Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video

Adam: Hi everybody. I'm Adam at etrailer, and today we have a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack.This is going to be able to hold up to four bikes and it's going to have three tie-down points per bike. So as you can see here, these are the straps that hold down your bike. There's two on the top and also there is an anti-sway cradle on the bottom. And as you can see on this one right here, you do have really nice grooves to be able to fit your bike cables and everything like that to protect it from hurting your frame.I'm going to show you how easy it is to take your bike off. All you got to do is just kind of pull on these rubber straps right here and they come off real easily. more

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7/29/2019 10:57:21 AM

Thule Camber 4 Bike Rack Review - 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video

Hi, everybody. Today we have a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, and we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule Camber 4 Hanging Style Bike Rack.This is going to carry up to four bikes, and it's a hanging style bike rack with around three tie-down points. So, as you can see, there's two tie-down points on your top of your frame, and also an anti-sway cradle, which is going to basically help with bike-to-bike contact, and also bike-to-vehicle contact.As you can see, it has a protective rubber coating with these nice notches in here. That's going to protect your bike frame, first of all, and also you can fit your cables and stuff into this little groove here to protect your cables as well. It's a zip-tie style strap down, which basically you just press a tab and feed it through, and you pull it down to tighten.Now, let me go ahead and take this bike off for you. Like I said, just press in the tab, feed these straps through, and then the anti-sway cradle. more

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7/18/2019 1:47:20 PM

Reese Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video

Adam: Hi everybody. Adam from etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Reese hitch bike rack on this 2019 Chevrolet Silverado. So this bike rack's going to be able to hold up to three bikes and it only has two strap down points, so no anti-sway. So there will be a little bit of play in your bikes, so you might have a little bike to bike contact. But a pro to all of this is these are very, very narrow spread on these straps. more

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7/18/2019 1:37:21 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2017 Chevrolet Malibu- Video

Hi there, bike enthusiast. Today on your 2017 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be taking a look at Tooley's Hitching Post Pro; hanging four bike rack. We can store up to four bikes on this rack using the two cradles it has per bike. In addition to the two cradles that attach to the top post, we'll have an additional anti-sway cradle for the vertical post that'll ensure that there's no bike-to-bike contact, as well as bike-to-rack contact. The adjustable rubber straps hold it in place and accommodate varying size bikes. Simply pull the strap to release it, and if you we're installing the bike, you'd simply pull it down and hook it in place. more

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6/27/2019 4:52:19 PM

Thule Helium Pro 2 Bike Rack Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Helium Pro 2 bike rack. One of my favorite things about this bike rack is that it's made from aluminum, so it's going to be incredibly lightweight. We're also not going to have to worry about any rust or corrosion issues, either. It's going to hold our bike down in three spots. Two straps on our top tube, and this strap down here is actually going to be an anti-sway strap, and that'll help prevent any bike-to-bike or bike-to-vehicle contact.Now this rack does hold two bikes. more

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4/4/2019 1:27:15 PM

Inno Aero Light 4 Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aero Light 4 bike rack for inch-and-a-quarter and two-inch hitches. It's going to be part number INH640. As you can see, we already have a bike installed. Let's take a look at some of the features. Starting from the outside and working our way in, there's an integrated cable locking system that's pretty useful if you want to lock your bikes down onto the rack to help prevent any type of theft.You simply pull the cable up and then insert it into the lock, and it's going to lock your bikes to the bike rack. Your bike rack's going to come with a set of keys so you can unlock it, unlock the cable. more

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8/16/2018 3:32:13 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Malibu- Video

Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Malibu we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Rack, part number TH934XTR. Now, we already have our bike securely mounted to our bike rack, and we're going to have three points of contact. Two on our top cross bar here, and one vertical support back here. Now, the way we're going to take this off is we just have some rubber straps, so we can go ahead and pull our straps off on the top. With all of them removed we can pull our bike off and set it aside. Now, these hold fast cradles as you can see, they have some grooves in there, and that's what's going to hold your bike securely. The one on the vertical support here, this is going to act as an anti-sway cradle, preventing any bike to bike contact. more

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4/18/2017 9:02:05 AM

MaxxTow MaxxHaul Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Spark- Video

Today on this 2014 Chevrolet Spark we're going to do a test fit of the Max Tow Hitch Bike Rack, part number MT70387. On our test vehicle here we have an inch and a quarter receiver hitch. Our bike rack does come with an adapter to go in a two inch receiver hitches; however, that's kind of removed right now so you can put it on our hitch here. Let's go ahead and put it in and line up the hitch pin holes. Install our bolt and to tighten it down we're going to need a three quarter inch socket. Small clip goes on the other side. We got got it in the stored position, let's go ahead and fold it. more

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6/4/2015 1:20:20 PM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today, on our 2013 Chevy Silverado, we'll be test-fitting the Saris Freedom hitch-mounted, platform style, 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4414B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down using a wrench and then secure it with a clip on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. With the platform folded up, you can see that we have about 16 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away. We've added about 19 inches to the overall length of our Silverado. We can now pull back on the gray foot pedal and allow the platform rack to tilt down. more

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7/31/2014 12:57:24 PM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Silverado, we'll be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting Forward Bike Rack for 1-1/4- and 2-inch hitches. Part number SR26248. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread on our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Now I went ahead and threaded the anti rattle bolt in the hole closest to the mast of the rack. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2-1/2 inches away and we've added about 11-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Chevy. We can now remove the two silver pins and clips on the upper left and right-hand corner of the mast. more

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7/30/2014 2:51:49 PM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Silverado, we'll be test-fitting the Saris Axis Aluminum hitch-mounted, 3-bike rack, for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down using a wrench and we can secure it with the lock on the other side. With the back rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We've got about 15 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the back rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 7 inches away. We've added about 16 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Chevy. We can now go ahead and flip up the yellow levers on the upper-left and right-hand corner of the mast. We'll slide the arms over on to the smooth portion of the rack, tilt the arms up and then slide it back over into the grooves. more

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7/30/2014 2:49:20 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex, a folding and tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then line up our pinholes, thread through our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we'll have about twenty-two inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about four inches away. Overall, we've added about twelve inches to the length of the Tahoe. more

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6/23/2014 12:02:45 PM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, we are going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N Go 3 Bike Rack for 2 inch ball mounts part number HR135. We've mounted our Traveler to a hidden hitch, extra long shank ball mount part number 80232, this is sold separately. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with the clip. At the top of the mast pulling the black pin will allow us to swing our cradle arms out into the loading position. We'll reinsert the pin to hold this in place. With our cradle arms extended it's about 21 3/4 of an inch from the very front of the rack to the rear of our cradle arms. more

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6/23/2014 12:02:33 PM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, were going to be test fitting the Yakima Stickup, a folding 2 bike rack for 1 and 2 inch hitches part number YO2420. 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 through anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Well then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/2 inches away and overall weve added about 9 inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the red knob at the base of rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into the platform position. As you can see this gives us full access into our hatch. more

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6/20/2014 12:07:44 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding and tilting 4 bike rack for 1 and 2 inch hitches part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit were going to 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. In this position we have about 21 inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 of an inch away and overall weve added about 17 inches to the length of our Tahoe. Pulling the gold pin and clip located at the base of the center mast allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see this gives us full access into our hatch. With our mast back in its upright position and the pin reinserted, well now pull the pin at the top of the mast. more

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6/20/2014 12:07:21 PM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll hold down on the black attached pin. We'll line up our pin holes, place the attached pin into the pin holes and then we'll tighten up the black knob. This will engage our anti-rattle device further securing the rack to our vehicle. In this position we have about 22-3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2" away. more

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6/20/2014 12:07:10 PM

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, were going to be test fitting the Sport Rack Super EZ platform style 2 bike rack for 1 and 2 inch hitches part number SR2901LR. To begin our test fit were going to slide the slide 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 lock. In this position we have about 24 inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 inches away and overall weve added about 24 inches to the length of our Tahoe. Pulling the 2 black pins located on the rear of the rack on the outside will allow us to tilt our wheel cradles down into position. Well reinsert the pins in the new holes to secure them in place. more

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6/20/2014 12:06:34 PM

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe we're going to be test fitting the SportRack Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR2403. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided lock. In this position we'll have about 22" worth of ground clearance. The closet point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5" away. Overall we've added about 12" to the length of our Tahoe. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more

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6/20/2014 12:06:20 PM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe, were going to be the test fitting the Soft Ride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1 and 2 inch hitches part number SR26247. 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 on our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Well then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 7 inches away and overall weve about 37 inches to the length of our Tahoe.A great feature of the Dura parallelogram are the removable cradle arms. To remove them, well simply push over on the 2 small black tabs located at the end of the arm and slide them out. more

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6/20/2014 12:06:10 PM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be test fitting the Yakima Stickup, a folding and tilting two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number Y02420. 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 the wrench. We'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position we'll have about twenty three inches worth of ground clearance. The closest one in the rack to the back of our vehicle is about six inches away and overall we've added about nine and a half inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the red knob will allow us to tilt our rack into platform position. more

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6/4/2014 9:24:07 AM

Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC4, a platform-style 4-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number S64665. 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. Well then thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the right to the left. Before we tighten this bolt down with a wrench, well want to put the lock on. If we wait until its tight, the 7-way plug does cause a little bit of interference. With our lock on, well go ahead and tighten it down, and this will secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. more

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6/4/2014 9:23:08 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. With our rack secure, we'll have about 8 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4 inches away and overall we've added about 11 3/4 of an inch to the length of our Cruze. As you can see we have access to the trunk with our mast in the upright position, however pulling the gray lever at the base will allow us to tilt the rack away from our vehicle, giving us extra room. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the gray lever at the top of the mast. more

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6/3/2014 4:13:30 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Speaker: Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex, a fully hand tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. 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 then tighten it down with a wrench. In this positive, we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3-1/2 inches away and overall, weve added about 12 inches to the length of our suburban. Pulling the gray lever at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access into our hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, well now pull the gray handle located at the top. This will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. With the arms extended, weve added about 37 inches to the overall length of our suburban. more

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6/3/2014 10:58:22 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding and tilting four bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. 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. Well then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 7-3/4s of an inch away. Overall weve added about 17-1/2 inches to the length of our car. more

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5/30/2014 4:33:48 PM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to best fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll want to hold out on the attached pin and allow it to fall into our pin hole. We'll then turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. With our rack secure we'll get a couple of measurements. You'll have about 23-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is the knob; it's about 2" away. more

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5/30/2014 4:33:44 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack, a platform style tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2-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 then tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position, we have about 21-3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-1/4 inches away and overall we've added about 11-1/2 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the large grey lever at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into platform position. In this position we have about 27-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. more

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5/30/2014 9:36:09 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex, a tilting four bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, were going to 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. Once we have our pin holes lined up, well allow the attached pin to fall into place. We can then turn their black handle. This is going to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. more

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5/29/2014 5:00:55 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be testing the Swagman Titan. A tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63410. To begin our test today, we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, grab our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with our wrench. We will then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 25-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6" away and overall we've added about 20-1/4" to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the black lever located at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle and as you can see, this gives us full access into our hatch. With our mast back up in its upright position, we'll now pull the black lever located at the top of the mast. This will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. With our arms extended, we've added about 39" to the total length of our vehicle. We are not ready to load up our bike. We will begin by undoing our cradle straps. We will then grab our bike, place it into the cradles and secure it with the straps. Just like that, we have our bike loaded up and we are ready to head down the road. That will complete today's test fit of the Swagman Titan, part number S63410 on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban. more

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5/29/2014 5:00:36 PM

Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife, a tilting two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number S63450. 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 the wrench. We can then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we'll have about twenty two inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about ten and a quarter inches away and overall we've added about twenty one and a half inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the silver pin and clip located at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see this allows us to fully open our hatch. With our mast back in its upright position we'll now pull the large black lever located at the very top of the rack. This is going to allow us to swing out our cradle arms. more

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5/29/2014 4:59:54 PM

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today in our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Sport Rack Super EZ. A platform style two-bike rack 4 inch 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. 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 lock. In this position we'll have about 25 inches worth of ground clearance, the closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 8 inches away. And overall we've added about 26 inches to length of the Suburban. Pulling the two black pins located on the outside here at the rear of the rack will allow us to tilt our wheel cradles down into position. We'll reinsert the pins to hold them in place. more

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5/29/2014 4:59:43 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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5/29/2014 2:29:07 PM

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the SportRack Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number 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 with the provided clip. In this position we'll have about 22-1/2 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 14 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see this gives us full access to our cargo area. With our mast back in its upright position we'll now pull the black pin and clip at the top of the mast. more

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5/28/2014 12:54:11 PM

Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Softride Hang2, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR27041. 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. In this position we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-3/4" away. Overall, we've added about 22-1/2" to the length of the Suburban. Pulling the two silver pin and clips at the top of the rack will allow us to tilt our handlebar cradle up into position. more

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5/28/2014 12:53:30 PM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a tilting 4-Bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR26248. 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 then we'll tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5" away. Overall we've added about 13-1/2" to the length of our Suburban. We're now ready to swing our cradle arms into position. To do this we'll pull the silver pins at the top of the mast, rotate them into position, and reinsert the pins to hold them in place. more

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5/28/2014 12:52:54 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot platform style tilting two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number PS63134. To being our test 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 clip. In this position we have about twenty four and a half inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about nine inches away and overall we've added about twenty five inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the two silver pins located on the outside here at the rear of the rack, it will allow us to tilt our wheel cradles down into position. We'll reinsert the pins to hold them in place. We'll now pull the silver pin located at the base of the center mast. This will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle and as you can see this gives us full access into our cargo area. With our mast back in its upright position, I'd get a quick ground clearance measurement here and it looks like we'll have about twenty six and a quarter inches worth of clearance here at the rear of the rack. more

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5/28/2014 12:50:51 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style Two Bike Rack, part number TH990XT. With the 2 inch adapter removed from the shank, well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. With the platform folded up, we have about 7 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the Cruze is about 2-1/2 inches away. more

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5/28/2014 10:00:14 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex hitch mounted four bike rack part number TH9025. With the two inch adapter removed from the shank of the bike rack we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank into the opening of the hitch. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we'll then turn the black knob which will engage the anti rattle device. With the bike rack secured we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about ten inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away and we've added about thirteen inches to the overall length of our Cruze. We can now lift up on the gray lever on the top of the mast which will allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack out. With the cradle arms outward we've added about thirty seven inches to the overall length of our Cruze. You can see with the bike rack in this position, we do have access to our trunk. more

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5/28/2014 9:59:19 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today with our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style four-bike rack for two-inch hitches, Part #SA4414B. 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 on our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-1/2" away, and overall we've added about 17-3/4" to the length of the car. Holding the gray handle at the top of the rack, it will allow us to tilt it away from the vehicle into the platform position. In this position, we have about 29-1/2" worth of ground clearance here at the rear of the rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is now about 10-1/2" away, and overall we've added about 39" to the length of the vehicle. As you can see in this position, we do have access to open our rear hatch. We're now ready to load up our bike. more

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5/28/2014 7:51:47 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan hitch mounted hanging four bike rack part number S63410. With the two inch adapter removed from the shank of our bike rack we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pinholes, we'll thread in our anti rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about ten and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of our Cruze is about eight inches away and with the cradle arms down we've added about twenty inches to the overall length of our Chevy. We can now lift up on the black lever at the top of the mast which will allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack outward. With the cradle arms outward, we've added about forty inches to the overall length of our Cruze. With the mast in it's upright position, you can see that we do have access to our trunk. To be able to load larger cargo, we can lift up on the black lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast of our rack down. more

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5/27/2014 10:40:30 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban were going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR26247.To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, thread in our anti-rattle bolt. Well then tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the provided lock. In this position we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about seven inches away, and overall weve added about 38 inches to the length of our Suburban. A nice feature of the Dura Parallelogram is the removable cradle arms. To remove them well simply push over on the two black tabs located on the back of the rack and slide them out of the rear. more

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5/27/2014 10:30:56 AM

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban were going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style three bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right side, tighten it down with a wrench, and then we can secure it with the provided clip. In this position well have about 23 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about five and three quarters of an inch away, and overall weve added about 11 inches to the length of the Suburban.Pulling the gold pin at the round hub at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it into its platform position. Well reinsert the pin to secure it in place. more

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5/27/2014 10:30:15 AM

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Cruze, we'll be test fitting the Saris Thelma hitch mounted platform style three bike rack part number SA4239B. With the two inch adapter removed from the shank of the bike rack, we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes, we'll thread in our anti rattle bolt through the pin holes, and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about twelve inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about two inches and we've added about twelve inches to the overall length of our Cruze. We now can remove the gold pin at the base of the bike rack which will allow us to tilt the platform rack down. With the platform in this position, we have about twelve inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the rack to the closest part of our vehicle is about four inches away and we've added about thirty seven inches to the overall length of our Cruze. more

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5/27/2014 10:29:14 AM

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