We decided to go the ebike route as well. Then came the question of where to carry them. I contacted GD to ask about the support that might be built into the hitch receiver and was referred to Lippert, as the receiver was installed when the frame was built. The rep asked me for the frame serial number, which I was able to get from the frame tag. He said that the receiver is actually rated to 350# on our 303. He said that, with two ebikes at 60# each and a bike carrier at another 60#, we are just under 50% of the rated capacity and should not ever have a problem.
I went with the Swagman RV/Ebike rated hitch, which is quite substantial. I also got an all-weather cover so that it’s not obvious that they are ebikes. Lastly, I got two extremely heavy-duty chain locks (cables can be cut way too easily). I say lastly, because I looked into insurance and the quote was about half of the value of the bikes for one year. In PA, I was told that they can’t be added as a rider on the home policy, and that they will be considered as “vehicles” on the policy. I’m hoping that, with the cover to keep them out of sight and the substantial chain locks (which I will be able to secure directly to the under-frame of the trailer), we don’t have any issues.
I went with the Swagman RV/Ebike rated hitch, which is quite substantial. I also got an all-weather cover so that it’s not obvious that they are ebikes. Lastly, I got two extremely heavy-duty chain locks (cables can be cut way too easily). I say lastly, because I looked into insurance and the quote was about half of the value of the bikes for one year. In PA, I was told that they can’t be added as a rider on the home policy, and that they will be considered as “vehicles” on the policy. I’m hoping that, with the cover to keep them out of sight and the substantial chain locks (which I will be able to secure directly to the under-frame of the trailer), we don’t have any issues.
