Old guys always work smarter, not harder.👍

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Hi Frank, yeah us old guys have to work smarter! You are so right.

@gonzo2.0

Жыл бұрын

Nice I have a tall pick up and use a motorcycle double wide ramp from Harbor Freight I put the bike totes on a flat furniture dolly and roll them right up and in, nice job

@RosinDaddy5280

Жыл бұрын

You just saved me from messing my back up thanks

@terrilaughlin1121

Жыл бұрын

I got two tubs this morning for our Lites. Thank you.

@russliberti5346

Жыл бұрын

That’s working with your mind not your behind 🤣

Just went to Wally World and bought 2 containers.I got home and was amazed at how easy and well it worked. My wife and I have been fighting the loading and unloading for years. Two tubs fit in the Bronco perfectly. Thanks

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that Thomas, see you out there on the trails.

We just bought a similar ramp for our aging dog to get into the camper. We store the bike inside the camper for transport. You gave us the idea to load the bike easier by using the dog ramp. Thanks!

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Wonderful, glad you got some ideas from it, blessings back to you.

Thank you for this! It gives me hope to be able to take my bike camping with me. 😊

@Paul_Paula

4 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear, thanks for watching.

As an old guy who has to load two folding ebikes, just two suggestions. You need a strap on that pet ramp to prevent it from sliding off your tail gate and second, use a pool noddle on the e-bike when you fold it to prevent wear.

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Good ideas, but my ramp is designed not to slip and it has never done so while loading or unloading our e-bikes. Some folding ebikes might benefit from putting some sort of padding between their frame while folded, but ours have not shown any wear from traveling to over 25 trailheads. I believe keeping our folded handle bars outside the bin helps guard against any frame surface rubbing.

Great idea! Dead lifting e-bikes is risky. As seniors are getting into e-biking, there are many opportunities for injury. Tips like this will help to insure many years of fun biking. Thanks for sharing your method of safe and easy loading!

@Paul_Paula

10 күн бұрын

You are welcome, see you out on the trails.

Thank you so much for this very smart idea..😁👍🏻👍🏻 I’m buying my first folding e-bike and I was wondering how I was going to get it into my SUV…work smart, not harder..❤️ it, watching from Petawawa Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

@Paul_Paula

4 ай бұрын

You are welcome Tamara, glad the video helped you… enjoy your new bike. 🚴

Brilliant! Best Lectric bike transport video out there. We got our dog ramp on Amazon and a bin at Home Depot. We're ready to go without lifting!!! Thanks Paul and Paula!

@Paul_Paula

22 күн бұрын

That’s awesome to hear, see you out on the trails.

You might try waxing (just simple spray wax) the bottom of the plastic container. It will slide much easier. Good suggestion.

That was great advice and helpful. I ordered the lectric bike last week and now your vid was helpful in loading and unloading the bike, Thank you. Ray

Brilliant! I am new to the e-bike world and this is the best way to load my lectric bike! Thank you!

@Paul_Paula

20 күн бұрын

Great, thanks for watching, enjoy your new e-bike.

Thanks for the great video! I use a similar method to load my Lectric. The only difference is that my bin has wheels & I roll it up the ramp into my SUV.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ursula. We looked at bins with wheels, but they were too big for 2 of them to fit in our SUV.

@franciockerman

Жыл бұрын

What make and model tote??

@ursuladubrick4434

Жыл бұрын

My tote is a 45 gallon Husky

I opted for the Husky 45 gallon tote with wheels. Other videos highlight this. However, after watching this video I remember I had an old dog ramp in my storage. BRILLIANT. I load so I needed a good option to get it into the SUB. Ramp doesn’t take up much space at all and the Tote keeps everything neat and secure. It’s a bit awkward at first but what a great solution to a weighty problem.

@countryheartcandles

10 ай бұрын

Good to hear, glad the video was useful for you. I like your words: “a great solution to a weighty problem”. Thanks for watching!

@manp1039

7 ай бұрын

are you able to fit it in the 45 gallon tote fully assembled? I saw someon use a 50 gallon Craftsman tote for the Lectric 3.0 they had it folded but fully assembled and could contain entire thing in totoe. It did stick out above. and they did remove the seat i believe to get it into the back of their SUV. And they could fit 2 of them side by side in the back of the SUV.

Ingenious! I have been searching for a bike ramp to use on my existing bike ramp and none of them are universal of course. This solves my problem, I don't even need my old bike rack. Your right, it will also be more secure inside the SUV. Thank you!

@Paul_Paula

Ай бұрын

Thanks Kathy, yes I love how the bikes are secure inside my SUV, while traveling.

Thank you for making this video. I’ve been wanting an e-bike, but refusing to get one due to the weight. I could do this. Plus, it will keep any dirty chain from getting my car messed up because it’s inside the bin. Now, to measure my X3 cargo area and hope it’s tall enough.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful Ceci, glad this video opened that door for you. See you out on the trails.

@bobg1443

11 ай бұрын

You can fit 2 in an X3. We do it all the time.

Paul you have solved my issues of loading bikes, containing them, and no lifting. Thank you for this solution. Many will be helped. I have the same bikes . I am unable to ride for another 6 weeks and even then won’t be able to to lift this bike. I can now transport 4 bikes in a Pacifica easiliy. No lifting . Thank you for sharing. Jay Venice, Fl

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Good hear Jay, glad this video was helpful. This method really protects my back from injury, when loading and unloading. See you out on the trails.

Inclined plane. Great idea! It is one of the 6 types of simple machines that make work easier.

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Yes, it really works well.

Excellent! Thank you.

Great video! I would suggest, for myself, to push in lieu of pull. Pulling is a good way to injure intercostals and back. We don't want that while trying to stay fit! Thank you for the video! Well done.

@StormyPeak

9 ай бұрын

I just watched this clip -- I'm 5 foot 2 inches tall, and I'm a 60 year old woman. There is No Way I could pull that contain up the ramp like he did, given his height and him being a man, having more body strength than I do. So, I would be at the bottom of the ramp, pushing the container up the ramp. He does have a good procedure there for getting a heavy item up into a SUV

@KOrnhOliO1

9 ай бұрын

​@@StormyPeakthe ramp needs to be longer so it's not such a steep hill to push the bin up. Another guy said he uses bins with wheels built into them. Hmmm? Yet another says he uses those furniture movers with wheels and rolls it right on up and in. I think the furniture movers would have to have a plate out on the back edge so the bin wouldn't slide off the furniture mover. A simple mod. Just a piece of wood sticking up from the back edge of the mover. Best of luck! This has been a hurdle for many of us, I'm sure!

@StormyPeak

9 ай бұрын

@@KOrnhOliO1 I worked for 25 years in my family's home furnishing store. We sold flooring, (carpet, vinyl, laminate..ect). Plus appliances, furniture, custom cabinets and window treatments. I was one of the delivery 'men'....even though I was a woman, and as mentioned, only 5 foot 2 inches tall. Of course, all the weight of a roll carpet or vinyl got tilted to my end when the person at the other end was a 6 foot tall installer. But at least I always knew what side the compressor was on a chest freezer and took the lighter end...lol. Anyway, in you talking about carts, I think the best thing for loading that bike would be a flat cart. Put the bin on the flat cart and roll it up the ramp. (We use to use flat carts all the time for moving larger rolls of carpet around.) The cart, only being a few inches high could then just be stored to the side on end, along with the ramp and not take up a lot room. If a pre-bought cart was too heavy, or too wide, for something like that bike, it would be very simple to just get a piece of plyboard, and 4 coaster type wheels and custom make one that would go up a narrower ramp.

@KOrnhOliO1

9 ай бұрын

@@StormyPeak yes, I have a furniture moving flat cart I got at harbor freight for very reasonable. It's got nice wheels that are very smooth and sturdy and swivel 360 degrees. That with a ramp would work wonderfully! Thanks for replying! 🙂

Thank you for sharing! Very useful how to video. Much appreciated.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Hi Lawrence, thanks for watching my video, glad to hear you found it helpful.

Thank you! my husband and I just got our new bikes and were wondering about a solution because they weight 68 pounds each!! this is a great idea... thank you so much!!

@Paul_Paula

28 күн бұрын

You are welcome, hope you have fun on your new e-bikes. See you out on the trails.

Outstanding. Many thanks.

@Paul_Paula

Ай бұрын

Glad you found my video helpful. Thanks for your encouraging words.

Very ingenious. Thanks for the post.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray, glad you found it useful.

Great idea! Thanks!

Thanks a million! I've been mulling over getting a folding e-bike for some time, but I couldn't see myself lifting a 70 pound bike into the back. Even if I were able to muster up the strength to do it, I know that the lift-and-lean required to put it in the SUV would destroy my back! Now I no longer have an excuse! (I'm looking at the Jasion X-Hunter, for the high-torque motor on our steep hills).

@Paul_Paula

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy that new ride, glad the video helped you.

It’s great way to help people who has e-bike to upload to the car. Wonderful sharing 👍👍

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching this video, we hope it will help others. Have a good weekend, see you out on the trails.

Excellent video. Just what I needed!

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad the video was helpful.

Finally back. Operation over and now doing 5 or 10 miles per day weather permitting and it has been spectacular. So thanks. For the kind support and of course the well done and informative videos. Jay

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear, that your operation is behind you. Good riding weather coming up… keep enjoying.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way, and usually a senior can’t find it. Thank you, thank you! Just unpacked my white Lectric 3.0 and was about to follow the manufacturers instructions to have it overlooked and tighten anything necessary. I was wondering how the heck to get it to the bike shop and now I know. 🤗

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

There you go, Pat. An easier way to transport your new bike. Enjoy that beautiful 3.0 and have many fun hours on it.

@patraspante

Жыл бұрын

Will do! Of course, ‘can’. Dictation always changes words. Pat

@Milesco

Жыл бұрын

@@patraspante I was _wondering_ about that! 😄 Here's a tip: You can edit and correct your comments by rolling your mouse over your comment and clicking on the three-dot menu icon that appears to the right of it. 😊

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, glad you liked.

Well, that was a very useful video. Thanks for sharing!

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my video, so glad you found it helpful.

I just love your presentation. I will be going to get the pet ramp and tote tomorrow!! Thanks so much 😊

@Paul_Paula

4 ай бұрын

Excellent, Isabel. It will make loading and unloading so much easier for you.

My son called yesterday for Thanksgiving wishes and another way for your no lift slider. When we go north put everything in bins slide them in the side doors and out when we get there. I have a Pacifica van and side doors are even lower. We usually use bins anyway but can load them heavy now. Always too heavy suitcases same thing. Great stuff. Of course now we’ll have to bring a jet ski back to have when they visit in the winter. Just keeps getting better. Happy Holidays.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Excellent, we need to keep working smarter, instead of harder.

Super Idea Paul....... Thank you.

@countryheartcandles

10 ай бұрын

You are welcome Jim, it really works great.

We just got our bikes. I went searching figuring someone had for hired out how to load without the heavy lifting. Thanks for the excellent video.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, so glad you found this video helpful, now enjoy your new e-bikes.

Thanks for the simple solution to a "weighty problem."

@Paul_Paula

Ай бұрын

You are welcome, well put… ‘a weighty problem solved’.

What a great idea! I have been using the ramp but not folding the bike. I will have to try this. Thank you.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, glad you liked this idea.

Good idea. Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.

@countryheartcandles

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, glad the video was helpful.

What a fantastic idea!! The ramp idea will also help with loading my husbands mobility scooter into the back of our truck. How exciting. Than you!!

@countryheartcandles

10 ай бұрын

You are welcome Bridget, glad the video ideas were helpful.

I like this method! Thank you for sharing

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, thanks for checking out this video.

What a great idea! Thanks very much.

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful.

Great video. Thank you for sharing your very helpful information!!

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Rima. Glad you found it helpful.

You're a class act my friend, thanks for video.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua, glad you liked this video.

Well done sir!!! Great idea!!

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it.

You sir are a genius. Thank you!

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked that video, it really saves the heavy lifting. Thanks for watching, Paula.

Anything to help, and this is good for many reasons. Helps with packing, and easier to move bike around inside car, as you demonstrate. Less effort all around. Thanks!

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Great, glad the video showed you those potentials in loading e-bikes that way.

TY This is a must see Vid for every folding E-Bike owner. FYI - Push Don’t Pull in to car…avoid hernias

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Yes, this works for every kind of folding bike. Pulling up the ramp works better for me rather than pushing, because I have bad knees. But both pulling or pushing are better than lifting.

Nicely done!! Thanx!!

@Paul_Paula

3 ай бұрын

Glad you got something from it.

What a great idea. Thanks!

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Glad, you got something from the video.

Very creative, low cost solution to a "weighty Problem". Very nice.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, good to hear.

👏👏👏Simply BRILLIANT👍 Thanks for the upload🤓

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, it sure makes loading and unloading easier.

Hey guys I’m finally riding again and love it . Can’t get enough time in the saddle. Can’t wait to travel later this week to do some of the legacy trail. Trying not to overdo but hard not to. Finally have an ops date of 1/19/2023 so gotta get in shape for that and bike time will certainly help. Thanks for your kind encouragement and Merry Christmas. Jay

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear, Jay. We hope you will have a great Christmas at your end.

Thanks for the video. We use a similar setup, but we have a wheeled tote that makes it a bit easier: Husky 45 Gal. Latch and Stack Tote with Wheels in Black with Red Lid. We bought ours at Home Depot for $50. Once folded, the Lectric XP 3.0 fits perfectly inside!

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Wonderful, it really does make it easier with a ramp.

Your a genius. Great idea. Nobody nobody a herniated at any health or fitness level. Thank you.

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, it really does making loading easy.

👍 👍 Thanks 4 sharing

Awesome job! Thanks

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Glad you got something from the video, Bill. We traveled to Cades Cove, TN yesterday with our 2 e-bikes and loaded and unloaded them in my SUV without lifting them.

So smart, thanks for the video

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

You are welcome, glad you got something from that video. It really is an easier way!

I'm going to try this, thank you!!

Great job!!! 🎉

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael, glad you liked it.

That seat is impressive!

Paul thank you, this is a very helpfull idea. 👍👍👍

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

You are welcome Eddie, glad you got something from it.

Happy Thanksgiving Paul and Paula your video has made my upcoming holiday fantastic. Got all the pieces giving it all the test over the next few days and your video has made it possible for us and believe me so many others. I hope you don’t mind but I have sent your link to everyone I know with elective bikes. But this no lift idea can be made to load anything you can contain and slide up the ramp. Thanks again for sharing this simple and brilliant idea. Funny side note friends who have the larger super expensive bikes are trying to figure a way to do this, good luck to them.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again, Jay. I am glad you like working smarter, rather than harder. The ramp sure does save us from lifting the full weight of the bikes. Blessings on your Thanksgiving.

Thanks!😊

Thanks for a great video!!!!

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

You are welcome, glad you liked it.

Great idea. Thanks. Good video.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, thanks for watching. It really is a better way to load heavy bikes.

Easy procedure. Cargo container is ideal. The Thanks for the tips.

@Paul_Paula

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked the idea.

That was awesome and a very great idea.

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you got something from my video.

Sweet; I’m so glad I found this! Hope it works somehow with a trike though! Thanks!

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, we hope it does work with the new trike.

Thank you..from queensland Australia

@Paul_Paula

8 ай бұрын

Good to hear from you, thanks for watching.

Brilliant idea!

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, glad you got something from this video.

Thanks! Great idea!

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

You are welcome, glad you found it helpful.

Brilliant!

Brilliant. I’m going to adjust just a bit for my lectric trike!

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Wonderful, I am glad you got some ideas from the video.

Smartly done.

Well done! 💪🏻👍🏼

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Thanks… glad you liked it.

I do it like that minus the dog ramp. I also remove the battery to make it a little lighter. The ramp would make it even easier. Thanks for posting.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Hi John, glad you watched this video, the ramp does make it easier.

Good thinking ❤

Now there's a great idea 💡! I actually asked a few guys just yesterday how a retired senior is supposed to get an ebike into their car or truck. 65lbs, like the one he's demonstrating with, is a lightweight ebike. The one's I am looking at weigh 82 to up to 100 lbs! Most are over 75 lbs. CraZy heavy for a person over 65 to load! Way to solve a problem that seriously has prevented me from even buying one. I was thinking the only place I could ride it was departing on the ride from my home. Very limiting. This idea is a damn good one! Thanks! 😎🤘

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad it makes sense for you. It really does work great. See you out there on the trails.

Excellent!!

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked that video.

Thanks great advice

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it.

Sir! You're a genius!

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliment, it really makes loading and unloading so much easier.

Thanks you!

@Paul_Paula

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching.

Perfect! Husband keeps trying to sell me on getting a carrier for the outside of the vehicle. I don't see how that helps with the weight of the bike. I love your idea.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear Jess, thanks for watching my video… glad you liked this way of transporting the bikes… it really works well.

thank you sir Very helpful 😊

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Tracey. Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching.

That’s great because I can’t lift it on my own thanks for this great idea

@Paul_Paula

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful.

I use a similar method for my tandem and stretch bikes. I have a 8 ft cargo bed on my pickup truck and the pickup truck tailgate is rather high. I use a folding 3 piece cargo ramp to load and unload my heavy long bikes. This ramp will definitely save one's back in the long run.

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Sounds good, great.

@countryheartcandles

10 ай бұрын

@@roxannegordon6162 It saves my back because I don’t have to bend over and lift a 65 pound bike the height of my SUV’s bed.

Thank you!!

Thanks! Looks like a great method to move you bike.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found this video helpful, Dave. This method really does save your back.

Another tip- For easy loading of any size bikes onto a rear hitch bike rack. With bike along the side of the rack, pull on the rear brake lever and pull the front end of the bike into a “wheely”- lifting the front wheel onto the end of the rack. Then you can lift the back while rolling the bike forward onto the rack. This method reduces the lift weight by half.

Good Info. Thanks

@countryheartcandles

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, you are welcome.

Well done!

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike, glad you found it helpful.

I just bought a Lectric XPremium and have been wondering how in the world I'm going to manage getting it in and out of the car. This is the answer! Thanks so much for sharing!

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

Glad you found my video, it will make loading and unloading your new XPremium so easy for you.

@lilycardoso4679

9 ай бұрын

We just bought 2 XPremium bikes. Are they bigger than the 3.0? Do you think they will fit in that plastic bin?

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

@@lilycardoso4679 The X Premiums will fit in bins, but the bins might have be slightly bigger.

@lilycardoso4679

9 ай бұрын

@@Paul_Paula Thanks for the great idea!!

@Paul_Paula

9 ай бұрын

@@lilycardoso4679 You are welcome, it sure makes it easy to load and unload… enjoy your new bikes.

Good video old guys have trouble lifting heavy bikes onto a rack. Or you can buy a new self loading rack from Saris. It has auto lift ...Myself, I bought a lightweight hybrid e bike under 38 pounds, Thanks for the tip ...Old guys rule!

@Paul_Paula

Ай бұрын

Thanks, for watching and commenting.

Hi guys. Don’t want to bore you with my issues but still haven’t been able to ride the new bike. Had set back and still no. Ops date . I told Lectric bikes they should watch your video on the no lift system after watching a young strong back demonstrating how light it was by pressing it like a weight lifter on their site. Most people would opt for your system over trying that any day. So keep up the great job with the videos through those I feel like I’m there too. Jay

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay, for pointing out the no-lift method to Lectric, maybe someday they will sell ramps.

@jaygiltz2201

Жыл бұрын

@@Paul_Paula I gave you all the credit so maybe you’ll get big checks in the mail, you should. Kind of funny discussion over the holiday with friends who bought non folding bikes. They have over $8k in the two bikes rack cover etc. Class 1 only no throttle to help to get going . The wife hates her bike and just wanted a little bike like my wife’s 20” Ancheer fold up @ $650 from Amazon. My wife loves it and won’t let me get her anything else and has had nothing other than tires wearing quickly go wrong with it. We could by 6 Lectrics and have 5 in reserve for that kind of dough. Very entertaining out here.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

@@jaygiltz2201 Thanks Jay and I agree the Lectric bikes are such a good value, we love our two.

great ideas!

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Brilliant

Thank you. I'm shopping for an ebike and have considered the Lectric 3.0 just for the ease of putting in my Outback. I was thinking of a dog ramp too. I have a crappy back and really need to be kind to it if I'm to get any enjoyment in my old age. As to the Lectric, I'm hesitant as I have put a 750 watt minimum in my search. I've got some hills to contend with.

@Paul_Paula

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Steve, glad you found this helpful. I am 75 years old, 6’ at 205 lbs and the 2.0 Lectric gets me up the hills with no problems. Plus, with a bad knee, I do throttle only with no peddling. The new and more powerful 3.0 Lectric should do even better on the hills. I used to lift my bikes into my SUV, but threw my back out, now I have solved that problem with the dog ramp and sliding the bins into my vehicle. Thanks for watching our videos.

@sbukosky

Жыл бұрын

An update. I now own two Lectric XP 3.0's. One for me and one for my wife. Plenty of power. Oh, and the back is fine now...for the time being.

Good idea with the Amazon ramp, even for non-folding e-bikes. 👍

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you got some ideas from it.

Very smart thank you

@Paul_Paula

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ann, it really works well.

That's a great idea!

@Paul_Paula

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you got something from my video.