Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style Bike Rack. That part number is TH9034. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over some features, take a few measurements, and go over how our bike is secured down. First feature I want to show you is our tilting feature, because we can do this with our bike attached. We're going to pull on our handle back here and lower that bike rack down. more
5/11/2016 3:02:23 PM
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Softride Element Parallelogram Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is SR26248. We already have our bike installed. We're first going to show you one of the big features about this rack. Unlike most hanging style racks, this one actually can tilt away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. To do that, we've got a black T pin here on the other side. more
5/11/2016 3:02:00 PM
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Pro-Series Q-Slot platform-style 2 and 4-bike rack. That part number is PS63138. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. At the front and the back tire we have hook and loop straps that are going to hold our tires in place. In the center we have a frame hook. That's really going to hold our bike down and into our wheel cradles. more
5/11/2016 3:01:42 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Thule Double Track platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH990XT. Now we already have our bike secured into place. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have our ratcheting strap at the front and back tire. How we release those, we're going to lift up on the gray portion of that strap. more
5/3/2016 9:36:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex hanging style 4-bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. You have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap here in the back. That's going to prevent that bike from swinging back and forth and either hitting your bike rack or other vehicles around it. more
5/2/2016 10:26:27 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon ETTHT2P-1- Video
Today on this 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be testing the Thule 2T Pro 2 Bike Rack, part#TH9035. This is for 1 1/4 inch hitches only. Let's go ahead and take a look at some of the features. The first feature I like to show off is the fact that it can actually tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that we'll come to the front here with this handle, we'll pull in, gently let it down and now we have access to our rear hatch to get whatever it is we need. Plenty of space for that as well. To put it back in it's original position you simply grab it by the handle as you did before, lift up ... more
4/26/2016 9:36:06 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today in our 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be doing a test for the Swagman Quad 2 plus 2, 2 bike, or 4 bike platform style rack. That's Part Number S64692. I've already go it loaded up on a Suba, just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. As I said in the introduction it is a platform style rack. It secures our bike in 3 spots. We've got our two wheels in the cradles there. more
3/28/2016 10:26:39 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon S64682- Video
Today on our 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be doing a test for the Swagman G10 platform style two bike rack. That's part number S64682. I've already got loaded it up on the back of the Outback, just to give you a good idea what it's going to look like. It secures our bike in three spots. We have two straps and our two cradles for the front and rear tires. We also have this nice big frame hook, frame hook, excuse me, that puts down pressure into the cradles holding it in position. more
3/16/2016 5:56:50 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be doing a test for the Kuat Transfer Platform Style 3 Bike Rack. That's part number TS03G. So I've already got it loaded up on the Outback just to give you a good idea what it's going to look like. One of the greatest features about this bike rack is it's ability to tilt away so we can gain better access to our rear hatch. So we can come down here to our foot petal, where we can use our hand, press in, and lower it down. And as promised, we can get full access to our rear hatch to remove any cargo, gear, groceries, anything we might have with us on our trip. We'll close that back up. more
3/9/2016 11:36:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon th912xtr- Video
Today, on this 2015 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway 2-Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. As you can see, we already have a bike on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look, and show off some of the features. First, how the bike is actually attached to the rack. You're going to have 3 points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up top here, and 1 strap off to the side, which is going to act as an anti-sway strap to keep it from going back and forth, possibly hitting either the bike rack, or the bike in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off, and set it aside. more
3/1/2016 1:32:35 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon s64650- Video
Today, on this 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XC2 Bike Rack, part number S64650. As you can see, we already have a bike installed on our rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look, and show off some of the features. How this is actually attached to the rack, you're only going to have one point of contact with your bikes frame, and that's going to be the frame hook up at the top here. It's nice and padded, so your bike won't get scratched or damaged while you're loading it up. It also has two wheel cradles here, now if you want straps for that you can go on to etrailer.com to find some, or use your own bungee chords, whatever you feel necessary to secure your bike. more
3/1/2016 1:32:21 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon ts03B- Video
Today on this 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be test-fitting the Kuat Transfer 3 Bike Rack, part number TS03G. The first feature we like to show off is its unique ability to actually tilt away from the vehicle with all the bikes already installed. To do that, there's this latch up at the front here you're going to push down with your hand, or, while holding onto the bike rack, push down with your foot. Let it fall down. Now you have access to your rear hatch to get whatever it is you need with plenty of space on both sides. To put it back up in its original position, you simply take the bike rack again-never the bike-push up, until you hear it click with it going back into place. Now it's secure. more
3/1/2016 1:28:44 PM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback, we'll be doing a test of the Swagman XTC4 platform style four bike rack. That's part number S-6-4-6-6-5. I've already got it loaded up on the back of the Subaru just to give you a good idea what it's going to look like. As you can see, it's a sizable rack; we're able to put three more bikes on here. We can fold down the center mast on the other two here when not in use. It secures our bikes in three spots. We have the hook going over the top tube here, putting down pressure into the two cradles, front and rear; and then we have our rubber straps going between the spokes, keeping our wheels in place. Let's go ahead and remove the bike. more
2/26/2016 11:26:56 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback, we'll be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV platform-style tilting 4 Bike Rack. That's part number N105-107. I've already got it loaded up on the back of the Subaru just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. It secures our bike in two spots. We have a wheel hook up front here that puts down pressure into the cradle keeping the wheel in place and then we have a rear wheel strap going between the spokes of the rear wheel and then tightening down through the buckle here. All in all, there's no frame contact which is really nice as well. One of the main features about this bike rack is it can be tilted away from our vehicle with all four bikes loaded up. We'll come down here to this gray lever ... more
2/26/2016 11:26:30 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we're test fitting the Yakima FullTilt. This a hanging style tilting 4 bike rack. It's been designed so we can use it with inch and a 1/4 or with 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is Y02462. This rack has a really neat cradle system. Basically, the arms create the cradles for us. They're nice and soft, plenty of areas where you can see for that top tube to ride in. more
1/6/2016 2:07:01 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon, we've got the Swagman Trail Head out and we're doing a test fit on it, and see how it measures up on the back side of the vehicle. The Trail Head is a 4 bike hanging style rack. It's been designed for use with the inch and a quarter or 2 inch hit. Part number on it is S63380. The Trail Head uses 4 straps to hold our bike in place. Most of the time we just see 3. We're going to have 2 here for the top frame tube, 1 here for our top frame tube a little closer to the seat, and then 1 down on the seat post. more
1/6/2016 2:06:45 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon TS03B- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we've got the Kuat Transfer out and we've got it tested here on the back of the Subaru. Now, this is a platform style 3-bike rack, folds away from the vehicle even with the bike loaded to give us access into the hatch there. It also tilts up against the rear of the vehicle for reducing the overall length that we've added. Part number on it is TS03G. Now, one of the things that you might notice is that in holding the bike on the rack there is no frame contact at all. We've a wheel hook that's right here on the front. We place that right in front of our front break caliber and then just push it down. more
12/18/2015 8:56:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon th9031xt- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon, we've got the Thule Vertex swing out. We're going to take a look at it, kind of see how it fits the car. Now, this is a four bike swing away style rack. Part number on it is TH9031XT. Pardon me, TH9031XT. Now, the biggest feature about it of course is the way it swings away from the vehicle. What we'll do is come right down here to the backside. more
12/16/2015 10:46:17 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we've got the Thule Roadway. We're doing a testing on it. This is a hanging style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use with the 1.25 or with 2 inch hitches. Part number on it is TH912XTR. Now the Roadway does a really good job of keeping our bikes in place. more
12/16/2015 10:36:22 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2026 Subaru Outback Wagon we've gotten out the Thule Vertex and we're doing a testing on it to see how it stacks up against the rear of the vehicle here. Now the vertex is a really nice folding and tilting-style 4-bike rack. It's been designed so we can use it with the inch-and-a-quarter or with 2 inch hitches. Part number is TH9029XT. One of the things I like is going to be the incorporated cable lock here. Comes back, it's going to use one of our Thule one-key lock tumblers. more
12/16/2015 10:36:06 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon s64684- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we've got the Swagman Dispatch out. We're doing a test fit on it and see how it fits alongside the back of the Outback. Now, this is a 2-bike platform style rack. It is RV approved and it's designed to fit 2-inch hitches. Part number on it is S64684. Now, the Dispatch has a front wheel cradle, rear wheel cradle, and a frame hook right up here on top. The frame hook is a nice rubberized material. more
12/16/2015 10:26:21 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon s64650- Video
Today, in our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we have the Swagman XTC2 out. We're doing a test fit just to see how it fits on the back of the vehicle here. This is a platform-style two-bike rack. It's been designed so we can use it with the inch and a quarter, or with two inches. The part number on it is S64-650. You can see, the XTC2 is going to use a front-wheel cradle, a rear-wheel cradle, and also a frame hook to keep our bike nice and secure. The thing I really like about the wheel cradles is they're so easy to use. more
12/16/2015 10:26:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2012 Subaru Outback, we'll be doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack. Part number is TH912XTR. I have a bike on our rack and we have a rack hooked to our vehicle. I would like to just show you a few features of it. How we have our bike connected to our bike rack itself, we have a total of three straps. We have two up top, and we have the one towards the side as our anti sway strap. more
12/11/2015 11:06:14 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon TH912XTR- Video
Today, on our 2014 Subaru Outback, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style Platform Bike Rack. Part #TH912XTR. As you can see, we do already have everything loaded up on our vehicle. We're going to first show you how we strap down the bike. We've got two cradles holding the bike in place with three straps. Two on the frame here and then one as your anti-sway strap. That's going to keep that bike from swinging back and forth, and possibly damaging your vehicle. To release those, we just pull down and lift up. We save the anti-sway strap for last. We can just pull our bike straight off and set it off to the side. Now, it's a great habit to get into, to always replace your straps so you don't lose or damage any of them. That will just keep them in place whenever you're not the bike rack. All right. Now, let's take a few measurements. Overall to the vehicle, we're adding about 28 inches with our arms extended out. more
12/3/2015 5:06:06 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback, we're test fitting the Swagman Dispatch. This is a platform-style two bike rack, it's been designed for use in two inch hitches, and it is approved for RV use.part number is S64684. This is a very safe, stable, very quiet rack. You'll see in the reviews a lot of people talk about just how nice and sturdy it is, and they really like the rack. It has a couple of ways to hold our bike .. We've got a front strap, rear strap, cradles on each of those, and also our center frame hook. more
8/13/2015 9:26:27 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack, part number Y02462. If you look up here, you'll see we already have our bike in place, and that's so you can see what it would look like once you have the cradle arms extended and everything in place as well as your bike. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first, and that's going to be from this spot here to the back side of the bumper, at about 4 1/2 inches. Our overall distance that we've added to the vehicle, to the rear of the cradle arms here from the bumper, is going to be about 36 inches, and our ground clearance, from the bottom side of the tensioner and fin here, at about 10 1/2 inches. Now let's move up top and talk about the straps. You're going to have your zip strips that are going to be securing the frame of your bike in place. You'll have two on top which are going to act as your frame straps and then you're going to have the one on the side where your down-tube is for your seat post. more
6/12/2015 11:13:23 AM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Ridge Swing Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack, part number SR2415. As you can see, we already have our cradle arms extended, with the bike in place, so you can see what it would look like once you have everything in place and installed with your own bike on it. First things we're going to do is get a few measurements. That first measurement is going to be from our closest distance first, which in this case is going to be from the front of the T-handle and tensioner here to the back side of the bumper. It's going to be just over 2 inches. About 2 1/16 inches. more
6/12/2015 11:10:10 AM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon C18064- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be doing a test fit of the Curt Premium 4 hanging style for a bike rack part number C18064. As you can see we've already got our bike up here and in place so you can see what it would look like once you have yours all the way fully extended and with a bike on it. It does come with that nice design where it's going to offer the most stability for two large bikes and two small bikes if you have children's bikes as well, or it's going to be good for all four of the same bikes. But it's just going to come with that shorter cradle arms up top to do so. Now that we got that, let's go ahead and move down and we're going to talk about a few measurements first. Our first measurement is going to be down here on the front side where our shortest distance is. That's going to be from the front of the T-handle bracket to the back side of the bumper. more
6/12/2015 11:09:47 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9031XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Vertex swing. This is a swing away style folding four bike rack, been designed for use in two inch hitches. The part number on it is TH9031XT. The big draw to this rack and what people really like about it is the swing away feature. Let's go over that very quickly. If you look down here on the front side of the rack, we've got a large black T handle. more
5/18/2015 8:21:08 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2012 Subaru Outback we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom Super Clamp. This is going to be your platform style tube bike rack. It comes with an inch and 1/4 shank for you class 1 and 2 hitches as well as a 2 inch adapter for your class 3 hitches. It's going to be part number SA4025. I'm going to go ahead and show you how it fits and looks on our Outback we have here today. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt which will look like this. more
4/17/2015 9:42:25 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's designed for use in both the 1-1/4" and 2" hitch. Its part number is S63410. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll want to line up the hole in the shank with our hitch pinhole. We'll then thread in our anti-rattle bolt. more
10/7/2014 4:58:56 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to do a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a tilting and folding 4-bike rack. They've designed it so we can use it 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is TH934XTR. To begin our test we'll slide the shank of our rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Need to slide it in far enough to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. With those in line we'll take our provided anti-rattle bolt; we're going to slide that in and then go ahead and start threading it. more
9/24/2014 5:36:56 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches and it's a platform style. Its part number is SA4414B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We want to slide it in far enough so that our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pin hole. more
9/22/2014 1:07:12 PM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback we're going to do a test fit on the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. They designed it for use with 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is Y02462. They also make this in a 5 bike configuration if you prefer it that way. That part number is Y02463. To begin our test fit we slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we want to slide it in far enough so that our small silver pin appears in our hitch pin hole. more
9/16/2014 2:37:23 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon were going to do a test fit on the Swagman Titan. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. They've designed it for use with 1-1/4 and or 2 hitches, part number on it is S63410. To begin our test fit on the Titan were going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, well line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. With those in line were going to take our provided anti-rattle bolt, begin to thread that in. With it just hand tight you can see that there's some movement and some play in our kit, so were going to use our socket and tighten it down. more
9/16/2014 2:34:35 PM
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Softride Dura Parallelogram. This is a tilting style 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or a two inch hitches. The part number on it is SR26247. As you can see with this rack design, we've got two threaded holes here on the passenger side. Just so as for reference as I'm taking measurements, I'm going to be installing the bolt in the first hole. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch here. more
9/16/2014 2:30:15 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. They've designed it so you can use it with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. The part number on it is SA404B. You can also get this in a two bike configuration. That part number is SA402B. more
9/16/2014 2:28:47 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback we're going to do a test fit on the Kuat NV. Now this is a 4-bike platform-style rack. They've designed it for use with 2" hitches. The part number on it is N105-107 in the black and chrome that you see here. If you prefer, we do have it in a gun metal gray an orange also; that part number is N101-103. Now to begin our test fit we slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll line up our pinhole with our hitch pinhole. more
9/16/2014 1:12:16 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is a tilting 4-bike rack. It's designed for use in 2" hitches. Its part number is SR26248. To begin our test fit we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we need to line up one of the two threaded holes that we have here on the passenger side. more
7/18/2014 2:42:47 PM
Thule Vertex Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback, we are going to be test-fitting Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's been designed for use with both the inch and a quarter and the two inch hitches. It's part number is Th-9029. To begin our test fit, we are going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in, we want to line up the threaded hole with out hitch pinhole. We are going to take our anti-rattle bolt and we'll thread that in. Once we have it hand-tight, we'll finish it off with a wrench. As you can see, with our anti-rattle bolt tight, it's going to take play out of the connection point there. Now, we'll go a set of measurements. more
7/14/2014 7:09:55 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with the 1-1/4" or 2" style of hitch. Its part number is TH934XTR. Now 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 slide this in we want to line up the threaded hole with the hitch pinhole, then take our anti-rattle bolt and thread it in. more
7/14/2014 7:03:37 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike-style rack. It's designed for use in 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is TH9042. Now 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 slide it in we're going to hold out on the black attached pin that's here on the right and guide it in so it falls into our pinhole on our rack. more
7/14/2014 6:58:49 PM
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback we're going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram. This is a tilting-style 4-bike rack. Its part number is SR26247. To begin our test fit we need to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Over here on the passenger side we've got two threaded holes: one here and then one in just a little bit further. I'm going to use that first one to give us as much clearance room as we can. more
7/14/2014 6:45:50 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback, were going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom SuperClamp. This is a platform style two bike rack. Its designed for use in both the 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches. Its part number is SA4025. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well slide it in far enough so that the threaded hole lines up with the hitch pin hole. more
7/14/2014 6:44:12 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma. This is a tilting 3-bike rack platform-style. It's designed for use in 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is SA4239B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we want to keep an eye on the threaded hole to see when it lines up with the pinhole in our hitch tube. more
7/14/2014 5:48:07 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike rack that's designed for use in both the 1-1/4" and 2" style of hitch. Its part number is TH9042. Now 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 we need to hold onto the black attached pin, slide it in so our pinholes line up, and allow that pin to go right into the hole. We'll then turn the black knob here; this is going to engage the anti-rattle device further securing our rack to our vehicle. more
7/9/2014 8:45:07 AM
Yakima FullTilt 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's designed for use in both the 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. It's part number is Y02462. To begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in, we'll want to watch through the pin hole for the small silver tab to appear. I like then to pull back on it to give us as much clearance as possible. more
7/9/2014 8:44:34 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today, on our 2013 Subaru Outback, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom. This is a platform style, tilting and folding 4 bike rack. It's designed for use in 2 inch hitches. It's Part Number SA4414B. Now to begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube our hitch. As we do this, we want to keep an eye through the pin hole and the side of our hitch to see when the threaded hole lines up with. With our holes lined up, we'll take our anti rattle bolt. more
7/9/2014 3:42:08 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom SuperClamp. This is a two-bike platform style rack. It's Part Number is SA4025. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough so our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pin hole. We can then thread in our anti rattle bolt and we'll run that down hand tight, and we'll use our wrench to finish it off. We can then use the provided lock from Saris, clip it on the other side to secure it. We're going to have about 11 and a half inches worth of ground clearance here at the base of the shank and about 18 and a half here at the rear of the rack. more
7/8/2014 11:44:50 AM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's designed for use in the 2 inch hitches, it's part number is SR26248. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to line one of our threaded holes up with our hitch pin hole. I'm going to line up the first one to give us as much clearance room as possible. We can then take our anti-rattle bolt and thread that in. more
7/8/2014 10:55:32 AM
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