2015 Mazda CX-5 Hitch Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5 we'll be test fitting Swagman XTC4 Platform Style Hitch Mounted Bike Rack part number S64665. Begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. At the lining of the pin holes we'll slide in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench and then secure it with a 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 ten and a half inches of ground clearance and we have a bout one and a half inch distance between the closest part of the rack to the closest part of the vehicle when the platform is pushed up as far as it can go. We've added about nine and a half inches to the overall length of our Mazda. We can now remove the silver pin and clip at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform on the rack down. more
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6/9/2014 10:09:54 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5 we'll be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler hitch-mounted 4-bike rack, part number HR8500. 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 using a wrench, finishing off by securing the 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 10 and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away and we have added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Mazda. We can now remove the black pin at the top of the mast and swing out our dual arms. more
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6/5/2014 10:00:58 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, well be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch Mounted Hanging Two Bike Rack, part number TH9042. 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 allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and well turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. If the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of 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 2-1/2 inches away. more
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6/4/2014 12:49:04 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5 we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Hitch Mounted Hanging 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 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 13" of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 9" away and we have added about 22" to the overall length of our Mazda. We can lift up on the black lever at the top of the mast to swing out our cradle arms. more
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6/4/2014 12:48:06 PM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, we will be test fitting the Sport Rack hitch mounted hanging 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 pinholes we'll thread in our anti rattle bolt tightening it down with the wrench and then securing it with the 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 eleven inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about five inches away and we've added about twelve and a half inches to the overall length of our CX5. We can now remove the black pin at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out we've added about thirty inches to the overall length of our Mazda. To access the cargo area we can remove the black pin and clip at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
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6/4/2014 12:47:25 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, we'll be test fitting the Soft Ride Dura-Parallelogram hitch mounted hanging four bike rack 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, tighten it down using a wrench and then secure it with the lock. 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 the vehicle is about four inches away and we've added about thirty four inches to the overall length of our Mazda CX5. Cool feature of this rack is that the arms have the ability to be removed by sliding back on the black levers in the back of the mast. With the arms removed we have reduced the added length to the vehicle to about twelve inches. To load up a bike, we'll need to replace the arms. With the arms locked in place, we'll then undo the rubber cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles and the secure it with the rubber straps. more
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6/4/2014 12:47:14 PM
Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, well be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter Hitch Mounted Hanging Four Bike Rack, part number SA404B. 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 using a wrench and secure it with the clip on the other side. If the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away. more
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6/4/2014 12:46:55 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, well be test fitting the Rhino Rack Hitch Mounted Hanging Four Bike Rack, part number RBC038. 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 using a wrench and secure it with the lock. If the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3-1/2 inches away. more
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6/4/2014 12:46:27 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX-5, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Mounted Hanging 5 Bike Rack, part number HR9200.We 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 using 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 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 9 inches away, and we've added about 19 inches to the overall length of our Mazda.We can now loosen up the black knobs in the upper left and right hand corner of the mast, which allows us to pull the cradle arms out and swing them upward. With the cradle arm secured in place, we'll go ahead and get a measurement from the back of the car to the end of the arms; and we'll get a measurement of about 41 inches.To access the cargo area, we'll remove the black pin and clip at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast of the rack down. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the rear hatch.To load up a bike, we'll need to make sure that the mast of the rack is in its upright position. more
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5/30/2014 12:17:14 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N Go hitch mounted hanging three bike rack part number HR135. This bike rack allows you to carry three bikes while towing a small boat or trailer. For today's test fit we'll be using the draw type 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. After lining up the pin holes, we'll then secure it with the standard five inch hitch pin and clip. Keep in mind the ball mount, hitch ball and pin and clip are sold separately. Now you'll notice that after securing it, there is some wiggle within the hitch. You can purchase an anti rattle device found right here at etrailer.com. more
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5/30/2014 2:17:37 AM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX-5, we are going to be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ. This is a platform style 2 bike rack for both 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. To begin our test fit, we are going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to look through the hole to see when our pinholes line up. With our holes lined up, we will take our anti-rattle bolt and thread it in and then use our wrench to tighten it down. With our bolt tight, I am going to take the provided lock and put them on to secure it. With our rack in this position, we are going to have about 13-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. more
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5/6/2014 8:52:26 AM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX-5, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima StickUp. This is a platform-style, tilting 2-bike rack with both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number Y02420. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we'll want to keep an eye through the window there to see when our pin holes get lined up. With the holes lined up, we're going to take our anti-rattle bolt, thread it through, and then we'll tighten it down with our wrench. With that tight, we'll take the provided lock, clip it on the side here to secure it. In this position, our rack is going to offer us about 11-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle will be here, and you can see that's about 3-1/2 inches there. Overall, we've added about 13 inches to our total length. Pulling the red knob located here on the left side will allow us to tilt the rack away from our vehicle into its platform position. more
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4/29/2014 2:40:38 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX-5, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and titling 4-bike rack for both 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll look through the window. It will help us determine whether we have our pin holes lined up. Here we go. We're then going to take our anti-rattle bolt and thread it in. more
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4/29/2014 2:30:57 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX-5, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack for both 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to look through the window there and see when we have our pin holes lined up. With those lined up, we're going to thread in our anti-rattle bolt, then we'll tighten it down with our wrench. With that nice and secure, let's go over a couple measurements. Looks like we're going to have about 10-1/2" worth of ground clearance. Closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is right here, and that's about 7-1/2". more
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4/29/2014 2:29:33 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting three bike rack, for both inch and a quarter and two 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. As we do this, we'll want to hook through the hole there, just to see where our pin hole will line up. We're then going to take our anti-rattle bolt, we'll thread this in from the left to the right. more
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4/29/2014 2:26:13 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, we're going to be test-fitting the Swagman Jackknife. This is a tilting and folding 2-bike rack, part number S63450. To begin our test-fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in until we see our pinholes line up. There we go. We'll then take our anti-rattle bolt, thread that in, and tighten it down with our wrench. more
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4/28/2014 9:42:58 AM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on 2015 Mazda Cx5, we're going to be testing the Saris Thelma. This is a platform style, 3 bike rack, for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin out test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, here. As we slide it in, we're going to look through the hole here on the side to see when we have our pinholes lined up. Then, take our anti-rattle bolt; we're going to thread it in from the left to the right side. Then, we'll tighten that down using our wrench. Take the provided clip. more
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4/28/2014 9:39:44 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, were going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom. This is a platform style tilting 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches part number SA4414B. To begin our test fit were going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we want to look to the window here on the side to see when our pin holes line up. Were then going to take our anti-rattle bolt, thread it in from the left through to the right. Well then tighten it down using our wrench. more
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4/28/2014 4:37:36 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX5, we're going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot. This is platform style 2 bike rack for both 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part # PS63134. We begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll keep an eye through the window there to see when our pinholes line up. With them lined up, we're going to slide through our pin, and we'll secure it on the other side using a clip. With our rack in this position, we have about 13 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is going to be, about right there, that's about 9 inches away. more
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4/25/2014 11:12:32 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2015 Mazda CX-5- Video
Today on our 2015 Mazda CX-5, we're going to be test-fitting the Kuat NV. This is a tilting 2-bike platform style rack, part number N101. To begin our test-fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to look through the hole here on the side to determine when that hole is lined up with it 0:00:24. Since we have our pin holes lined up, we're going to slide through our pin and secure it with a provided lock 0:00:36. We'll then turn the black knob here at the rear of the rack. more
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4/24/2014 4:27:07 AM
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