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Old 09-18-17 | 11:25 AM
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PatrickGSR94
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From: Memphis TN area

Bikes: 2011 Felt Z85 (road/commuter), 2006 Marin Pine Mountain (utility/commuter E-bike), 1995 KHS Alite 1000 (gravel grinder)

I recently carried my heavy e-bike and my wife's much lighter hybrid on a Thule platform rack with 1.25" receiver. No trouble at all. Before that I carried the same e-bike (alone) on the same rack same vehicle, for a 400+ mile road trip again with no issues. I would really be more comfortable with a platform style of rack. 1-UP racks are awesome but expensive. My Thule one is a POS but it's what I have.

One thing I do when carrying my e-bike is to remove as much weight as possible, including the battery and any rack bags, trunk bags, etc. Doing that gets the bike down into the 40-lb range and makes it more manageable to get on and off the rack.
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