The best video on how to get my Lectric e-bikes on my rack I’ve seen. I’m 81 and your ramp idea is going to be a life saver for me. I really appreciate your attention to detail and your use of the KISS principle. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Ben. Appreciate the kind words. I have an 'addendum' video coming up where I built a 'bridge' for the front bike. Right now, I have to lift the front end of the front bike to move it from one wheel cradle to the other. I think you'll like my bridge idea. Stay tuned and I hope you subscribe so you get notified. Dean
Thanks for getting back to me. I’m been working on your ramp idea and I came across some 1by3’s in the garage and I think I’m going to attach them to the sides of the 2by4 ramp to provide some sides to make it even easier to keep the tires on the ramp. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
I got the whole thing built and ready for install, but for the life of me, with their instructions, I could not figure out the purpose of the "anti-wobble" plate and fastener. There was no explanation and just a drawing that vaguely showed where it went. Watching your video my reaction was, "Ohhhhhhh..." Thanks so much. You're a great "explainer" and teacher.
Getting our new Fat Tire 52V / 23Ah battery, w/ twin 1000W hub motors, brings its weight to over 100lbs! So far, I haven't found a rack that will support two of these. This was a fantastic tutorial - you really have a knack for it!
Thank you and thanks so much for viewing. Please check out my video on building a 'bridge' for this rack. If you subscribe, you'll find it easily. Dean
Really good video. I just unboxed mine and decided to watch your video before I put it together. The instructions seem clear enough but your video was very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks Jeff. Appreciate the kind words. I have an 'addendum' video coming up where I built a 'bridge' for the front bike. Right now, I have to lift the front end of the front bike to move it from one wheel cradle to the other. I think you'll like my bridge idea. Stay tuned and I hope you subscribe so you get notified. Dean
Thanks so much for one of the best videos out there in UA-cam (if not the best one) for any tutorial I have ever seen. Details, ideas, clarity and great explanations without crazy music, long introductions, excellent sound and images, made me to Like and Subscribe without hesitation. Wish you the best. Thanks again.
Thanks! I will be purchasing one of these! Funny that people cover their license plates in videos, yet we drive around with them uncovered for all to see!!! lol 🤪
@@kevinwilliamson7294 Well Kevin, unfortunately we live in a world where, when you are a media creator and happen to say what some believe is the wrong thing, you never know what people are gonna do or blame you for. Best to just take elementary level efforts to protect ones self.
I just finished assembling mine. Easy thanks to your excellent instructions and I’m not mechanically inclined, to put it mildly. Anyway two comments. Some of the holes for the brackets were not well machined. I screwed them in by hand and lined up the square on the screw to the bracket and lightly tapped it into place. Second, they changed the washers on the bottom cross bar and did not provide washers for the bar brackets. No problem for me and I’ll add some later if necessary. Thanks again for the advice and instructions.
@@butchie2752 sorry about the changes between yours and my video. Glad you were able to tap the bolts into place. Consider watching my video related to this rack on how to build a ‘bridge’. Thanks for the comments. Dean
@@PilotViewProductions I’m definitely doing the bridge and ramp. I have used a black widow holder that had a ramp. Unfortunately it was totally unreliable for holding a heavy bike. Relied exclusively on ratchet straps.
Had to watch it again to remember how to tighten the anti hitch. Thanks. One minor thing-something on this thing rusts. I keep it on the car in my driveway. Maybe they all do. I also had a little trouble with my BIG Ebike mostly with the ramp. I tried to cheap out with stuff I already had. Probably not plan a.
I liked the idea of making my own ramp, but I used a 2x6 because the tires are so fat, it made it far easier to drive it up the ramp. I also "splurged" for a two-pronged padded hook from Home Depot that doesn't scratch the rack. I also mitered the bottom on the board so I didn't have a bump to start over to get it started up. But thanks for giving me the idea. It works great!!!
Very informative video. One question. The flat washer is usually placed first with the lock washer adjacent to the nut or knob in this case. You show the opposite order. I wonder if the instructions have an error there. Thanks
I agree and found it strange as well but that’s what the instructions stated. Thanks for watching Bruce. We are still enjoying this rack and I have an addendum video coming soon where I scratch built a ‘bridge’ across the front wheel cradles. It prevents the user from having to lift the front end of the bike to move it from one cradle to the other side.
After watching your video we decided to go with that exact same model my question is, Is two weeks the normal waiting time before it’s delivered to my house? Thank you
I notice you have the plate under the U-shaped fastener turned with the slight bend towards the vehicle instead of how it is shown in the manual with the bend facing outward. I'm not sure which way is correct.
Well I’m not sure about the manual but to me it makes more sense to have the majority of the plate bracing the part which is more mobile…in this case the bike rack. The receiver is certainly not going to move.
Hello jedderk. Thanks for viewing and for the question. With this dual rack, it is 'easier' to mount a bike on the rear location due to being able to use the 'tongue' of the rack as a bridge point when rolling the front wheel of the bike from one wheel cradle across to the other. BTW: I did a followup video on how to build a bridge for the mounting of the front bike. It can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/nQ8kzL6JAbc/v-deo.html
18:07 The Velcro straps go over the wheel then through the small slot on the end of the tire bracket then back up through the wheel to fasten to itself. They do hold the tire down well this way. Good idea on the ramp. I'll be working on that soon. Thanks!
Btw, I haven't tried it yet as I'm waiting to get my hitch installed. Couldn't you load ebike with rack leaned out, then push back up? I saw you did a ramp. I was just wondering? Thanks!
The anti-wobble is not supposed to have any play. If however, you are grabbing the bike rack from up top and moving it, you may feel some wobble. If you are grabbing the rack by the shaft coming out of the hitch receiver, it should not have 'any' play.
Just purchased the 4 bike version. Much gratitude for making the video. Very well thought out and edited.
@@shaunpannell4658 Thank you. We still like ours.
The best video on how to get my Lectric e-bikes on my rack I’ve seen. I’m 81 and your ramp idea is going to be a life saver for me. I really appreciate your attention to detail and your use of the KISS principle. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Ben. Appreciate the kind words. I have an 'addendum' video coming up where I built a 'bridge' for the front bike. Right now, I have to lift the front end of the front bike to move it from one wheel cradle to the other. I think you'll like my bridge idea. Stay tuned and I hope you subscribe so you get notified. Dean
When removing the bikes do you just reverse the process and back the bikes down?
@@benfoster3331 yessir
Thanks for getting back to me. I’m been working on your ramp idea and I came across some 1by3’s in the garage and I think I’m going to attach them to the sides of the 2by4 ramp to provide some sides to make it even easier to keep the tires on the ramp. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
@@benfoster3331 That sounds perfect. Wish I could see a picture when you’re done
The best video out there to help people like me who cannot pay 200$ for assembly and installation
Thanks for viewing and the kind comments
I got the whole thing built and ready for install, but for the life of me, with their instructions, I could not figure out the purpose of the "anti-wobble" plate and fastener. There was no explanation and just a drawing that vaguely showed where it went. Watching your video my reaction was, "Ohhhhhhh..." Thanks so much. You're a great "explainer" and teacher.
Thanks so much and I’m glad you got it to work. We like our rack still. You may be interested in my video on how I built a bridge for this rack.
Getting our new Fat Tire 52V / 23Ah battery, w/ twin 1000W hub motors, brings its weight to over 100lbs! So far, I haven't
found a rack that will support two of these. This was a fantastic tutorial - you really have a knack for it!
Thank you and thanks so much for viewing. Please check out my video on building a 'bridge' for this rack. If you subscribe, you'll find it easily. Dean
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Our bike rack did not come with an owners manual, so you saved us a lot of frustration!! Thanks again!
So glad it helped
Really good video. I just unboxed mine and decided to watch your video before I put it together. The instructions seem clear enough but your video was very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks Jeff. Appreciate the kind words. I have an 'addendum' video coming up where I built a 'bridge' for the front bike. Right now, I have to lift the front end of the front bike to move it from one wheel cradle to the other. I think you'll like my bridge idea. Stay tuned and I hope you subscribe so you get notified. Dean
Thanks so much for one of the best videos out there in UA-cam (if not the best one) for any tutorial I have ever seen. Details, ideas, clarity and great explanations without crazy music, long introductions, excellent sound and images, made me to Like and Subscribe without hesitation. Wish you the best. Thanks again.
Wow thanks for viewing and for the support.
Thanks! I will be purchasing one of these! Funny that people cover their license plates in videos, yet we drive around with them uncovered for all to see!!! lol 🤪
@@kevinwilliamson7294 Well Kevin, unfortunately we live in a world where, when you are a media creator and happen to say what some believe is the wrong thing, you never know what people are gonna do or blame you for. Best to just take elementary level efforts to protect ones self.
I just finished assembling mine. Easy thanks to your excellent instructions and I’m not mechanically inclined, to put it mildly.
Anyway two comments. Some of the holes for the brackets were not well machined. I screwed them in by hand and lined up the square on the screw to the bracket and lightly tapped it into place. Second, they changed the washers on the bottom cross bar and did not provide washers for the bar brackets. No problem for me and I’ll add some later if necessary.
Thanks again for the advice and instructions.
@@butchie2752 sorry about the changes between yours and my video. Glad you were able to tap the bolts into place. Consider watching my video related to this rack on how to build a ‘bridge’. Thanks for the comments. Dean
@@PilotViewProductions I’m definitely doing the bridge and ramp. I have used a black widow holder that had a ramp. Unfortunately it was totally unreliable for holding a heavy bike. Relied exclusively on ratchet straps.
Had to watch it again to remember how to tighten the anti hitch. Thanks. One minor thing-something on this thing rusts. I keep it on the car in my driveway. Maybe they all do. I also had a little trouble with my BIG Ebike mostly with the ramp. I tried to cheap out with stuff I already had. Probably not plan a.
I liked the idea of making my own ramp, but I used a 2x6 because the tires are so fat, it made it far easier to drive it up the ramp. I also "splurged" for a two-pronged padded hook from Home Depot that doesn't scratch the rack. I also mitered the bottom on the board so I didn't have a bump to start over to get it started up. But thanks for giving me the idea. It works great!!!
Good ideas
Hope you'll subscribe and/or check out my other video on building a bridge between the front two bike tire cradles.
Could you add a little more detail on the prong you bought at hd? Thanks. Great idea on a wider board.
Excellent review and I liked the extra tips.
Thanks and I hope you tune in to my video on building a bridge between front wheel cradles. Subscribe if you can and you’ll see it. Dean
Thank you for a most helpful video, a thousand thanxs
Thanks for viewing
Very informative video. One question. The flat washer is usually placed first with the lock washer adjacent to the nut or knob in this case. You show the opposite order. I wonder if the instructions have an error there. Thanks
I agree and found it strange as well but that’s what the instructions stated. Thanks for watching Bruce. We are still enjoying this rack and I have an addendum video coming soon where I scratch built a ‘bridge’ across the front wheel cradles. It prevents the user from having to lift the front end of the bike to move it from one cradle to the other side.
Thank you for posting this.
Thanks for viewing John
After watching your video we decided to go with that exact same model my question is, Is two weeks the normal waiting time before it’s delivered to my house? Thank you
@@larrynorman1919 I’m pretty sure we got ours sooner
Use a pool noodle on the hook loop part to protect your bike .
I notice you have the plate under the U-shaped fastener turned with the slight bend towards the vehicle instead of how it is shown in the manual with the bend facing outward. I'm not sure which way is correct.
Well I’m not sure about the manual but to me it makes more sense to have the majority of the plate bracing the part which is more mobile…in this case the bike rack. The receiver is certainly not going to move.
I was about to ask if this works with a step through, loading your bike answers my question. I liked the video and think ill order one.
Check out my video on building a ‘bridge’ for this model. Maybe I can talk you into subscribing. Dean
this was so helpful...thank you...can we use just one set of mounts without issue? and where is best to use 1? front or back of post?
Hello jedderk. Thanks for viewing and for the question. With this dual rack, it is 'easier' to mount a bike on the rear location due to being able to use the 'tongue' of the rack as a bridge point when rolling the front wheel of the bike from one wheel cradle across to the other. BTW: I did a followup video on how to build a bridge for the mounting of the front bike. It can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/nQ8kzL6JAbc/v-deo.html
You should do more unboxing videos... As usual very nicely done
Thanks Mukthesh
18:07 The Velcro straps go over the wheel then through the small slot on the end of the tire bracket then back up through the wheel to fasten to itself. They do hold the tire down well this way. Good idea on the ramp. I'll be working on that soon. Thanks!
Thanks hope you catch my ‘bridge’ video for this rack. Dean
Nicely done!
Thanks for watching Shirleen.
15:12 Is there a torque number to tighten it at in the instructions ?
No
My pin did not line up. I may have to drill the hole out for the two positions.
Sorry to hear that
So do i have to unbolt the anti wobble brace every time i remove rack? I just got the same one.
Yes, but having it is worth it
Thanks I just got exactly same rack. For Ariel Rider Xclass, and regular bikes.
Btw, I haven't tried it yet as I'm waiting to get my hitch installed. Couldn't you load ebike with rack leaned out, then push back up? I saw you did a ramp. I was just wondering? Thanks!
Yes but it would only work for the outside bike.
Thank you
Is the lock suppose to be tight or can move back and forth ?
Are you referring to the lock running through the hitch receiver?
@@PilotViewProductions yes, mine doesn't make a tight connection...can slide back and forth a little bit
The anti-wobble is supposed to be tight but the lock has some play in it.
I cant get my anti wabble to be toght enough to not wobble at all. 😢 Is it safe to have a small amout of wobble?
Mine is tight. Is the wobble occurring at the antiwobble plate location or is there just some play where the rack folds up for example?
The anti-wobble is not supposed to have any play. If however, you are grabbing the bike rack from up top and moving it, you may feel some wobble. If you are grabbing the rack by the shaft coming out of the hitch receiver, it should not have 'any' play.
Thank you very helpful 😊
Glad it was helpful!
6:16 how do I remove the tubes, I got bolts out but horizontal tubes won’t come out
I’m returning rack
Not sure, it should come out.
My goodness, you actually have bedroom shoes? Do you wear New Balance and Tommy Hilfiger LOL?
Guilty on all counts lol
Given my age, I'm sure New Balance
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