Kuat Piston Pro X + Kuat Pivot v2 installed

[Mysta]

Hello all, just wanted to provide some pics as I myself looked around for some(think I finally found some after buying) but just in case. It is a nice combo being the hitch is tucked in by default so with this Pivot V2 it kinda brings it up and out and while that's installed you can still back up incredibly easy. The Piston Pro X on top of that actually is raised quite a bit to the top of the camera as well so also very easy to see backing up. The Brake light connector means it disables some features but there is a Zero Contact interface i may get to address that. Anyway here's some pics.

Notes:
Came with 1 locking hitchpin per part so one for Pivot and one for Piston Pro X. The Piston Pro X key matches the key for the hitch locking part and the cable as well.
I have put a 65# cruiser ebike and my ebike on it(50#) and the Pivot is super solid, no way it will touch the bumper.
As shown below the Pivot alone is pretty well contained and you could drive around with it on almost as if it's not there.

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[moosehead]

Nice. Looks like all the rack co’s are getting on board with 1Up’s dual wheel clamp system.

 

[Mysta]

Nice. Looks like all the rack co’s are getting on board with 1Up’s dual wheel clamp system.

Yep! Definitely considered 1ups as well but really just loved the aesthetic and slightly higher weight capacity of kuat.

 

[EVTrukHog]

Hello all, just wanted to provide some pics as I myself looked around for some(think I finally found some after buying) but just in case. It is a nice combo being the hitch is tucked in by default so with this Pivot V2 it kinda brings it up and out and while that's installed you can still back up incredibly easy. The Piston Pro X on top of that actually is raised quite a bit to the top of the camera as well so also very easy to see backing up. The Brake light connector means it disables some features but there is a Zero Contact interface i may get to address that. Anyway here's some pics.

Notes:
Came with 1 locking hitchpin per part so one for Pivot and one for Piston Pro X. The Piston Pro X key matches the key for the hitch locking part and the cable as well.
I have put a 65# cruiser ebike and my ebike on it(50#) and the Pivot is super solid, no way it will touch the bumper.
As shown below the Pivot alone is pretty well contained and you could drive around with it on almost as if it's not there.

Is there a way to plug the Kuat Piston pro taillights into the R1T without it automatically engaging tow mode? I've got this same setup but haven't test fit it yet.

 

[Mysta]

Is there a way to plug the Kuat Piston pro taillights into the R1T without it automatically engaging tow mode? I've got this same setup but haven't test fit it yet.

I've seen people mention these but i'm just hoping Rivian lets us turn it off for small things like that. https://www.amazon.com/Tekonsha-119...t=&hvlocphy=9010604&hvtargid=pla-556763838677

 

[EVTrukHog]

I've seen people mention these but i'm just hoping Rivian lets us turn it off for small things like that. https://www.amazon.com/Tekonsha-119...t=&hvlocphy=9010604&hvtargid=pla-556763838677

Bummer. I assume this could be a future OTA feature upgrade? In the meantime, what is tow mode like? Any nuisance items while in tow mode?

 

[kylealden]

Bummer. I assume this could be a future OTA feature upgrade? In the meantime, what is tow mode like? Any nuisance items while in tow mode?

Biggest nuisance is it disables Driver+, TACC, blind spot warnings, etc. It doesn't actually force the tow drive mode (so you can still use sport mode, off road, etc.), but a lot of the convenient features go away.

They've stated they plan to work around this in the future but haven't shipped anything yet. A simple toggle to say "rear trailer power accessory" would be plenty.

 

[rookford]

It has been a while since this was first posted, but wondering if OP (@Mysta) still likes the setup and are the brake lights worth it. Kuat came out with just the Pro version and not sure if the lights on the rack are worth it.

 

[Mysta]

It has been a while since this was first posted, but wondering if OP (@Mysta) still likes the setup and are the brake lights worth it. Kuat came out with just the Pro version and not sure if the lights on the rack are worth it.

Yep I like it! Brake light is hard to speak on as I don't actually see it - but I haven't been rear ended with my bikerack on so I would say that's a pro. I will say I've used it with and without the pivot and I like the pivot much more because it raises the bike rack out of the reverse cam a bit.

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