Yakima QuickBack 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, well be test fitting the Yakima QuickBack Trunk Mounted Two Bike Rack, part number Y02621. Now, according to the included instructions or Yakimas website, well begin our test fit by placing the bottom part of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. Then the top part of the bike rack will rest in the top part of the trunk. Now since this is specialized fit for your vehicle, youll need to double check the included instructions or Yakimas website to determine the measurement between the two pads. This one sure that the customized fit will be great for your vehicle. With the bike rack in position, we can take the top clips and hook them to the top part of the trunk. Then the side of the clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. more
4/22/2014 11:06:01 AM
Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Passage Trunk Mounted 2-Bike Rack, part number TH910XT. Now according to the included instructions or the Thule Fit Guide, we'll need to set the fit dial on the bike rack to number 7. Once we have the fit dial set, we can place the bike rack up onto the trunk. The bottom bar of the bike rack needs to be placed on the upper tier of the rear bumper and the top part of the bike rack should be placed on the top part of the trunk. We can now take the top clips and hook them to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk adjacent to the top part of the taillight and then the bottom straps to the bottom part of the trunk. Now you will need to pop open the trunk to get the side and the bottom clips in place. Now I'm going to tighten down each strap a little bit at a time so that way the bike rack can stay centered onto the trunk. Once all the straps have been tightened down and secured, I'll go ahead and secure the excess strap. more
4/17/2014 1:20:23 PM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Archway trunk-mounted, 2-bike rack, part number TH9009XT. According to the included instructions or the Thule fit guide, we'll need to place the fit dial on number 7. With the fit dial set, we'll place the bottom arm on the upper tier of the rear bumper and the top arm on the top part of the trunk. We'll then take the top clips and hook them on the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. Now, you will need to pop open the trunk to be able to position the side clips in place. Now, I'm going to tighten down each strap a little bit at a time just to make sure that the bike rack stays centered onto the trunk. Once all the straps are all tightened down, we can then secure the excess strap with the included hook and loop fasteners. Once this is done, we're ready to load up our bike. We'll need to flip out the gray levers on the upper left and right hand corner of the bike rack. This will allow us to bring the cradle arms out. more
4/15/2014 5:22:56 PM
Saris Bones Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bones, an adjustable arm, trunk mount 3-bike rack with part number SA801. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto the lid of the trunk. We'll take the hooks labeled top and connect them to the leading edge of our trunk lid. The hooks labeled side, we'll bring to the side and move them up into position. We can now take the lower hooks and connect them to the lower edge of our trunk. We'll move around the rack, tightening each strap a little bit at a time until we have it secured to our vehicle. We'll now secure our excess strap. With our rack secure to our vehicle, it's time to extend our dual cradle arms. We'll do this by turning the small black thumb dials, moving the arms toward the middle of the rack, rotating them into position, moving them back out into the slots, and tightening the thumb dial back down. more
4/15/2014 5:01:10 PM
Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Line 0:00:05 2-Bike Rack, part number HRF6-2. We'll being our test fit by placing the bottom part of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. We'll then flip out the top two black levers so that we can adjust to fit the top part of the bike rack to fit the trunk. We'll need to place the top bar about the center of our trunk. We will then clamp down the black levers which will secure the top bar in this position. We'll then take the top hooks and clip it to the top part of the trunk. more
4/15/2014 8:48:10 AM
Hollywood Racks Baja 2 Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja, a trunk-mounted 2-bike rack, part number HRB2. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bottom bar of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. We'll flip out the two black levers on the left and right hand side of the carrier to adjust to fit the arms to fit this size of a trunk. The top part of the bike rack will need to rest on the top part of our trunk. We'll then go ahead and close down the black plastic levers to secure cradle arms in place. We'll now take the top clips and put it to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. Now you will need to open up the trunk to get the side and bottom clips into position. Once all the clips are in position, I'm going to tighten down each strap a little bit at a time so I don't off-center the bike rack. more
4/15/2014 8:45:16 AM
Yakima QuickBack 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul- Video
Today on our 2014 Kia Soul, we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima QuickBack, a trunk-mounted 2-bike rack, part number Y02621. To begin our test fit, we're place the QuickBack directly onto the rear of our hatch. We'll take the hooks labeled top and we'll connect them to the top of our rear hatch. The hooks labeled side will go to the side and the hooks labeled bottom will go to the bottom. With our hooks in place, we'll tighten up each strap a little bit at a time to secure the rack to our vehicle. With our racks secure, we'll fold up the excess strap and place them into the attached clips. We're now ready to load up our bike. more
4/9/2014 2:36:29 PM
Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul- Video
Today on our 2014 Kia Soul, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Gateway, a trunk-mounted, adjustable arm 2-bike rack with part number TH9006XT. With our FitDial set to 11, as per the Thule Fit Guide, we're going to begin the test fit by placing the rack directly onto the back of our hatch. We'll connect the two top hooks to the front top edge of our rear hatch. Side hooks will go to the side of our hatch. Be sure to connect it to the metal. The bottom hooks will go under our hatch. With all of our hooks in place, we'll now tighten each strap a little bit at a time until we have the rack secured firmly to our vehicle. more
4/9/2014 2:35:05 PM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul- Video
Today, on our 2014 Kia Soul, were going to be test fitting the Thule Archway, a Trunk Mount Adjustable Arm 2 Bike Rack with part # TH9009XT. With our fit dial set to the number 11 as per the Thule fit guide, we're going to begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto the rear of the hatch. We'll take the 2 top hooks, we connect them to the top front of the hatch, and our bottom hooks will go onto the bottom lip of the hatch. Take our side hooks, connect them to the side of the hatch. With all of our hooks in place, we'll tighten them down a little bit at a time until we have the rack firmly secured to the vehicle. We'll now take our excess strap, loop it up, and secure it in place. It's now time fold out dual cradle arms. We'll do this by lifting on the 2 gray levers located on both sides of the rack. more
4/9/2014 2:34:21 PM
Thule Gateway 3 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today we'll be going over the Thule Gateway Trunk-Mount Adjustable Three-Bike Rack, Part Number TH9007XT. Now, a great feature that is exclusive to the Thule Gateway is the unique and patented fit-dial system. Now this fit-dial system is designed to give you the exact fit depending on the make, model, and year of your vehicle. It uses these numbers, here, as a fitting location to decide the arch or how the bike rack contours to the rear of your vehicle. You can use this gray lever here to push down, which will open this up, allowing you to adjust to the different numbers to accommodate your style of vehicle. Now, another neat thing about the Thule Gateway are the arms. You can see the arms can be folded down in a stored position when the bike does not need to be loaded. more
4/2/2014 2:51:50 PM
Yakima KingJoe 3 Bike Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review- Video
Speaker: Today, well be taking a look at the Yakima King Joe 3 trunk mounted three-bike rack, part number Y02620. The Yakima King Joe 3 has a carrying capacity of three bicycles with a weight capacity of 90 pounds. The Yakima King Joe has a uniquely designed frame. You can see the bars on the top and side or front of the bike rack have these convexed bars, and those bars are designed to accommodate vehicles with low spoilers or spoilers that stick out back behind the trunk.The King Joe has a lot of features that are going to help protect your vehicle from scratches and abrasions. You can see the feet. There are two feet here at the top part of the bike rack made out of soft foam thats going to protect your trunk as well as the bottom. more
4/1/2014 4:02:15 PM
Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Maxda 3- Video
Today on our 2013 Mazda 3, well be test fitting the Thule Gateway Trunk Mounted Two-Bike Rack, part number TH9006XT. Well get started by adjusting our feet out to the correct setting which is six according to the Thule website. Well take our bike rack, place it on to the trunk of the vehicle. Next, we will attach the rack to the vehicle using the appropriate hooks and straps in the correct locations. Well secure our excess straps, then well bring our dual arms out, well do this by pulling up on the grey lever.Youll move the cradle arm in just beyond the teeth, then youll lift up to a parallel position, position back over the teeth, and then close your grey lever. You will repeat this for the other cradle arms as well. more
3/17/2014 2:23:36 PM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Maxda 3- Video
Today on our 2013 Mazda 3, well be test fitting the Thule Archway Truck Mounted 2 Bike Rack with Adjustable Arms, part number TH9009XT. Lets get started by adjusting the fit dial to the number 6 according to the Thule website. Well grab our bike rack, place it onto the trunk of the vehicle and attach it with the appropriate hooks. Well secure the excess straps. Next, well bring out the dual arms. Youll do this by undoing the gray lever, sliding the cradle arm away from the grooves and bringing it up to a parallel position. Youll slide it back over the grooves and then tighten down the lever. more
3/14/2014 9:10:14 AM
Thule Raceway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, we're going to test fitting the Thule Raceway Truck Mounted 3 Bike Rack. Part number TH9002XT. To begin our test fit, we'll go ahead and set our fit dials to number 7 and that's per the manufacturer's instructions. Once we have the aero indicator lined up with number 7, we can close those levers and then place this under our vehicle. Now we already cleaned the surfacing where our bike rack makes contact. You want to be sure to work on a nice clean surface to avoid any damage to the finish of your vehicle. With the lower arm in the bottom of the license plate well and the top arm resting gently, just here at the bottom of the glass. We're ready to set out top hooks. In order to do that, we'll pull up on the lever that has the aero point up for our top hook and then we can extend out our retractable cable. We'll go ahead and fit it at the top of our door and then we'll go ahead and tighten that strap down, that way it'll hold our bike rack in place and allows to tighten other straps. We can repeat this process for the other side. We do find it a little bit easier to go in from the corner of the hatch door and then move to the hook to the proper position. Once we have those wheels here on the end tight, to secure our straps, we can repeat that process for our bottom hooks. Now we do need to open our rear hatch door just a little bit to allow us to place in those bottom hooks. more
3/3/2014 9:38:36 AM
Yakima QuickBack 3 Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2013 Kia Sorento we'll be test fitting the Yakima QuickBack 3-bike trunk-mount carrier, part number Y02622. Now to begin our test fit we will first need to check the Yakima fit guide or the included instructions to determine where the trunk mount will need to be placed onto the vehicle. After doing so we'll place the carrier onto the cargo door just below the license plate. We'll take the top hooks to the top part of the cargo door, the side hooks to the side part of the cargo door just above the taillights, and the bottom hooks at the bottom of the cargo door. You may need to open your door to get the hooks to fit correctly onto the door without damaging your vehicle. We'll now secure the carrier to the vehicle by tightening the straps. Once the carrier is secured to the vehicle we're ready to load our bike. more
2/20/2014 5:08:20 PM
Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the Thule Passage trunk mounted 2-bike rack, part #TH910XT. With the fit dial to #7 according to the included instructions we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's trunk. The bottom part of the bike rack should rest on the upper tier of the rear bumper. We'll now take the top clips and hook them to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to side part of the trunk and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. We'll then loosely tighten them down to get them in place. Once the straps are in place and the bike rack can support itself, we'll fully tighten them down securing the bike rack to the trunk. After the securing the excess slack, we're ready to load up our bike. With the cradle straps already undone we'll simply place our bike into the frame cradles, bring the rubber coated straps around the frame and secure them. And with our bike all loaded up that will complete today's test fit for the Thule Passage, part #TH910XT, on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta. more
2/18/2014 12:14:57 PM
Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test-fitting the Thule Gateway trunk mounted 2 bike rack, part number TH9006XT. With the fit dial set to number seven, according to the included instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's trunk. The bottom portion will rest on the upper tier of the bumper. We'll then take the top clips and hook them to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. We'll then tighten down the blue straps to secure the clips to the vehicle. Once everything is all tightened down and secure, we'll go ahead and secure the excess strap with the included hook-and-loop fasteners. With this done and our bike rack secure, we're ready to load up our bike. more
2/18/2014 12:13:11 PM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting a Thule Archway trunk mounted 2 bike rake, part number TH9009XT.With the fit dial set to number 7, according to the included instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bottom part of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. This will allow the top portion of the bike rack to rest on the top part of the trunk.We'll now take the top clips and hook them on the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. We'll then tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle.With the bike rack secured, we'll go ahead and secure the excess strap with the included hook and loop fasteners. Now with this done, we're ready to load up our bike. We'll flip out the gray levers on the left and right hand side of the bike rack to swing out our cradle arms.Keep in mind, the cradle arms do need to be level or slightly angled up. With the cradle arms in position, we'll simply snap down the gray levers. more
2/18/2014 12:08:59 PM
Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition trunk-mounted 2-bike rack, part #HRS6-2. We will begin our test fit by placing the bottom part of the bike rack onto the upper tier of the rear bumper. Next, we'll flip out the black levers on the left and right hand corner of the bike rack. This will allow us to position the top portion of the bike rack onto the top portion of the trunk. With it in position, we'll clamp down the levers and we're ready to go. We'll take the top clips to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom of the trunk. We'll then tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle's trunk. more
1/31/2014 9:39:30 AM
Hollywood Racks Baja 2 Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja trunk mounted 2 bike rack, part number HRB2. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bottom part of the bike rack onto the upper tier of the rear bumper. We'll then flip out the levers on the upper left and right hand corner of the bike rack to swing out our dual arms and position the top part of the bike rack on the top part of the trunk. Keep in mind, the cradle arms do need to be level or slightly angled up. Once we've established this position, we can clamp down the black plastic levers. We'll now take the top clips and hook them to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. We'll then tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we'll go ahead and secure the excess strap. With this done, we're ready to load up our bike. more
1/31/2014 9:30:01 AM
Saris Bones RS 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we will be test fitting the Saris Bones RS Trunk Mounted 3 Bike Rack, part number SA851B. To begin our test fit, we will place our lower hooks under the lip of our trunk. In some fits, you may need to open the trunk lid to get these hooks under. We will then line up our rubber bumpers, extend our ratchet straps out by pulling the yellow handle, and hook them on to the leading edge of our trunk lid. A lever inside of the mechanism will allow you to change the position of the bumpers, moving them up and down to get the best fit for your vehicle. With those secure, we'll pull the yellow levers at the top of the rack, pushing our arms towards the middle, moving them up, and then sliding them back out to lock them into place with the yellow lever. You will want to make sure that these arms are sitting level, or slightly inclined. We'll go ahead and open up our cradle straps, grab our bike, place it in the cradles, and secure it with our straps. more
1/30/2014 2:57:00 PM
Saris Bones Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we will be test fitting the Saris Bones Adjustable Arm Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack, part number SA801. To begin our test fit, we will place our bike rack directly onto our trunk, making sure that our lower pads are resting directly on the top of our rear bumper. Our upper and lower arms are adjustable, to give us the best fit for our vehicle. To secure it, we will first hook the upper straps to the upper part, the side straps to the side, and the bottom straps to the bottom. We will now secure our excess strap. One of the great features of the Saris Bones are the cradle arms that are fully adjustable, allowing you to tuck them down to be in the stored position, or up in the loaded position. When setting our cradle arms for the loading position, we will want to make sure they are either level, or slightly inclined. We will now undo our cradle straps, grab our bike, place it into our cradles, and secure it by tightening the straps. With everything secure, we're ready for the road. more
1/30/2014 2:56:55 PM
Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we will be test fitting the Thule Passage 2 Bike Rack, part number TH910XT. We have set our fit dial to 7, according to the Thule fit guide, to match our car. We'll place the rack directly on the trunk, being sure that the bottom of the rack rests directly on top of the rear bumper. We'll put the top hooks at the top of the trunk, the side hooks on the side part of the trunk, and the bottom hooks on the bottom part of the trunk. We will then tighten the straps, to secure our rack to our vehicle. We'll then secure our access straps. By squeezing the push pin, we can rotate our arms into the loading position. more
1/30/2014 1:13:59 PM
Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta we will be test fitting the Thule Gateway Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack, part number TH9006XT. We will refer to the Thule fit guide to see what number our dial needs to be set at. On our Jetta we need to have our dial set at 7. We'll begin the test fit by placing the rack directly onto the trunk lid and we will want to be sure that our bottom pad is resting directly on the top of our bumper. We'll go ahead and place our hooks into position, putting the top hooks on first to help us hold the rack, then we'll move to the bottom and the side hooks. We'll make our way around tightening down each one. Now with all of our straps secure we'll go ahead and secure our excess. more
1/30/2014 1:13:19 PM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we will be test fitting the Thule Archway 2-bike rack, part number TH9009XT.Well place our fit dial at number 7 according to the instructions, and well place the bike rack directly onto our trunk. We will be sure that our bike rack is resting on the upper tier of our bumper. We will then place our top hooks on the leading edge of our trunk. Well place the side hooks on the side of our trunk, and our bottom hooks on the bottom. Well then tighten each strap to secure our rack to our car.With all of our straps tight, well go ahead and secure the excess strap. Now, we will undo the levers on the side of our bike rack, allowing our dual arms to swing out. more
1/29/2014 12:10:22 PM
Hollywood Racks Express 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Express Trunk Mount 3-bike Carrier. Part number HRE3. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly on the trunk of our Jetta. We will want to be sure that the bottom bar of our rack fits into the lower well of our license plate. We will then secure the top strap to the top of the trunk. The side strap to the side of the trunk and the bottom strap to the bottom of the trunk. more
1/29/2014 10:01:43 AM
Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Mounted 2-Bike Carrier Part Number HRF6-2. To begin our test fit we will place our rack directly onto the trunk of our vehicle. We'll adjust it by using the black levers here on the side. We will then hook the top straps to the top part of the trunk, side straps to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom straps to the bottom of our trunk. We will then evenly tighten our straps to secure our rack to our Jetta. We will now secure our excess strap. Now we'll flip out the lower set of black levers to swing the cradle arms out. more
1/29/2014 9:58:22 AM
Hollywood Racks Baja 2 Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja Trunk Mount Two-Bike Rack, Part#HRB2.Well begin the test fit by placing our bike rack directly on our trunk. When positioning our rack, we want to be sure that its sitting directly on top of our rear bumper, and well use the two levers on the side to adjust our cradle arm to make sure they are level or slightly inclined.Well now close our levers to secure our arms in place. Well now place our top straps on the top of our trunk. Well place our side straps on the side and our bottom straps on the bottom. With our hooks in position, we can tighten each strap to secure our rack to our vehicle. We will now secure our excess strap and undo our cradle straps to expose our cradles.We will now grab our bike, placing it directly on to our cradles and securing it with the cradle straps. more
1/29/2014 9:50:33 AM
Saris Gran Fondo Vertical 2 Bike Rack Review- Video
Speaker 1: Today were going to be taking a look at the Saris Gran Fondo trunk mounted two-bike rack, part number SA872. Well go ahead and take it out for a test drive to show you, have a look to traveling down the road. The Saris Gran Fondo can hold standard size tires and 29-inch tires. The rack holds the bike up vertically, so theres no bike rack to bike frame contact. The bikes are spread apart enough to where theres no bike frame to bike frame contact. There are four soft rubber pads on the bike rack that are on these pivoting balls that will accommodate different styles of rear hatches. The bottom set of feet on the bike rack can also be adjusted up and down to accommodate different styles of rear hatches. Also, the bottom set of wheel trace can also be adjusted up and down to accommodate different bike lengths. more
1/8/2014 10:01:21 AM
Saris Bones Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Bones Trunk Mounted 3 bike rack in gray, part number Sa801. This bike rack is also available in a wide variety of colors. The Saris Bones is made of 100% recyclable material that is strong, durable, and completely rust resistant. The top set of arms on this bike rack is arched, as you can see, to fit around a lot of the newer vehicles with the spoilers. The top set of feet as well as the bottom set of feet are a soft rubber that's going to protect the vehicle's finish along with the hooks as well that are coated in a nice rubber paint to also help protect your vehicle's finish. This bike rack is completely adjustable. With these grooves here, you can loosen up these black knobs and adjust the arms to accommodate almost any make and model of vehicle. It's also equipped with these nice ratcheting straps. more
1/7/2014 8:46:35 AM
Saris Bones RS 3 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Bones RS Trunk Mounted 3-Bike Rack, part number SA851B. Before we begin our installation, we'll first need to make sure that our fit settings are correct. You can see these notches here on the rail of the bike rack which is going to determine where this ratcheting mechanism needs to be placed. To determine what fit setting our bike rack should be at, we'll go ahead and refer to the fit guide. The notches are not labelled, but notch #1 starts at the bottom, so we'll count up 12 notches. You can see this black handle. We'll pull it down, which is going to free it up and allow us to maneuver it up and down this arm. more
1/3/2014 10:59:54 AM
Saris Solo Trunk Mount 1 Bike Rack Review- Video
Male: Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Solo Trunk Mount one bike rack Part Number SA102. The Saris Solo is made up of a 100% recycled plastic that is rust resistant. It's one piece single design allows for quick and easy installation. The Saris Solo has an included built in anti-sway strap. This strap will go on the vertical bar of the C post. This is going to help to prevent the bike from swinging back and forth while you're traveling down the road and hitting bike rack or the rare of the bumper. The ratcheting straps here offer strong and durable hold on your bike. more
12/24/2013 9:29:34 AM
Saris Sentinel Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today were going to be taking a look at the Saris Sentinel Trunk Mount and 3 Bike Rack part number SA1052. The Saris Sentinel has 2 adjustment locations here. This is going to allow you to move the cradle arms back or forward to accommodate different sized of trunks. There are phone pens located on the bottom bar of the bike rack and also the top bar of the bike rack to help protect you vehicles finish. Along with the rubber coated hooks, that are also designed to help protect your vehicles finish. The cradles on the sentinel can adjust back and forth along the cradle arms to accommodate different bike sized and lengths. The cradles can also tilt back and forth to be able to go around the top bar of the bike or to be used as an anti-sway cradle and wrap around the vertical bar of the bike to prevent the bike from swinging back and forth and coming in contact with the other bikes or the bike rack itself. The sentinel has a carrying capacity of 3 bicycles with a weight capacity of 35 pounds per bike. Its made in the USA and comes with a limited lifetime warranty. Now that weve gone over some of the special features, well go ahead and show you how to install it. To begin our installation, the bike rack starts of in a stored position, well pull it out, snapping this bar in place and now were ready to fit it to the vehicle, then well place the bottom solid soft foam pad about at the license plate. This is going to make sure that our cradle arms are slightly angled up to ensure that the bikes ride correctly in the frame cradles. Now that the bike rack in place, were going to start with the top 2 straps and hook them to the top of our trunk. This is also going to help us keep the bike rack in place while we clip on the other 2 sets of straps. more
12/24/2013 9:23:52 AM
Saris Sentinel Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack Review- Video
Speaker: Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Sentinel Trunk Mounted Two Bike Rack Part No. SA1051. The Sentinel has these unique cradles that can move up and down the arms to accommodate different bike widths and also can tilt to accommodate different bike styles. This can also be tilted down and wrap around the seat post to act as an anti-sway strap. The Sentinel has this nice, soft foam pads on the upper and bottom portion of the bike rack. This is going to help protect your car's finish and also help the bike rack from slipping. The clips are coated in a rubber paint which is also going to help prevent your paint from being damaged. The Saris Sentinel is made in the USA, has a weight capacity of 35 pounds per bike and comes with a limited lifetime warranty. more
12/24/2013 7:33:24 AM
Saris Bones Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Bone trunk mounted, two-bike rack, in gray, part number SA805. This bike rack is also available in black, part number SA805BL. The arms and supports of the bike rack are made of 100% recycled material that is super strong and durable, and is rust-proof. The feet, here at the top and bottom of the bike rack are a soft rubber, so they won't damage your vehicles finish, as well as the rubber coated hooks, which are at the top, the side, and the bottom are also going to help protect your cars finish.The cradle straps here on the inside have a soft material to help protect your bikes finish. The straps are also ratcheting to further secure your bike to the rack. more
12/1/2013 2:15:49 AM
Thule Archway 3 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today we're go we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Archway Trunk-Mounted Three-Bike Rack, Part Number TH9010XT. The Thule Archway has many great features.The Thule Archway has a special patented fit dial system that is designed to fit a wide variety of vehicles.It has a quick clenching system here with these gray levers on the left and right hand side of the carrier.This will allow you to quickly and conveniently bring the cradle arms out for bike loading and swing them back in for compact storage.To lock them in place, tighten this down and pull it in and as you can see here, this will clench the two pieces together.The cradle arms on the Thule Archway also move independently.This makes it easier to carry oddly-shaped frames and womens bike frames, which means even though the bike has a slanted frame, you will not need to use an adapter bar. The cradles on the Thule Archway feature RDT technology, which is Road Dampening Technology. What this does is it helps to reduce vibrations while you're traveling down the road, helping to protect your bike frame.As you can see here, on the underside of the cradle it's nice and soft for your bike frame. These grooves, here on the inside of the cradles, help to protect your brake lines from being damaged.The Thule Archway comes with an integrated cable lock, lock cords and keys that secure your bike to your bike rack. The lock cords can be swapped out to make all your Thule accessories keyed alike.What you will do, swing the cable lock out, bring it around your bike and hook it back into the top, like so. Not only does the Thule Archway have a built-in cable lock to secure your bike to the rack, but it also comes with its unique passive security strap to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. So what you would do is you would wrap this end around the top of the bike rack, feed this end through here and this end would dangle on the inside of your rear hatch.This would clinch against the rail.This would prevent them from taking it off.To help protect your vehicle's finish, there are foam pads on the bottom and the top part of the bike rack and all of the hooks are coated in a rubber paint.Its sturdy steel construction is durable and rust resistant.It has a carrying capacity of three bikes with a weight capacity of 105 pounds and comes with a limited lifetime warranty. Now that we've gone over some of the special features of the Thule Archway, we'll go ahead and show you how to install it. To begin our installation, we'll first need to refer to the Thule Fit Guide or the included instructions to determine what number our fit dial should be at.Now the vehicle that we're using for today's demonstration requires fit dial number 11.We'll push in this gray lever on both sides of the carrier and swing them out until it rests on our number. You'll hear the lever click in place when you know it has been engaged correctly. Now with our fit dial set, we'll go ahead and place the bike rack up onto the vehicles rear hatch.The bike rack in position, we'll go ahead and take the top straps and hook it to the top part of the hatch. Now with our first hook in place, I'm going to tighten up this strap just a little bit. more
11/15/2013 1:35:20 PM
Hollywood Racks Baja 2 Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler 200- Video
Today, on our 2013 Chrysler 200 we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja two-bike rackpart number HRB2. We'll begin our test fitby placing our bike rack directly onto the trunk of our Chrysler. We'll use the levers on the side of the bike rack to adjust our top arm which also adjusts our dual arms that hold our bike. We want to make sure that our dual arms are sitting straight out or at a slight upright angle. This will determine the location of our top arm. Once we have it set correctly, we can then close the levers on the side to secure it into position. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test fitting the Thule Gateway trunk binder two-bike rack, part number TH9006XT. With the fit dial set to number nine, according to the included instructions, place the bike rack up onto the vehicles rear hatch. Position the bottom part of the bike rack onto the upper tier of the rear bumper. The top portion of the bike rack should be around the center of the rear window. Keep in mind the rear windshield wiper may not be used while using this bike rack. Well take the top clips and hook it on the top portion of the rear hatch. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test-fitting the Hollywood Rack Expedition, trunk mounted two-bike rack, part number hrf6-2. Well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up unto the vehicles rear hatch. Well position the bottom side of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. With the new top set of levers to adjust the bike rack to fit around the rear hatch.Now, the top portion of the bike rack should rest at about the middle of the rear window. Once weve established this position we can then clamp down the black plastic levers. Well then hook the top clips to the top part of the rear hatch, the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch, and the bottom clips at the bottom part of the rear hatch. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Thule Passage Trunk Mounted 2 Bike Rack part number TH910XT. With the fit dial set to number nine according the included instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up on to the vehicle's rear hatch. We'll then place the top clips to the top part of the rear hatch, the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the rear hatch. We can then tighten down the blue straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. After securing the excess slack, we're ready to load up a bike. We'll undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles, and then secure it with the straps. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test-fitting the Hollywood Over the Top, trunk mounted two-bike rack, for vehicle as spoilers, par number hrf2. Well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up unto the vehicles rear hatch. Well position the bottom part of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper, as well as the top portion of the bike rack to the upper part of the window, just below the rear light. We can do this by flipping out the middle set of two black levers. With the bike rack in position, well take the top clips, and hook it to the top part of the rear hatch, as well as the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch, and the bottom clips at the bottom part of the rear hatch. Well then tighten on the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle.Well now go ahead and secure the extra strap. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler 200- Video
Today on our 2013 Chrysler 200, we'll be test fitting the Thule Archway 2 Bike Rack part number TH9009XT. We'll place our fit dial to fit number seven according to the instructions, then we'll place the bike rack directly under the trunk of our Chrysler. We'll take our top hooks and set them into the top part of our trunk, then we'll take our side hooks and set them into the side part of our trunk and the bottom hooks at the bottom. We'll then snag down each strap by pulling on it. Once we have those snag, we can then go back around and pull each strap until it's tight and secure. Pulling them snag first keeps us from losing our position. With all the straps tight, our bike rack is secure and then we can undo the levers on the side of our carrier to swing out our dual-arms. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 For Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Thule Archway Trunk Mounted 2 Bike Rack part number TH9009XT. Keep in mind, when using this bike rack, the rear windshield wiper may not be used. With our fit dial to fit number nine, we'll place the bike rack up onto the rear hatch of our vehicle. With the bike rack in position, we can take the top clips and put it to the top part of the rear hatch, as well as the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the rear hatch. We can now tighten down the straps and secure the bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now use the included hook-and-loop fasteners to secure the excess lock. With everything all tightened down and secure, we're ready to load up our bike. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Hollywood Racks Gordo 2 Bike Carrier Review - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the Holllywood Racks Gordo trunk my-nah 00:05 2-bike rack for long wheel based bicycles, part number HRG2. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. The bottom portion of the bike rack should rest on the upper tier of the rear hatch, just below the license plate. The top portion should rest about the center of the rear window. Keep in mind when you using this bike rack you will not be able to use the rear windshield wiper. We'll now take the top clips to put it the top part of the rear hatch, and the bottom clips to the bottom of the rear hatch, as well as the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Yakima QuickBack 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Yakima QuickBack Trunk Mounted 2 Bike Rack part number Y02621. Keep in mind when using this bike rack the rear windshield wiper cannot be used. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. We'll place the top clips to the top part of the rear hatch, the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the rear hatch. We then can tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. After securing the excess slack, we're ready to load up a bike. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler 200- Video
Today on our 2013 Chrysler 200, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition 2 Bike Rack, part number HRF6-2. To begin our test fit, we'll place our bike rack onto the trunk of our vehicle. We want to make sure that the lower arm is sitting on the upper tier of our bumper. The upper arm needs to be resting on the top of our trunk door.We'll go ahead and use the levers on the side to adjust the top arm as necessary. Once we have it set, we can go ahead and undo our straps to gain access to our hooks. We'll place our top hooks at the top of our trunk door. more
11/5/2013 4:00:22 AM
Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius we'll be test fitting the Thule Gateway trunk mounted two bike rack part number th9006xt. We'll begin our test fit but first setting the fit dial on the bike rake to number seven. This is according to the included instructions. We'll then place the bike rack up onto the vehicles rear hatch. We'll then loosen up the strap and put the top clips on the top portion of the rear hatch. We'll then put the side hooks for the side of the hatch and the bottom hooks for the bottom portion of the hatch. more
10/25/2013 8:03:15 AM
Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Cruze- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Cruze we'll be test fitting the Thule Archway trunk-mounted 2-bike rack, part number TH9009XT. We'll begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicle's trunk. The rear portion of the bike rack should rest on the upper tier of the rear bumper. We'll now take the top hooks and position them on the top portion of the trunk lid. We'll then tighten them down to help keep the carrier in place. Now on the right hand side we'll take the side strap to put it on the side of the trunk just above the tail lights and the bottom strap to the bottom portion of the trunk. more
10/24/2013 2:08:52 PM
Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Passage trunk mounted two bike rack, part number TH910XT. Keep in mind when using this bike rack, the rear wiper may not be used. With the fit dial set to number 11, according to the included instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. Now, the bottom portion of the bike rack should rest on the upper tier of the bumper and the top portion of the bike rack should rest at about the middle of the rear window. With the bike rack in position we can take the top clips to put to the top part of the rear hatch, the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the rear hatch. We can then tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the cargo door. Once everything is all tightened down and secured we'll go ahead and secure the excess slack. Now, we're ready to load our bike, we'll simply undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles and then secure it with the straps and with our bike all loaded up, that'll complete today's test fit for the Thule Passage trunk mounted two bike rack, part number TH910XT, on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. more
10/16/2013 3:38:18 PM
Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today, our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan will be test fitted with a Thule Gateway hatchmounted two-bike rack, part number TH9006XT. Keep in mind, when using this bike rack, the rear windshield wiper may not be used. With our fit dial, according to the included instructions, set to number 11. We'llbegin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. The bottom portion of the bike rack should rest on the upper tier of the bumper as well as the top part of the bike rack about the center of the window. We'll then take the top clipsand hook in the top portion of the rear hatch, the side clips to the side portion of the rear hatch and the bottom clips to the bottom portion of the rear hatch. more
10/16/2013 3:38:00 PM
