Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom platform-style 2-bike rack for fat bikes. That's going to be part number SA4412B-FB. We've already got it loaded up on our Subaru just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to secure our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in three spots. We have a wheel strap going over our front wheel cradle there attaching into itself. Same thing for the rear. more
5/16/2016 9:46:35 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom platform-style 2-bike rack. That's part number SA4412B. I've already got it loaded up on the Crosstrek just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to secure our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in three spots. We have wheel straps for the front cradle and the back cradle here. We have, for our down tube, a cradle going over that and keeping our bike in place. more
5/16/2016 9:46:18 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek. We'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Transfer 2-bike rack and 3-bike rack. That's part number TS02G for the 2-bike rack, and part number TS03G for the 3-bike rack. Now the only difference between the 2-bike rack and the 3-bike rack is of course the extra cradles and about 10". Just keep that in mind when making your selection. I've already got it loaded up on the Subaru just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it secures our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in two spots. more
5/16/2016 9:46:06 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek TS03B- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Transfer 3-bike rack. That's part number TS03G. Now I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually secures our bike in two spots. We have this large wheel hook going over our front wheel in front of our brakes, or our fork, whatever comes first, putting down pressure into our front wheel cradle. Then in the back we just have a wheel strap going over and back into itself, and ratcheting down and keeping that in place. One of the greatest features about this bike rack is it has the ability to tilt away so we can gain better access to our rear hatch. more
5/16/2016 9:36:20 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek TS03B-FB- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Transfer 3-bike rack for fat bikes. That's part number TS03G-FB. Now it's also available in a 2-bike rack version for fat bikes; that's part number TS02G-FB. I've already got it loaded up on the XV Crosstrek just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to secure our fat bikes. It actually secures our fat bikes in three spots. We have this large wheel hook going over our front wheel, putting down pressure into our wheel cradle here. more
5/16/2016 9:36:06 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we've got the Swagman XC2 out. We're going to test fit it and see how it fits on the back of the vehicle here. Now this is a 2-bike platform-style rack. It's been designed so you can use it with 1-1/4" or with 2" hitches. Part number on it is S64650. Now this is going to use three points of contact to hold our bike in place, our three areas. We've got our front wheel cradle and our rear wheel cradle. more
11/3/2015 8:20:26 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're test fitting the Thule Vertex Swing. This is a hanging-style 4-bike rack designed to swing away from your vehicle even when you have your bikes loaded up. Part number on it is TH9031XT. Now one of the new things about the 9031XT is going to be an integrated cable lock. Fits right down in the mast. It's going to come back over our bikes and secures into the back of the arm here using one of the Thule One Key style tumblers. more
8/4/2015 3:41:28 AM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we've got the Sportrack ridge swing that we're going to test fit for you. This is a swing-away 4 bike rack. It's been designed for use in two-inch hitches. Part number is SR2415. Now, first things first, the swing-away feature is very easy to operate. We've got the black lever here, sorry, not a black lever but a black T-handle bolt. You're going to un-thread that. And lift up on our black T-handle and let that come open just slightly. We'll then we lift the T-handle pin under the first fold there and move it to our second, then begin to swing it on out. more
8/4/2015 3:41:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're test fitting the Thule Vertex. This is the fold-away, tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for with 1 1/4 or with 2 inch hitches. Part number on it is TH9029XT. There is a neat integrated cable lock here coming right out of the mast, hooks into the back of one of dual cradle arms. Uses the Thule one-key lock system so you can switch that out if you want to for a tumbler you already have or you can start to match that. We've got three cradles that are going to hold our bike in position on this rack. more
8/4/2015 3:37:21 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek SA4414B- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom. This is a platform-style 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA4414B. Really neat thing about the Freedom to start off with is that if we pull the clip and pin located right down here at the bottom and then push the gray handle here on the back, that rack is going to tilt right out and away from our vehicle even if we had the four bikes loaded. It goes down further than a lot of the ones that we have and it allows really good access. more
8/4/2015 3:37:03 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek S64684- Video
Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're test fitting the Swagman Dispatch. This is an RV-approved platform-style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. Part number on it is S64684. Now the Dispatch does a great job of holding our bike in place. It's really very, very solid and also a very quiet rack to have behind your vehicle. more
8/4/2015 3:36:45 AM
