw your great video and tried it myself. Cut the lid as you did to give the top of the tote extra regidity. BUT, I found that wheels would not go all the way in as the deraileur seems to be sticking out more than yours and won't go into box. Since it sits with all of the weight on the yellow frame, it's not stable and won't work for me. However, you offered a great idea, and I'm looking at a slightly larger 50-gal tote that may work better. Are the newer XP's wider?
Hi Phil, thanks for watching and commenting. I'm sorry you are having issues. Over time I too have found that it's easier to put the bikes into the tote, then to put the yellow lid onto the tote with the bike in the tote. It takes a little finagle. We got a second bike in Nov. 2019 and I put it in a tote as well, and they both fit great in the back seat area of my truck. Going to a 50 gallon tote wouldn't work for me as then the two totes would be too wide to sit in the truck. I hope you find a solution. Take care!! Sean
Thanks so much for a great video. I know it’s four years old, but I am hoping you are still monitoring the comments. It doesn’t look like you used a cutting wheel on your Dremel tool was just curious what bit you used?
Hi thanks so much for watching. I used a 1/8 drill bit in the Dremel. Crazy to think its been over 4 years ago that I made this video. We still love our bikes, and are still using the totes. 👍 Sean
@@ouRVisionnomadicliving Hi Sean and thanks for responding for sure! Time sure does fly 👍👍
I just picked up one of these totes and ordered my 3.0 yesterday! Lucky enough to have a Lectric dealer about 30 min from our home so that made it a lot easier.
Just lost half my right foot from an infection over the past year and I need to find an alternative to walking about 10 miles a day for exercise. Need something outside that will be less stressful on my feet. Only planning on riding on the bike trails as there are a lot of “rails to trails” here in the Buckeye state. Hoping this all works out ……I’ve been waiting for someone who is trading in there 2.0 on the new 3.0 and just buy a used one to try out this summer but no such luck. Dealer explained that most folks just buy a new one and keep their old one too.
Thanks again for the great video and response. Please stay safe out there and have a blessed summer.
Hi, well we have 2 of these Lectric XP bikes a coming to us very soon, and I have no plans on putting them on a bike rack, so our plan was to put them in a container as you described, how well did yours fit in the back seat of your truck? I know I can haul them in the back of the truck once I unhitch my 5ver but during travel days I am just trying to figure out how to transport them. I don't think I could get 2 in the back seat in these containers..... Thanks for your feedback. It would be good for a follow up video as to how your are transporting and there they fit etc. Thanks
I actually did a video specific to the possibility of transporting two bikes in the totes in the back of a crew cab truck vs. a mega cab truck (we have a Megacab) here is the link. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. 😁👍ua-cam.com/video/g5a0nproQpw/v-deo.html
Needed a good option and this seems to be perfect. Why did you cut the lid instead of just taking it off? Stability?
Hi, thanks for watching. As for the lid. Where the lid came with the tot I felt that cutting out the center and using the "ring" would provide more rigidity as the bikes are heavy. I then put the cut out piece in the bottom of the tote as well to help give the bottom of the tot a bit more protection. 👍 🍻 Sean
We don't have ours yet, but trying to plan ahead as to what the best way it to transport them around town as well as when we go out with the RV. We will have two XP's, so I have been wondering if two totes will fit in the back seat of my crew cab GMC truck or if they will need to go in to the bed. When traveling with the RV our little dog rides in the back seat, so then at least one or maybe both will have to go to the bed.
Thanks much for doing the video. Safe travels and see you on the FB group.
Larry S in San Antonio, TX.
Right now we only have 1 bike but plan on buying another. We have a mega cab and I'm sure two bikes in the tots will fit in the back seat area of our truck. But Jazz is going to have a much smaller area to lounge out. 😄. Thanks for watching and safe travels!!
What size are those tires???
@@larrynmarks the tires are 20" x 4".
@@larrynmarks they are CST BFT 20X4
Excellent idea. How high is the top of the seat from the ground? Where was the drone shot taken with the bike rider?
Thanks for watching. The seat is adjustable. If pushed all the way down it could be 30" from the ground. I haven't measured how high up from the ground if adjusted all the way up. The drone shot was taken on the bike path that runs along the Colorado River. Specifically it was shot just east of the Goose Island Campground located off Hwy 128 in Utah.
ouRVision nomadic living Thanks. Thinking about getting one of those bikes. looks like a lot of fun. Gotta get out to Colorado next year. That area looks beautiful.
Does the top of the container scratch or scuff the paint on the bike? Maybe some pipe insulation around the top edge.
So far it has not. Certainly if you wanted to add some paddind you could. Thanks for watching!!
use those totes every winter to make Cat houses for the feral community, and I have found that a saber saw is better for cutting, Dremels are just too weak.
Well I had a Dremel, and it worked just fine. Sometimes ya have to use what ya got. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video. Why is it necessary to cut the lid, instead of simply using the tub without the lid? Have you tried using the tub to carry the bike without the lid rim?
Hi Mark. The lid came with the tub, I decided to cut it out and use the lid "ring" at the time because it made sense to me that it would give the tote some additional rigidity. I see pics all the time in the Lectric FB forum where people do not do what I did. Up to you. 👍 Thanks for watching and commenting. Enjoy your bike. 😁 Sean
@@ouRVisionnomadicliving I didn't use the "Lid Idea" on our Rad Mini ST and the sides of the crate did CRACK wish I thought of this idea before!
i got my xp a few days ago and i had already ordered the side mirrors to have when it arrived. did you just cut a hole in the hand grips to attach the mirrors? it appears that you have the original handlebars that come on bike and wanted to make sure these mirrors fit before installing them. thanks for any info.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes I used an exacto blade and cut the end of the handgrip to put the insert into the handle bar. Enjoy your new bike!! Take care. 👍😁 Sean
@@ouRVisionnomadicliving excellent, thanks for the reply. will see about getting them installed.
Hello.
Great video I'm going do the same but using a multi tool for cutting the lid.
My question is I noticed that you trimmed neatly the piece you cut out that's probably trash. What did you do with it? Was it part of the plan for the final project?
Hi David, I put it in the bottom on the tote to give the "floor" of the tote a little bit more protection. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. Take care and safe travels!! 🍻 Sean
@@ouRVisionnomadicliving Perfect, I will do this as well. Thanks again for your reply.
@@69THGILF Your most welcome. 👍
Wow! Where is that final scene with bike riding in a canyon? (at 3:55)
It is on a section of the Moab Canyon Pathway along hwy 128. For a short period of time E-bikes were allowed on the pathway, however currently they are not. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. 👍 Sean
Hi, so, my question is, isn't that tote going to be a pain for one person to remove the XP from? Much easier to let gravity do the work to place it in, but seems to me, if one person tries to lift it out, the tote may actually lift up with the XP.
The bike does take a little finesse putting in and removing it from the tote, however the benefits it provides make that worth it to me. We are going to have two bikes soon, and when transporting/storing them they won't be banging into each other. I can position the tote easier in the back seat of my truck as the bottom of the tote slides, instead of man handling the bike around. Good question. Thanks for watching. Safe travels!!
ouRVision nomadic living thanks for the response. Watched and acquired the needed knowledge!
About how much did your bike weigh? My issue is lifting it up and into the back of a small suv. I was thinking of using a flat folded box to slide it and protect the floor. My bike without battery weighs about 60 lbs.
The Lectric XP weighs 62 lbs I believe, some people remove the battery to lighten it up a bit. Thanks for watching. 👍🍻 Sean
Hi. Which dremel and accessory did you use to cut out the tops?
Hi Sarah, I used a Dremel 3000, pretty sure I purchased it at Lowes. I used a 1/8" drill bit in the Dremel to cut out the lid. I hope you found the video helpful. If you did please consider hitting the subscribe button. Angie & I have a bunch of videos on our channel about the bike. If you have any additional questions let us know. Safe travels. 🍻 Sean
how do you secure and protect them from the elements when at the campsite?
Hi Tim, if I don't fold them back up and put them back in the truck, I keep them under the nose of our 5th wheel and lock them to the front landing gear using cable locks. You bring up a great question. When we got our first bike in the Aug. 2019 it was right before we headed to Moab, UT and camphosted. I used the bike to run around the campground. For over 2 months I just "parked" it under the nose of our 5th wheel. I never locked it up, honestly didn't even think about locking it up. In our travels now, however when I leave them out, I as I said, I lock them up at night. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🍻 Sean
Why did you further cut off the tabs on the cut out yellow lid?
I felt that having the "frame" of the lid would give the tote more rigidity when carrying it. I just cut out what I felt was unnecessary. 👍 Thanks for watching and commenting. 😁 Take care. Sean
Thanks. We will let you know how we decide to carry our bikes. Check out our UA-cam channel “RVing with the Moracas” when you have a few moments.
Hey, not only a fellow Lectric Bikes owner but a fellow traveler. 👍 I danced with your red button. We are just packing up this morning to head from Point Pleasant to Rustburg, VA. I will check out some of your videos later tonight. Back in 2015 I really looked hard at a Glacier Peak by Outdoor RV, but it didn't have washer/dryer hookups so Angie said no. Thanks for joining our journey. Safe travels. 🍻 Sean
What Dremel bit are you using to cut to plastic? Thanks
I used an 1/8 drill bit.
Where is the ride at the end of the video? Beautiful.
Hi Alan, Angie is riding on a portion of the "Moab Canyon Pathway". Where she is riding is along hwy 128 (known as the river road) along the south side of the Colorado River about 3 miles northeast of Moab, Utah. For a short time, (about 3 weeks in Oct. 2019) E-bikes were allowed on the pathway. But that decision was reversed and they are not allowed at this time. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. 👍😁 Sean
@@ouRVisionnomadicliving why on earth did they decide to prohibit harmless ebikes on this stretch of highway?
@@alanschroeder6913 it's a big mess. The pathway starts in Moab, the city of Moab prohibits E-bikes from all pathways and trails in the city. And has come out and stated they will aggressively enforce this ordinance. That is one reason. The second reason given is that the pathway (which extends 3 miles along hwy 128, and 10 miles along hwy. 191. was built with funds specifically designated for paths and trailways made for non motorized vehicles.
What about if you have accessories on your 3.0?
No idea, my bikes are the original version 1 bikes. I do have some accessories on my bikes, such as mirror, (on the end of the handlebars) and drink carriers attached to the handlebar stem. So it may just depend on what your adding. Thanks for watching.
I have mirrors, front and back basket. I just got my bike a few days ago. I haven't put everything on yet. Just wondering. Thanks
enjoy that new bike!!@@13Uploads
Where was the drone shot taken?
That was a nice drone shot!
It was taken along Hwy 128 just east of the Goose Island Campground.
@@ldstexas6817 Thanks!
Step up to 50 gallon
Hey Jerome, thanks for watching and commenting. Actually I can't as the 50 gallon totes would be to large. Due to the size of the 40 gallon totes, I am able to put two totes with bikes side by side in the backseat of my 09 Mega Cab Dodge. The 40 gallon totes have been fantastic, still using them for over 4 years at this point.
Anybody know those tub dimensions?
The inside bottom dimensions of the 40 Gallon tote are 31 3/8" L x 16 38" W with a height of 15 1/2".
Love the video. The music is awful.
Sorry about the music, it is a 4 year old video. Thanks for watching. 👍
In a year from now there will be twenty more videos of this same type. There are already too many. Find something more original.
I made that video in Sept. 2019, it was the first one. Can't get more original than being the first. 👍