The Yakima StepUp Swing enters the crowded hitch rack market with a simple idea that actually matters in the real world: easier rear vehicle access without unloading your bikes. After years of testing heavy e-bikes, fat tire hunting bikes, ski gear haulers, and tailgate setups around Jackson Hole, Wyoming, one thing becomes obvious quickly: most […]
E-bikes have fundamentally changed how we access the mountains, but they have also exposed a massive weakness in traditional gear: weight. In the Teton backcountry—where a “quick ride” often involves miles of washboard dirt roads and high-speed mountain passes—a standard bike rack simply won’t cut it. We’ve seen too many $5,000 electric bikes bouncing precariously off […]
Kuat is a major player when it comes to vehicle bike racks, and its latest offering is built especially for transporting electric bikes and handling off-road routes. The Piston ION 2 E-bike Rack is sturdy enough for heavy e-bikes and bumpy trails if you’re headed off the grid, while boasting a streamlined and premium design. […]
When Thule drops a new bike rack, ears perk up in the outdoor gear world, especially here at Mountain Weekly News. We’ve put their racks through the wringer before, like the trusty Thule EasyFold XT Bike Rack, and they’ve consistently delivered. So, when the Thule Epos 2 landed on our radar, designed with modern bikes […]
Spontaneous bike adventures or epic, planned expeditions often rely on having a bike rack on your car, but a poor-quality setup and stop you in your tracks. Dreading the moment of lifting a large or heavy bike onto the rack can irritate the trip— the RadGnaRack has a few tricks up its sleeve to make […]
Brawn meets style in the CrossTrack 2 bike rack from Hollywood Racks. With a name like “Hollywood Racks” you can believe the company’s products will have characteristic Southern California flair, but strength, stability and style often co-exist uneasily. The CrossTrack 2 comes to the rescue by embodying all of these attributes in an easy to […]
One of the basic aspects, and often the least enjoyable part of any outdoor adventure is getting your gear to where you need it, particularly for larger pieces of equipment like an e-bike. While a mountain bike or e-bike can help you cross miles of terrain, there are plenty of situations where that terrain may […]
Are you looking for an insanely rugged, made-in-America, bike rack for hauling hundreds of pounds of bikes? Look no further than 1UP USA 2″ Xtreme Duty Single Rack paired with the Xtreme Duty Add-On. About 1UP Founded in 2001 and based in Dickeyville, Wisconsin, 1UP is the real deal. Once you know what their products […]
If you’re looking for a new bike rack, Yakima has you covered (and carried) with the Yakima StageTwo hitch rack. This burly tray-style e-bike rack has all the features you’ve come to appreciate from the Oregon based company. The trails are drying out in the intermountain west after a huge winter for some areas. Enter: […]
One of our favorite ways to transport e-bikes and fat tire ebikes is the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider E-Bike Hitch Rack. Designed specifically to accommodate fat tire e-bikes with maximum tire width of 5″. Hollywood Racks was one of the only bike racks in this years test to be able to accommodate every single bike […]