4 Proven TIPS for How to Transport an Ebike – Easy even for a heavy ebike!

July 19, 2025

ebikes are heavy! Here are four tips for transporting an e-bike using a trailer hitch rack. Loading your fat tire ebike onto a rack is easy if you do it in the correct sequence. Do not attempt to load the electric bike by lifting the entire bike onto the mount. Follow this process to load and secure it to the trailer hitch carrying rack.

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Steve Moore

In 2015, Steve created the Kayak Hacks Fishing YouTube channel, which focused on gear hacks, fly, spin, and ebike fishing tips. Steve was a regular columnist for Southern Trout Magazine, where he wrote the "New Fly Guy" column to provide fly anglers with tips, techniques, and other advice between 2012 and 2019. He also wrote the "Kayak Hacks" column for Southern Kayak Fishing magazine from 2015 to 2018, where he served as the Field Editor. Beyond the magazines, he has written six books on fishing.