Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit well slide the 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 rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is two inches. We can now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mast which will allow the mast to tilt down. more

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11/6/2012 8:37:05 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Thule Apex swing, four bike carrier, part number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch making sure that our integrated locking hitch pin is pulled out. Well then allow our hitch pin to fall into place in the hitch pin hole. We can then move to the anti-rattle knob where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at bike rack is 10 and 1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is three inches. more

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11/6/2012 8:36:04 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four bike carrier, part number S63410. To begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up our hitch pin holes, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to our vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance to the bike rack is 13 and 1/2 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is seven inches. more

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11/6/2012 8:35:13 AM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Sportrack two bike hitch mounted bike rack, part number A30901. To begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank with the included adapter for the two inch hitch into the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 15 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack tot eh back of the vehicle is five and a half inches. more

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11/6/2012 8:34:23 AM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Sportrack Escape three bike hitch mounted bike rack, part number A30403. To begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack mast to the back of the vehicle is five inches. Well now pull the pin down here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more

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11/6/2012 8:34:00 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Softride Dura parallelogram, part number SR26247. To begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt in place our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 10 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is six inches. We can then place our bike into the cradles and bring the straps around, securing our bike to the bike rack. more

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11/6/2012 8:33:40 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch and line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is two and a half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mast to allow the mast to tilt down. more

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11/6/2012 7:17:47 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number S63410. To begin our test fit well slide the 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 rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is six and a half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mast to allow the mast to tilt down, where we can then open our cargo door. more

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11/6/2012 7:16:59 AM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Odyssey well be test fitting the Sportrack two bike hitch mounted bike rack, part number A30901. Using the included two inch adapter well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the anti-rattle bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 13 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack tot eh back of the vehicle is five and a half inches. Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door. more

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11/6/2012 7:16:00 AM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on this 2013 Honda CRV Ill be showing you how to install and operate the Yakima Stickup two bike hitch mounted folding rack, part number Y02420. To install take the bike rack carrier and slide the shank into the hitch, lining up the threaded pin hole. Take the pin and thread it through the pin hole, tighten with the wrench and secure it with a clip on the other side. Now well go over some clearance measurements to see how the rack fits with the vehicle. Theres 12 inches of ground clearance, five inches from the closest part of the rack to the closest part of the vehicle, and weve added an overall 17.5 inches tot eh vehicle. To access the cargo area pull the big red pin and allow the bike rack to fold down. more

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10/30/2012 2:59:53 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9029. Now with our adapter already installed on our bike rack shank for the two inch hitch well go ahead and slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secure to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 12 and a half inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is five inches. more

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10/30/2012 10:11:47 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. This is a folding, tilting four bike rack with anti-sway cradles. One quick note on this bike rack, this will work in class one through class three hitches, however when using in a class one hitch you are limited to two bikes. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secure to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. more

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10/30/2012 10:10:52 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Apex swing, four bike carrier, part number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch and allow our integrated anti-locking hitch pin to fall in to the hitch pin hole. Well then move to our anti-rattle knob where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at bike rack is 12 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is two and a half inches. Well now pull the hitch switch here at the top of the mast which will allow us to bring out the dual arms, where we can then undo the straps to expose our cradles. more

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10/30/2012 10:09:21 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Apex four bike carrier, part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit with our two inch adapter already installed on the shank well slide the shank into the hitch and allow the integrated anti-locking hitch pin to fall in to the hitch pin hole. Well then move to our anti-rattle knob where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is three and a half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mast to allow the mast to tilt down. more

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10/30/2012 7:59:04 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four bike carrier, part number S63410. Now using the included adapter for the two inch hitch well slide in our bike rack shank to the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight we can now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 14 and a half inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more

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10/30/2012 7:58:08 AM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Sportrack two bike hitch mounted bike rack, part number A30901. Now to begin our test fit using the included adapter for the two inch hitch well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 16 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle was 10 inches. more

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10/30/2012 7:57:16 AM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Sportrack Escape three bike hitch mounted bike rack, part number A30403. Now to begin our test fit well slide out bike rack shank using the included adapter for the two inch hitch into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is eight inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more

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10/30/2012 7:56:50 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Softride Dura parallelogram tilting four bike rack for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR26247. Now to begin our test fit weve already installed our two inch shank. Were ready to slide it into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and do a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack mast to the back of the vehicle is five inches. more

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10/30/2012 7:56:25 AM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot platform style two bike carrier, part number PS63134. Now to begin our test fit using the including adapter 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. With the pin in well put the clip on the other side which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 15 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10 inches. Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door. more

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10/30/2012 7:55:33 AM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum hitch mounted, two bike rack, with wheel mount cradles, part number S102. Now to begin well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our hitch pin. With our pin in well give the bike rack a slight tug and tighten down our anti-rattle knob here on the bike of the shank. This will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 inches. more

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10/30/2012 7:53:51 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on this 2013 Honda CRV, Ill be showing you how to install the Thule Doubletrack platform style two-bike carrier part number TH990XT. Take the bike carrier and slide the shaft into the hitch lining up the threaded pinhole. Thread the pin through the threaded pinhole and tighten with a wrench the secure with the lock. Now well go over some clearance measurements to see how this bike carrier fits with the vehicle. Our ground clearance for this bike carrier is 10.5 inches. From the closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the bike carrier is 5.5 inches. more

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10/12/2012 11:57:49 AM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2008 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Support Rack Two-Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack, part number a30901. Now to begin our test fit, well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up our hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight. Our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the back of the bike rack is 19 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is eight inches. more

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10/4/2012 5:20:39 PM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2008 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting part number a30403, this is the Sport Rack Escape Three-Bike Hitch Mounted Folding Bike Rack for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is fourteen 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. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the bottom of the bike rack mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down, we can then open our cargo door. more

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10/4/2012 5:20:13 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2008 Honda Pilot, well test fitting the Pro-Series Q Slot Platform Style Bike Carrier, part number ps63134. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole 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. At the back of the bike rack, our ground clearance is 17 inches and from the closest part of 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

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10/4/2012 5:19:46 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, were going to be testing the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well make sure to line up the hitch pin holes and then feed in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Next we will go over a few clearance measurements; weve got about 9-1/2 of ground cleaner to the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. We have about 2-1/2 of clearance between the closet part of the vehicle and the closet part of the bike rack. We also want to check our vehicle and make sure we still have full cargo area access. more

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9/7/2012 2:56:32 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today we have a 2012 Honda Civic and were going to be test fitting the Thule Double Track Hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH990xt. To mount the carrier to our vehicle we will insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well thread into our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next we will go over a couple of clearance measurements, weve got about 3-/12 of space between the closet part of the vehicle and the closet part of the carrier, weve got about 9 of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. Overall, weve added about 10 of length to the rear of our vehicle. We also want to check for rear vehicle access. more

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9/7/2012 2:53:24 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 hitch mounted bike carrier, part number S63410. Now since we only have a class one hitch on our Honda Civic, we don't want to load any more than two bikes on this particular rack. To mount the carrier to the vehicle, we're going to insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll make sure to line up the hitch pin hole so we can feed in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next we'll go over some clearance measurements. Weve got about seven and a half inches of clearance between the closest part of the bike rack and the closest part of the vehicle. more

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9/4/2012 12:57:33 PM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Civic were going to be test fitting the Sportrack Thule Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30901. To mount this carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch making sure that we line up the hitch pinholes. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a few clearance measurements. Weve got about 10 inches of clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. Weve got about 6 inches of clearance from the closest part of the bike rack to the vehicle. more

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9/4/2012 12:55:55 PM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Civic were going to be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum bike rack, part number S102. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well make sure to line up the hitch pin hold, then well take the hand mount to tighten the anti-rattle device. Once weve done that we can throw a pin through our pin hole and secure it with a lock. Next well go over a couple of clearance measurements. Weve got about 1 inch of clearance between the closest part of the bike carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. more

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9/4/2012 12:54:46 PM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda CRV were going to be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02420. To mount this carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up the hitch pin holes and then well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. Weve got about 13 inches of clearance from the bottom of the carrier to the ground. Weve got about 4 inches of space between the closest part of the bike rack and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 14-1/2 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle. more

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8/8/2012 12:42:39 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today we have with us a 2009 Honda CRV and were going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. To fit our bike rack on our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Once weve done that were going to check first for rear vehicle access. Well grab the quick release lever at the bottom of the carrier to fold it down. Well open the cargo door of our CRV and make sure we can still access the cargo area. more

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8/8/2012 11:02:19 AM

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda CRV were going to be test fitting the Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number TH958. To mount the carrier to our vehicle were going to insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes, feed in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down. Once we have done that were going to check for rear vehicle access. Well remove the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down to make sure we can still open the cargo door of our CRV. Now well tilt the bike rack back up and go over some clearance measurements. more

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8/7/2012 9:40:59 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today we have with us a 2009 Honda CRV and were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number TH934XTR. To mount the carrier to our vehicle were going to insert the shank into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down. Next well check for rear vehicle access. Well remove the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. Well open the hatch of our CRV and make sure we can still access our cargo area. more

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8/7/2012 9:40:37 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda CRV were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number TH9027. To mount our carrier to the vehicle first well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our vehicle. Well push it in until the automatic hitch pin closes in our hitch pin hole and then well tighten the anti-rattle device with the hand knob. Next well go over some clearance measurements. Weve got about 6 inches of clearance between the closest part of the bike carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Weve got about 13 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. more

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8/7/2012 9:39:48 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda CRV were going to be test fitting the Thule Double Track Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number TH990XT. To mount this carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into our receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down with a wrench. Next well go over some clearance measurements. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. Weve got about 4 inches of clearance between the closest part of the bike carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. more

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8/7/2012 9:18:51 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda CRV were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number TH9025. To mount our carrier to the vehicle were going to hold open the automatic hitch pin. Well fit the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well release the automatic hitch pin and let it snap into place in our hitch pin hole then well use the hand knob to tighten down the anti-rattle device securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Next were going to check for rear vehicle access. Well pull the quick release lever at the base of the bike rack and let it tilt down. more

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8/7/2012 9:18:25 AM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda CRV were going to be test fitting the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number RG8015220. To mount this carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes then well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Next were going to go over some clearance measurements. We have 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of our bike rack to the ground. Weve got about 9 inches of clearance between the closest part of our bike rack and the closest part of our vehicle. more

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8/7/2012 9:17:20 AM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda CRV, were going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number PS63134. To mount our bike rack to our vehicle, were going to insert the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes and secure our bike rack with a hitch pin. Next, well check some clearance measurements. Well take the two arms of the wheel trays and pull them down flat. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. more

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8/7/2012 9:16:55 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today we have a 2007 Honda Pilot and were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number th934xtr. To mount the bike rack to our vehicle first were going to insert the shank into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pinhole, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down using a three quarter inch wrench. Once the bike is securely in the hitch then were going to check for rear vehicle access. Well pull the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. Well open the cargo door of our Pilot to make sure we can still have access to the cargo area with the bike rack on the vehicle. more

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7/19/2012 1:58:55 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today we have with us the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style Bike Carrier, part number TH990XT, and well be test fitting it on a 2007 Honda Pilot. To mount the Bike Carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of out hitch and line up the hitch pinholes. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, snug it down with the -inch wrench and secure it on the opposite site with a lock. Next, were going to check some clearance measurements. Weve got about 4 inches of clearance between the farthest part of our vehicle and the closest point of the bike rack. Weve got about 14 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the rack to the ground; and overall, weve added about 11 inches of length to the vehicle. more

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7/19/2012 1:58:09 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform-style bike rack part number ps63134. To mount the bike rack to our vehicle well insert the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin hole, insert our pin and secure it with a clip on the other side. Once weve done that well check some clearance measurements. We have about eight inches of clearance from the furthest point of our vehicle to the closest point of the bike rack. We have about 14 and three quarter inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. more

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7/19/2012 12:48:45 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today, we have with us a 2009 Honda Odyssey and we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post and Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount this carrier to our vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin holes and then well feed in our anti-rattle bolt, and we'll use the 3/4-inch wrench to tighten it down. Once we've done that, we'll check for rear vehicle access. We'll remove the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. We'll open the hatch of our Odyssey and make sure we can still access our cargo area. more

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7/12/2012 9:22:48 AM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Honda Odyssey- Video

Today on our 2009 Honda Odyssey, we're going to be test fitting the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RG8015220. To mount our bike 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 we'll feed our anti-rattle bolt in and we'll tighten it down using a 3/4-inch wrench. Next, we're going to check for rear vehicle access. We'll remove the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down to make sure we can still open the cargo area of our Odyssey. Now, we'll put the bike rack back up and go over some clearance measurements. more

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7/12/2012 9:19:45 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2003 Honda CR-V- Video

Today in the studio, we have a 2003 Honda CR-V and we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our bike carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank into the receiver tube. We'll line up the hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Once we've done that, we'll check for rear vehicle access. We'll pull the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down then we'll open the cargo door of our CR-V and make sure we can still access our cargo area. We can't quite open the door all the way, but we can still get access to our cargo area. more

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7/11/2012 11:35:05 AM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2003 Honda CR-V- Video

Today, we've got a 2003 Honda CR-V and we're test fitting the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RG8015220. To mount the carrier to our vehicle, we'll insert the shank into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten down using a wrench. Next, we'll check for rear vehicle access. We'll pull the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. We'll open the cargo door of our CR-V to make sure we can still access our cargo area. more

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7/11/2012 11:33:55 AM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, well be test-fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot platform style two-bike carrier, part number PS63134. To begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, let out the hitch pinhole, and install the hitch pin. That will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the back of the bike rack is 14 inches. From the closet point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 8 inches. more

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6/1/2012 10:07:27 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Civic well be test fitting part #: TH934XTR, this is the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding and tilting four bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches. A quick note on this bike rack is it will work for class 1, class 2 or class 3 hitches, however when using in a class one hitch youre limited to two bikes. To begin our test fit well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt tight our bike racks secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack was 13 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 6 inches. more

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5/31/2012 1:32:19 PM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Civic well be test fitting the Rhode Gear Highway 2 bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches part #: RG8015220. To begin our test fit well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike racks secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 9 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack mast to the back of the vehicle is 6 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more

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5/31/2012 1:31:23 PM

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V- Video

Alright, today on this 2012 Honda CRV were going to do a test fit of part #: TH 958 from Thule. One thing to know about this bicycle rack that it is designed for 2 inch receiver hitches only. Now well start off our test fit by installing our bike rack into the hitch, then well go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. Then well go ahead and get a couple of clearance measurements. From the security loop on the bike rack to the bumper is going to be 4 inches, from the bumper to the end of the arms is going to be 24 inches and ground clearance is going to be 12 inches. Now well go ahead and tilt be bike rack back and check for access to the back of the vehicle. more

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5/30/2012 9:07:05 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda CRV were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 bike carrier for 1 inch and 2 inch hitches part #: TH9025. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled we can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch lining up the hitch pinhole with the integrated locking hitch pin. Then well go ahead and take the hand knob and secure the bike rack to the hitch. As you can see with the hand knob tightened down it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the vehicle. From the nearest point of the bumper to the nearest point of the hand knob on the bike rack shank is 3 inches. With our carrying arms down in the stored position it adds an additional 14 inches to the overall vehicles length. more

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5/30/2012 9:06:49 AM

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