Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today on our 2004 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting this Thule Helium Aero hitch-mounted 2-bike carrier, part number TH9042. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and then, we'll turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closet part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away, and with the cradle arms folded down, we have added about 15 inches to theoverall length of our Sienna. We can now pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out, and with the cradle arms out, we've added about 25 inches to the overall length of our Toyota Sienna. To access the cargo area, we can pull the gray lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the rear hatch. To load the bike, we'll make sure the mast is in its upright position. more

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10/10/2013 9:23:10 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today on our 2004 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting this Swagman Titan hitch-mounted, four-bike rack, Part Number S63410.We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten it with 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 13.5 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 9 inches away. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 19 inches to the overall length of our Toyota. more

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10/10/2013 9:21:46 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today on our 2004 Toyota Siena well be test fitting the Thule Vertex hitch mounted four bike rack part #: TH9029. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the hitch. 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 measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three and a half inches away. more

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10/9/2013 8:51:57 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today on our 2004 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Hitch Mounted 4 Bike Rack, part number TH9027. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and we'll then turn the black knob to 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 13 inches of ground clearance at the rear the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away. With the cradle arms down we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Toyota. We can now lift up on the grey lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more

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10/9/2013 8:42:56 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today, on our 2004 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex hitch-mounted four bike rack, part number TH9025. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank in the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and we'll then turn the black knob to 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 12 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away, and we've added about 10-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Sienna with the cradle arms folded down. We can now lift up the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out, and with the cradle arms out we've added about 33 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. To access the cargo area we can lift up the gray lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. As you can see we can easily gain access to the rear hatch. To load up a bike we'll make sure the mast is in its upright position. We'll undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles and secure it with the straps. With the bike all loaded up that will complete today's test fit for the Thule Apex, part number TH9025 on our 2004 Toyota Sienna. . more

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10/9/2013 8:38:36 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today on our 2004 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura parallelogram tilting 4 bike rack, part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten it with 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 10 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away, and we have added about 34 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. To load a bike, we'll simply undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles, and secure it with the straps. With our bike all loaded up, you can see that we can easily access the rear hatch of our Sienna by pulling the black T handle at the upper right hand corner of the mast and tilting the bike rack down. That will complete today's test fit for the Softride Dura parallelogram tilting 4 bike rack, part number SR26247, on our 2004 Toyota Sienna. . more

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10/8/2013 4:57:24 PM

Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today on our 2004 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Rhino-Rack hitch-mounted 4 bike rack, part number RBC038. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with a wrench, and secure it with a lock. Now with the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14-3/4 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away, and we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Toyota with the cradle arms in the down position. We can now pull the black pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 27 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. To access the cargo area, we can pull the black pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more

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10/8/2013 4:53:14 PM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Toyota Sienna- Video

Today on our 2004 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa hitch-mounted, platform style, aluminum two-bike rack, Part Number S102. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, insert our pin through the pin holes, and secure with a lock on the other side. We, then, can turn the black T handle, at the back of the shank, to 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 12-3/4 inches of ground clearance. more

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10/8/2013 4:49:24 PM

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