Thule Apex XT 4 Bike Rack Review - 2017 Honda CR-V- Video

Jake: Hey, guys, Jake here at etrailer. Today we have a 2017 Honda CR-V. We're going to be a test fit of the Thule Apex XT Four-Bike Rack.This is going to be a handing-style bike rack. You'll have three different points of contact, two up here on your top tube strapping into the rack and then one on our down tube here. This is going to be our anti-sway cradle to take away the swaying of your bike to reduce bike-to-bike contact.You are going to have two different points of security on the bike rack, one being our cable lock that'll open up and attach into the end of your bar here. It'll go over your top tube, securing your bikes to the rack when you're not with your bikes. more

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6/13/2019 1:42:58 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Honda CR-V- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Honda CRV, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule T2 Pro XTB. This is available as a two bike platform, if you have an inch and a quarter hitch. If you have a two inch hitch, you can get it in a two bike platform or a four bike platform. All of these combinations can come in either silver or black. The greatest feature of this bike rack is how easy it is to lower it down. The handle at back releases letting it go down, unlike other bike racks where you have to fumble around with pins and clips up here to get it to lower down, and then the same thing when pulling it back up into place. more

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7/31/2018 2:07:11 PM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Honda CR-V- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Honda CRV, we're going to be taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0. This comes in a two-bike platform for 1-1/4 inch hitches, and four-bike platform on 2-inch hitches. Any of these combinations can come in either black or gray. One of the nicer features on this bike rack is the lever here that allows you to tilt it down. This is more convenient than those that have a pin and clip that has to be removed. While it's tilted back, we can check our tailgate to make sure that we have full operation, and it can open completely so we can access everything at the back.To raise it back up, simply lift it back into place. more

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7/31/2018 2:02:12 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Honda CR-V TH9044- Video

Today on our 2017 Honda CRV we're going to be taking a look at the Thule T2 Classic Two Bike Rack, part number TH9044. Now one of the really nice features of this bike rack is, if we're out and about and we just got done riding, we need to get in the back of our hatch, we don't have to remove our bike. We can simply come to this gray lever back here, and the attached pin, we're going to pull that pin out. We're going to pull on this gray lever, and the bike rack is actually going to tilt down, giving us full access to get in our hatch to get anything we may need in or out. Then we can simply lift up on our bike rack, we can hear it lock into place and go to replace our pin. Now, we're going to have two points of contact the way our bike's going to mount, and there's going to be no frame contact. Back here, we're going to have a wheel strap that's going to hold our rear wheel. more

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3/16/2017 10:52:25 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2017 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2017 Honda CRV we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. Now, we already have our bike mounted onto our bike rack. We're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have two straps that are going to come across the top, going across our top frame here. Then we're going to have a support right here with this strap going on our cradle on our vertical support, it's going to act as the anti-sway. Now to take our bike off we're simply just going to remove the straps from each one of our cradles, and then we can take our bike right off. Now the cradles up here are going to hold your bike frame secure, and the grooves in here are going to make sure that it doesn't slide around. more

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3/14/2017 11:43:21 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2017 Honda CR-V, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Doubletrack 2 Bike Rack, part number TH990XT. The way our bike is mounted to our bike rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have a frame hook right here, it's going to have a nice cushion on there so we're not going to worry about having to scratch our frame. Now we're also going to have a wheel strap on the back wheel, as well as, on the front wheel. To remove our bike, we can simply lift up on this silver lever, and we can actually push in on the button and feed our strap out. We're going to do the same thing on this front strap here. Once we have those out of the way, now if we come to this gray button right here, we can push that button in and we'll release our wheel hook, and we can pull our bike right off. Now with our bike off our bike rack, we can look a little closer at our features. more

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3/14/2017 11:42:20 AM

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