Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and allow the attached pin to fall into place. We'll then use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 16 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 9 inches. more
10/23/2013 1:22:37 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be testing the Thule Apex Swing 4 bike rack for 2 hitches, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pinhole, and allow the attached pin to fall into place. Well then use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 13 of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 7. Weve added about 16 to the overall length of our vehicle. more
10/23/2013 1:22:32 PM
SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
10/23/2013 1:22:29 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot Platform style 2 or 4-Bike Rack for 2-inch hitches part number PS63138. For our video today, we'll be using the 2-bike rack. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more
10/23/2013 1:22:23 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Five Bike Carrier for two inch hitches, part number HR9200. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pinhole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about twelve and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about fourteen inches. We've added about seventeen and a half inches to the overall length of our Toyota Highlander. more
10/23/2013 1:22:17 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two-bike, hitch-mounted folding rack for 1.25 and 2 hitches, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12.5 of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about 5. Weve added about 16 to the overall length of our vehicle. more
10/22/2013 4:23:49 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench.Now well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance, the closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 7". Weve added about 16" to the overall length of our vehicle. Well pull the lever at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. This gives us full access to our rear hatch, with the mast back in its upright position, well pull the lever at the top of the mast to swing out the dual arms. more
10/22/2013 4:16:04 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding tilting 4 bike rack for 1.25 and 2 hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12. The closest part of our bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 9.5 and weve added about 19 to the overall length of our vehicle. Well pull the safety pin at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. more
10/22/2013 4:10:30 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Thule Double Track Platform Style 2 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number TH990XT. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, by lining up the pin hole and threading in our anti rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench.Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12 inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 5 inches. Weve added about 13 and a half inches to the overall length of our vehicle.You pull the lever at the base of the mast and allow our carrier to unfold. With the carrier in this position we have full access to our rear hatch. We now have a ground clearance of about 17 and a half inches. more
10/22/2013 4:04:45 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pin hole and allow the attached pin to fall into place. Well then use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go over a few clearance of measurements. We have about 13-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more
10/22/2013 3:58:41 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting this Swagman Titan four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part number S63410. To being our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 15 and a half inches of ground clearance. more
10/22/2013 3:53:06 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife 2 Bike Rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number S63450. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Then we can install the clip on the other side. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle, here at the top, is about 12 1/2 inches. And down here at the bumper, it sits about 13 1/2 inches away. We've added about 23 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. We'll pull the safety pin at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. more
10/22/2013 3:47:59 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting the Sportrack Super EZ platform style two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number sr2901lr. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening with a wrench and installing the lock on the other side. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about 10.5 inches. We've added about 28 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. We'll pull the three pins at the base of the bike rack and allow the platform and the mast to unfold. more
10/22/2013 3:05:03 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Speaker: Today in our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number SR26248.To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well lineup the pinholes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench.Now well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12.5 inches of ground clearance, the closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 6.5 inches. Weve added about 16 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Well undo the pins at the top of the mast to swing out our dual arms.With these out, weve added about 33 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. Well undo the cradle straps to expose our cradles, grab our bike, place it onto the frame cradles and secure it by tightening each strap. more
10/22/2013 3:04:56 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting this Softride Dura Paralellogram tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number sr26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pin hole and thread in our anti rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench and then we can install our lock. Now we'll go over a very clearance measurements. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance, the closest one to the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about eight inches and we've added about 39 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll undo the cradle straps, six was our cradles, grab our bike, place it onto the frame cradles and secure it by tightening each strap. One of the great features of the Paralellogram is it's ability to tilt away from the vehicle while keeping the bike parallel to the ground. more
10/22/2013 3:04:51 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Four Bike Rack for two inch hitches, part number RBC038. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pinhole, and thread in our bolt, tightening it with a wrench, and installing the lock. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about twelve and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about eight and a half inches. We've added about sixteen inches to the overall length of our Highlander. more
10/22/2013 3:04:30 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Prorack 4 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number PR8062404. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening with a wrench, and installing the clip on the other side.Now, well go over some clearance measurements. We have about 11 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 8 inches. Weve added about 33 and a half inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Well pull the pin at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. This gives us full access to our rear hatch. With the mast back in its upright position, well undo the cradle straps to expose our cradles at the top. more
10/22/2013 9:31:38 AM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum platform style hitch mounted two-bike rack part number S102. To begin our test fit, we'll side the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch lining up the pin hole and install our pin and lock. Here at the rear of the shank, we'll tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our inside rider device. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 5 inches. We've added about 17 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
10/21/2013 5:12:20 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Rack, for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench.Now, well go over some clearance measurements. We have about 12 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 7 inches. Weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. Well pull the pin in clip here at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. This gives us full access to our rear hatch. With the mast back in its upright position, and the pin in clip reinstalled at the base, we can go ahead and pull the safety pin at the top of the mast to swing out our dual arms. more
10/21/2013 3:23:55 PM
