E-bike Rack using LC250 Hitch. The standard pin is too short because the receiver is 3 5/8” wide.
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Has anyone replaced their threaded locking pin yet? I have a KAC rack but the pins look pretty standard through for bike racks.
I have a Rocky Mount Back Stage and I had to purchase an XL hitch bolt. Not sure if the threads would be the same as the KAC. FYI I also had a Swagman and know they use a completely different thread. XL Hitch Bolt if you want to throw $10 for a potential fix.
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I will check them out. Most of the extended bolts are 5/8” and I think mine is 3/8”. Thanks.
Are you saying the external dimensions of the receiver is 3 and 5/8" wide? I was getting confused between the title of the thread and the discussion of 3/8" and 5/8" pins.
Yeah theres another thread on this… one person said the rocky mount bolt worked with their kuat
I have a yakima bike rack and I need something too… not sure if rocky mount will work with yakima or not.
I have a yakima bike rack and I need something too… not sure if rocky mount will work with yakima or not.
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Hi again. I found an XL hutch pin for 9.95 from Rocky Mounts and got it ordered. Thanks again.
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Rocky Mount has an XL high pin for $9.95. Got it ordered.
Sorry. The hitch exterior is 3 5/8” wide. Too wide for the standard pin to work. Getting all my gear figured out for Colorado.
Thanks and me too! I'm heading to CO and Moab in September and hoping everything I've used on my 200 series will transfer over to the 250. However, for the trip, I use a home-built rack that I bolt onto my Rigd Ultraswing for my eBike. The Ultraswing was designed for a spare tire and has a 250 pound capacity (I think) so no worries about my heavy bike breaking it. It's very convenient to be able to swing the bike completely out of the way and not worrying about whether it's rugged enough for Engineer Pass.
For daily use, I have a 1Up rack and that's the one I'll need the locking pin for.
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We are headed to Pagosa Springs and maybe a short trip to Ouray.
We have two e-bikes and the KAC handles them well. I just need to add a couple tie down straps so they don’t move too much.
Sounds like the Ultraswing is pretty stout.
Have a great trip.
If you have a OneUp, their short locking pin is too short for the hitch, but their longer one works fine.
I haven’t done this myself yet, but apparently, you can sand a bit of the plastic off the original locking pin and is will work with the LC250 hitch.
Hmm, I’ll have to take a look at that and see - I don’t remember any plastic on the inner part that could be trimmed. The short pins are essentially useless with the LC - I needed the longer ones to use the pins as wheel locks on the OneUp rack itself because the short pins were too short for that too. There’s a removable plastic part that is on the short pins I think to help it fit more snugly onto a (smaller) hitch, but even removing that wasn’t enough to make a difference with the LC.
Here is a picture of the sanded hitch pin. Placed a wheel lock next to it so you can see the difference from original. With a little trimming the hitch pin fits nice and snug.
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Ah - I’ll still check, but they’ve changed them over the last two years. Mine are silver metal on both ends, and I don’t think any plastic to file down.
You just have to push harder on that sandpaper!Ah - I’ll still check, but they’ve changed them over the last two years. Mine are silver metal on both ends, and I don’t think any plastic to file down.
