Video Transcript for RaxGo Free Standing Bike Storage Rack Feature Review

Hi. Matt with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be talking about the Racks Go Freestanding Rack. So let's check it out. So you can get this rack in a two bike or a four bike configuration. I will say it is gonna take up some amount of room, no matter which one you get.

Now the big benefit of this is it's just gonna make things look more neat around your garage or your storage area, and it's just gonna be just a little bit more easier to store your bike somewhere than trying to stack 'em up against the wall. And on top of that, talk about that wall. There are arguably those wall mounted racks. The downside to that though is it's not very flexible. You can't move it to another location in your storage space and you're gonna have to deal with trying to find some studs or the right mounting location for them.

This just takes out a lot of that hassle. But if you do decide to go with this, please let us know what you think in a comment or review. Today, we are mainly gonna be talking about what it's gonna be like to live with this and use it. Once we're done with that, we'll talk about some of the specs of it and then I'll give you my final thoughts. So let's jump into it.

Now, when it comes to loading your bikes, you're really only gonna find one difference between your two bike and your four bike configuration. And that's gonna be mounting the bikes on here because with the two by configuration, those arms are gonna be a half inch shorter, and they're only gonna have one set of these cradles per arm. Really, that's the only difference between them. But if you have some more awkward shaped bikes, especially with longer handlebars, that half inch does make a big difference at times. When you're loading or unloading your bikes, the way they're gonna be sitting on here is gonna be those cradles.

So since they are making frame contact, I don't recommend anything like your carbon frame bikes or anything with a really nice paint job. Now for your alternative frame bikes, this is still gonna be able to work, so I'm just gonna unload the rest of these to kinda give you a better idea of what I'm talking about. So the way you can adjust these arms, are gonna be by loosening up. So knob. That'll let you either take this off, put it in a different location completely, or you can either just slide this up and down. Once you find your new location, you can tighten that back into place. There you have it. Now you can have these at the same level as one another, or you can have them kind of staggered like this. So if you do have that alternative frame bike, like I was saying, it's gonna fit on here perfectly. And speaking of adjusting this to fit your needs, we're gonna have these cradles. And with those cradles, these actually slide up and down on that bar, giving you a wide range to place your bike. And let's go into the specs a little bit. So the four bike is gonna be rated for 180 pounds or 45 pounds per bike, and the two bike one is gonna be rated for 90 pounds. And with that, this is gonna feel pretty sturdy so it can handle those heavier bikes. Now if you have anything like your e-bikes, I wouldn't recommend that on here, just since that's gonna place a lot of strain, especially if you have them more close to the edge of the arm. Now something that's gonna help us give that capacity is gonna be the construction of this. This is gonna be made from steel with a black powder coat finish. I think that finish makes it look really nice. And on the bottom here, we're gonna have these little feet. You can actually adjust these either by tightening or loosening them, and that's gonna allow it to be more level, depending if you're on an uneven surface. And it's gonna have this more rubber material on the bottom. So if you're on a smoother surface, like we are right now, there's gonna be less likely sliding around when you're loading and unloading your bikes. Overall, I think this is gonna be a great option, especially if you have a family, you wanna keep all your bikes in one spot and you're looking for something a little bit more affordable, this is it. Now, if you just have the one bike, you don't really have a lot of other bikes, Racks Go also makes a tripod stand. So it's gonna take up a lot less space and you can actually collapse it when you're not using it. Or if you wanna go the other direction, if you don't mind this being at one location all the time, there's gonna be a wall-mounted option that Racks Go has as well and it can carry a lot of bikes on it. But again, it's not gonna be as flexible as the one we have today, being able to move around your shop or your garage. And of course, if you have any other questions, please let me know, here at etrailer. But again, I'm Matt, and thanks for watching.