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Tailgate pad converts your tailgate into an easy-to-use 5-bike rack. Integrated bike cradles and closure straps keep your bikes stable and secure. Tuck-away flap provides access to tailgate or rearview camera. Attaches to tailgate with straps.
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Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we'll be taking a look at the Yakima GateKeeper for your midsize trucks right here on our 2019 Honda Ridgeline. You do have different color options for the Yakima GateKeeper. What I have here is the GateKeeper in blue. So, we're gonna focus today on how this works on our Ridgeline.
Just the differences because you have a different size bed compared to your other truck beds as well as how our bike fits on there. So, first is gonna be the clamping port part or the straps that go around the bike. I really like how they upgraded the GateKeepers to have this really nice foam. So, then this is what supports your bike's frame. You do have this strap which goes around.
There's also some padding in there. You have this buckle that fits right into that loop and then you can tighten it down with the nylon straps. So, you can see here how there's one, two, three, four, five of these cradles taking up pretty much all of your truck bed space. So, taking some measurements for the cradles, distance apart is going to be about 10 inches apart. So, that's gonna give you a little bit of clearance for your pedals and your handlebars.
So, for example, from our bike's frame here to the end of the tailgate, we do have a clearance of 5 1/2 inches. It's definitely gonna be a different fit on the Ridgeline though compared to other trucks. Because the truck bed sits a bit higher compared to others, you can see here how our bike is pretty much bottomed out. If I had the pedals in the down position, it would not clear. So, you can see here at the front of our bike, it goes all the way to down where the bumper is on our truck.
We have a pretty muddy bike, so that mud transfers as well with that dirt and we have an increased chance of possibly scratching up our bumper. But that's just gonna be how tailgate pads work. It's a very quick and easy process to put this onto your tailgate, especially since you have a Ridgeline and you now have the ability to carry around five bikes as long as you have enough space widthwise for them. So, let's take a look at the install process. To install your tailgate pad, you just put it over your tailgate. And the perks of having a Ridgeline is you can just open your tailgate this way, making it a lot easier to tighten down those straps. Those just go in through the buckle and then you just pull those straps to tighten it down. Make sure to have it where your pads are on the top and then you have full tailgate coverage. So, do that for all your straps. And with that secure, you can then close your tailgate and load your bikes up. So, my personal thoughts about the Yakima GateKeeper tailgate pad is this is a really good quick and easy option for if you wanna carry around a lot of bikes. The downside to this is you do lose your cargo space inside your truck bed. And there's gonna be a little bit more wear and tear both on your vehicle as well as on your bikes. So, if you do want to upgrade to something that has a bit more stability but still not super pricey, a good option for you would be the Hollywood Racks Destination four-bike platform rack. The downside to that is you are limited to four bikes, while this one can carry five. So, you have your different pros, you have your different cons, but it's really nice to see that this is a fit for the unique design of the Honda Ridgeline. And that was a look at the Yakima GateKeeper tailgate pad for five bikes right here on our 2019 Honda Ridgeline. My name is Evangeline and I hope you enjoyed the journey..
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (83 Customer Reviews)
Tailgate pad converts your tailgate into an easy-to-use 5-bike rack. Integrated bike cradles and closure straps keep your bikes stable and secure. Tuck-away flap provides access to tailgate or rearview camera. Attaches to tailgate with straps.Great shopping experience (much more straightforward than amazon), product exactly as expected. Based purchase on very helpful etrailer [online] video.
Fits perfectly. Looks and works great.
Perfect for hauling around my bikes. Super easy to setup on my 2020 Chevy Colorado.
The concept is good and the materials seem fine. The wheels ocme off with the design for attaching it to the tailgate (moves around) and managing the flap. I'm not even sure why there's a flap (useless). The straps/buckles for attaching the bikes are not the best choices.
Simple, affordable, gets the job done. I would recommend this to anyone with a pickup truck who wants to take bikes with them.
I love shopping at etrailer.com. They seem to test their products and make sure they are compatible with my exact year of truck. I purchased a tailgate pad from Yakima. This is the second one I bought. the first one was from cyclingdeals that I bought from [online vendor] and After doing lots of research I thought it would work with my back up camera. Well once I received it I learned that it wouldn’t work with my back up camera. I returned it and started googling again. etrailer.com came up with a pad that they said would fit my truck and work with my backup camera. I ordered it, tried it out and it works great. thank you etrailer.com.
I purchased this Yakima gatekeeper due to the large flap that allows access to the tailgate handle and rear camera. Bike straps are solid and the little extra padding for the downtube is nice.
2017 F250
We hav a Ford F150 quad cab.
This gatekeeper fits perfect.
It does take 2 of us to maneuver the gatekeeper and the tailgate to get the middle strap attached but we love the product. We’ll figure out a way, I’m sure, to do this solo.
Highly recommend.
Very rugged product and well not scratch your tailgate!!! Holds 1 or 6 bikes with ease!!
Right product delivered ahead of schedule during the holiday ordering season. Couldn't be happier with the product and service. Outstanding!
Yakima GateKeeper Tailgate Pad - timely service/shipping and product is excellent-- far better than my bike rack that mounted in the truck bed between the bed rails--securing the bikes is now a 3 minute effort and no climbing into the truck
Fits perfectly on my 2500HD. Looks nice and works great. First impression is it's high quality and will hold up well.
To me it was average after 1 year, which I feel is a better review of an item anyway. Withen 1 or 2 weeks of having it , one of the plastic rings holding the straps broke. etrailer was very good at wanting to replace it, but ,I didn't feel like sending it back( one thing the box it came in was huge), which is on me. I could fix it myself.
It held 2 of my wifes bikes , and one of mine which way over 28 lbs. each. I purchased a carbon bike about a year agoand it always falls to the side when strapped in . I've bunge corded to help that out, it still doesn't hold it tight. I even tried old wash rags around straps,but to no avail.
After 1 year the velcro is still good, but where it attaches to the strap is worn and is very hard to keep tight, we've only use it everyother weekend and never when the temp goes under 45 degrees.
the material it's made of is still in very good shape. The only other con is it would be nice if the flap coud be velcrod open so you can see out of the backing camera
The Yakima GateKeeper Tailgate Pad works great. It's easy to put on and take off as needed and protects the tailgate and bikes we carry. Perflect for an old Ranger or hopefully soon the a new Maverick.
THIS YAKIMA TAILGATE BIKE CARRIER IS
VERY WELL MADE. THE CRADLES TO SET
YOUR FRAME IN ARE NICELY PADDED. THE
VELCRO STRAPS KEEP THEM SECURE DURING
TRANSPORT. THIS IS GREAT PRODUCT.
ETRAILER ALWAYS HAS THE BEST PRICES
AND SERVICE. THANKS ETRAILER!
The cradle straps do not have enough flexibility to provide a secure tight fit for smaller diameter framed road and hybrid type bikes. Just a poor design of the straps as there is only about half inch of the velcro actually securing the strap when fully tightened while the remaining velcro (over an inch) not making any contact. Product is really only for larger tubed bikes such as mountain bikes and child bikes. My bikes would be more secure just laying them down in the bed of the truck with a couple bungee cords.
Works great. Very convenient. Leaves a good amount of bed space for other items like camping equipment etc. Easy tailgate access to the Tundra through the handle access flap. Would definitely recommend.
Easy to put on and take off the tailgate. Keeps bikes completely secure.
With a little tuck you can even still use the reverse camera!
The Gatekeeper has performed as expected in a 2017 Ram 2500. 5 Stars always goes to etrailer. They are an outstanding company that always exceeds expectations with customer service.
its a quality made product, but doesn't fit a 2017 RAM tailgate very well. A RAM tailgate is wider in the middle which causes the tailgate cover to have a big wrinkle on either side of center caused by the cover being tighter on the ends than in the middle where the tailgate is wider. My bikes didn't sit very well on the tailgate, I believe mostly because of the wide RAM tailgate. I tried on the outside and in the middle, which didn't make a difference.
Great bike carrier! We carry 4 bikes and this keeps them secure even on dirt and bumpy roads. It takes a few minutes to get it on the tailgate correctly, but once on it works great!
We ordered for a family vacation where we pull a travel trailer with our pickup and needed a place for all the bikes. It works really well and kept all bikes stable and with no damage over a very long trip. Great product!
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