Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Toyota Highlander we're going to be test fitting the Yakima SingleSpeed one-bike platform rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Y02481. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look here. This bike rack is perfect for someone who just wants to hit the trail and come right back, just one person. This grips your bike at two points. We're going to have a single wheel strap here at the rear, and we'll have this wheel hook up at the front with an integrated cable lock to wrap around the frame of your bike and secure it to the rack itself. more
5/21/2018 8:59:04 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule T2 Pro 2-bike platform rack, part number TH9034. The first feature I'd like to show off about this bike rack is, with the bike attached we can actually tilt this away from the vehicle to gain access to the rear hatch. To do that, we have this gray handle here at the end. You'll pull that in like so, and it will tilt down. What's kind of nice about that is with other racks that do this, they would have those latches on stuff on this side of the bike rack itself, so it kind of makes it a little awkward to actually tilt this away. Instead, we'll grip it like that, let it come down, and we'll have complete access to the rear hatch to get whatever we need with plenty of space on both sides to do so. As you can see, since the bike rack is so far away from the vehicle itself, I have no problem getting anything back here. Now to put the bike back in its original position you just grab it again by the handle area and just lift up, and it will click back into place. more
8/10/2016 6:49:00 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway 2-Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now that this bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here and 1 strap off to the side, and that's going to be an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from going too far back and forth possibly hitting the bike in front of it. Let's go and take the bike off and set it aside. With the bike rack in this position, let me go ahead and give you a couple of quick measurements, starting from the edge of the bumper to the outer edge here, we've added about 30 inches to the rear of the vehicle. more
8/10/2016 6:48:47 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Rack, part number TH9029XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first one I'd like to show off is that it has an integrated cable lock here in the center of the mast. You pull it out, wrap it around your bikes, and attach it to the front portion here. There's a little slot and then there's a lock at the end for additional security to prevent theft and tampering. The cradles themselves are adjustable and also has 3 points of contact that it grips the bike with. It has 2 strap up at the top and 1 off to the side, and that's going to be an anti-sway cradle to keep the bikes from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting each other and damaging each other. more
8/10/2016 6:48:38 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2014 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XC 2-Bike Rack, part number S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. As this bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have one point of contact with the bike's frame, and that's going to be this padded hook at the time. That's going to ensure that your bike doesn't get scratched once you install it. We also have these two wheel cradles on either side, which if you loosen those knobs at the top here, you can actually adjust those the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes and to make loading a little bit easier. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
8/10/2016 6:48:16 AM
