Wow! And that's stable?!Finally got a nice day to test one of the main reasons we picked a Polestar 2 over a Model 3!
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As stable as 60kg+ handing of your rear end by a clamp around a large knob. 😂Wow! And that's stable?!
Well I only went 12 miles total, so 6 each way. I did floor it ... it's like the bikes were not there. Also I didn't go faster than 60mph.Nice! It’ll be Interesting to assess impact on range.... and if they stay on when you floor it! 😂
I’m liking this. That’s what it’s all about- putting it through it’s paces as a tool.Finally got a nice day to test one of the main reasons we picked a Polestar 2 over a Model 3!
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Are you intentionally provoking a fight here? Because those are fighting words in the MTB community.The Thule bike racks are the best out there.
what’s the net weight of the bikes/rack you’d carry? Is it really >90kg? That’s the nose load for the P*2 hitch and with my 80kg ish body weight it seems to hold it solidly (even with my stresses while balancing on it with one leg).Are you intentionally provoking a fight here? Because those are fighting words in the MTB community.
Entire forums exist to discussion of the finer points of various hitch-mount bike racks. In the end, there is probably no clear winner here, and people will spend hours discussing the merits of various racks while drinking a post-ride beer. But I have to say that I have never heard anyone claim that the Thule is the best option. It's a fine rack, nothing at all wrong with it. But most people (in Colorado at least) end up with the following racks at the top of the best-of list (given here in no particular order):
Anyway, glad that you are happy with your rack, and I'm excited to see your picture with 3 bikes on the back of the P2! I'm sure the rack market is also fairly different between the US and UK. FWIW, I own the 1up, mostly because I'm a sucker for anything that is CNC-machined. My whole family rides mountain bikes, and my kids both ride on a local team in Boulder. Most of our vacations are centered around traveling to ride (e.g., Crested Butte, Moab, etc.) So we often travel with 4 bikes on the rack, but that requires a Class III (2" receiver) hitch. I'll probably stick with 2 bikes with the P2, or 3 in a pinch. By the time we go to 4 bikes, we'll be happier in my wife's bigger ICE car anyway. Many of places we travel to ride are fairly remote and might provide range anxiety in the EV.
- 1up (www.1up-usa.com)
- Kuat (kuatracks.com)
- Recon (recon-racks.com)
- North Shore (northshoreracks.com)
It's really more about the large moment you create by cantilevering the bikes so far off the back. And yes, fanboyism runs strong in the bike community.what’s the net weight of the bikes/rack you’d carry? Is it really >90kg?
glad to see there’s as much fanboyism around bike racks as EVs!
Ace. Thanks!👍much
Exactly the same decision I made between the two. That and somewhere for the dog of course.Finally got a nice day to test one of the main reasons we picked a Polestar 2 over a Model 3!
fwiw the hitch has a label on it with signage indicating “max 4 bikes”It's really more about the large moment you create by cantilevering the bikes so far off the back. And yes, fanboyism runs strong in the bike community.
Hi, I have the ps2 with towbar nd the same rack but for 2 e bikes, did p/s supply you with the rear number plate for the rack?Finally got a nice day to test one of the main reasons we picked a Polestar 2 over a Model 3!
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No, I got of number1plate.Hi, I have the ps2 with towbar nd the same rack but for 2 e bikes, did p/s supply you with the rear number plate for the rack?
Did anyone say Model S? Anyway ... it was a solid reason I didn't get a 2nd hand S.I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can get a tower on the model 3.... You can't get one on the model S!
My Bike Rack is 23.1 kg, My Bike is 21kg (it's Electrically Assisted due to a bad knee), My Wife's is 15.5kg, and my son's is 10kg - However at some point my Son will grow to take a full normal adult sized bike so around another +5kgwhat’s the net weight of the bikes/rack you’d carry? Is it really >90kg?
So before I just get the cheapest rack available (Allen), as I've always done since grad school, oh oracle of the bike racks, which should I get?Are you intentionally provoking a fight here? Because those are fighting words in the MTB community.
Entire forums exist to discussion of the finer points of various hitch-mount bike racks. In the end, there is probably no clear winner here, and people will spend hours discussing the merits of various racks while drinking a post-ride beer. But I have to say that I have never heard anyone claim that the Thule is the best option. It's a fine rack, nothing at all wrong with it. But most people (in Colorado at least) end up with the following racks at the top of the best-of list (given here in no particular order):
Anyway, glad that you are happy with your rack, and I'm excited to see your picture with 3 bikes on the back of the P2! I'm sure the rack market is also fairly different between the US and UK. FWIW, I own the 1up, mostly because I'm a sucker for anything that is CNC-machined. My whole family rides mountain bikes, and my kids both ride on a local team in Boulder. Most of our vacations are centered around traveling to ride (e.g., Crested Butte, Moab, etc.) So we often travel with 4 bikes on the rack, but that requires a Class III (2" receiver) hitch. I'll probably stick with 2 bikes with the P2, or 3 in a pinch. By the time we go to 4 bikes, we'll be happier in my wife's bigger ICE car anyway. Many of places we travel to ride are fairly remote and might provide range anxiety in the EV.
- 1up (www.1up-usa.com)
- Kuat (kuatracks.com)
- Recon (recon-racks.com)
- North Shore (northshoreracks.com)
Expanding on this, I'm reading stuff like this indicating that a class I hitch shouldn't carry more than 2x bikes at a time on a rack:So before I just get the cheapest rack available (Allen), as I've always done since grad school, oh oracle of the bike racks, which should I get?
needs to fit the Polestar hitch would want to have capacity to eventually hauling 4 bikes - although given the size of my youngest, we probably can do with 3-bike capacity for a good long while.
In the UK it's simple. TowBar can carry X or pull Y. That's it - same as the EU.Expanding on this, I'm reading stuff like this indicating that a class I hitch shouldn't carry more than 2x bikes at a time on a rack:
But - Polestar/Volvo pretty clearly indicates that a 4x bike carrying capacity is possible:
So - what's the deal? Can or can't I carry a rack with 4x bikes on it, so long as the total load is <90 kg/200 lbs (and it would likely be much less than that)?