Bike loading ramp

[Owlhouse]

As I'm getting just a bit older and wanting an easier life I want to use a bike loading ramp to load our two electric bikes onto the bike rack. The rack is about 1m off the ground so lifting a bike onto it is getting increasingly difficult.
I have looked on the web for one but nothing suitable so far. Anyone got any ideas or suggestions?
I am looking at a homemade one out of ally channel but if there is a ready made one out there it may be worth looking at. It would need to be in the region of 2m long.
Cheers all.

 

[ladydunraven]

Have you thought about - tow bar mounted bike rack - ?. They are low down, some have a drop down feature and there are a few that have a ramp to push the bikes up built in. Have a look to see if there is anything that meets your future needs.

 

[Ardachaidh]

Good point, Ladydunraven. Thule do some good ones, and have ramps. Atera too.

 

[Mr and Mrs Tupcox]

No idea about ramp but this looks good but not cheap.

 

[Ardachaidh]

Like it. Thule do one as well. Similar sort of price. But possibly better than trying to use a ramp to raise a heavy bike 1 metre.

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[Mr and Mrs Tupcox]

Makes sense to me if you can not lift bike up how is pushing up a ramp easier.

 

[rugbyken]

a neighbour bought some aluminium folding ones about 1800 long that folded in half to load his wife’s scooter in the back of his car they were quite cheap on e bay from china of course, i assume you do remove the batteries before trying to lift the bikes ?

 

[Owlhouse]

Not a fan of the tow bar mounted ones and the lifting types are very expensive as we already have racks fitted.
Going down diy route… It is a lot easier to push up a ramp than lift the bikes. Batteries removed as well. Two ally ‘L’ brackets bolted together and 2m long hold the weight easily and slide into van under floor as well.

 

[PeteS]

I employed the wife to help lift the bikes on the rack, made life an awful lot easier.

 

[mblinko]

How about a little winch above?

 

[oppy]

As I'm getting just a bit older and wanting an easier life I want to use a bike loading ramp to load our two electric bikes onto the bike rack. The rack is about 1m off the ground so lifting a bike onto it is getting increasingly difficult.
I have looked on the web for one but nothing suitable so far. Anyone got any ideas or suggestions?
I am looking at a homemade one out of ally channel but if there is a ready made one out there it may be worth looking at. It would need to be in the region of 2m long.
Cheers all.

Hi my friend, we solved our leccy bike problem, we gave them both away
Peter
may I email you?

 

[Owlhouse]

Hi my friend, we solved our leccy bike problem, we gave them both away
Peter
may I email you?

Hi Peter. No problem. Email fine.

 

[Owlhouse]

All sorted. Two ally 2m ‘L’ shaped extrusions bolted together and works great!. No bending or warping. Total cost less than £30