Looking to add a crossbar to better mount my rad rover 6 plus on hitch mount bike carrier , did some searching , didn't find anything. New to forum, just got a rad rover 6 plus today
Nick
Rad sells one from Hollywood racks, I purchased it for the wife's City it connects at the stem and seatpost. We have only used it a few times but it works well.
https://hollywoodracks.com/products/ba-pro?_pos=1&_sid=e31bbef1d&_ss=r
Here's my writeup from last year on the Hollywood adapter bar, with pics; it's a fine product, I modded it a bit with a new hole for the adjustment button to fit my bike exactly, and found it at the included link when it was impossible to find elsewhere. Hope this helps.
https://www.radowners.com/index.php/topic,1919.msg9870.html#msg9870 (https://www.radowners.com/index.php/topic,1919.msg9870.html#msg9870)
Thanks folks that answered, I went to details on Hollywood crossbar and see another issue I have a hitch mount that bikes hang from rated at 143 pounds. The Hollywood says 35 lbs max hanging , and 80 lbs I guess if wheels are in a platform ?
Quote from: nickster99 on March 13, 2023, 11:47:02 AM
Thanks folks that answered, I went to details on Hollywood crossbar and see another issue I have a hitch mount that bikes hang from rated at 143 pounds. The Hollywood says 35 lbs max hanging , and 80 lbs I guess if wheels are in a platform ?
It's a very nice bar, but I would definitely not use it for hanging a bike - it's very handy to create hard points at either end to grab onto for pulldown onto the rack, great for stepthrough frames like the MiniST, not hanging from above - either one of the hinges or the adjustment mechanism would fail, especially under bouncing loads on the road.
Thanks, Make sense , will look at other ways to transport the Rad rover 6 plus I guess . I do have a hitch on my SUV
Nick
I would not hang an e bike.
Quote from: nickster99 on March 13, 2023, 05:39:10 PM
Thanks, Make sense , will look at other ways to transport the Rad rover 6 plus I guess . I do have a hitch on my SUV
Nick
I recommend considering the Harbor Freight motorcycle-rack as shown in the pics on my linked page above. I got mine for about $140 delivered (look around for 20% discount coupon codes, which are often available) and it's designed to handle 3-4x the weight of our e-bikes. Very affordable, works well. Includes a ramp to load/unload an e-bike using the motor in the "walking" slow speed mode - no lifting needed. Requires a 2" hitch receiver.
https://www.harborfreight.com/400-Lbs-Receiver-Mount-Motorcycle-Carrier-62837.html (https://www.harborfreight.com/400-Lbs-Receiver-Mount-Motorcycle-Carrier-62837.html)
I added the reflective tape and strap-on trailer brake/turn signals, also did a little drilling to adjust the stock location of one hold-down pin and one crossbar, but that depends on the bike's wheelbase. These pics were taken during fine-tuning and strap trimming - for actual transport a lot of weight is removed, including battery, water bottles, locks... essentially anything that can be easily removed to lighten up the load.
Here's a vid on it I found on YT: https://youtu.be/pZCszVWCzfk (https://youtu.be/pZCszVWCzfk)