October 2021, Old Kilpatrick Hills
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Loaded Bike surface mounted rail fitted to our shop T5 LWB
The Ply Guys were looking for solid option for transporting bikes in their shop van for a while. They'd tried the usual Amazon-type-things and they're not great. They just about hold your bike in place but when you look at how they're fabricated and fixed down it's not a brilliant solution especially if you're running around with a heavy-ass Enduro / DH or E-Bike(s). So, after a customer contacted them about adapting one of their Torridon systems to work with an existing Loaded Bike rail they jumped at the chance to follow up and put a very cunning plan into action...
Their Torridan and Clachan units can now be specified with a cut out for the Loaded Bikes Threshold rail (just add Loaded Bike Threshold Rail to the comments section at checkout). So, if you carry a lot of bikes in a LWB/SWB or have a SWB Kombi this is the option you need! There's also a version for the Mercedes Vito and a Transit Custom version is on the way. Check out: https://loadedbikes.co.uk/shop/retrofit-threshold-rail-vw-transporter-kombi/
Anyway, the pictures above show their Surface Mounted rail which we fitted to the T5 because it's a piece of p*ss to fit, is solid and works really well with a Torridon + Clachan setup (The Ply Guys actually have the flush fit version in the back of the work's Ducato...more on that another time). Although they're MTB through and through, it has been known for at least one member of the team to get dressed up like a character from Tron and push around a skinny carbon thing and that's where we think the Loaded Bikes setup really rocks. You can buy a whole range of Fork Mount Spacers and in seconds change the Fork Mount from say Boost to a 12 x 100mm Road Spacer or 9 x 100QR. So, if you have one of those Zwifty-type pals you can take their bike in the van without having to completely change the setup. Handy.
Next up they're going to fit the Threshold Rail to their T5 so keep an eye out for the video and pictures on their social media.
Who are Loaded Bikes?
Take a gander here!
COMING SOON from The Ply Guys + Loaded Bikes...heavy duty bike slides. Yup, slippy, slidey bike love for the back of your van.
Products:
Torridon in Black Hexa with Black & White Herringbone Harris Tweed
Clachan in Black Hexa with Black & White Herringbone Harris Tweed
Flippy Uppy Things
Urlar Floor System
Loaded Bikes Surface Mount
Loaded Bikes Fork Mount:
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