Hollywood Racks RV and Camper Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks sport rider SE2 for electric bikes. Now though it may look like a standard bike rack, it's not. It's actually built a lot more heavy duty. It features welded gussets underneath the wheel cradles to support that extra weight. It'll actually hold two electric bikes with up to 80 pounds per bike. So again, very heavy duty.Now it does support our bikes just like pretty much any other platform style biker out there. more
3/22/2019 8:47:28 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we're doing a test fit of the Thule Helium Aero hanging-style 3-bike rack. That part number is TH9043. Now we already have our bike secured down, so we're first going to show you how we show you how we secure it in place. We've got three straps altogether, two on our frame, one as our anti-sway strap in the back. Now it's going to prevent our bikes from swinging back and forth and possibly coming entangled with each other. We're just pulling and lifting up on those. more
2/27/2017 11:17:25 AM
Thule Hitching-Post-Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're doing a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Rack, part number TH934XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We have three straps altogether, two over our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. That's going to keep our bike from swinging too far back and forth and entangling with the other bikes. We'll pull down and lift up to release that. more
2/27/2017 9:07:39 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan th9031xt- Video
Today, in our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test-fitting Thule Vertex swing 4-bike rack for 2" hitches, part number TH9031XT. 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 and most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can actually swing away from the rear of the vehicle, giving you rear hatch access with the bikes still attached, which is pretty unique for a hanging style bike rack. To do that, we'll start here in the rear, loosening up this knob in the back all the way, like so, pulling this pin, then lifting up on this T-handle to release the actually bike rack. Swing it out to about this position here, then we'll actually twist it until we hear that little click, then we'll push it the rest of the way. Once we get it to where we want it so it'll stay in place, we'll insert this pin again. Now we have full access to our rear hatch and plenty of space to get whatever we need. more
10/26/2016 9:18:04 AM
Yakima SwingDaddy Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today, on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting the Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, Part Number Y02464. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and show off some of the features. The first and most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can swing away from the vehicle with the bike still attached, so that you can get rear hatch access. This is pretty unique for a rack that is hanging style. To do that, we'll come to the back of the rack here. more
10/26/2016 9:17:53 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan th9044- Video
Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting the Thule 2T Classic 2-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number TH9044. 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 the most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, we'll hold onto the bike rack, pull this pin at the base here like so. Was through here, we'll pull that out. more
10/26/2016 9:17:45 AM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test-fitting the Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack, part number S64665, and this is for 2" hitches only. 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 how the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have this padded frame hook up at the top here, and this is padded to make sure the bike rack frame itself does not get scratched once it's installed. We also have rubber straps on either tire to hold those in place, and the wheel wells that hold the tires are actually adjustable along the arms on both sets of the bike rack. This is to assist with both loading, and to fit different size bikes as well. This also has a nice raised shank to it, so there's not going to be any clearance issues between your bike rack and the ground no matter how low your hitch sets. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
10/26/2016 9:17:11 AM
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today in our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test fitting the soft-ride element parallelogram tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch inches. Part number SR26248. 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 the most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that this can tilt away with all four bikes still installed, which is pretty unique for a hanging style bike rack. To do that, there is a black candle here on the passenger side. more
10/26/2016 9:17:03 AM
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today in our 2017 Dodge Caravan, we're going to be taking a look at the Pro Series Q Slot Platform Style 2 & 4 Bike Rack for 2-inch hitches, part number PS63138. We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and check out some of the features. How the bike sits on the rack, we're going to have it gripped by 3 points. We're going to have this padded frame hookup at the top and it's padded so your bike will not get scratched up once it's being installed. We also have hook and lip straps on either tire. The wheel wells themselves are adjustable along the length of the arms, and can be re-tightened, and this is going to help out with fitting different size bikes as well as loading up bikes. Right now we have it in the 4 bike configuration. more
10/26/2016 9:16:54 AM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aero Light QM 2-bike platform rack for inch and 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number INH330. 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 the most prominent feature of this bike rack, is the fact that this can tilt away with a bike still attached on it. To do that, we'll come to the inside here, and there's a pin holding the bike rack in place. We'll pull that. more
10/26/2016 9:16:44 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Dispatch 2-Bike Rack for 2-inch hitches, part number S64684. 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. How the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have this padded frame hook up at the top here, and it's padded so your bike won't get scratched up once it's being installed. We also have wheel straps on both tires connected to our wheel wells here. These are also adjustable along the length of the arms here to accommodate for different size bikes and to assist with loading. more
10/26/2016 9:16:29 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today in our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Hold Up two bike rack for two inch hitches, part number Y02443. 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 the first and most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike is still attached. To do that, while holding on to the bike rack, you come up to this red tab here at the front, pull out, and just let it come forward. Now, unfortunately, with how close this does sit to the vehicle, you won't be able to open your rear hatch all the way, as it will make contact with the bike or the bike's handle bars. Although, you will have some space to grab certain things. To put it back in its original position, just lift it up until you hear the click, like that. How this is held in place ... more
10/26/2016 9:16:19 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today in our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 two-bike rack for two inch hitches, part number NV22G. We already have a bike installed on the rack so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that this can tilt away with the bike still attached to it. To do that we have this switch here at the front which will pull towards us and let it tilt away. This is a little bit nicer than some of the other models because usually the handle's below and it makes it a little more awkward to get to when you have two bikes. Hold on to the bike rack, pull the switch towards us, let it come down, and now we have full access to our rear hatch. However, unfortunately with the configuration and the hitch that we have on this vehicle, this will come into contact with the handlebars of our bike. more
10/26/2016 9:07:19 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan s64650- Video
Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting part number S64650, the Swagman XC 2-bike rack for inch and 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. 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. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have 1 point of contact. That's going to be this padded frame hook up at the top. Now it's padded so once you do install your bike, it's not going to get scratched up. more
10/26/2016 9:07:03 AM
