2014 Mazda CX-5 Hitch Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos

Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Mazda CX-5- Video

Today on our 2014 Mazda CX-5, were going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is a tilting 4-bike rack designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Its part number is SR26248. To being our test fit, well slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Now as we do this, we want to align one of the threaded holes up with the pinhole in the side. Im going to use the first one rather than the second so we can get as much clearance as possible. more

7/24/2014 2:52:48 PM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Mazda CX-5- Video

Today on our 2014 Mazda CX-5 we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack designed for use in 2" hitches. Its part number is SA4414B. Now 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 want to keep an eye through the hitch pinhole in the hitch to determine when we have our holes lined up. With those lined up we're going to thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right. more

7/24/2014 2:50:40 PM

Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Mazda CX-5- Video

Today on our 2014Mazda CX5, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting, three-bike rack designed for use in both inch and a quarter and twoinch hitches. Its part number is SA843B.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'll want to line up our threaded hole with the pinhole on our hitch tube. We'll then take our anti-rattle bolt and thread this in from the left to the right. We'll then tighten it down with a wrench.With that anti-rattle bolt tight, we'll now take the provided lock and simply slide it on the other end. more

7/24/2014 2:49:48 PM