Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Pilot two-bike platform rack for 2-inch hitches, part number MPG2112. We already have a bike on our rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this bike rack, is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached, so we can gain rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come to this pin at the base, pop the pin loose. And you'll notice, that even with the pin loose, that's not going to come down. And that's because it's kind of a built in safety feature with this catch in the front, to make sure that's not going to fall down on you while you're trying to take this out. What you do, is you take a hold of the rack, pull out, let it tilt down. more
7/5/2017 1:37:19 PM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon MPG2124- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 4 bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2124. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact. We're going to have a strap up at the top here and off to the side here. That's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and causing bike to bike contact. The cradles are movable side to side and front to back. This is to accommodate loading of bikes. more
7/5/2017 7:47:25 AM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we've got the Curt Premium Folding and Tilting four bike rack out and doing a test fit on it. This bike rack works great for two inch hitches. Part number on it is C108064. Now the Curt Premium bike rack has a couple really nice features about it. To start, we've got a small taper back here on our cradle arms. That's to help accommodate the smaller bike frames, your kids' bikes. more
1/5/2017 9:27:34 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the RockyMount SplitRail Platform Style 2 bike rack. That part number is RKY1140. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back and underneath this portion here there's a handle. We're just going to pull that out and that's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. more
7/1/2016 10:37:50 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Yakima Hold Up Platform Style 2 Bike Bike Rack. That part number is Y02443. Now we already have our bike secured down. First we're first going to show you one of the key features of the rack. We're going to come here to the back, lift up on our rack, and then pull out on our red pin, and that's going to allow us to tilt our back rack fully loaded away from our vehicle. With that tilted away, we're going to gain access into our back hatch area, to get anything in or out that we may need. You may notice we have a few inches between that door and our handlebars whenever it's opening. more
7/1/2016 10:37:37 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is NV22G. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. I'm going to grab onto the end of our bike rack and pull down on the lever on the side here. That's going to allow us to actually tilt our bike rack with our bike's fully attached away from our vehicle. This is great because we do have that automatic hatch here. more
7/1/2016 10:37:22 AM
Thule Hitching-Post-Pro 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 Hitching Post Pro Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH934XTR. Now, we already have our bike secured down. First, going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps altogether, 2 on our frame here and 1 as our anti-sway in the back. We're just going to pull down and lift up to release those. more
7/1/2016 10:37:08 AM
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 - 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
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
