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Kia Hitch Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos

  

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Sportage- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2014 Kia Sportage we're going to take a look at the Thule Rollway 2 Bike Rack Hanging Style. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have a bike on our rack, and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. I was going to show you a few features. Like I said before this is a 2 bike rack, and how we have our bike rack on our rack, we have a total of 3 straps. We have 2 up top, and we have our anti-sway straps to the side. more


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1/14/2016 8:36:48 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Sportage th9029xt- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Sportage th9029xt

Today on our 2014 Kia Sportage we're going to take a look at the Thule Vertex four-bike rack, hanging style. That part number is TH9029XT. Now we have a bike on our rack and we have our rack clipped to our vehicle. I would like to just show you a few features of it. Like I said, this is a four-bike rack carrier, and we have a bike rack on our bike, on our carrier. We have three straps, two up top and one on the side. more


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1/14/2016 8:36:33 AM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Sportage- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2014 Kia Sportage, we're going to take a look at the Yakima FullTilt 4-Bike Rack Hanging Style. That part number is Y02462. We have a bike on our rack and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. I'm just going to show you a few features of it. Once again, this is a four bike rack. What we have here is our zip strip top strap. We have a total of three of them. more


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1/14/2016 8:27:56 AM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sorento- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sorento

Today, on our 2016 Kia Sorento, we're test fitting this Swagman XE2. This is a platform style 2 bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or with two-inch hitches. The part number on it is S64650. Now, the XE2 is going to use two wheels hoops and a frame hook to hold our bike into position. It's a really nice steady bike rack. more


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12/15/2015 1:36:06 PM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sorento TH912XTR- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sorento TH912XTR

Today on our 2016 Kia Sorento, we've got the Thule Roadway out and we're test fitting it, see what kind of room we've got between the rack and the vehicle itself. This is a 2 bike hanging style rack. They've designed it for use in 2 inch hitches. Part number on it is TH912XTR. Now the Roadway uses 3 straps to hold each bike in position. We're going to have 2 for the top frame too and also one for the anti sway cradle. more


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12/15/2015 1:26:18 PM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sorento TH9029XT- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sorento TH9029XT

Today on our 2016 Kia Sorento, we've got out the Thule Vertex, and we're doing a test fit of it just to see what kind of room we have between the vehicle and the bike rack itself. Now, this is a 4-bike hanging-style rack. It's designed for use with inch and a quarter or with 2-inch hitches. The part number on it is TH9029XT. Now, something that I really like about rack's going to be the incorporated lock cable system. It's going to pull right up out of that center mast. more


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12/15/2015 1:06:18 PM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona we're going a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing Away style four bike rack. That part number is TH9031XT. Now we already have our bike on the rack. First thing I'm going to show you is the swing away feature and then we'll go over how the bike is strapped down and some additional features as well. We're going to come around here to the back side of the rack, first thing we're going to want to do is pull out this T-pin here and just set that off to the side. Come down to this knob at the bottom and we're just going to undo it until it's completely loose and it just hangs down. more


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11/6/2015 10:44:48 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona TH9029XT- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona TH9029XT

Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex hanging-style 4-bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now a great feature of this is that it does work with 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. We've already got out bike loaded up so we'll go over how that's strapped down and then we'll go over some additional features as well. First thing we see here is that we have two cradles holding our bike down with three straps, two on our frame and then the one down here is our anti-sway strap. That's going to keep a lot of the shake and play out of the bike as you're heading down the road, so you're not going to have it swing and possibly hit your vehicle or damage anything. To release those we're just going to pull down and lift up. more


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11/6/2015 10:44:31 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona TH912XTR- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona TH912XTR

Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH912XTR. We've already got our bike on our rack and strapped down. The first thing we're going to show you is how we secure it in place, and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We've got 2 cradles holding our bike down and then 3 straps, 2 on our frame and then one as our anti-sway strap in the back. That's going to prevent that bike from swinging back and forth and damaging your vehicle or your rack. To release these, we're just going to pull down and lift up. more


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11/6/2015 10:44:16 AM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona S64684- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona S64684

Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That part number is S64684. We already have our bike on the rack. We're first going to show you how we strap that down then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. At both our front and back tire we've got wheel cradles holding that in. We also got a regular ratcheting strap that you'll see on most of your bike racks. It also has a bushing on there to help fit different types of bikes that you have, so if you smaller tires like we do here that'll fit those perfectly, and then if you have larger tires you can easily just flip those over. To release those we're just going to push down and lift up. more


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11/6/2015 10:43:11 AM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona, we're doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom SuperClamp platform style 2-bike rack. That part number is SA4025. Now, we already have our bike on the rack. I'm first going to show you how we connect down and then we'll show you some features. Now, back here at the back, we have one wheel strap. It's going to be like any other wheel strap that you may see on your bike racks. more


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11/6/2015 10:40:10 AM



Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona- Video

Kuat  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona

Today, on our 2016 Kia Sedona, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Transfer Platform Style 3-Bike Rack. That part number is TS03G. Now, this bike rack is designed to work with 1-1/4 inch and 2-inch hitches, and the first thing I want to show you on this is the tilt-away feature because with our platform style here, we can tilt-away our bike rack with our bike still on there. I'm just going to move these wheel hooks out of the way and hang onto them to be able to tilt the bike rack down. I'll push on this pedal with my foot and tilt that away. Now, with our bike in this position, we can open up our hatch. One thing I do want you to note is that with this bike we do have to move our handle bars out of the way just a little bit before they make contact there, so what I'm going to do is push the bike a bit, and we can clear that hatch there. more


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11/6/2015 10:33:48 AM



Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona- Video

Curt  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona, we're doing a test fit of the Curt Premium hanging style 4-bike rack, part number C18064. Now, we already have our bike on the rack. I'll first going to show you how we strap the bike down and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. With our bike, we've got two cradles holding it in place and then three straps, two on our frame here and then one as our anti-sway strap from the back. To remove those, we're just going to pull down and lift up. We'll save this anti-sway strap for last. more


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11/6/2015 10:31:24 AM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona we're doing a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt Hanging Style 4 bike rack. That part number is Y02462. We already have our bike on the rack. We're first going to show you how we strap that down and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have 2 cradles holding down the bike, and then 3 straps, 2 on the frame here and then 1 as out anti-sway strap here in the back. It's going to keep that bike from shaking back and forth, or swaying, and possibly damaging your vehicle. To release those we're just going to push down on the gray levers on either side and lift our straps out. more


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11/6/2015 10:31:06 AM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedonna we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler four bike rack. This is going to be your hanging style four bike rack. Part number HR8500. It does come with a 2 inch shank as well as an 1 1/4 shank as well as a 2 inch adapter. So it can work with your class 1,2 and 3 receivers. Just keep in mind that if you do plan on using it with your class 1 receivers that you do make sure that you're weight of your bikes and that you only carry two bikes and that is per your hitches weight specifications. Let's go ahead and move down and talk about the 3/4 inch anti-rattle bolt that's going to keep it nice and secure on the back of the vehicle. Making it a one item instead of a stand alone item by itself. more


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7/30/2015 9:11:47 AM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona hr9200- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona hr9200

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler five bike rack. This is going to be your hanging style five bike rack coming with a two inch shank for your two inch receivers only and it's going to be part number HR9200. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully installed and on the back of your vehicle. Note that we did put it back here on the second strap that way we could show you the anti-sway strap which we'll go over here in a moment. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will down here on the bottom, to where that angle bracket comes down and meets the shank at about eight inches. Overall distance from the rear of the bumper to the back of the cradle arm's at about 37 and a half inches. more


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7/30/2015 9:11:26 AM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2012 KIA Sedona, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Full-tilt. This is going to be your hanging style four bike rack, part number Y02462. As you can see we've already got it up here on our bike rack, or cradles, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack does come with your inch and a quarter shank, as well as your two inch adapter. It is compatible with your class one, two, and three receivers. Just a thing to keep in mind is that if you do plan on carrying it with your class one receivers, that you only carry up to two bikes maximum, and that you also check with the weights of your bikes to make sure that it's all compatible and within the specs of your class one hitches weight requirements. more


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7/27/2015 4:11:33 PM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona, we're going to be doing a test vid of the Thule Vertex Swing. This is going to be your hanging shelf 4-bike rack with the swing-away option. This bike rack does come with a 2-inch shank for your 2-inch receivers only. It's going to be part number TH9031XT. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arm, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be down here at the front of the T handle to the back side of the bumper at about 4-5/8 inches. more


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7/27/2015 10:42:38 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona th9029xt- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona th9029xt

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This is going to be the hanging style four bike rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our cradle arms so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack comes with an inch and a quarter shank as well as a two inch adapter securing with a three quarter inch anti rattle bolt. It will be compatible with your class one, two and three receivers but if you do decide to use it with your class one receivers, you're going to need to keep in mind that you're only going to be able to carry up to two bikes and you're going to need to know the weight of those bikes and the weight specifications of your receiver that you intend on using it with. Let's go ahead and start off with getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first down here at the bottom side to the backside of the bumper at about two and three quarter inches to this point here. Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle from the back of the bumper to the back of the cradle arms at about thirty three and three quarter inches and our ground clearance will be about ten and three eighths inches. more


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7/27/2015 10:42:19 AM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Ridge Swing. This is going to be a your hanging-style four-bike rack with the swing-away option, part number SR2415. As you can see, it does come with a 2" shank for your 2" receivers only, attaching a 3/4" anti-rattle bolt that's going to help to reduce a lot of the sway, rattle, and wobble. We also have our bike on here so you can see what it's going to look like once you have a completely installed and in place on the back of your vehicle. So let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance down here on the bottom is going to be about 3 3/4" from the backside here to back of the bumper. The overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the back of the cradle arms at about 31 1/2". more


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7/27/2015 10:41:24 AM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona sr2403- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona sr2403

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona, we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Ridge 3. This will be your hanging style 3-bike rack, part number SR2403. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Now, note that this rack does come with a 1-1/4-inch shank as well as that 2-inch adapter, and it will work with your class I, II, and III receivers. Thing to keep in mind though, is if you plan on using it with your class I receivers that you're only going to be placing 2 bikes on here and you know the weight, so that you're within your weight specifications of your class I receiver. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be from the rear of the receiver to the flange at the front side of the rack, at about 3-3/4 inches. more


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7/27/2015 10:38:00 AM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch. This is going to be your platform style two bike rack, Part Number S64864. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike does come with a two inch shank for your two inch receivers over and it will be attached using a 7/8th inch anti-rattle bolt with an anti-tamper and theft device. Also with this rack, that there was only stow position and that is going to be lowering that center mass which we'll show you in a moment, but that there is no stowed, tucked away position. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance is going to be about seven and 1/8th inches. more


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7/27/2015 10:37:19 AM



Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona- Video

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV, platform-style four-bike rack, part number N105-107. As you can see we've already got a bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and ready to hit the road. This bike rack does come with a two-inch shank to fit into your two-inch receivers only. It also comes with a pin and a lock and anti-theft device. So let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance is going to be about 5-5/8 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle, from the rear of the bumper to the back of the rack is going to be about 45-3/4 inches. And our ground clearance here at the back side is going to be about 21-1/2 inches. All right, this rack does have a tilt option, and it's more intended for your larger stature SUVs and pickup trucks, being that when you place this into the tilt position, it's going to rest on the ground. Now you can still use it with this because it does have the two-inch shank for your two-inch receivers. When we open up that rear hatch, it won't allow you to open it up all the way just because of how it's designed and how the vehicle's designed with the large hatch on the back side. more


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7/27/2015 10:31:30 AM



Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona- Video

Inno  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2012 Kia Sedona we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno Tire Hold Three. This is going to be your platform style, three bike rack. Part number INH 305-306. As you can see we've already got our bike up here on our platform, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This rack does come with an 1-1/4" shank as well as a 2" adapter and it's going to be attaching using a 3/4" anti-rattle bolt with an anti-theft or tamper lock on the end. The one thing I am going to point out though, is since it is compatible with your Class I, II and III receivers, if you do intend on carrying this on your Class I receiver, please make sure that you know the weight of your bike and that you only carry up to two bikes. more


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7/27/2015 10:31:06 AM



Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Optima- Video

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Optima

Today on our 2014 Kia Optima we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Double Track platform-style 2-bike rack. As you can see here, we've already got it up on our vehicle installed, fitted, so you can see what it looks like and how it fits. We're going to go through how to break it down and how everything comes together. It's going to be part number TH990XT. First things first, we're going to get a few measurements starting with your closest distance first, which in this case is going to be from the bracket here to the back side of the bumper at about 3-1/4". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle to the back of the cradle arms here at about 30-1/4", and ground clearance at about 15". Now we'll give you your ground clearance from this side as well, which looks like it's going to be about 8-3/4". Now let's take the bike down. more


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6/1/2015 5:01:56 PM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul

Today on our 2015 Kia Soul we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is a platform-style 2-bike rack. Part number on it is SA4025. This rack's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches, so you've got options there. The nice thing about it is that there's no actual frame contact with the rack holding the bike. We've got a wheel hook here in the rear, lower wheel cradle. more


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5/18/2015 8:27:53 AM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul s63380- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul s63380

Today on our 2015 Kia Soul we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Trailhead. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed so you can use it with the 1-1/4" or 2" hitches regardless of whether it's class one, two, or three. The part number on it is S63380. The Trailhead's going to use four straps to hold our bike in place. We're going to have three that come across our frame, and then we've also got one here to prevent that forward and back movement of the bike during transport. more


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5/18/2015 8:14:53 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Optima- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Optima

Today on our 2014 Kia Optima we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex 4. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got it fitted up here on our vehicle so you can see how it looks and fits once it's installed. We're going to go through a few things first. The measurements will be the first thing, starting with our closest distance here. It's going to be about 3-1/2" from that front bracket to the back side of the bumper. Our overall distance that we've added to the vehicle is going to be about 35-1/2", for the rear ground clearance of about 9-1/2" to the bottom of the shank. more


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5/5/2015 5:42:01 PM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Optima- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Kia Optima

Today on our 2014 Kia Optima, we are going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trail Head 4. This is going to be your hanging style 4 bike rack. It does come with an inch and a quarter shank for your class one and two hitches as well as a two inch adapter for your class three hitches. We do have it mounted up to our class one hitch today. We are going to give you a few measurements to start this off. This is just so you can see how it looks and fits once it's all completed. Our first measurement's going to be from the front, where this bend it in the shank, to the back end of the receiver. more


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5/5/2015 4:41:06 PM



Inno Tire Hold Bike Rack Review - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

Inno Tire Hold Bike Rack Review - 2011 Kia Sorento

Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno Tire Hold Bike Carrier. This is going to be your platform-style two bike rack. Part #INH305. It does come with your inch and a quarter shank with a two inch adapter for your bigger hitches such as your Class 3. Also, with this kit you you can add another one of these platforms to make it a third bike rack. That's going to be INH306. Let's go ahead and get it fitted into the Class 2 Hitch that we have here today. more


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5/1/2015 6:11:06 AM



Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Kia Sorento

Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Thelma. This is going to be your platform-style 3-bike rack. It comes with your 1-1/4" shank for your class one and class two hitches, as well as an adapter for your 2" hitches such as your class three. We'll go ahead and place it on our vehicle. It's going to be part number SA4239B. Again, that is SA4239B as in bravo. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pinholes. more


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4/6/2015 5:08:00 PM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Kia Sorento

Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is going to be your platform style, 2-bike rack. It does come with your 1 1/4-inch shank and also has a 2-inch adapter for your class 3 and up hitches. This is going to be for your class 1 and 2 because of its 2-bike application and we have a class 2 hitch here today. It would be part number SA4025. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto our receiver. more


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4/6/2015 5:06:06 PM



Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona we will be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number SR26247. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got a 2" hitch here today so we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line up our pinholes. That actually looks pretty good there. more


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2/6/2015 10:38:08 AM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sadona we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom SuperClamp platform style 2-bike rack. That's part number SA4025. This can be used for either 1-1/4 or 2-inch hitches so we can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line up our pin holes. That looks about right and we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and lock, go ahead and thread that through. Once we get that hand tightened, we'll go ahead and take our socket wrench and finish tightening that the rest of the way down. more


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2/6/2015 10:36:00 AM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today our our 2015 Kia Sedona we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 5 Bike Rack. That's part number HR9200. This is for 2" hitches. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line up our pin holes. That looks pretty good. more


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2/6/2015 10:23:41 AM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona HR8500- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona HR8500

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 4 Bike Rack. That's part number HR8500. This can be used for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line up our pin holes. Once we get those lined up we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and begin threading that through and tighten that down the rest of the way with our wrench. By tightening this it's going to help reduce the play and the rattle within our hitch in our bike rack, as you can see there. more


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2/6/2015 10:22:23 AM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona we will be test-fitting the Yakima Full-Tilt 4-Bike Rack. That's part number Y02462. This can be used for 1 1/4" or 2" hitches. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We're going to make sure that lines up well with our our pinhole and clips into place just like that. Once we've got that secure, we'll come back here to this knob. more


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1/27/2015 4:16:35 PM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding Tilting 4 Bike Rack, that's part number TH934XTR. This can be used for either 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We've got a 2 inch hitch here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line up our pin holes, and we've got those lined up we'll go ahead and take our anti rattle bolt, begin threading that through and then we'll grab our socket wrench and finish tightening that down. Nice thing about the anti rattle bolt here is that it's going to help reduce the play and the wobble within our hitch and our bike rack as you can see there. Now we can take a few measurements starting with our nearest point its like it's going to be from here to our bumper and that is about 5 inches away. more


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1/27/2015 4:12:13 PM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona we will be test fitting the SportRack 4 Platform Style 4 Bike Rack, that's Part Number SR2902. This is meant for 2 inch hitches, we've got a 2 inch hitch here today. We can go ahead and start inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line up our pinholes. Once we get our pinholes lined up, we'll go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt, thread that through. We'll take our socket wrench and tighten that the rest of the way down. more


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1/27/2015 4:09:35 PM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona SR2403- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona SR2403

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona we will be test fitting the Sport Rack tilting 3-bike rack. That's part number SR2403. This is meant for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches so we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line our pinholes up. We'll take our included anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and start threading that through. We'll tighten the rest of the way down with our socket wrench. more


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1/27/2015 4:04:45 PM



Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona, we'll be test fitting the Saris Freedom Platform-style, Tilting Four Bike Rack. That's part number SA4414B. This is meant for 2-inch hitches. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. Then we'll line our pin holes up. All right that looks pretty good. more


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1/27/2015 4:02:14 PM



Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona we will be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number SA404B. Now this is for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches so we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. First thing we want to do is we want to go ahead and line up our pinholes. That looks pretty good. Then we'll take our included anti-rattle bolt, go ahead and start threading that through. more


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1/26/2015 12:44:39 PM



Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Tilting 4-Bike Rack. That's part number S63410. This can be used for inch and a quarter or 2 inch hitches. We've got a 2 inch hitch here today so we can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver and line up our pin holes. Once we have those lined up, we'll go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and start threading that through. Once we get that hand tight and all the way, we'll go ahead and tighten it down with our socket wrench the rest of the way. more


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1/26/2015 12:38:56 PM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Trail Head Tilting 4 Bike Rack, that's part number S63380. This can be used for 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We can do to begin we can go ahead and insert our shank into our receiver until our pin holes are aligned up. All right that looks pretty good and we'll take our anti rattle bolt, go ahead and thread that through. We'll take our socket wrench and tighten that the rest of the way down and by tightening this it's going to help reduce the play and the rattle within our hitch and our bike rack as you can see there. Put our clip in and then we'll take a few measurements. Starting with our nearest point, its like it's going to be from here to our bumper here and I want to say that's right about 3 1/2 inches away from there to there. more


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1/26/2015 12:36:32 PM



Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona- Video

Pro Series  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sedona

Today on our 2015 Kia Sedona, we will be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 Bike and 4 Bike Rack, that's Part Number PS63138. This is for 2 inch hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver, until our pin holes line up. All right, that looks pretty good there. Then we'll take our included anti-rattle bolt and clip and can start threading that through. I'll go ahead and tighten that the rest of the way down with our socket wrench. more


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1/26/2015 12:14:14 PM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage S63380- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage S63380

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12/30/2014 5:52:30 PM



Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2015 KIA Sportage, we will be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting Four Bike Rack. That's part number SR26248. This can be used for inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. We can start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We're looking for our pin holes to be lined up. Take our anti-rattle bolt and begin threading that in. Once we get that hand tightened, we'll tighten it the rest of the way down with our wrench. more


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12/19/2014 9:33:38 PM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage, we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom SuperClamp Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number SA4025. This can be used for 2 inch hitches as well as inch and a quarter. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank through our receiver. We're looking for our pin holes to be lined up. Looks about right. more


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12/19/2014 9:29:24 PM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 5 Bike Rack. That's part number HR9200. This is for two inch hitches only. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver until our pinholes line up. That looks about right. Take our included anti-rattle bolt and we begin hand tightening that. more


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12/18/2014 7:12:08 PM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage HR8500- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage HR8500

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 4 bike rack, that's part number HR8500. This can be used for either 2-inch hitches or 1 1/4. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We're looking for our pinholes to be lined up. There we are. We can go ahead and insert our anti-rattle bolt included. We'll begin hand tightening that. more


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12/18/2014 7:09:54 PM



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