Keystone RV’s flagship Montana brand has unveiled a mid-year model addition specifically designed for the country’s fastest growing recreational trend outside of pickleball – e-bikes.
“Our research revealed that two-thirds of fifth wheel owners were traveling with e-bikes or intended to, but no manufacturer was offering a way to store, protect, secure and charge this ubiquitous and relatively expensive equipment. Montana has built its reputation on being first to market with the right floor plans for RVers’ evolving needs, so we quickly got to work to develop a well-designed solution,” said Colin Dechant, who drove the initiative for the brand.
Keystone turned to one of the company’s go-to innovation partners, the research and development team of MORryde International, to help design a rail lift system that is both secure and easy to operate. Concurrently, the Montana design team delved into floorplan options that would accommodate interior e-bike storage and leverage the space for additional functionality.
The result of the collaboration will be on display next week at the LazyDays RV display in the Special Events Center at the Florida RV SuperShow.
Montana’s new 3623EB adapts a customer-favorite rear living floorplan, separating what is traditionally one large kitchen and entertainment slide into separate kitchen and “bike garage” slide boxes. With access through a cargo door in the rear of the slide, bikes are loaded and secured on to a patent-pending rail system. Built-in struts make it easy to tilt the loaded rail up and stow bikes in the slide compartment, which also features power for charging. The storage compartment can also be fully accessed from the inside of the coach and offers additional pantry storage.
As a part of the model launch celebration, Keystone and LazyDays RV will be including two free Lectric XP Lite eBikes with every new 2024 Montana and Montana High Country sold during the Florida RV Supershow.
The Mondana 3623EB can now be viewed on KeystoneRV.com. Additional model details will be released next week.