Newbie wanting a van for eBikes

[R1JIM]

Hi guys , now looking for my first transporter as a E bike van to get around better. (3 bikes) Any advice gladly accepted, my thoughts are T6 SWB high line , kombucha would be great if there is 6ft load space with rear seats folded …

 

[CAB]

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Bikes in the back

So, we might be going to France in mid July in the van. Caravan at Eurocamp subject to restrictions being lifted. I’ll be taking the rear (3rd) row of seats out of our SWB and want to get 4 bikes in the back. If I remove front wheels, pedals and twist handle bars 90 degrees is it feasible to...

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[SimonC64]

If you have modern mountain bikes then they're probaby quite long. With my SWB Kombi before conversion to a camper I could just squeeze in two with 27.5" wheels ... diagonally with some good padding between to stop frame damage. I imagine LWB might give you room for three inside with wheels on.

 

[R1JIM]

Yes I have 2 x 29ers and one 27.5 , 29ers are 6ft wheels on was hoping SWB with rear seats folded would give me enough room ..

 

[SimonC64]

I don't think so, if you want to keep the bikes upright. If the rear seat is split two + one you might lift the double out to make it possible. Then you'd have room for three persons and three bikes.

 

[.50]

Both my 29er E bike and my enduro bike have 1330mm wheelbase, and won't go into my swb kombi without the front wheels removed, and with the tripple seat tipped forward.
We are travelling to Les Gets in the French Alps this week in a lwb kombi, and will have 5 long, enduro bikes in the back, with the front wheels off, pedals off and handle bars turned, and there will also be room for enough food and beer for the week, as well as our luggage.

 

[Hurricane Harris]

A friend of ours has just got a LWB kombi and bought himself a removable rail (fixes to the rear tie downs) and some fork mounts from www.loadedbikes.co.uk

He's just been to Spain and back with 4 mtbs. The fork mounts are pretty substantial, strong enough to hold the weight of an ebike at up to 20G of force!

 

[R1JIM]

Thanks everyone, looks like I have more head scratching to do , SWB / LWB wheels in or out …
appreciate the ideas thanks

 

[R1JIM]

Just a thought , will 29er E bikes fit the SWB wheels in taking out the rear seats ?? on shorter journeys don’t always want the wheels out

 

[dubber36]

Why do you need to keep the wheels on the bikes? It takes seconds to fit/remove a front wheel.

 

[.50]

Why do you need to keep the wheels on the bikes? It takes seconds to fit/remove a front wheel.

Absolutely, and removing seats is a right ball ache.

My MASSIVE Ebike will fit diagonally in the back of my swb kombi with the rear seats upright if I'm going on my own somewhere.