Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Ram Pickup- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Four Bike Carrier, part number hr8500. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench.Now with our Hollywood Racks Traveler secured to our Dodge Ram we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. There's about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about five inches.With the cradle arms folded down we've added about nine inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and we'll measure from the vehicle's tailgate to the end of the carrier's cradle arms and we'll get a measurement of about 36 inches.Now this bike carrier does have the ability to tilt down by removing the pin and clip at the base of the carrier and tilting the mast down. When lowering the tailgate the tailgate does come in contact with the mast of the carrier. more
7/11/2013 9:46:13 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4-bike carrier, part number Y02451. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, lining up our pin holes, inserting the pin through the pin holes, and turning the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. Now that our DoubleDown Ace secured to our Dodge Nitro, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro is here at the rear bumper, about 7" away. With the cradle arms down, we've added about 13" to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll now pull the red lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more
7/5/2013 7:58:48 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2 Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2-bike carrier, part number Y02450. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, inserting the pin with the red knob into the pin holes, and turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. Now with our DoubleDown Ace secured to our Dodge Nitro, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. With the cradle arms down, we've added about 13" to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll now pull the red lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. And with the cradle arms out, we've added about 26" to the overall length of our vehicle. more
7/5/2013 7:56:55 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike Carrier part number TH9029. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now with our Thule Vertex secured to our Dodge Nitro, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15-1/2 inches of ground clearance at the rear. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro here at the rear bumper about 5-1/2 inches away. With the cradle arms down weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
7/3/2013 1:34:02 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now with our Hitching Post Pro secured to our Nitro, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro here at the rear bumper about 9 inches away. Weve added about 19 inches to the overall length of our vehicle with the cradle arms down. more
7/3/2013 1:32:05 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro well be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-Bike Carrier part number TH9042. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch allowing the inch grade hitch pin to fall into place and well then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now with our Thule Helium secured to our Dodge Nitro, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 20 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the Nitro here at the rear bumper about 4-1/2 inches away. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 20 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
7/3/2013 1:29:49 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex swing four bike carrier, part number TH9027. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll turn the black knob to engage the anti rattle device adhering our Thule Apex to our Dodge Nitro. We'll now go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance to the rear of the carrier. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro here at the rear bumper about 4 inches away. We've added about 12 1/2 inches tot he overall length of the vehicle while the cradle arms are in their down position. more
7/3/2013 1:27:49 PM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier, part number y02451. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and then install our pin. Then we can move to the back of the shank and tighten down our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. From the closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 3 inches. more
6/28/2013 12:16:11 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2-bike carrier, part number y02420. To begin our test well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 11 inches. From the closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 2 inches. With the bike carrier in its folded position, weve added 11 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
6/27/2013 11:03:42 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes, and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, securing it with a lock. Now we'll go ahead and go over few clearance measurements. We have about 11" of ground clearance, and from the closest point of the carrier to the back of the vehicle is about 1". With the bike rack in its folded position, we've added 10" to the overall length of our vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and pull the lever at the bottom of the mast to allow our bike carrier to tilt. more
6/27/2013 10:59:22 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2-Bike Carrier, part number th990xt. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 10 inches. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 2 inches. With the bike carrier in its folded position weve added 8 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
6/27/2013 10:54:23 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4-Bike Rack, part number sr26247. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench, and then we can go ahead and install our lock. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. From the closest point of the bike carrier to the back of the vehicle is about 4 inches. Weve added about 34 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
6/27/2013 10:52:49 AM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Platform Style hitch-mounted 2-bike carrier, part number s102. To begin our test well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our pin and clip. Then well move to the rear of the base where well hand tighten the hand knob to engage our anti-rattle device and secure our bike carrier to our vehicle. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12 inches. From the closest point of the carrier to the back of the vehicle is about of an inch. more
6/27/2013 10:48:18 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 hitch-mounted bike carrier, part number TH9029. To install the bike rack to this vehicle, first we need to remove the 2" adaptor and then slide our bike rack into the hitch, and line up the hitch pin hole. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using the wrench. We'll go ahead and go over a few measurements. With this bike rack, we have a ground clearance of 9-1/2", and the closest point of the bike rack to the closest point of the bumper is about 1". With the bike rack in the folded position, we've added about 9" to the overall length of our vehicle. more
6/13/2013 1:23:05 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Dart- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Dart we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style Bike Carrier, part number th990xt. To mount the carrier to our vehicle we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin holes and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Now we can go over a few clearance measurements.We have about 8-1/2 inches of ground clearance. From the closest part of the bike carrier to the hitch switch is about 2-1/2 inches. With the bike rack in its folded position we've added about nine inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
6/7/2013 10:48:54 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Dart- Video
Today, on our 2013 Dodge Dart, we'll be test-fitting the Swagman Titan four-bike carrier, part number S63410. To begin our test-fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of our hitch, line up our pinholes. Then we can thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pinholes and tighten it with the wrench.Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 9 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1 inch. With the bike rack into folded position we've added 19 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
5/31/2013 12:57:30 PM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Dart- Video
Today, on our 2013 Dodge Dart, we're going to be test-fitting part number S102, the Kuat Sherpa hitch bike rack. To begin our test-fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Then, we'll slide in our pin and our lock. Then we can turn the black handle at the back of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device.Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 9 1/2 inches. The closest part of the bike carrier to the closest part of the rear of the vehicle is about an inch. more
5/31/2013 12:54:14 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Dart- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Dart we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack, part number th934xtr. Now to begin our test fit we've already moved the adapter for the two inch hitch so we're ready to fit it to our vehicle. We'll slide our bike rack shank into the hitch. Line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt.Now that our bolt is tight our bike rack is secure to our vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of eight and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is four and a half inches. more
5/13/2013 11:54:50 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier for both 1 and 2 inch hitches, part number y02451. Now to begin our test fit, weve already gone ahead and removed the two inch adapter so well slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install that attached hitch pin. We can then move to the back of the shank where well tighten down the knob securing the anti-rattle device within the hitch. Now that our bike rack is secured well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 7 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the rear bumper measures 3 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the bottom of the bike rack mast and allow the mast to tilt down. more
3/22/2013 9:01:56 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding Tilting 4-Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradles for both 1 and 2 inch hitches, part number th934xtr. Now to begin our test fit, weve gone ahead and removed the two inch adapter from the bike rack shank, so well slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now with this bike rack secured to the vehicle, we can still open our trunk on this particular vehicle although the bike rack mast does tilt down by pulling this pin and tilting it out of the way. Well now pull the pin here at the top of the mast and bring out our dual arms where well undo the straps to expose our cradles. Well place the bike into the cradles and bring our straps around securing our bike to the bike rack. more
3/22/2013 9:01:24 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex four-bike carrier, part number th9029. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our antirattle. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and open our trunk on this vehicle. Now you'll notice with this bike rack, we can open the trunk with the bike rack folded up, but the bike rack does go ahead and fold down by pulling the hitch switch here at the bottom of the mast. We'll now fold the mast back up and move to the top of the mast where we'll pull the hitch switch and bring out our dual arms. more
3/21/2013 8:41:56 AM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four-bike carrier, part number th9027. Now to begin our test fit, we'll go ahead and slide the bike rack shank into the hitch and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the hitch pin hole. We'll then move to the antirattle knob where we can tighten down the knob securing the antirattle device to the hitch thereby securing the bike rack to the vehicle. At this point, we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. From the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures five inches. Our ground clearance here at the bottom of the bike rack measures seven and a half inches. more
3/21/2013 8:41:51 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex four-bike carrier, part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the hitch pin hole. We'll then move to the inner rail knob, where we'll tighten the knob down, securing the bike rack to the vehicle. At that point, we can give you a few measurements. From the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 6 inches. Our ground clearance here at the bottom of the bike rack measures 8 inches. more
3/21/2013 8:41:47 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan four-bike carrier, part number S63410. Now to begin our test fit, using the included 2-inch adapter, we'll slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down the inner rail bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. From the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 6 inches, and our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 10 inches. We'll now go ahead and open our trunk. more
3/21/2013 8:41:39 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace Four bike carrier, part number y02451. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pin holes, insert our pin into our pin hole, and turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about six inches of ground clearance, the closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about two inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about seven inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With the cradle arms folded out weve added about 31 to the overall length of the vehicle.With this bike carrier and this vehicle you can access the cargo area with the mast of the carrier in its upright position or we can lift up on the red knob and tilt the mast down, this will also allow you to have access to your trunk. more
2/4/2013 10:27:25 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number th934xtr. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about five inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/4/2013 10:27:09 AM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four bike carrier, part number th9027. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the pin through pin holes, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about six-and-half inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about quarter of an inch. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about nine inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/4/2013 10:27:05 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four bike carrier, part number s63410. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about five inches. Weve added about 16 to the overall length when the cradle arms are folded down. more
2/4/2013 10:27:02 AM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Sport Rack two bike carrier, part number a30901. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, run our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about four inches. Weve added about 21 to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/4/2013 10:26:58 AM
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, we'll test fitting the SportRack Escape, 3 bike carrier, part#A30403. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, aline up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them with a wrench. We'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 6 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 5 inches. When the cradle arm's folded down, you've added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/4/2013 10:26:54 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting four bike carrier, part number sr26247. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about one and half inches. Weve added about 33 to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/4/2013 10:26:50 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style two bike carrier, part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about two inches. With the platform folded up weve added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
1/25/2013 1:58:36 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four bike carrier, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring-loaded pin into the pin hole and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 13 inches of ground clearance. From the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about two inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
1/25/2013 1:58:30 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two bike carrier, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about two inches. With the platform folded up weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
1/25/2013 11:03:20 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace four bike carrier, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert our pin with the red knob into our pin hole and turn the black knob at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about five and a half inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
1/25/2013 11:03:07 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 4inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about five inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
1/25/2013 11:03:04 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram tilting four bike carrier, part number SR26247 To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about six inches. From the cargo door to the end of the cradle arms is about 38 inches. To load the bike well undo the cradle straps, set the bike into the frame cradles and secure it with the straps. more
1/25/2013 11:02:55 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler five bike carrier, part number HR9200. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 11 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
1/25/2013 11:02:51 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler four bike carrier, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about six inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about eight inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
1/25/2013 11:02:48 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Carrier, Part Number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank up the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with the wrench. Now, let's go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There's about 9-1/2 inches of ground clearance, closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about seven inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With this bike carrier, you can access the cargo area with or without the bike loaded. more
12/26/2012 3:12:16 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch using the included adapter for the 2-inch hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the anti-rattle bolt tight, our bike is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 12-1/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 7 inches. more
12/14/2012 2:42:12 PM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Carrier part number S102. To begin our test fit using the included 2-inch adaptor well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our hitch pin. Well then move to the back of the shank where well tighten the knob securing the bike rack to the vehicle. We can now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 13-1/2 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 3-1/2 inches. more
12/14/2012 2:41:48 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the hitch pin hole. We can then move to the anti-rattle knob where well tighten it down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 13-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack here at the anti-rattle knob to the back of the vehicle is 2 inches. Well now pull the hitch switch here at the base of the rack which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more
12/14/2012 1:11:50 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier, part number S63410. Now with our included adapter for the 2-inch hitch already installed, we'll go ahead and slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 16 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10-1/2 inches. We'll now go ahead and pull the switch here at the base of the rack which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more
12/14/2012 1:11:43 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Avenger will be test fitting the SportRack 2 Bike Carrier, Part Number A30901. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Line up to thread on the pinholes through an anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten it with a wrench. Now, let's go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There's about ten inches of ground clearance, closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about seven inches. We've added about 23 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/11/2012 1:46:58 PM
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango will be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier for both 1-3/4 and 2 inch hitches, Part Number A30403. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinholes, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now, we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack, measures 12-1/2 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 8-1/2 inches. more
12/11/2012 1:46:49 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango well be test fitting part number ps63134. This is the Pro Series Q Slot Platform style bike carrier. Now to begin our test fit using the included adaptor for the two inch hitch, well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our hitch pin. Well then put the clip on the other side of the pin which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle.Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack is 16.5 inches. From the closest point on the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is eight inches.Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door. more
12/11/2012 1:46:34 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Journey well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two bike hitch-mounted folding bike rack for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number Y02420. Now with the included adapter already installed on our shank well go ahead and slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that the bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 12 inches, and with the platform up from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is five and a quarter inches. Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door. more
11/9/2012 9:15:39 AM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Journey well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four bike carrier, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, using the included two inch adapter, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into place. We can then move to the anti-rattle knob where well tighten it down, securing the bike rack to the vehicle. At this point we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 12 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the anti-rattle knob is four inches. Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the top of the mast to bring out the dual arms, where we can then undo the straps to expose our cradles. more
11/9/2012 9:05:45 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Journey well be test fitting the Softride Dura parallelogram, part number SR26247. Were going to begin our test fit well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 12 inches, and from the closest point on the bike rack to the back of the vehicle, here at the mast is five and a half inches. Well now go ahead and load our bike. more
11/9/2012 9:03:56 AM
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