Solving My Bike Rack Problem
Published September 04, 2024 · 1:00 · 131,053 views
About This Video
Sixty seconds. The VanMoof fits on the Land Cruiser rack but it is too big for Isabel. The Super 73 is Isabel-sized but too heavy for the rack. Weeks of obsessing. The solution: an Amazon bike rack that miraculously fits the Tacoma bed, a step bit to bore out wider slots for fat wheels, a wider brace plate fashioned from the extras, and an 18-pound aluminum ramp. The Super 73 goes up the ramp into the rack. Can she load it herself? She can. Problem solved.
Transcript
the van Mo fits nicely onto the Land Cruiser rack but it's too big for Isabel the super 73 is Isabel sized but too
heavy for the Land Cruiser rack and too heavy for Isabelle to load into the Tacoma through several weeks of obsessing over this situation this
spirited man has innovated a solution this bike rack from Amazon miraculously fits perfectly into the Tacoma bed okay
so the fat wheels of the super 73 don't fit into the skinny rack slots you got to use a step bit to bore out new ones
and fashion a wider brace plate from the extras included with the rack but that's the bulk of the labor on this one don't worry it will hold and the real
breakthrough find this aluminum ramp okay the super 73 goes up the ramp into the rack lash strap a little too tight
then pull the handlebars to compress the tire for tension ain't going nowhere can she do it on her own yes yes she can
Products & Tools Mentioned
- VanMoof uses — electric bicycle
- Super 73 uses — electric bicycle
- Toyota Land Cruiser essential — Van's vehicle, mounting point for rack
- Toyota Tacoma mentions — compared to Land Cruiser
- Amazon bike rack uses — purchased and modified
- step bit uses — drill bit for rack modification