New transportation method for our eBikes

A couple of years ago, we got Lectric XPremium eBikes (https://journeyinamazinggrace.blogspot.com/2022/08/our-new-rides.html). They are foldable and we have been transporting them in the back of the Jeep (Jee-rage). This kept them out of the weather and safe, but meant that we could not use the back of the Jeep unless we took the bikes out.

We want to pick up Carl's stereo system from Kim in Texas, so we realized that we need to get the eBikes out of the Jeep for part of our travel back to Arizona. We've been looking for eBike carriers on CraigsList and Facebook Marketplace, but have not had success in finding anything that we thought would work. Our eBikes are about 65 pounds each, and they need to be supported from underneath -- so we needed a pretty heavy duty non-hanging bike rack. We decided to go ahead and order one while we're at the farm since we know that we can have it delivered and we would have a place to work on it.

Unboxing

And just like that, it is finished! Ha! (Actual elapsed time, just under 1 hour)

eBikes on the rack -- it is just long enough

The rack came with a ramp -- we saw another one that did not have a ramp, but the one with the ramp was on a special price, so we got it. We are thankful that we got the one with the ramp -- while we *can* lift the bikes, it is a lot easier to push them up a ramp!

We're glad we got the bike rack here as it is allowing us to take a few things from the container here on the farm. Hopefully we'll have the room in the Jeerage we need for Carl's stereo system too!