Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan. This is a tilting and folding 4-bike rack designed for use in both 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63410. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Now as we slide it in we're going to want to line up the threaded hole with the hitch pinhole. We can then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with our wrench. We'll then secure it on the other side with the provided clip. The rack's going to offer about 12-1/2" worth of ground clearance. more

Watch Video

7/7/2014 11:29:18 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler folding and tilting 5 bike rack designed for use in 2-inch hitches. Its part number is HR9200. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide this in, we're going to want to line the threaded hole in the hitch, or in the rack, rather, up with the hitch pin hole. Those in line, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it on the other side using the provided clip. In this position, the rack is going to offer us about 9 1/2 inches' worth of ground clearance. more

Watch Video

7/7/2014 10:26:21 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee hr8500- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we're going to want to line up the pin hole that's in the rack with the receiver hitch tube pin hole. We can then take our anti-rattle bolt, that's got to go in from this side, thread it in from the passenger to the driver's side. We'll tighten it down with our wrench. We'll then secure it using our provided clip. more

Watch Video

7/7/2014 10:14:02 AM

Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 jeep Grand Cherokee were going to be test fitting the Saris bike porter 4 bike rack for 1 and 2 inch hitches part number SA404b. To begin our test fit, were going to insert the shank of the rack into our hitch. Youll want to watch for the pinholes to line up. With that in mind, well take the included anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread it into place. Once you have it hand tight, you can take your wrench and finish the job. With this snug it helps take any flay 00:00:52 out of our hitch. more

Watch Video

6/4/2014 2:29:26 PM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack for an inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches, part number SA843B. To begin our test fit, we're going to go ahead and insert the shank of the rack into our hitch. You'll want to watch for the pin holes to line up. Then you'll take the included anti-rattle hitch lock and insert that. Go ahead and get that hand-tight. Then secure the rest of the way with your wrench. Then you'll just snap the end of the lock into place and remove the key. With our bike installed, we'll get a few clearance measurements. more

Watch Video

6/4/2014 2:28:57 PM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, were going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SA843B. Were going to begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with a clip. In this position, we have about 11-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to our vehicles about 4 inches and overall, weve added about 12-1/2 inches to the length of the Cherokee. Pulling the yellow T handle at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access to the rear hatch. more

Watch Video

4/2/2014 12:56:38 PM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we are going to be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2, a folding 2 bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, we are going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We will line up our pin holes, put in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. We can then secure this with the clip. In this position, we'll have about 11-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3" and overall, we have added about 7" to the length of the car. Pulling the red knob on the left side of the rack will allow us to tilt it into its platform position. Let's go over a few measurements in the platform position. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 10:04:23 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to test fitting the Thule Vertex, a tilting four-bike rack for inch and quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, then we'll tighten it down with a wrench. With our rack in this position, we'll have about eleven inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is going to be about three and a half inches, and overall we've added about nine and a half inches to the length of the Cherokee. Pulling the gray lever at the base of our center mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle and as you can see this does give us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the gray lever located on the top. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 10:02:37 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding and tilting four-bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. With our rack in this position, we have about 11 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Cherokee is about 6 inches. Overall, weve added about 14 inches to the vehicle. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 10:02:02 AM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero. A tilting two bike rack for 1 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number Th9042. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll want to hold on the attached pin, line up our pinholes, allow the attached pin to fall in the hole, then we can use the black knob to tighten it. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. Pulling the gray lever at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see here, this does give us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position we'll pull the gray lever at the top of the rack, this is going to allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. With our arms extended, we've added about 26 inches to the overall length of the Cherokee. It's now time to load our bike. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 10:01:33 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing, a swinging four-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, well be sure to pull out on the attached pin. Well line up our pin holes. Allow the attached pin to fall in to the pin hole, and then tighten the black knob to further secure our rack to our vehicle, and also engage our anti-rattle device. In this position, well have about 11-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 10:00:50 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we are going to be test fitting the Thule Apex, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, we are going to slide the shack of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We will line up our pin holes, allow the attached pin to fall into the pin hole and tighten it with the black knob. This will further secure our bike rack to our vehicle and also engage our anti-rattle devise. In this position we will have about a 11-1/4' worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2-1/2" and overall we have added about 10-1/2" to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the gray lever at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 10:00:17 AM

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Sport Rack Super EZ Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, then tighten it with the wrench. With our rack in this position we'll have about fourteen inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about eight inches and overall we've added about twenty-three inches to the length of the Cherokee. Pulling the two black pins on the outside on the rear of the rack will allow us to tilt out our wheel cradles. We'll reinsert the pin to secure them in place. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 9:59:28 AM

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, were going to be test fitting the SportRack Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2403. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, youll have about 11-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 inches and overall, weve added about 10-1/4 inches to the length of the Cherokee. Pulling the pin at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from the vehicle. As you can see here, it gives us full access into our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, well pull the pin at the top of the mast. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 9:58:29 AM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element parallelogram, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number SR26248. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. In this position, we have about 11-1/4 inches worth for ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Cherokee is about 2 inches, and overall, we've added about 11 inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the 2 silver pins at the top of the mast will allow us to tilt out our cradle arms. We'll secure these in place by reinserting the pins. With our arms extended, we've added about 28-1/2 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We're now ready to load our bike, and we'll first undo our cradle straps, grab our bike, place it on the cradles, and secure it with the straps. One of the great features of the Softride Element parallelogram is its ability to tilt away from your vehicle even with your bike loaded. more

Watch Video

4/1/2014 9:57:32 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we are going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting 4 bike rack for both 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR26247. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tub of our hitch. We will line up the pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided lock. In this position, you will have about 11" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-1/2" and overall we have added about 36" in length to the Cherokee. A nice feature of the Dual Parellelogram is the ability to remove both of the cradle arms. more

Watch Video

3/28/2014 11:38:08 AM

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, were going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style 3 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt. Then we can tighten it with a wrench and secure it with our clip. Lets take a few measurements with our rack in this position. As you can see, youll have about 11-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 1 inch away and over all, weve added about 9 inches to the length of the Cherokee. Pulling the gold pin at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it into the platform position. more

Watch Video

3/28/2014 11:37:31 AM

Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be test fitting the Saris Cycle-On, a platform-style 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4024. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with our wrench and secure it with the provided lock. With our bike rack in this position, we'll have about 11 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Cherokee is about 7 3/4 of an inch. Overall, we've added about 14 inches to the vehicle. Pulling the gold pin at the base of the bike rack will allow us to tilt it down into its platform position. We'll reinsert the pin to secure it. As you can see this does give us full access to our rear hatch. In this position, our ground clearance at the rear of the rack is going to be about 18 1/2 inches. Our closest points remain the same at 7 3/4 of an inch. more

Watch Video

3/28/2014 11:35:30 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow and Go three bike rack for 2 inch ball mounts. Part number HR135. We will be using the Hidden Hitch super long ball mount with the inch rise or 2 inch drop, part number 80232, which is not included. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pinholes and install our pin and clip. With a standard ball mount, the rack does have a little bit of movement. If you would like an anti-rattle device please see our website for details. Pulling the pin at the top of the mast will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms; we're then ready to load our bike. To do this we'll want to undo our cradle straps, grab our bike, place it onto the cradles, and secure it by tightening the straps. With our bike secure we're ready to head down the road and that will complete today's test fit for the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow and Go three bike rack, part number HR135, on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee. more

Watch Video

3/28/2014 11:33:27 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style tilting four-bike rack for two inch hitches, part number SA4414B. To begin our test-fit we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then line up out pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt. We'll tighten it down with our wrench and secure it with our lock. With our rack in this position, we'll have about 11 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Cherokee is about 2 and three quarters of an inch, and overall we've added about 15 1/2 inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the grey level at the top of the rack, it will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into the platform position. As you can see, this does give us access to the rear hatch. more

Watch Video

3/28/2014 6:36:41 AM

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we will be test fitting the Sport Rack hitch-mounting hanging 3 bike rack, part number SR2403. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we will thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secure, we will go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 14" of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3-1/2" away and we have added about 9" to the overall length of our Jeep. We will now go ahead and remove the black pin at the top of the mast, which is going to allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack out. more

Watch Video

3/25/2014 10:42:24 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test-fitting the Saris Freedom Platform-Style Hitch-Mounted Four-Bike Rack, part number SA 4414B. We'll begin our test-fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, and then securing with the cotter pin on the other side. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about sixteen inches of ground clearance at the back of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away, and we've added about seventeen inches to the overall length of our Jeep. We'll now go ahead and pull on the gray lever at the top of the platform, which will allow us to tilt the platform down. As you can see with the rack in this position, we do have full access to the rear hatch. We have about twenty-three and a half inches of ground clearance at the back of the bike rack. more

Watch Video

3/25/2014 5:41:27 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow 'N Go 3-bike rack, part number HR135. We'll be using the Hidden Hitch ball mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch and securing it with the pin and clip. Keep in mind, the ball mount, hitch ball, and pin and clip are all sold separately. Now, since the ball mount is secured with a standard 5-inch hitch pin and clip, you can see that there is going to be some rattle within the hitch. You can eliminate this rattle by purchasing an anti-rattle device found on our website. Now, to load up a bike, we'll go ahead and remove the block pin at the top of the mast, which is going to allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack outward. We'll now go ahead and undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles, and then secure it with the rubber straps. With our bike all loaded up, that'll complete today's test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow 'N Go, part number HR135, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee. . more

Watch Video

3/25/2014 5:40:48 AM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch-Mounted Hanging 2-Bike Rack, part number TH9042. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15" of ground clearance at the shank of the bike rack. From the back of the bike rack, we have about 18" of ground clearance. more

Watch Video

3/24/2014 10:21:45 AM

Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee we'll be testing the Swagman XTC4 Platform Style Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack for Two Inch Hitches, part number S64665. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench and then secure it with a clip on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1/8 inch away and it does have some wobble, so it may hit the rear of your bumper. more

Watch Video

3/24/2014 10:20:31 AM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack, part number SR26248. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away, and we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Jeep. more

Watch Video

3/24/2014 10:19:50 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. We'll then go ahead and insert the lock onto the end of the anti-rattle bolt. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. more

Watch Video

3/24/2014 10:19:03 AM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be testing fitting the Saris Axis Hitch Mounted, Aluminum, Hanging 3-Bike Rack, part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away and we have added about 14 inches to the overall length of our jeep. We'll now go ahead and lift up on the yellow levers at the top of the mast, which will allow us to slide the cradle arms over into the smooth portion and bring them up, lining up the grooves, and then clamp down the yellow levers, which is going to secure the arms in place. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 24 inches to the overall length of our Grand Cherokee. To access the cargo area, we'll pull out on the yellow t-handle, located at the base of the bike rack, which will allow us to tilt the mast of the rack down, giving us full access to the rear hatch. To load up a bike, we'll need to make sure the mast of the rack is in its upright position. We'll then undo the ratcheting straps, and place our bike into the frame cradles. more

Watch Video

3/24/2014 10:17:31 AM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV Platform Style Aluminum Two Bike Rack, part Number N101. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll insert the pin into the pin holes and secure with a lock on the other side. We'll then go ahead and turn the black knob at the back of the shank, which will engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. With the bike rack in this position, we have about fourteen and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three inches away. We have added about fifteen and a half inches to the overall length of our jeep. We'll now go ahead and lift up on the orange lever at the base of the bike rack, which is going to allow us to tilt the platform down. With the platform in this position, we have about twenty-two inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about seven inches away. We've added about thirty-three inches to the overall length of our Grand Cherokee. As you can see, the platform in this position we can easily access the rear hatch. more

Watch Video

3/24/2014 5:16:44 AM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Jeep Wrangler- Video

Today on our 2013 Jeep Wrangler we will be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch Minor 2 Bike Rack, part number TH9042. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack in to the opening of the hitch. We will allow the integrated hinge pin to fall in to place and we will then turn the black hand knob to engage the anti rattle device. With the bike rack secured we will go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 24 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closet part of the bike rack to the closet part of the vehicle is about a quarter of an inch away here at the spare tire. more

Watch Video

9/26/2013 11:11:13 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Rack Traveler Five-Bike Carrier, Part Number HR9200.To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line-up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench.Now that our Hollywood Rack Traveler is secured to our Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Grand Cherokee is here at the rear bumper about 13 inches away. We've added about 17 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.We'll now undo the black knobs from the left and right-hand side of the mast towards the top to swing out our cradle arms. We'll then turn the knobs to lock the arms in place, and we have about 39 inches of overall length added to the vehicle with the cradle arms out.To access the cargo area, we'll pull the pin at the base of the carrier to tilt the mast down. This will allow us to have access to our vehicle's cargo door.To load the bike, we'll make sure the mast is in its upright position. more

Watch Video

5/24/2013 11:30:27 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Carrier, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, throw on our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten with a wrench. Now with our Hollywood Racks Traveler secured to our Grand Cherokee, we'll go over a few clearance measurement to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of our carrier to the closest part of our Grand Cherokee is here at the rear bumper, about 6-1/2 inches away. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

Watch Video

5/24/2013 11:27:58 AM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Liberty- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Liberty, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30403. Now, this bike carrier will work with both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches. Today, we'll be using it with a 2-inch hitch so we've already gone ahead and install the included adapter onto the bike rack shank. We can now slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and using the included anti-rattle bolt, we'll insert it and tighten it down, securing the bike rack to the vehicle. Now with the bike rack secured, we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 17-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 12-1/2 inches. more

Watch Video

1/28/2013 7:48:31 AM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Liberty- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Liberty, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack with Wheel Mount Cradles, part number S102. Now using the included 2-inch adapter, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and insert our hitch pin. We'll then move to the back of the shank where we'll turn the knob, tightening down the anti-rattle device securing the bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack with the platform in the stored position measures 22-1/2 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack here at the wheel cradle to the back of the vehicle measures 6 inches. more

Watch Video

1/28/2013 7:48:26 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four bike carrier, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert our pin through our pin holes and turn the black knob located at the back of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about one and a half inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about three inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

Watch Video

1/11/2013 12:16:38 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Today were working with a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited and were going to be test fitting the Thule hitching post pro hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a couple of clearance measurements. Weve got about 22 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground, however keep in mind that our Jeep today does have aftermarket suspension and tires. Weve got about a of an inch of clearance between our aftermarket spare tire and the bike rack and overall weve added about nine inches of length. more

Watch Video

11/21/2012 1:36:46 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on this 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee will be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Carrier, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit, we'll take the bike carrier and into the shaft into the hitch, lining up the pinhole. Take the red pin and enter it into the pinhole, then turn the black knob into the back of the bike carrier to engage the anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There are 11 inches of ground clearance from the ground to the bottom of the bike carrier. There are 6 inches from the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle and we've added 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

Watch Video

11/21/2012 11:46:58 AM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on this 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV Aluminum 2 Bike Carrier, part number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll take the bike carrier and insert the shaft into the hitch, lining up the pin hole, then turn the black knob on the back of bike carrier to engage the anti-rattle device. Lastly, secure it with the lock. Now, we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. When the bike rack tilted up, there are 12-1/2 inches of ground clearance from the ground to the bottom of the bike carrier. There are 3 inches from the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle and we've added 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

Watch Video

11/21/2012 5:44:43 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were going to be test fitting the Soft Ride Dura parallelogram bike rack, part number SR26247. To mount this bike rack to our vehicle, well insert the shank into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes and then well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Well slip the lock over the bolt to secure the bike rack to our vehicle. Next, were going to check for rear vehicle access. Well pull the release pins so that we can tilt the bike rack down and away from the vehicle. more

Watch Video

8/6/2012 4:29:09 PM

Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee were going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack four-bike carrier for 2-inch hinges, part number RBC038. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, first well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch then well thread-in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench and then secure it with a lock. Next, well check for rear vehicle access. Well remove the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. Well open the cargo door for Grand Cherokee to make sure we can still access the cargo area. Now, tilt the bike rack back up and take some clearance measurements. more

Watch Video

8/6/2012 4:28:15 PM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number S102. To mount the carrier to our vehicle, we're going to insert the shank into the receiver tube. We'll line up the hitch pin holes and then we'll use the hand knob on the end of the bike rack to tighten the anti-rattle device. Then we'll put our pin through as an extra security measure. Next, we're going to check for rear vehicle access. Well grab the release lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down so it lays flat then we'll open the cargo door of our Grand Cherokee to make sure we can still access our cargo area. more

Watch Video

8/6/2012 4:27:53 PM

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Jeep Liberty- Video

Today on our 2008 Jeep Liberty, well be test fitting the Thule Parkway Two Bike Carrier for 2-inch hitches part number TH958. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, well line up the hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point, we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5 inches and our ground clearance at the bike rack is 17 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mast to allow the mast to tilt down. more

Watch Video

7/25/2012 1:06:07 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Jeep Liberty- Video

Today on our 2008 Jeep Liberty, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding and tilting four bike rack with anti-sway cradles for both 1 -inch and 2-inch hitches part number TH934XTR. Now to begin our test fit, weve already installed the included adapter for the 2-inch hitch so well go ahead and slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, lineup the hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point, well go ahead and give you a few measurements. From the closest point of our bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10 inches and our ground clearance at the bike rack is 17 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mast to allow the mast to tilt down. more

Watch Video

7/25/2012 1:05:45 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Patriot- Video

Today on our 2011 Jeep Patriot we are going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Rack part numberth9029. To mount the bike rack, were going to fit the shank inside our receiver hitch. Well line up the pinholes and tightendown our anti-rattle bolt. Well give the rack a quick shake and make sure its secure inside our hitch. Next were going totake some clearance measurements. Weve got about an inch and a half of rear clearance from the furthest point of ourbumper to the closest point of the bike rack. more

Watch Video

5/24/2012 4:25:34 PM

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Patriot- Video

Today we have with us a 2011 Jeep Patriot. And were going to be test fitting the Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Rackpart number th958. To mount the parkway to our vehicle were going to insert the shank of the bike rack into the receivertube on our vehicle. Well line up the pinholes, insert our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a inch wre,nch. Well checkto make sure that the rack is snug inside our hitch and then we can check for some clearance measurements. From thefarthest part of our bumper to the closest part of the bike rack measures about 1 inch of rear clearance. more

Watch Video

5/24/2012 4:25:22 PM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Patriot- Video

Today we have with us the 2011 Jeep Patriot, and we're going to be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Hitch Mounted BikeCarrier part number th9025. To mount the carrier to our vehicle, were going to insert the shank of our bike rack into thereceiver tube of our vehicle. Well push it forward until the self-latching hitch pin closes in on our hitch pinhole. Then welltighten down the anti-rattle device to take out any play between the bike rack and hitch. Once weve made sure our bikerack is secure, were going to go ahead and check some clearance measurements behind our vehicle. Theres about 2 inchesof rear clearance from the furthest point of our bumper to our hand knob. more

Watch Video

5/24/2012 4:25:09 PM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Patriot- Video

Today we have with us the 2011 Jeep Patriot. We're going to be testing the SportRackEZ 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number a30901. To mount the bike rack to ourvehicle, we'll insert the shank of the rack into the receiver tube on our hitch.We'll line up the hitch pinholes and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt using a3/4 inch wrench. With the bike rack secured to our hitch, we're going to check someclearance measurements at the rear of our vehicle. There's about 6 inches of rearclearance from the furthest point of our bumper to the closest point ofthe bike rack. We've added about 23 inches of overall length, and there'sabout 15 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground.Next we'll check for rear vehicle access. more

Watch Video

5/24/2012 4:24:42 PM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Patriot- Video

Today on our 2011 Jeep Patriot we are going to be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Hitch Mounted Biker Carrier. This is Part Number a30403. To mount the bike carrier, we will fit the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. We will line up the hitch pin holes and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Next we will check for some clearance measurements. There is about 4 inches of rear clearance from the farthest point of our bumper to the closest point of the bike rack. more

Watch Video

5/24/2012 2:28:14 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

All right on this 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee we are going to test fit part number TH9029, the Vertex Bike carrier. A few things to know about this bike carrier is that it will work with inch and a quarter receiver, both class one and class two. Now when you use this rack with a class one-receiver hitch you are limited to carrying just two bike. This will also work a two-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer and thats what we will be working with today. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, then well go ahead and tightened down the anti-rattle bolt. All right with the bolt tight we can ahead and get a couple of clearance measurements. more

Watch Video

5/21/2012 11:43:13 AM

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

All right on this 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee we are going to test fit part number TH958. This is Thule Parkway bike carrier. One important fact to know about this bicycle rack that it is designed for two-inch receiver hitches only. Now well start of our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Then we can tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and get a couple of clearance measurements. From the bumper to secure your loop cable on the bike rack we are looking at a distance of about 3-1/2 inches. more

Watch Video

5/21/2012 11:43:04 AM

  12     13