VW bike rack

[Celia Vanchez]

Does anyone know the total payload for the VW bike rack? My wife is contemplating buying an electric bike. I have one already, a Specialized Vado SL 4.0 so her choice of bike will be very important if weight turns out to be a deciding issue

 

[ive_california]

Does anyone know the total payload for the VW bike rack? My wife is contemplating buying an electric bike. I have one already, a Specialized Vado SL 4.0 so her choice of bike will be very important if weight turns out to be a deciding issue

Mine is for a T6.1 and if I remember correctly it carries 60kg.


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[RedWhiteMonkey]

Does anyone know the total payload for the VW bike rack? My wife is contemplating buying an electric bike. I have one already, a Specialized Vado SL 4.0 so her choice of bike will be very important if weight turns out to be a deciding issue

I assume you mean tailgate hanging carrier and not a towball mounted one? If so, the overall weight rating is 60kg, but each rail is rated at 17kg. That is probably not enough for electric bikes, you should look at towball mounted ones (assuming you have a towball) that have higher load ratings.

 

[pluc99]

I assume you mean tailgate hanging carrier and not a towball mounted one? If so, the overall weight rating is 60kg, but each rail is rated at 17kg. That is probably not enough for electric bikes, you should look at towball mounted ones (assuming you have a towball) that have higher load ratings.

Even with the battery removed you are likely to exceed 20 Kg. My newly acquired electric MTB exceeds the length and width of the rails on my Atera Strada D3, so keep that in mind if you contemplate getting a new carrier.

 

[Benham]

I think you will have 2 issues.
1) e-bikes will be difficult to get on the rack from a weight/balance perspective. Particularly if you are on the shorter side.
2) With that amount of weight you are at risk of bending the tailgate.

When considering e-Bikes, a tow bar carrier is definitely the way to go.

 

[klokanoid.042]

If you go Vado SL route for second bike (as you should, imho , you should be fine as they're around 15 kg each. If you're ok with getting them on and off, of course.

 

[Celia Vanchez]

If you go Vado SL route for second bike (as you should, imho , you should be fine as they're around 15 kg each. If you're ok with getting them on and off, of course.

Thank you. I was thinking of going the same route as my bike. I wasn’t’t aware they were only coming in at 15kg although its ‘light’ looks was a factor in decision to go for it. I’ve had no problem getting it on the rack so far but…….the years are rolling by

 

[Celia Vanchez]

I assume you mean tailgate hanging carrier and not a towball mounted one? If so, the overall weight rating is 60kg, but each rail is rated at 17kg. That is probably not enough for electric bikes, you should look at towball mounted ones (assuming you have a towball) that have higher load ratings.

Thank you RedWhiteMonkey. I did indeed mean the tailgate version. In another post I found out that my bike comes in at less than 17kg so I would look at getting my wife a similar but smaller one version of my bike. Hopefully that means the rack will be fine for our purposes as it will only be for the two of us.

I totally understand your comments about a towbar mounted rack however, on reflection, I was put off getting one by our dealer since it would prove to almost double that of the tailgate rack.