Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Softride Hang2, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR27041. 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 holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-3/4" away. Overall, we've added about 22-1/2" to the length of the Suburban. Pulling the two silver pin and clips at the top of the rack will allow us to tilt our handlebar cradle up into position. more

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5/28/2014 12:53:30 PM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a tilting 4-Bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" 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 holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then we'll tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5" away. Overall we've added about 13-1/2" to the length of our Suburban. We're now ready to swing our cradle arms into position. To do this we'll pull the silver pins at the top of the mast, rotate them into position, and reinsert the pins to hold them in place. more

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5/28/2014 12:52:54 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot platform style tilting two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number PS63134. To being our test we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with the clip. In this position we have about twenty four and a half inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about nine inches away and overall we've added about twenty five inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the two silver pins located on the outside here at the rear of the rack, it will allow us to tilt our wheel cradles down into position. We'll reinsert the pins to hold them in place. We'll now pull the silver pin located at the base of the center mast. This will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle and as you can see this gives us full access into our cargo area. With our mast back in its upright position, I'd get a quick ground clearance measurement here and it looks like we'll have about twenty six and a quarter inches worth of clearance here at the rear of the rack. more

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5/28/2014 12:50:51 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style Two Bike Rack, part number TH990XT. With the 2 inch adapter removed from the shank, well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. With the platform folded up, we have about 7 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the Cruze is about 2-1/2 inches away. more

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5/28/2014 10:00:14 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex hitch mounted four bike rack part number TH9025. With the two inch adapter removed from the shank of the bike rack we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank into the opening of the hitch. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we'll then turn the black knob 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. We have about ten inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away and we've added about thirteen inches to the overall length of our Cruze. We can now lift up on the gray lever on the top of the mast which will allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack out. With the cradle arms outward we've added about thirty seven inches to the overall length of our Cruze. You can see with the bike rack in this position, we do have access to our trunk. more

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5/28/2014 9:59:19 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today with our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style four-bike rack for two-inch hitches, Part #SA4414B. 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 holes, thread on our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-1/2" away, and overall we've added about 17-3/4" to the length of the car. Holding the gray handle at the top of the rack, it will allow us to tilt it away from the vehicle into the platform position. In this position, we have about 29-1/2" worth of ground clearance here at the rear of the rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is now about 10-1/2" away, and overall we've added about 39" to the length of the vehicle. As you can see in this position, we do have access to open our rear hatch. We're now ready to load up our bike. more

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5/28/2014 7:51:47 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan hitch mounted hanging four bike rack part number S63410. With the two inch adapter removed from the shank of our bike rack we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pinholes, 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 ten and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of our Cruze is about eight inches away and with the cradle arms down we've added about twenty inches to the overall length of our Chevy. We can now lift up on the black lever at the top of the mast which will allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack outward. With the cradle arms outward, we've added about forty inches to the overall length of our Cruze. With the mast in it's upright position, you can see that we do have access to our trunk. To be able to load larger cargo, we can lift up on the black lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast of our rack down. more

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5/27/2014 10:40:30 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban were going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR26247.To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, thread in our anti-rattle bolt. Well then tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the provided lock. In this position we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about seven inches away, and overall weve added about 38 inches to the length of our Suburban. A nice feature of the Dura Parallelogram is the removable cradle arms. To remove them well simply push over on the two black tabs located on the back of the rack and slide them out of the rear. more

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5/27/2014 10:30:56 AM

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban were going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style three bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit well 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 from the left to the right side, tighten it down with a wrench, and then we can secure it with the provided clip. In this position well have about 23 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about five and three quarters of an inch away, and overall weve added about 11 inches to the length of the Suburban.Pulling the gold pin at the round hub at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it into its platform position. Well reinsert the pin to secure it in place. more

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5/27/2014 10:30:15 AM

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, we'll be test fitting the Saris Thelma hitch mounted platform style three bike rack part number SA4239B. With the two inch adapter removed from the shank of the bike rack, we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes, we'll thread in our anti rattle bolt through the pin holes, 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 twelve inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about two inches and we've added about twelve inches to the overall length of our Cruze. We now can remove the gold pin at the base of the bike rack which will allow us to tilt the platform rack down. With the platform in this position, we have about twelve inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the rack to the closest part of our vehicle is about four inches away and we've added about thirty seven inches to the overall length of our Cruze. more

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5/27/2014 10:29:14 AM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting three bike rack for 1-1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number SA843B. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right side of the rack. We'll then tighten it down with the wrench and secure it with a provided lock. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-3/4 of an inch away, and overall we've added about 15 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the yellow T-handle at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this does give us full access into the hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, it's now time to extend our dual cradle arms. more

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5/27/2014 10:25:24 AM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze we'll be test fitting the Saris Access Hitch Mounted Aluminum 3-Bike Rack, part number SA843B. With the 2" adapter removed from the shank of the rack, we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank 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 secure it with the lock 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 8" of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5" away and we've added about 15" to the overall length of our Cruze. We can now flip up the yellow levers on the upper left and right hand corner of the mast. more

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5/27/2014 10:24:21 AM

Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Folding and Tilting Four Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided lock. In this position, we have about 22-3/4s of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-1/2 inches away. Overall weve added about 14 inches to the length of our Suburban. more

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5/27/2014 10:10:58 AM

Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, well be test fitting the Prorack Hitch Mounted Hanging Four Bike Rack, part number PR8062404. Now with the 2 inch adapter removed from the shank, well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of our hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, tighten it down with a wrench, and then secure it with the clip on the other side. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 7 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away. more

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5/27/2014 10:08:40 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler, a tilting forward 00:00:07 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches 00:00:09. It's part number HR8500. Speaking of our test fit, we'll slide the shape of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle pole, tighten it down with a wrench. Then we can secure it with the provided clip. With our rack in this position, we have about 8 and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Cruze is about 5 inches. Overall we've added about 8 and three-quarters of an inch to the vehicle. With our mast in its upright position, we do have access into the trunk. more

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5/27/2014 10:05:10 AM

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruz well be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ platform style two bike rack, part number SR2901LR. With the two inch adapter removed from the shank well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes well thread in our anti-rattle bolts and tighten it down using a wrench. Well finish it off by securing the lock on the other side. With the bike rack secured well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 10 inches of ground clearance. more

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5/27/2014 5:34:20 AM

Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Prorack Tilting 4-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number PR8062404. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receive tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about twenty-one and three-quarters of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about six inches away. Overall, we've added about thirty-one inches to the length of the Suburban. Pulling the silver pin and clip at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more

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5/21/2014 9:15:25 AM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is the tilting 4-bike style rack designed for use with 1-1/4 or 2 inch hitches, part number SR26248. Now to begin our test fit, we're going to the slide the shank of the bike rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll get two threaded holes to choose from. We're going to line that one up with the pin hole and hitch here. We can then take our anti-rattle bolt and thread that in. We'll then tighten it down with a wrench. more

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5/20/2014 11:18:44 AM

Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, well be test fitting the Kuat Beta Hitch Mounted Aluminum 2 Bike Rack, part number B202-114. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well insert our pin through the pin holes, secure the lock on either side, and then we can turn the black T-handle at the back of the shank, which will engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 10 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of our Cruze is about 6 inches away, and weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Chevy. more

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5/20/2014 11:13:55 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N' Go Hitch Mounted 3-Bike Rack, part number HR135. For today's test fit we'll be using the Hidden Hitch Ball Mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232 - and it is sold separately. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll then line up our pinholes, slide in our pin, and secure it with the clip. For our test fit today we're using a simple pin and clip. As you can see, this does allow for movement or shake in our bike rack. more

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5/20/2014 11:13:26 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler. A tilting 5-bike rack for 2-inch hitches, part number HR9200. 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 holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 9-1/2 inches away, and overall, we've added about 15-1/4 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the mast allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now extend our dual cradle arms. To do this, we're going to loosen the black knob located on each side of the rack, move the arms outward, rotate them up into position, and then tighten down that black knob to secure them in place. more

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5/20/2014 11:12:47 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler, a tilting four bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Well then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4 inches away. Overall weve added about 9-1/2 inches to the length of the Suburban. more

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5/14/2014 11:48:16 AM

Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe and we'll be doing a test fit of the Saris Bike Porter Hitch Mounted Hanging 4-Bike Rack, part number SA404B. We'll start off our test fit by sliding the shank of the rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll then need to line up the pinhole on our bike rack here with the pinhole in our hitch. You'll need to thread the anti-rattle bolt from the driver's side. We'll line up the holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and we'll tighten it down using a wrench. Give it a good shake. more

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5/7/2014 2:33:31 PM

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe, and we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch-mounted Hanging 5 Bike Rack, part number HR9200. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll need to line up the pinhole in the shank of our rack with the pinhole in our hitch. Once we do that, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt. The anti-rattle bolt is just going to help prevent any wiggle or wobble within the hitch. Once we get that finger tight, we'll then tighten it down using a wrench, give it a good shake, and then we'll secure it with a clip on the other side. With the bike rack secure, we'll go ahead and give you a couple of clearance measurements. For ground clearance, we have about 22-1/4 inches. Closest part of the rack to the closest part of the vehicle is going to be about this angled piece right here. more

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5/7/2014 2:24:17 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe. We'll be doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack, part number PS63134. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll then need to line up the pinholes in our rack with the pinhole in our hitch and we'll slide our standard 5/8ths hitch-pin into the pin holes and then secure it with the clip. With the bike rack secure, I'll go over a couple clearance measurements for you, for ground clearance we have about 24 1/2 inches, the closest part of the rack to the closest part of the vehicle is probably going to right here at this rise, about 6 inches away, and then overall we've added about 25 1/4 inches to the overall length of our Tahoe. Now I'll go ahead and show you how to lower the platform down. There are three silver pins here at the base, undo two of these to lower the platform. Just pull out the pin, kind of wiggle it a little bit, and then reinsert it. more

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5/7/2014 11:18:33 AM

Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Here we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe, and we'll be doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack hitch mounted hanging 4 bike rack, part # RBC038. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the rack into the opening of the hitch. What we'll need to do is line up the hole in our bike rack with the hole in the shank. Now you can see that there are 2 settings here just to give you a couple of options depending on your vehicle configuration but since there's a lot of space here. I'm going to put it on the closest one just to give us some more strength and durability. Oops, you're going to need to go from the right hand side, passenger's side, which is where the threads are. Then use a wrench, tighten it down. more

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5/7/2014 9:30:09 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe. We'll be doing a quick test fit of the Swagman Titan Hitch-Mounted 4-Bike Rack, part number S63410. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll then need to line up the pinhole and our rack here with the pinhole in our hitch. Once that's done, once we have the pinholes lined up, we'll thread in the anti-rattle bolts, then we can tighten it down using a wrench. Got everything all nice and snug, then we can go ahead and secure it with a clip on the other side, and then we'll go over a couple clearance measurements for you. Alrighty, ground clearance we have about 25 and 1/4 inches. Closest part of the rack to the closest part of the vehicle looks to be right at where the shank starts to rise up, about 5 inches away. more

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5/6/2014 11:35:49 AM

Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe, we'll be doing a test fit of the Swagman Jackknife, hitch mounted 2 bike rack, part # S63450. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the rack into the opening of the hitch. Then we'll need to line up the pin holes in our rack with the pin holes in our hitch. Today I'm going to be using the anti-rattle bolt that secures with a clip on the other side. If you we're using the anti-rattle bolt that comes with the lock, you need to insert it from the passenger's side just to make sure it doesn't in contact with the7 way, but Line up the holes, thread in the bolt. I can secure it with a wrench. more

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5/6/2014 11:32:44 AM

Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, we are going to be test fitting the Softride Hang2. This is a hanging 2 bike rack designed for use in 2 inch hitches, part number SR27041. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, we want to line up the pin holes. There we are. We will then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We will then use the supplied lock to secure it. In this position, we are going to have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. more

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5/6/2014 11:31:24 AM

Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe and we'll be doing a quick test-fit of the Swagman XTC4 hitch-mounted platform-style four-bike rack part number S64665. We'll begin our test-fit but sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll then need to line up the pinholes in our shank with the pinholes in our hitch. The bike rack is kind of heavy so maybe it will be difficult just to get the pinholes lined up. We'll take our antiradar bolt and because the 7-way here is on our vehicle we'll need to insert the bolt from the passenger side. We'll thread-in the antiradar bolt good finger-tight and then we'll tighten it down using a wrench. more

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5/6/2014 9:13:57 AM

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma. This is a platform-style 3-bike rack designed for use with 1-1/4 inch or 2-inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch, and we'll look through the hole there to see where we have the holes lined up. Then take our pin, slide it through from the left to the right, and then we'll thread that on in. We'll take our wrench. We'll tighten that down, and we'll secure it with the provided clip here on the other side. Now, the rack's going to offer us about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. more

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5/1/2014 9:28:48 AM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe we are going to be test fitting the Saris Axis. A tilting and folding three bike rack design for use in inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, we want to keep an eye through the pinhole to see when that one lines up with it. With our holes lined up, we are going to thread in our anti rattle bolt. We are going to do this from the left to the right side. We are going to tighten it down with our wrench. more

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5/1/2014 9:25:50 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Speaker: Today we have a 2014 Chevy Tahoe and will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Mounted Hanging 4 Bike Rack, part number HR8500. Well start off our test fit by sliding the shank of the rack into the opening of the hitch. Well then need to line up the pin hole on our bike rack here with the pin hole on our hitch. Slide it in, then well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and well tighten it down using a wrench and once everything is all nice and snug, well then secure it with a clip here on the other side. With the bike rack secured, well now go over just a couple clearance measurements. From the back of the bike rack, we have about 22 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the rack which is about this angle piece here to the rear bumper is about 3 inches away and then overall, weve added about 10-1/4 inches to the overall length of our Tahoe. Now what well need to do is remove this black pin here at the top of the mast, pop that off, pull the pin out. more

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5/1/2014 9:18:04 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom. This is the platform style, tilting four bike rack, designed for use with two inch hitches. Part number SA4414B.Speaker 2: To being our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of our rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do it, we'll want to look through the hole there to see when we have our holes lined up. With those lined up, we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, thread it in from the left to the right, then use our wrench to tighten that down. We'll then take our provided clip and secure it. Now, the rack's going to offer us about twenty one and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. more

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5/1/2014 4:27:08 AM

Yakima FullTilt 4 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima FullTilt. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack, designed for use in 1 1/4" or 2" hitches. Its part number is Y02462. We'll begin our test-fit by sliding the shank of our rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do it, we'll want to watch the pinhole here on the side to see when our pin there gets lined up. With our pin lined up in our pinhole, we'll now come here to the rear of the rack and we'll turn the red, triangle -haped knob. more

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4/25/2014 11:48:49 AM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Stickup hitch-mounted platform-style 2-bike rack, part number Y02420. 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 tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 24" of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5-1/2" away, and we've added about 13" to the overall length of our Suburban. more

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4/25/2014 11:25:49 AM

Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on 2013 Chevy Suburban we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack hitch mounted 4 bike rack. Part number RBC038. 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 our anti-rattle bolt into the pin holes. Tighten it down with a wrench. Then secure it with the lock. more

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4/25/2014 11:19:10 AM

Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Speaker: Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 and 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number PS63138. For todays test fit, well be using the 2 bike configuration. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread the anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together.We have about 21 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away and weve added about 26 inches to the overall length of our suburban. To access the cargo area, we can remove the 3 silver pins at the base of the bike rack and tilt down the wheel cradles, as well as the mast. more

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4/25/2014 11:11:39 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Speaker: Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack, Part Number TH9029. 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 in our anti-rattle bolt and 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 23" of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4" away and we've added about 13" to the overall length of our suburban. When I lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast it'll swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out we've added about 36" to the overall length of our Suburban. more

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4/22/2014 9:47:09 AM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test-fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch Mounted 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. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-ride-out device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements and see how the two fit together. We have about 25 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away. We've added about 19 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We can now lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast and swing out our dual arms. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 29 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the cargo area, we can lift up on the lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more

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4/22/2014 9:44:34 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today, on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Hitch Mounted 4-Bike Rack, part number TH9027. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and we'll 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 21-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1-1/2 inches away, and we have added about 13 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We'll now lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. more

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4/22/2014 9:43:26 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today, on our 2013 Chevrolet Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part # TH934XTR. 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 in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 21 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away, and we've added 17 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We can now pull the gold pin at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms our, we've added about 38 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the cargo area, we can remove the gold pin at the base the bike rack, and tilt the mast down. more

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4/18/2014 1:36:05 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Suburban, well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2-Bike Rack, part number TH990XT. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 21 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away. more

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4/18/2014 1:35:25 PM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack, part number TH9025. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and then well turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 23 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1-1/2 inches away. more

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4/18/2014 1:34:48 PM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

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4/18/2014 1:32:26 PM

Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today, on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test-fitting the Swagman XTC 4, platform style four-bike rack, 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 our anti-rattle bolt into the pin holes and 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 21 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away, and we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We now can pull out the silver pen at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down. When the rack in this position, we have about 29 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 10 inches. more

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4/17/2014 11:13:49 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan hitch-mounted 4-bike rack, part number S63410. 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 our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten it down with the wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 24 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about six inches away, and we have added about 21 inches to the overall length of our suburban. more

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4/17/2014 11:12:19 AM

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Suburban, well be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ Platform Style Two Bike Rack, part number SR2901LR. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench, and secure it with the lock on the other side. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 24 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2-1/2 inches away, and weve added about 26 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the rear hatch, we can remove the three black pins at the base of the bike rack, and tilt down the wheel cradles, as well as the mast. more

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4/2/2014 9:29:53 AM

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test-fitting the SportRack hitch-mounted three bike rack, part number SR2403. 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 our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten it down with 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 21 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away, and we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We'll now go ahead and remove the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 29 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the cargo area, we can remove the pin at the base of the bike rack, and tilt the mast down. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the rear hatch. To load up a bike, we'll make sure the mast is in its upright position. more

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4/2/2014 9:28:52 AM

Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Prorack hitch-mounted 4-Bike Rack, part number PR8062404. 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 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 twenty and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about five and half inches away and we've added about thirty-one inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the cargo area, we'll remove the silver pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more

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3/31/2014 1:37:05 PM

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