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Description: Click for more info and reviews of this Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks: etrailer.com/Hitch-Bike-Racks/Hollywood-Racks/HLY84FR.html Check out some similar Hitch Bike Racks options: etrailer.com/dept-pg-Hitch_Bike_Racks-sf-Platform_Rack.aspx Search for other popular Monaco Knight Motorhome parts and accessories: etrailer.com/vehicle/2011/Monaco/Knight+Motorhome etrailer.com Don’t forget to subscribe! youtube.com/user/etrailertv Full transcript: etrailer.com/tv-install-hollywood-racks-bike-rack-2011-monaco-knight-hly84fr.aspx Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we'll be taking a look at our Hollywood Rack Sport Rider SE Bike Rack for your 2-Electric Bikes, right here on our 2011 Monaco Knight, Motorhome. So right off the bat, this has an 80 pound weight capacity for your extra-heavy electric bikes. So we'll talk about those specs. We'll talk about those measurements. But we are gonna focus on our motorhome today. That way you can see how does it work with your RV. So before we get any further let's first question, will your bike fit How large are your handlebars As you can see here, we've got pretty long handlebars in that we we're not able to load up our bike in the closest cradle. You can fix that by moving the wheels back and forth. So you're gonna have those trays that are adjustable, but that's gonna be on you finding the best fit for your different types of bikes. So, we'll take some measurements, that way you can see if yours will fit too. The way our bike is mounted to this rack is we have three touch-points. One and two are gonna be the wheel straps holding down our front and our rear wheels. The third is gonna be our frame mount. So this makes it interesting for bikes of different shapes and sizes. If you have those smaller children's bikes, some of your women's bikes, especially those step-through bikes. Since this has a hook, you may need to get a frame-adapter bar. And since this is lockable, that may affect whether you can lock your bikes up or not. But for most of your bikes, this is a perfectly fine way to make sure your bike is secure by the frame. So I'm gonna take our bike off and I'm gonna start at the wheel straps. We have a lever here, press that lever to disengage the strap, that allows you to lift that up, and just rotate it out of the way. So it doesn't get caught-up in the spokes. So that's one strap, and here is our second strap. Get that up, out of the way and now we go over to our frame mount. So if this is unlocked, you should be able to just press down on that button and lift up on that hook. And from there, you can lift your bike off. With this having an 80 pound weight capacity, keep that in mind that you're gonna have to be lifting your bike up and off of that bike rack. If that's gonna be a major issue for you, you may wanna check out something like the Yakima OnRamp, instead. With the bike off, we get to take a closer look at the bike rack itself. So notice how we have these really large wheel hoops. These can move back worth with these knobs to accommodate bike wheel bases of different lengths. You also have these large straps. So that combined with the straps and the wheel hoop size means you can carry bike tire widths of up to 5". So even your extra wide fat tire bikes, perfectly fine. Some pro-tips when using this bike rack is one, make sure that your straps are always in their receivers. That way they're not flopping around as you drive around. Also just double-check those knobs. Yes, you do get a maximum wheel base of up to 60" with this all the way out. But it's also nice to double-check to make sure they're nice and secure, before you drive around. Some features of this bike rack is that you can tilt it away. That's accessed by this knob right over here. But, on our motorhome, that's usually not an important feature. So let's take some measurements instead to talk about how much this adds to the back of our motorhome. That's gonna be 18" from the end of our grill. Our ground clearance is going to measured at the end of the rack to the ground, and that sits at 23 1/4". That's also gonna be kind of where your bikes are going to sit. So with this, having a weight capacity of 80 pounds. That's how high up you're gonna have to lift your bikes. Now we can also fold this up to be more portable. Let's say you're at your campground and you don't wanna take up too much space. So, we have this pin and this is gonna hold up your mast. You wanna take this out first. Your mast is then going to tilt-down and then you wanna make sure that it's secured with that pin you just took out. So get that lined up with a tab, and then turn to secure it. Now, you can fold-up on your rack, and you have two knobs over here, as well as a pin. So you're gonna wanna get that pin and that clip, get that out. And then you're gonna pull on this knob and then you're gonna lift up