Recommended Trailer and Bike Rack for Hauling a E-bike

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Do you sell trailers? I need to buy a light trailer for my cmax hybrid so that I can pull my ebike. The hitchmount rack sticks out too far with adapter and is too heavy, especially with the ebike on it.

asked by: Michelle G

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Hey Michelle! For a light trailer, I recommend the Yakima Rack and Roll Trailer item # Y08107. It has a 250 lbs weight capacity, measures 6-1/2' wide x 11' long x 22" tall, and attaches to a 2" hitch ball. It comes with two round crossbars that you can attach most bike racks, watersport racks, and cargo baskets.

Our highest capacity bike rack that would mount to the Yakima item # Y08107 is the Inno Tire Hold II Roof Bike Rack item # INA389. It has a 50 lbs capacity.

expert reply by: Jerred H

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Michelle G.

10/29/2024

Hi Jerred, Thanks for your speedy reply ?? My bike is 77 lbs and bike rack is 48 pounds and I guess the 2" to 1.25 adapter is about 10. Since the whole shebang is sticking about 2 feet out from the receiver, I have to multiply that tongue weight by some factor. The worry is how much this exceeds the capacity of my Cmax car frame that it's bolted to. Thanks.

Jerred H.

10/29/2024

@MichelleG You're welcome! Happy to help! That set up is most likely not going to work, but it might. You'll want to make sure your bike rack can be used with an adapter like the item # e43YR you purchased. This information will be in your owner's manual. It probably isn't since your bike rack has that high of a capacity. To address your length from the receiver question, the Curt Hitch item # C12092 you have only has a 300 lbs tongue weight capacity and using an adapter reduces this by 50%. You're underneath this with your bike rack and bike though.

Michelle G.

10/29/2024

@JerredH Right but if you extend the rack 24 inches from the fulcrum, That is going to increase the downward force even more...so that's the weight I'm trying to determine since this is acting as a fulcrum in a 3rd class lever scenario. I'm wondering if this will create an unsafe situation or damage to my car.

Answer 1

The Yakima Rack and Roll Trailer #Y08107 referenced in your question is a great product and will be perfect for transporting your 5 bikes, or any other accessories you may want to haul in the future. The trailer basically works as a Yakima roof rack…

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Hi Dee, The Inno Fork Lock bike racks unfortunately do not not have a fat tire adapter so you would need to go with a different rack like the Yakima HighSpeed Roof Bike Rack #Y02115, which can accommodate tires up to 5" wide.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 11

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