[Steve]People transport
their motorbikes by
various means, either by car,
by van, by rack, by pick-up
however, with an e-mounted
bike and that added weight
can be a little bit more tricky.
So, today then we're
going to have a lot at the
various ways of transporting your e-bike
from A to B.
Now, e-bikes are a great
way of getting out and about
and going on some mega adventures
but there could actually be
some trails on your doorstep
which you don't even know about.
So, when we're talking about transporting
your e-mountain bike, maybe
rather than getting to
a destination, maybe
just go have a look in your backyard!
Now, obviously, a lot of
people that drive cars
and the most popular way
of transporting an e-bike
is actually by using a rack!
Now, racks come in all
shapes and sizes but
before I go in to each of them
I want to point out that
you need to be sure of the
rating of each of those racks and they can
cope with the weight you're
going to be putting, uh
on the back
Obviously this varies from
country to country, as too
does the whole business
of whether you should be
having your battery fitted for the bike
or disconnected from the bike.
However, most people have
got a trusty old hachback
and you can actually just
sling your e-bike in the
back, so here's my
1.6 FSI Golf,
seats down in the back
obviously.
Now, some cars you can chuck
your bike in very easily,
not the case on my Golf, so
I'm taking the
front wheel
out, and what I do is I tow
the bike and I slot the axle
back so you don't lose it
and this way
I haven't take-I haven't
put the bike upside down,
you got to watch that
it might actually damage
the controls on your handle bar there.
So, the way to do it is simply
you grab the forks, grab
the seat tubes, you've got
good weight distribution,
so that 20 kilo bike
is now actually not as
heavy as it used to be.
Now, you simply slot it in the back
like that!
And then, get your pad.
You can use a bit of
cardboard, or a blanket
and toss it on top, protect
the bike, wheel on top
BOOM! Job done!
One alternative way to carry
your e-mounted bike is by
a tow bar mounted rack.
Now these come in all shapes and sizes
you can get one bike
carriers, two bike carriers,
three bike carriers, four bike...
The key thing to know here is to know
the maximum system weight.
So, including the bike and
the carrier can't be more
than 60 kilos on the back of your car on a
tow bar mounted rack.
They range in price from 100
pound up to 5 or 600 pounds.
At Tool, they do an
incredible range of racks
for your car, uh, these
ones we're looking at now
are mostly tow bar mounted
so this one is a velo
compact 2 bike.
As you can see, this rack
here actually can fold away
so you get access to your
boot area. There's one option.
As you can see, this is a
maximum of 46 kilograms.
If we move over here, we
actually have an e-bike,
now this is the easy fold
which means when you take this
rack off the car it
folds away by compacting.
60 kilo for this one, so
that's a two bike rack there.
Okay, lets move down here! We've got
racks for devil bikes,
we've got racks with storage
on them, and uh, this
is a super neat touch is
this is a little ramp here
which means you can wheel
your e-bike on to the back of your car.
Really nice, really nice I mean these
they don't come cheap
obviously, they sell for about
400 pounds I think.
Now, check this row the Wonder Way.
Wonder Way here.
This probably pops on to Volkswagen T-6s
and this is designed to
carry two e-mounted bikes.
So, if you're a T-6 with two e-mount bikes
this is probably what you want to get.
Now, Russel here is taking
his specialized enduro
off his roof rack on
his Mercedes
200D, now
a lot of people choose to
have roof racks on their cars
simply because there's parking
sensors and it is the most
convenient way of transporting a bike.
However, on an e-bike which
weighs upwards of 20 kilos
getting that bike up on to
the roof on an expensive
car is probably not the best option, so I
probably move away from
this idea from the start.
Russel, that looked dead
easy for your 13 kilo
enduro, uh, now I guess you could
take an e-mounted bike
on a roof bar erhm, now
make sure if you do do that,
that the roof rack is actually
certified for the weight
and you could possibly
it depends on what country you live in,
take your battery out
to try to transport it
but that rule of law changes
from country to country.
Now Rachel here recons
you can carry three normal
mounted bikes on this rack.
She's got her 4000 pound enduro
on it and I'm just leaning
on it thinking "Crikey! If
I chuck a 20 Kilo e-mounted
bike on there, it's going to flex like
yeah you get what I
was going to say but so
these are called trunk
racks and they range from
25 pounds up to, what would
you call this Rachel huh?
150 quid?
[Rachel] I think more like 150, 180.
[Steve] Would you carry an e-bike
on there?
[Rachel] I have but I wouldn't
want to go a long distance
in that.
[Steve] I'm a bit weary about these racks
for e-mounted bikes but you can try it!
[Steve] Another option for transport
could be the venerable pick up truck.
No weight limit, huge amount
of carrying potential.
It really is a good idea to
not leave your bikes unlocked.
A great product for carrying
bikes in a pick up truck is
a tailgate pad, available
for over 100 pounds to
protect your truck.
Now, of course, the ultimate
form of transporting your
e-mounted bike has got to be a van.
I mean, vans come in all shapes and sizes.
The great thing is you can
chuck your bike in there
and get changed at the same time.
Carl Jennings!
[Carl] How you doing, Steve?
[Steve] Now he has got
a nice van, now Carl
obviously the first
part is a horse blanket!
Do you call them horse blankets?
[Carl] I put it in the back
and if you need it, you can
put it on it and stop the
bike from marking sort of
if it moves about in the van.
[Steve] Yeah
So this is a--
[Carl] This is the best we've got
[Steve] Yeah, so this is a
horse blanket it protects
your bike from scratches
and being jumbled around in
the back of the van.
Carl, can you show us how
you transport your mounted bike in a van.
[Carl] Sure. Yep, yep I
mean generally when you've
got tires, you want to put it in the bag
[Steve] Okay, lets get the bag on there
[Carl] You put the bag on first
[Steve] Bag on first
ooh right!
[Carl] The thing with the bags is is is
two man is better than one
and you just wheel in,
so if you open up that
that'll just wheel right in.
[Steve] I've never
actually seen one of these,
I've never seen one of these oh my god!
[Carl] And that just pulls up there
[Steve] Brandon! We need
to get some of these!
Blankets! Bike blankets! Pony blankets!
[Carl] Now normally, we go petals off
normally when we put them in so
[Steve] So petals off normally!
I think that is fine, that'll be fine.
[Carl] Zip it up like that.
[Steve] Now that has got
to be the ultimate way
no scratches, bruv what's next?
[Carl] Next thing is ya
just basically in she goes
put the front wheel in to the corner but
it can be a bit in if
you've got lots of bikes to
put in, you can twist the barrels
just undo the thing and put
the bags flat and you'll
get about seven or eight
e-bikes up to ten normally.
[Steve] I don't think most
people own eight to ten bikes!
[Carl] Welp, if there's
a few of you, and then
generally, its just
[Steve] One bungee?!
[Carl] One bungee! One bungee will do it!
[Steve] No!
[Carl] I like to use two
normally, but one bungee'll do it
[Steve] One bungee
[Carl] One bungee
one here, and what I like
to do, just to make sure
probably because of crapped out e-van,
I like to put one around here.
[Steve] Oh geeze you
planned for twenty years!
[Carl] I did, I am a kid!
[Laughter Emitting From Steve]
[Steve] Look at that a little
light, a little nice bit
of light in there lad, perfect interview
suh-sah-[Steve Gives Up On Using Words]
[Steve] Of course you've got to have about
well, I actually spent about
two grand on my van but you
can spend whatever you
spend on a van these days.
60 grand?!
[Carl] It can be, my camper is a bit uh
*special*, but um, yeah
it depends on your budget
All you need- all you need is a van.
[Steve] All you need
is a van. There you go.
Wise words from Carl Jennings!
[Steve] So, there you go!
Transporting an e-mounted bike!
Not as straight forward
as a normal mounted bike
still, there's lots of
ways to get around it.
Now, I want to point out that there's
two other ways to transport
one would be a motorcycle carrier
which is a tow bar mounted
system and they come in
at about 80-90 pounds
so that's just actually
quite a cheap way of carrying
your e-mounted bike around,
or, you could, I suppose,
have a trailer as well
but I think that's probably a little bit
excessive
and two, items which you
should always take when you're
transporting your e-mounted bike
one is the key for your battery,
if you've got a key mounted battery
and also, a bit of cardboard
or a blanket to protect
the bike from any scratches
well, actually to hide it
if you leave your bike in a
car park or anywhere during the day time.
That's it! If you know in
car charging or alternative
forms of charging your e-mounted bike
I'll do a video on that
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