{"id":35246,"date":"2022-11-03T18:40:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35246"},"modified":"2022-11-03T18:40:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:40:36","slug":"review-hollywood-destination-e-bike-rack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35246","title":{"rendered":"Review: Hollywood Destination E-Bike\u00a0Rack easily carries 140lbs for $700"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing I love about e-bikes is that you have to put them on bike racks less often. Since they propel you significantly faster and farther than an acoustic bike, you are more likely to just ride to the bike path rather than carry the bike there on your car.<\/p>\n

That being said, there are definitely times when taking an e-bike on a car rack is needed, and the extra weight and different geometries of an e-bike make them impossible or dangerous to mount with traditional bike racks. That\u2019s where a new breed of bike racks that blur the lines between bike carriers and motorcycle carriers come in. Today we are looking at the Hollywood Destination E-Bike Rack<\/a> which comes in at a solid $699.99 price point<\/a>. <\/p>\n

First off, the Hollywood Destination E-Bike Rack comes almost completely assembled in the box and only requires a few minutes to tighten some screws and attach some belts. It fits into the 2-inch trailer hitch which I installed on my Tesla Model Y<\/a>. While it doesn\u2019t offer any pass-through lighting (nor is it legally obligated to) it does offer a myriad of safety features that will keep you from pinching off a finger. <\/p>\n

The main thing I notice here is the quality, heavy duty parts, but it is also nice to see very eco-friendly packaging with only a few plastic zip-ties and baggies. With only a few parts to assemble, it becomes less daunting to put it together, and my teenage son and I had it attached to the car in 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll really notice the extra heft vs. a traditional bike rack, even a four-slot acoustic bike rack. At 46lbs, it isn\u2019t trivial to insert into the trailer hitch, but probably my favorite part about this hitch and the biggest upgrade vs. my previous bike rack is the patented \u201cno wobble hitch system<\/a>.\u201d That is a fancy term for bolt tightener, and it made a big difference vs. my old bike rack, which would wobble when we drove. <\/p>\n

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