It would be such a huge demonstration of Scout’s commitment to the outdoor enthusiast to have a purpose built mountain bike rack design built into the bed of the Scout. Like a tailgate that has a built in feature that performs a similar function as a MTB tailgate pad.
Purpose built mountain bike racks
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That stuff already exists - some that would fit the Scout tailgate already, like a Cache or Yakima for example.
I'm sure the Scout accessory store will be loaded with 3rd party / co-branded stuff like this eventually.
Here's a Rivian example - Yakima pad with Rivian's Logo: https://gearshop.rivian.com/products/rivian-tailgate-pad
I'm sure the Scout accessory store will be loaded with 3rd party / co-branded stuff like this eventually.
Here's a Rivian example - Yakima pad with Rivian's Logo: https://gearshop.rivian.com/products/rivian-tailgate-pad
Or even a Scout mountain bike! BMW did it for a few years...
Sorry, as an avid mountain biker, I almost have to laugh.
Technically yes, there have been many automotive brands that have made mountain bikes over the years.
But almost all of them have been "cash grabs", where the bikes themselves were... "not good". And instead, were usually open mold frames (generic rebadges), with normal parts slapped on, and sold at a premium price point.
So, most modern trucks aren't great with tailgate pads, because the top of the tailgate is now super flat, and super wide on top. I'm not sure that you could make "indents" for the bikes, with built in straps either though, as bikes downtubes vary wildly in width (steel bikes up to super wide carbon ebikes). Plus not all downtubes are "round". Plus, you'd have to have some sort of padding built in anyway, and not sure how that would work.
I wonder if just having a narrow tailgate top would be good enough.
Alternatively, for shuttling days, it could be interesting if there was a hitch receiver INSIDE the Terras bed. So then you could throw on another rack inside the bed. That way you could use something like a velocirax on the rear, and still get more bikes in the bed in a more secured manner.
Yeah, this could happen. 1up makes their racks in the USA, and could collaborate. But personally I don't see much value in "rebranding" something existing, and slapping on a higher price.
Ditto, yep.
Sorry, as an avid mountain biker, I almost have to laugh.
The purpose would be just for Scout to sell something that would (potentially) be better integrated to the vehicle - yes for Scout to make a few bucks and make accessory sales easy.
I had a 1-Up before I got my Rivian and still run it to this day for both MTB's and Fat Bikes.
I'm with you there!
Pivot is a brand thats got a great reputation, that I've never really gotten into. I usually build from frames, and my nice wheelset is boost, not superboost, so its just sort of never been on my radar. But I hear great things about DWlink and the Trail329.
I'm more into the burlier bikes for the trails around here (most bikes in the area are ~140-170mm travel bikes). My previous was a Banshee Titan. But then I had a chance to try out a Kavenz, so I jumped on it. It feels very similar, but because its high pivot, its got a lot less pedal feedback. Plus its more adjustable.
And confuses people on trails as they all look at it and say "wahhhht is that?"
.I'd love better integration, I'm just not sure how that would actually look. You could potentially integrate the rack into the bumper (the 1up trays), but even if you did that, the bike would be too close to the back of the vehicle, and with mountain bike handlebars being this wide, I'd imagine you'd run into interference problems.
I was thinking more along the lines of the Yakima pad and Rivian... Not dissimilar from what Volvo did with their Ski box (just slapped a logo on the box to match the logo on the volvo) and probably charge a lot more for it!I'm with you there!
Pivot is a brand thats got a great reputation, that I've never really gotten into. I usually build from frames, and my nice wheelset is boost, not superboost, so its just sort of never been on my radar. But I hear great things about DWlink and the Trail329.
I'm more into the burlier bikes for the trails around here (most bikes in the area are ~140-170mm travel bikes). My previous was a Banshee Titan. But then I had a chance to try out a Kavenz, so I jumped on it. It feels very similar, but because its high pivot, its got a lot less pedal feedback. Plus its more adjustable.
And confuses people on trails as they all look at it and say "wahhhht is that?"
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I'd love better integration, I'm just not sure how that would actually look. You could potentially integrate the rack into the bumper (the 1up trays), but even if you did that, the bike would be too close to the back of the vehicle, and with mountain bike handlebars being this wide, I'd imagine you'd run into interference problems.
Def not needed but some people love to buy matching accessories for the truck at the time of purchase and Scout could stand to make a few bucks and drive more accessory revenue with a select group of aftermarket partners...
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