Yakima StageTwo 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Hi, everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today, we'll be taking a look at the Yakima StageTwo 2-Bike Platform Rack right here on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. So this is a bike rack for class 2 inch-and-1/4 hitch receivers. So if you have an inch-and-1/4 hitch receiver, you know that you have limited options for your vehicle. So for example, on the Malibu, that was the hitch we have on there, but if you also have heavy electric bikes large mountain bikes, bikes of different shapes and sizes, and you just want a good solution to carrying them around, that's where the Yakima StageTwo comes in handy. It has all those different features, those different specs, and we'll talk about them, but we're gonna focus on our Malibu today. That way, we can see how it works with our little sedan here and if it is gonna be the best fit for you, your different types of bikes and your Malibu. more
6/6/2022 1:12:09 PM
Thule T2 Pro X Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
What's up everybody, it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be check out the Thule T2 Pro X. It's gonna be a platform-style bike rack, and we're gonna be putting it on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. So this is gonna be a platform-style bike rack like I said, it's gonna hold the bikes by the wheels. So that's nice. I really like that compared to some of the other platform-style, where they have the center mass here, that really gets in the way when you go to load the bike or take the bike off. more
5/27/2022 4:15:19 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
What's up everybody. It's AJ, with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna be checking out the RockyMounts MonoRail on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. And that is gonna fit on inch and a quarter hitches only, class two, so that means that's the stronger of the two different inch and a quarters. So make sure you have that to get this bike rack. That being said though, it's a platform style bike rack that holds the bike by the front tire, not the frame. more
1/14/2022 2:36:13 PM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
What's up everybody it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be checking out the Yakima OnRamp for inch-and-a-quarter hitches. Now this is a class two hitch on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu.First off, we're just going to look at how it holds the bike. It's a platform-style bike rack. So it's going to hold it at the bottom, here with these two straps on the tires and then hold the frame here in the center with the center post. That's a good way to carry these kinds of bikes, especially the e-bikes are heavier. more
1/14/2021 2:57:48 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Zach: Hey everybody, Zach here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Camber on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. This will be a four style hanging bike rack that is going to allow you to carry a lot of bikes to the trail, whether it's friends or family. The one thing with hanging style bike racks is I like that it gets us up off the ground a little bit more, and it's a more economical way to carry a lot of bikes wherever we're trying to go.Now, when we are carrying bikes like this, with the hanging style, it's best to not use carbon bikes. So we don't have a carbon bike on here today. So you might want to look into platform style racks if you have a carbon bike. more
6/16/2020 9:37:08 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevy Malibu, we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number SH12B. I've already got it loaded up on the Malibu just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it holds our bikes. I'd like to go into one of the best features about this bike rack, is it has the ability to tilt away with bikes loaded so we can gain access to our rear hatch. We'll come down here to this lever, go ahead and pull it towards you, fold it down, and then as promised, we can get access to our rear hatch to remove any cargo, gear, groceries, anything we might have with us on our trip. We've got plenty of room. more
8/9/2016 7:07:02 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevy Malibu we'll be doing a test fit on the Yakima HoldUp Platform Style 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" hitches. That's part number Y02445. I'd like to go right in and show you one of the best features about this bike rack is it's ability to tilt away with all bikes loaded so we can gain better access to our rear hatch. Come down here to our red knob, go ahead and pull it out. Let it rest down. Then we can gain access to our rear hatch or trunk to remove any cargo, gear, groceries, anything we might have with us on our trip. more
7/18/2016 3:56:06 PM
Swagman Trailhead Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be test fitting this Swagman Trail Head 2-Bike Hang Style Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63360. Now, on this bike rack, it's secured down in three locations. We've got straps right here, then we've got two more straps over here. We've got one on top here and then one down here on the down tube that serves as our anti-sway strap to help prevent the bike swinging too far the other way and making contact with the other bike or the vehicle. Now, in order to remove the bike, just pull on these straps and you can remove it and set it off to the side. With the bike out of the way, let's take a measurement to see what the total distance added to the vehicle is. It looks like the total distance added to the vehicle is about 23 inches and, on this bike rack, it has a feature where you can fold these arms down. In order to do so, you simply pull the pin and clip out, lift right up here, and then you can rotate it down and replace it in the other hole that's on the bracket. Now, with the arms folded down, let's take that measurement again to see what the total distance added is. more
6/15/2016 1:41:17 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're doing a test fit for the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9035. We already have our bike secured down, our first way to show you how we do that. Before that, we're going to show you a quick feature. This is our tilting feature. We can do this with our bike attached. more
4/26/2016 9:46:37 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. I'm going to start by releasing those first. more
4/19/2016 10:07:03 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu TH912XTR- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we'll be doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH912XTR. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps. Two on our frame ans one as our anti-sway strap. more
4/19/2016 10:06:39 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on my 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead Hanging Style 4 bike rack. That product number is S63380. Now we already have our bike secured down, so the first thing we're going to do is show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with four straps altogether, three over the top portion of our frame here, and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those. We can pull our bike off of our rack and set it off to the side. With that out of the way, we can start off with some measurements here. First it's going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle. more
4/19/2016 10:06:19 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4-Bike Rack. It's been designed for use in 1 1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is TH934XTR. To begin the test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in until our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pin hole, then use our anti-rattle bolt and thread that in. more
7/14/2014 7:01:54 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, were going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting two bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to hold out on the attached pin. Well allow the attached pin to fall into the pin hole. Well then tighten the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position, well have about 13 inches worth of ground clearance here at the rear of the rack, and about 10 inches worth of ground clearance at the base of our shank. more
5/29/2014 4:05:20 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we are going to be test fitting the Thule Double Track, a platform style two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. In this position we'll have about nine inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about two and a quarter inches away and overall we've added ten and a quarter inches to the length of the car. With our rack in the stored position we do have limited access to the trunk. However for easier accessibility or larger items we'll simply pull the gray lever located at the base. This will allow us to tilt the rack away from our vehicle. With our rack in this position we'll have about fourteen and a half inches worth of ground clearance here at the rear. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is now about two and three quarters of an inch away and overall we've added about twenty and a half inches to the length of the Malibu. We are now ready to load our bike. more
5/29/2014 4:04:58 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, were going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position well have about 12 1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicles about 9 3/4 of an inch away, and overall weve added about 19 inches to the length of the car. As you can see with the mast in its upright position, we do have access to the trunk, however for larger items or easier access, well pull the black lever located at the base of the mast, and this will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. With our mast back in its upright position, well now extend our dual cradle arms. To do this, well pull the black lever located at the top of the mast, swing them into position. more
5/29/2014 2:43:19 PM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be test fitting the Sport Rack Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part #sr2403. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 9 3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 1/2" away, and overall we've added about 11" to the length of the Malibu. With our mast in this upright position, we do have access to the trunk. However, for larger items or easier convenience, we'll simply pull the black pin at the base of the mast. This will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now extent our dual cradle arms. more
5/29/2014 2:40:49 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today, one our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style, tilting three-bike rack for inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 10 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is about 4 inches away. Overall, we've added about 10 and a half inches to the length of the Malibu. With the rack in the stored position, as you can see, we do have access into the trunk. more
5/29/2014 2:40:18 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we are going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting three bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number SA843B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. We can then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about ten inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about five and a quarter inches away and overall we've added about fourteen inches to the length of the car. As you can see with our mast in the upright position we do have access into the trunk. However for easier access or large items we can simply pull the yellow tee handle located at the base of the mast and tilt it away from our vehicle. more
5/29/2014 2:39:39 PM
Kuat Beta Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we are going to be test fitting the Kuat Beta, a folding two bike rack for inch and a quarter hitches part number B202-114. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black tee handle located on the rear. This is going to engage our anti rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position we'll have about ten and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about six and a half inches away and overall we've added about eleven inches to the length of the Malibu. As you can see with our mast in its upright position, we do have access to the trunk. However for larger items or easier access we'll pull the pin located at the base of the center mast. more
5/29/2014 2:35:58 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today, on our 2014 Hollywood Racks Traveler, a tilting four-bike rack for inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with a clip. In this position, we'll have about 9 and a half inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches away and overall, we've added about 9 inches to the length of our Malibu. As you can see, with our mast to the upright position, we do have access to the trunk. more
5/29/2014 2:33:36 PM
Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Road Runner, a tilting 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" hitches, part number HR310. To begin our test fit we'll we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pine holes, slide through our pin, and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black lever located at the rear of the rack. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position we'll have about 10" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Malibu is about 5" away. more
5/29/2014 2:29:07 PM
Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we will be testing the Kuat Beta, the folding two-bike aluminum rack for inch and quarter hitches. Part number B202-114.To begin our test, we will slide the shank of the bike-rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up our pen hole and secure it with the pin and lock. We will use the T-handle at the rear to engage our anti-rattle device.Now lets go over a few measurements. At the back of the rack, we will have about 11 and 3 quarters inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Malibu is about five inches and overall we have added about eleven inches to the car. more
1/27/2014 4:07:36 PM
