Bike Rack Solution?

[dtbaker61]

I'm REALLY not excited about this style.....
paint damage to car, back damage lifting and reaching, risk of pulling into garage by mistake, and bike and car damage if it ever fell off... in addition to threat of easy theft of an expensive bike if you parked anywhere unattended for very long.

personally, hitch rack is the only way I want to go.

 

[ChasingCoral]

I'm REALLY not excited about this style.....
paint damage to car, back damage lifting and reaching, risk of pulling into garage by mistake, and bike and car damage if it ever fell off... in addition to threat of easy theft of an expensive bike if you parked anywhere unattended for very long.

personally, hitch rack is the only way I want to go.

Agreed!

 

[JamieGeek]

I'm REALLY not excited about this style.....
paint damage to car, back damage lifting and reaching, risk of pulling into garage by mistake, and bike and car damage if it ever fell off... in addition to threat of easy theft of an expensive bike if you parked anywhere unattended for very long.

personally, hitch rack is the only way I want to go.

Yeah and that wouldn't work at all for a 70lb e-bike.

 

[RonTCat]

Disclaimer: I have no idea why a tow hitch is not available on North American models.

But... let's extend the frunk divider situation.

So, with a trailer hitch and a rear end collision:
In Europe: Bad break mate, that hitch was driven into your battery pack and could have caused a fire.
In USA, land of 10 million lawyers: The sound of thousands of lawyers all texting at once, putting together a class action lawsuit.

 

[EV Lab]

Disclaimer: I have no idea why a tow hitch is not available on North American models.

But... let's extend the frunk divider situation.

So, with a trailer hitch and a rear end collision:
In Europe: Bad break mate, that hitch was driven into your battery pack and could have caused a fire.
In USA, land of 10 million lawyers: The sound of thousands of lawyers all texting at once, putting together a class action lawsuit.

The battery in the MME nowhere near the rear bumper though, being under the center of the car... There's a motor and all the rear suspension to go through first.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Neither Yakima nor Thule have roof rack solutions on their websites at this time.

I just received the following from Yakima, which may help those of you who already have Yakima systems.

Hello Mark, and thank you for contacting Yakima support. We do have a fit, it is just with an older system: TOWER: Q Towers (Set of Four) FRONT CLIP: Q78 Clips REAR CLIP: Q78 Clips CROSSBAR: Medium (58") RoundBar Pair (2 CrossBars) FAIRING: 52" WindShield http://fitlookup.yakima.com?fitid=4267 We no longer make the Q78 clips, so you will need to find them at a secondary seller like rerack.com , rackattack.com , Ebay, or amazon.

I've reached back out to them to see if they have a fit for their current roof racks. I've also reached out to Thule and am awaiting a response.

 

[pdxzzr]

Neither Yakima nor Thule have roof rack solutions on their websites at this time.

I just received the following from Yakima, which may help those of you who already have Yakima systems.

I've reached back out to them to see if they have a fit for their current roof racks. I've also reached out to Thule and am awaiting a response.

The link they gave you leads to a regular Mustang, not the Mach E

 

[ChasingCoral]

The link they gave you leads to a regular Mustang, not the Mach E

I trusted the person. Bummer. Back to talking with Yakima!

 

[pdxzzr]

I trusted the person. Bummer. Back to talking with Yakima!

FWIW-Yakima HQ isn’t far from where I live and I actually “donated” my GLA45 a few years back for figment testing when that model was brand new. I asked them about the Mach-E specifically and pano glass roofs generally (because no one seems to make a solution, even for Teslas that have been around a while, the suction cup thing notwithstanding). Basically, I don’t think anyone is really looking to engineer a clamp on roof rack because of the liability with the glass.

 

[ChasingCoral]

FWIW-Yakima HQ isn’t far from where I live and I actually “donated” my GLA45 a few years back for figment testing when that model was brand new. I asked them about the Mach-E specifically and pano glass roofs generally (because no one seems to make a solution, even for Teslas that have been around a while, the suction cup thing notwithstanding). Basically, I don’t think anyone is really looking to engineer a clamp on roof rack because of the liability with the glass.

Interesting. The clamp could be positioned so that it stands on the edge fitting, not contacting the glass at all.

With the stress-cracking issues, I'm not sure I'd want to suction cup a rack and a boat to my roof. Personally, I plan to get a Stealth Hitch and 1-1/4" receiver for carrying bikes. However, it's roof or nothing for some of my kayaks.

 

[dtbaker61]

Neither Yakima nor Thule have roof rack solutions on their websites at this time.

I just received the following from Yakima, which may help those of you who already have Yakima systems.

I've reached back out to them to see if they have a fit for their current roof racks. I've also reached out to Thule and am awaiting a response.

I would NOT advise a roof rack on the MME..... too high to lift a bike, especially a muddy heavy MTB. The TorkLift Eco solution looks pretty good, and perhaps like an easier install than I expected. There are tons of hitch receiver bike racks that are pretty awesome.....

 

[ChasingCoral]

I would NOT advise a roof rack on the MME..... too high to lift a bike, especially a muddy heavy MTB. The TorkLift Eco solution looks pretty good, and perhaps like an easier install than I expected. There are tons of hitch receiver bike racks that are pretty awesome.....

Agreed. I need a roof rack for kayaks.

 

[NormF]

Check out Stealth hitch, an elegant solution. They have installed a prototype unit on a Mach E and are working on production units. They have a 1.25 Option that should work well for a 2 bike rack. Call them and put your name on the list.

 

[ChasingCoral]

The current information from Yakima.

@pdxzzr Would you be open to taking your Mach E to Yakima to look at to see if they will decide one way or another?

 

[pdxzzr]

The current information from Yakima.

@pdxzzr Would you be open to taking your Mach E to Yakima to look at to see if they will decide one way or another?

IF I actually take delivery I’d certainly take it over to Yakima (still a little up in the air, sales guys very slow to respond, says there is some kind of software issue to fixe before they can sell). But they (Yakima) have also told me they aren’t taking in vehicles for fitment right now.