The "Rad Lad" ladder mounted bike rack kit from Lolo Racks offers some intriguing functionality - enabling handy folks to convert their rear door ladders into robust bike racks. And the Lolo Racks Rad Lad kit mostly delivers. But being a bit resourceful is definitely required - as we found some custom modification is required.
To be fair, Lolo Racks says this right on the site - the "Rad Lad" isn't customized for every adventure van ladder everywhere. Its made to be generic and so users should expect some required custom modification. And also to be fair, perhaps the Surco ladder we installed on our Sprinter Van isn't the ladder Lolo Racks had in mind when designing the kit. But I still found the improperly sized bolts and lack of nyloc nuts a little annoying. Overall though, the Lolo Racks Rad Lad, ladder mounted bike rack kit is effective and once we got everything worked out I am pretty stoked with the finished/installed product.
Because we used the Surco ladder, which only bolts at the bottom and clips over the door frame on the top, we had to do quite a bit of extra modifications. We added additional bracing to our Surco ladder at the top for additional stability - certainly a weakness in the Surco Ladder, not the Lolo Racks. Once the extra bracing was installed, the ladder felt much more robust, both with bikes mounted and just for regular climbing - so this feels almost like a 'must do mod' for the ladder itself. And definitely a must-do modification (or something like it) if installing Lolo Racks Rad Lad on a Surco ladder.
Links to products:
Lolo Racks Rad Lad: loloracks.com/...
Surco Ladder: www.surcoinc.c...
U-Bolts: McMaster-Carr Part # 8889T33
www.mcmaster.c...
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