Kuat Piston Pro 4 Bike Rack Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hey everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we have the Kuat Piston Pro 4 bike platform rack. And we're gonna take a look at how it fits our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. If you're looking for a bike rack that can carry around a lot of bikes, but make it a lot easier for you too, then that's going to be where the Piston Pro comes in handy. This is gonna be a dual wheel mount bike rack. The one thing unique about it is its one touch piston that allows you to open these wheel mounts up and then they ratchet back down. more
9/1/2023 11:12:00 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer.com Today we're taking a look at the Yakima StageTwo bike rack here on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. Now this comes in this gray color like you see here, the Vapor, or you can get it in black so you can match it to your vehicle however you like, but this is going to be a platform style bike rack. It holds the bikes in this tray and primarily by the front wheel up here with our wheel hook. That's going to mean zero frame contact, making it good for carbon frame and alternative frame. And with a 60 pound weight capacity per bike, it's going to be good for e-bikes too. Like many other bike racks in this class, we have the ability to tilt away with the bikes loaded. more
9/23/2022 6:08:34 PM
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hi, everyone. Aidan here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Yakima RidgeBack Hanging-Style Bike Rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. It's going to hang the bike by the frame and hold it in place with these cradles using the zip strips up top, holding it down in the cradles. We've got two up top, and then one around the seatpost to limit that side to side movement. There's still some, but this greatly reduces it, especially compared to some of the strap style of straps that just kinda stretch over the frame. more
9/23/2022 6:08:23 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hi everyone, Aidan here with etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Kuat Piston Pro X four bike rack here on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. Now this is going to be a really high end platform style rack. It's got a lot of really neat convenience features and it's going to separate itself from a lot of other options on the market in some unique ways that we'll check out in just a second. Wanna start out though, talking about some specs. This is going to be a wheel mounted bike rack which means it holds the bike by the tires. more
9/23/2022 5:28:28 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer.com And today we're taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination two bike rack here on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. Now it's gonna be a platform style bike rack holding the bike in these trays. Primarily with this cradle up top on the frame. it's just a strap run around the frame holding it into that cradle. And because it makes frame contact we do wanna avoid our carbon frame bikes because that can damage the frame. more
9/23/2022 5:17:38 PM
CURT Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Curt Premium Hanging Style Bike Rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. It's gonna be a hang style rack that hangs the bike by the frame. As the name kind of indicates, we've got hanging in these cradles here secured down with two straps up top and a third one around the seat post as our anti-sway cradle. That's gonna limit the side to side movement that your bike has, not completely eliminate it but help with it and limit the bike to bike contact and in the case of bikes with very large tires maybe some bike to vehicle contact too. more
9/23/2022 4:38:29 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam, etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule apex XT2 hanging style bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. So this is going to be a pretty nice way to get two bikes to and from your destination. One of the main things about this one is just the spread between the bikes. We're going to have about seven inches, which is a decent amount compared to some of those three and four bike rack versions. more
2/10/2020 6:07:24 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Dispatch platform-style bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be a platform-style rack that is going to have two wheel cradles and a frame hook to get it securely in place. It is going to be able to hold two bikes and get them to and from your destination. A nice thing about these wheel cradles here is we can actually loosen them up and slide them across as being here to fit all sorts of different types of bikes, whether it's just you and your kiddo going to the trails and riding around. more
11/27/2019 3:57:34 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Colin: Hey everyone, it's Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. We're putting some bike racks on it. Right here we have the RockyMounts SplitRail LS 4, bike rack. Now, with this bike rack, it's a platform style rack. And what's cool is that it has no frame contact on your bikes. more
8/16/2019 11:47:14 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9054- Video
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule DoubleTrack Pro on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to two different bikes at the same time. We do have three different tie-down points per bike. We're going to have two wheel cradles with a cam buckle type strap, and then we're going to have a frame clamp right here. more
8/15/2019 5:37:16 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9056- Video
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Camber on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to four different bikes with three different tie down points per bike. We're going to have two here up top and an anti-sway cradle at the bottom. What that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.It's exactly easy to get this bike on and off the rack, so let's just go ahead and do that now. more
8/15/2019 5:37:16 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9034XT- Video
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule T2 Pro XTB bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to come in black, but if black isn't your style and you want it to match your van, we do also have it in silver. This is going to be able to hold up to two bikes at the same time with no frame contact, but another big seller for this bike rack is that it can tilt with your bikes installed, and it is honestly probably one of the easiest ones to tilt. It does have a very easy lever right here. more
8/15/2019 5:37:14 PM
Rhino Rack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino-Rack 2 hanging-style bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. So, this is going to allow you to hold up to two bikes with three different tie down points per bike. We're going to have two here up top and an anti-sway cradle down at the bottom. And what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road. more
8/15/2019 5:27:18 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan RKY10004- Video
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the RockyMounts Monorail Bike Rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to carry up to two bikes with no frame contact. And one of the main things with this bike rack is you can tilt it with your bikes installed. You just grab this blue lever down here and then tilt it down. And on our Caravan, we don't really have any contact being made with our bikes or the rack, which is always nice. more
8/15/2019 5:27:18 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9025XT- Video
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Apex XT on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to four different bikes with three different tie down points per bike. You're going to have two here up top and an anti sway cradle at the bottom, and what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.It is fairly simple to take this bike out of the rack and all you got to do is take these cam buckle type straps, press in that tab and fish them through. As you can see, there is a rubber coating on the inside of these straps along with a soft rubber insert. With these little grooves, which is going to leave space for your bike cables just so they're not smashing up against your frame. more
8/15/2019 5:27:18 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan RKY11404-3- Video
Adam: Hi, everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Rocky Mounts split rail LS3, on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan.So this is going to be able to hold up to three bikes with no frame contact.One thing to note, you can take this last, this third one out here off, and that's going to make it a 60 pound weight capacity. So if you have some e-bikes that you want to haul, just take this back one off with these two bolts and you can haul your e-bikes just as easy.So it does allow you to tilt with the bike installed. So all you really have to do is grab this blue lever down here, pull that, and it is going to tilt down. We are on a flat surface here. So with our Dodge Caravan, if we were, if we had a little bit higher elevation behind us, we might have a little bit of clearance issue right here. more
8/15/2019 12:47:17 PM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Colin: Hey guys, Colin here at etrailer. Today we have in here, a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. We've been putting some bike racks on it, seeing how it interacts with the vehicle. Right now, we have a Saris Glide EX-5 Bike Rack. Now this is a hanging style bike rack. It's going to allow you to get up to five bikes loaded, so you can get them to, and from your destination.Now, right off the bat, one of the things that really separates this bike rack away from its competitors is going to be, that it tilts away with bikes loaded. more
8/15/2019 12:17:17 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TS02B- Video
Hi, everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Kuat Transfer R2 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. It's a platform style rack with no frame contact, be able to hold up to two bikes with two different tie-down points per bike. It does come in gray and also in a matt black. You can find those on etrailer.com.So let's just get into it. One of the biggest advantages to having this bike rack is you can tilt it with the bikes installed. more
8/13/2019 9:18:02 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Hitching Post Pro on our 2019 Dodge Grand caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to four bikes with three different types of down points per bike. You're going to have two here up top, and one down at the bottom. The one at the bottom is going to be your anti-sway cradle, which is going to help that bike-to-bike contact when you're going down the road. Looking at how this bike is strapped to our bike rack, we do have a soft, durable, rubber-coated straps here. more
8/13/2019 9:17:46 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan th903202- Video
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule EasyFold XT on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to two different bikes, 65 pounds each bike. So this is e-bike compatible. One of the biggest features of this bike rack is its tilting feature. more
8/13/2019 9:17:26 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan BA22B- Video
Hi, everyone. Adam, with etrailer.com today. We're going to be taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. So this does come in three different colors. If you're not a fan of this burnt orange look, we do have a matte black and metallic black version available, and that's not going to have any color besides silver and black. One of the main points of this bike rack is it doesn't have any frame contact, which is going to be good for your carbon fiber bikes and your high end bikes. more
8/13/2019 9:07:46 PM
Reese Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Reese three bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This does come in a four bike configuration as well. It will only be available with two inch hitch receivers. There also is a two Reese bike rack as well, and that's going to be available in only an inch and a quarter. more
8/13/2019 9:07:32 PM
Rola Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hi everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Rola TX 102 bike rack on our 2019, Dodge Grand Caravan. This does come in a three bike configuration as well. Everything's going to be the same, except it's going to be a little bit longer. But in this case, we do have the two bike version here. And the two bike version along with the three is going to have three different tie-down points, two up top and one anti-sway cradle at the bottom. more
8/13/2019 9:07:17 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan NV22B- Video
Hey guys. Today we a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan and we're gonna test fit on the Kuat NV 2.0 two bike platform rack. Now this is a pretty high-quality rack that Kuat has made. One of the coolest features about it in my opinion is that we have a two bike configuration right now, but if you want to add . if you wanna buy an add on for it, you can do that for a two bike addition. You just take off this cap right here, you can put a two bike addition on to convert it to a four bike rack. more
2/22/2019 3:19:12 PM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Hey guys. Today we have 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan, and we're going to do a test of the Inno Vertical Four Bike Hanging Style Rack. Now Inno's kind of come up with a unique design on this bike rack. Rather than having two of the support bars be parallel to the ground, kind of right here, they're going to have two vertical bars that go up and down and grip your bike in a different way. This kind of helps out with spacing of bikes, you can kind of compact them more, so you're not adding as much length to the back of your vehicle.How it will hold your bike, we're going to have this top cradle, it's kind of wedged up between the junction of the top tube right here and the down tube, just wedged up in there. You can see we just pull it down and we strap it down with this ratchet strap and it secures it. more
2/22/2019 3:18:57 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan HR4000- Video
Hey guys. Today we have our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan, and we're gonna do a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Destination 4 Bike Platform Rack.Now it's gonna be a hitch-mounted bike rack. It's gonna allow you to carry up to four bikes to and from the trails, or wherever else you wanna take them.Now one thing I wanna point out right away is that the bikes do sit a bit slanted on the bike rack. You can see it's kind of angled, kinda leaning towards the vehicle. It does that because the rack itself is angled up for increased ground clearance. So it's a nice feature they added so you're not gonna have to worry too much about ground clearance.Now the bike's held in at three different points of contact. more
2/22/2019 3:18:25 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan HR200Z- Video
Hey, everyone. So today we have a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. And we're going to do a test run on the Hollywood Racks Tour Rider, two bike platform rack. Now it's a hitch mounted bike rack, it's going to allow you to haul two bikes to and from the trails. It holds your bikes pretty steady when compared to most bike racks, in my opinion. You see that, when I'm shaking the bike it's not moving independently from the bike rack. more
2/22/2019 3:18:08 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan HR1450Z- Video
Hey, guys. Today, we have a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan and we're gonna do a test on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE Two-Bike Platform Rack.This is a hitch-mounted rack that's gonna allow you to carry up to two bikes to and from the trails or anywhere else you want to take them. Now, like most platform racks, this can tilt away from the vehicle. Now we're gonna do that. We're just gonna pull our safety pin out and pull this pin and let it tilt away.Now, with our Grand Caravan, we do have a very extended hatch. So you see it makes pretty good contact with the handle bars right there, but there's still enough space to be able to reach in, grab if you need something small, or anything like that. more
2/22/2019 3:17:48 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan HR1400Z- Video
Hey guys. Today we have a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. We're going to test fit the Hollywood Racks SE four bike platform rack. Now, this is a hitch mounted bike rack that's going to allow you to carry up to four bikes to and from the trails. The bikes you can carry has a wide variety. We have a wheel tray that's three and a half inches wide, so any tires up to that width can fit in these trays. more
2/22/2019 3:17:11 PM
