Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Sienna th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Sienna we're doing a test fit of a Tuley 00:00:05 Roadway Two Bike Rack. Part number is TH912XTR. Now I have a bike on our rack. We have our rack hooked up to the vehicle. Just going to show you a few features here. How we have our bike tied onto our vehicle, we have a total of three straps. more
1/14/2016 8:36:20 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Sienna th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Sienna, we're doing a test fit of a Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack, hanging style. That part number is TH9029XT. I have a bike on our rack and our rack is hooked up to our vehicle. I'll just show you a few things now. How we have our bike strapped down to our bike rack, we have a total of three straps. We have two up top. We have one to the side, which is our anti-sway strap. more
1/14/2016 8:36:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Sienna th9031xt- Video
Today at our 2015 Toyota Sienna, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swinging 4 bike rack as hanging-style. That part number is TH9031XT. I have the bike on our rack and I have the rack hooked up to our vehicle. I'm just going to show you a few items here. Like I said, this is a swinging bike rack, so I'm going to show you how we do that. I'm going to pull the T-pin here, set it off to the side. Then I'll come back here, black knob here then I'm loosening that mast. more
1/14/2016 8:33:33 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Sienna we're doing a test fit of the Yakima FullTilt 4-Bike Rack Hanging Style, part number Y02462. Now we have a bike on our rack and we have our rack hooked up to the vehicle. I'm just going to show you a few items of it. Now how we have our bike set on our bike rack, we have a total of 3 zip strips, 2 up top, the one toward the side we call a anti-zip strip. We're going to go ahead and take the 2 off top first by pushing the lever and pulling them out. All right. The anti-sway zip strip. more
1/14/2016 8:27:31 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Sienna, we are doing a test fit of the Kuat NV Platform Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is N105-107. Now we have already got our bike on the rack, but the first thing I am going to show you is the tilt away feature; because in this platform style, we can't tilt the bike rack away from our vehicle with the bike still on there. What i am going to do is, just grab onto our bike rack - we have a silver lever down here, and we are just going to pull that, and when that pops out of place, we can just gently set down our bike rack. Now, in this position, we usually are able to get our hatch open. Unfortunately with, this style bike we have, we will come in contact up here, at the handle bars, before we are able to get anything out. If you have somebody to help you, you can always have them hold on to the hatch, and then get items out, as you need them. more
1/11/2016 4:17:08 PM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our two thousand fifteen Toyota Sienna, we're doing a test fit of the Curt Premium Hanging Style Four Bike Rack. Part number for that is C one eight zero six four. Now we already have our bike on the rack, we're first going to show you how we strap that down. So we've got two cradles holding our bike in place with three straps, two on our frame here and then one as our anti-sway strap in the back. Its going to keep a lot of the shaking movement out of the bike as you're heading down the road, so you won't cause damage to your bike rack or vehicle. So to remove those you're just going to pull down and lift up . And we're going to save that anti-sway strap for last. Then we can pull our bike off the rack and set it off to the side. more
1/11/2016 4:16:25 PM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna, were going to be doing a test fit on the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. Its been designed for use 1-1/4 or 2 hitches. Part number is Y02462. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to slide it in far enough, so where the small silver pin appears on our pinhole. more
8/13/2014 4:30:00 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20479Order #TC0854442168 Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna, we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Freedom SuperClamp. This is a platform style 2 bike rack. It's been designed for use in either the 1-1/4 inch or 2 inch hitches. Part number on it is SA4025. Now to begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. We can then take our anti-rattle bolt which is provided, and we'll thread that in from the left to the right. more
8/13/2014 4:08:13 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Freedom. This is a platform style, 4 bike rack. It will tilt away from your vehicle and tilt up against your vehicle for easy storage. The part number on this is SA4414B. This rack has been designed for use in 2 inch hitches. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of it right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in, we need to go in far enough so that our pin hole lines up with our hitch pin hole. more
8/13/2014 4:02:54 PM
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20473Order #TC0845111149 Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we're going to be doing a test-fit of the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting 3 bike rack. It's been designed so you can use it with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number is SA843B. To begin our test fit we need to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We got a threaded hole here that we need to line up with our hitch pin hole. Once we have that lined up we'll take our provided bolt. more
8/13/2014 3:54:29 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20465Order #TC0881539957 Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Envy. This is a platform style, folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2 inch hitches. The part number on the black and chrome that I have here is N105-107. This is also available in a gunmetal gray and orange. That part number is N101-103. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
8/13/2014 3:41:47 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now this is also available in a 2-bike configuration; that part number is SA402B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, we want to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. more
8/7/2014 12:55:04 PM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna- Video
7/24/2014 9:25:38 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Sienna we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullTilt. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with the 1-1/4" or the 2" hitches. Its part number is Y02462. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We want the small silver pin that will be sticking out of the left side to appear in the hitch pinhole. more
7/24/2014 9:23:20 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Sienna, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting two bike rack. It's been designed for use in 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. It's part number is TH9042. To begin the test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in, we hold out on the black attached pin, line up our pin holes and then place the attached pin through our hitch pin hole. We'll then come here to the anti-rattle bolt, or device rather, knob and tighten that down. more
7/24/2014 9:14:37 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullTilt 4-Bike Rack for 1 1/4 inch and two-inch hitches, part number Y02462. We'll begin our test-fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. It helps to keep a hand on the anti-rattle device so that it slides in better. You will also notice that this has self-locking hitch pi located here, so it will actually just snap into place when you get it in the right spot. Now with our hitch pin in place, we'll go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle knob. This will help take any extra play out of the shank of the rack helping to eliminate movement overall as you're going down the road. As you can see, we're nice and tight there. more
7/8/2014 2:19:30 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom 4 bike platform-style rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4414B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. You'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. With those in line, you can insert the threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt. We'll go ahead and thread that down, hand tight, and then finish it off with our wrench. Make sure you're turning the wrench the right way helps. This'll help take any extra play out of the shank of the rack, and helps to eliminate movement overall going down the road. We'll attach the clip to the other side and grab a couple measurements. more
7/8/2014 2:11:34 PM
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Access 3 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches. Part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into our hitch on our Sienna. You'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. With those in line, we'll go ahead and take the anti-rattle hitch lock and thread that into place. We'll go ahead and get this as tight as we can by hand, and then we'll finish it off with a wrench. more
7/7/2014 1:02:43 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom Super Clamp 2-bike platform style rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number SA4025. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. With that in place, we'll want to line up the hitch pin holes. And then insert the included anti-rattle hitch lock. We'll go ahead and tighten this down the best we can by hand, once we have it through all the way. Once we have that as tight as we can by hand we'll take our wrench and finish it off. This will help take any extra play out of the shank of the rack, helping to eliminate movement overall going down the road. more
7/7/2014 12:54:52 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Sienna we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed this for use in the 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Its part number is S63410. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole, slide in our anti-rattle bolt, and we'll thread that in. more
7/7/2014 9:57:14 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV aluminum platform 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitch, part number N101. We'll start by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch, lining up the pinholes, sliding in the pin, and securing it with a clip. At the back of the shank, there is a black knob. We turn this knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the rack installed in this position, we have about 8 inches of ground clearance. The nearest point of the rack to the van is pretty close at about 1 inch away, and we've added about 16 inches of overall length to our Toyota. Okay, now we can lower the rack to its lowered position. more
6/2/2014 9:16:27 AM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two bike hitch mounted folding rack with wheel mount cradles for one and a quarter and two inch hitches part number Y02420. We'll start by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch, lining up the pin holes, threading in the anti rattle bolt, tightening it down with the wrench, and securing it with the lock on the other side. With the rack installed, we have roughly eight and a half inches of ground clearance. The nearest point is pretty close at about inch away from the van and there is about thirteen inches overall added length to our Toyota. At the center of the mast we can go ahead and pull down the knob. This will lay the rack down and gives full access to the back of our van. With the rack in its folded down position, we have about nineteen inches of ground clearance at the rear, distance from the rack to the van is roughly two inches at its closest point and we've added about thirty inches additional length to our Sienna. Now we can go ahead and get ready to load our bike. The first step is to go ahead and pull the knob and stand the mast straight up. more
5/28/2014 3:40:39 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow 'n Go 3 Bike Carrier, part number HR135. We will be installing this rack using an extended ball mount. With that in place, well slide the ball mount into the receiver, line up the pin holes, feed through the pin, and secure it with a clip. At the top of the rack mast, we can go ahead and remove the black pin, allowing us to put our arms into position. Reinsert the pin and theyre locked in. Now we can get ready to load our bike. First, well undo the cradle straps, place the bike into the frame cradles, and re-secure the straps. more
5/28/2014 10:39:02 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna we will be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9042. We will start by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes and the included and attached pin will self-align. Next we'll go ahead and tighten down the black knob on the left side of the rack. This will secure it into the hitch. With the rack installed on the van we have about 8" of ground clearance. The nearest point of the rack to the van is about 1-1/2" and we've added about 14" of overall length to the van. more
5/27/2014 1:13:22 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike rack for one and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part number TH9029. We can start by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch, lining up the pin holes, threading in the anti-rattle bolt, and tightening it down with a wrench. With the rack installed we have about nine inches of ground clearance. The nearest point from the rack to the van is roughly two inches and overall length is about an additional 11 inches. Now at the bottom of the mast, we can pull up on the gray lever. That will lean the mast backwards and allow us to gain full access to the back of the Toyota. With the mast back in its upright position, we can go ahead and extend the arms. more
5/27/2014 10:59:52 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. We can start by taking the shank of the rack, installing it into the hitch, lining up the pin holes, threading in the anti-rattle bolt, and tightening it down with a wrench. Now with the rack installed, we have about 9 inches of ground clearance, 5 inches from the rack to the van at its closest point, and about 14 inches of overall length has been added to the Toyota. If we pull the pin at the bottom of the mast, we can lean the rack backwards. This will allow us to gain full access to the back of our van.With the rack back in its upright position, we can go ahead and extend the arms of the rack. All we have to do is pull the pin, swing the arms upward, and reinstall the pin locking the arms into place. more
5/27/2014 10:57:01 AM
Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we will be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SA404B. We will start by inserting the shank of the rack into the trailer hitch. Well line up the pin holes. Starting from the driver side to the passenger side, we will thread in the anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, and finishing it off with a clip on the other side. With the rack installed, we have about 10 inches of ground clearance. The nearest part of the rack to the van is roughly 4 inches. more
5/27/2014 10:55:11 AM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna we are going to test fit a Rhino Rack 4-Bike Rack for 2" hitches, part number RBC038. We'll go ahead and start by installing the shank of the rack into the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in the anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. We can finish this off by installing the included lock. With the rack installed in this position, we have about 9" of ground clearance. The closest point from the rack to the van is about 3-1/2" and we've added roughly 13" in overall length to our van. At the bottom of the mast of the rack we can pull the black pin allowing it to tilt backwards. more
5/27/2014 5:54:00 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, Part Number TH990XT. We will start by installing the shank of the rack into the hitch. We'll then line up the pin holes, thread in the anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. With the rack installed, we have about 8-1/2" of ground clearance. About 13" has been added on to the overall length, and the nearest point from the rack to the van is only about 1". We can now pull the gray handle on the rack, lowering it down. With the rack in this position, we are able to gain full access to the back of our Toyota, and with the rack pulled down in this position, we've added about 28" of length to our van. Now we can pull the gray lever on the mast and put it into its upright position. Now with the mast in its upright position, go ahead and press the gray buttons, raising the frame hooks all the way up. After doing that, we can go ahead and loosen up the wheel straps. Now we can place the bike in the wheel cradles, secure the frame hook down over top of the frame, and re-secure the straps. more
5/21/2014 10:12:34 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, were going to test fit the Swagman Titan Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number S63410. Well start by inserting the shank of the bike rack into the hitch. Well line up the pin holes, thread in the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Well finish that off by putting the clip on the other side. Now with the rack installed in this position, we have about 10 inches of ground clearance. The nearest part of the rack to the bumper is about 6-1/2 inches. more
5/21/2014 10:12:03 AM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we will be test fitting the SportRack 3 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number SR2403. We will start by taking the shank of the bike rack, setting it into the hitch, lining up the pin holes, threading in the anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, and finishing it off with the clip. Once on the van, we have about 9-1/2" of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the van is about 1-1/2" away, and the overall length with the arms folded is roughly 9". At the bottom of the mast of the rack, we can pull the black pin. That allows us to drop the rack backwards, and this will give us full access to the back of our van. Once the rack is back in the upright position, we can go ahead and remove the black pin at the top of the mast. This will allow us to swing the arms outward. more
5/21/2014 10:10:07 AM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna Mini Van, we will be test fitting the SoftRide Element Parallelogram Tilting Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR26248. Well start off by inserting the shank of the bike rack into the trailer hitch. We will then line up the pin hole. Well then insert the anti-rattle bolt and tightening it down with a wrench. With the rack installed, we have about 9 inches of ground clearance. The nearest point of the rack to the car is about 2 inches. more
5/21/2014 10:09:16 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we will be test fitting the SoftRide Dura Parallelogram Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR26247 We will start by taking the shank of the bike rack, inserting then into the hitch, thread in then the anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, and securing in it with the lock. One nice feature of this rack is the ability to remove the arms when theyre not in use. With the rack installed, we have about 9 inches of ground clearance, 4-1/2 inches from the nearest part of the van to the rack, and weve added about 14 inches of overall length. With the arms installed on the rack, we have about 39 inches of overall length on our Toyota. Now were ready to load up our bike. The first thing we need to do is loosen up the cradle straps, place the bike into the cradle, and secure the straps. more
5/21/2014 10:08:33 AM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna van, we will be test fitting the Saris Axis 3-bike rack for 1-1/4- and 2-inch hitches, part number SA843B. First, we'll start by inserting the shank of the bike rack into the trailer hitch. We'll line up the pin holes and thread in the bolt from driver's side to passenger's side, tightening it down with a wrench. We'll finish that off by securing the bolt lock on the other side. With the rack installed, overall ground clearance is about 10 inches, and its nearest point to the vehicle is about 3-1/2. With the arms folded, it adds about an additional 12 inches in length to our van. To raise the arms on our rack, release the tabs on top, loosen them up a bit, and slide the arms towards the center mast. Rotate them to the desired position, sliding the arms back outward, tighten down and lock the tabs back in place. Now, we're going to loosen up the cradle straps on the rack, grab our bike, and secure it into the cradle by tightening down the straps. As you may notice, our bike is sitting pretty close to the back of the van, about 3 inches away. more
5/20/2014 11:42:13 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5-bike rack for 2-inch hitches, part number HR9200. We will start by inserting the shank of the rack into the trailer hitch. We will then thread in the anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, and then securing it with a clip on the other side. With the rack installed, we have about 9 inches of ground clearance, 9 inches from the closest part of the rack to the van, and we've added about an additional 13-1/2 inches of length to our Toyota. We can go ahead and extend the arms. To do so, we just turn the knobs at the end of the arms, spinning them all the way out, allowing us to pull the arms out and then upwards, and then back in, and then tightening back down the knobs. With the arms extended, we've added about 41 inches of overall length to our van. Now, we can get ready to install our bike. The first thing we need to do is undo the cradle straps. more
5/20/2014 11:38:42 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna minivan we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom 4-bike rack for 2" hitches. It's part number SA4414B. We will start by inserting the shank of the bike rack into the receiver, lining up the pinholes, and threading the anti-rattle bolt from driver to passenger side, tightening it down with a wrench, and finishing it off with the safety clip on the other side. With the rack in this position we have about 8-1/2" of ground clearance. Our nearest point to the van is about 2-1/2". The overall length is about 18". Now we'll fold down our bike rack by pushing the gray lever at the top. more
5/20/2014 6:43:42 AM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna mini-van we'll be test fitting the Pro Rack 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number PR8062404. We will start by inserting the shank of the bike rack into the hitch. Insert the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench, securing it with a clip on the other side. With the rack installed we have about 9 inches of ground clearance, about 4 1/2 inches to the nearest point of the car from the rack and an overall added length of about 34 inches. We can remove the silver pin at the bottom of the rack mast, leaning it backwards allowing us to gain full access to the back of our van. Now we can undo the cradle straps, sit the bike into the cradle and redo the straps and we're ready to go. That concludes today's test of the Pro Rack 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number Pr8062404, on a 2014 Toyota Sienna. . more
5/15/2014 12:25:58 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna well be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot platform style two bike rack for one and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number PS63134.We will start by inserting the shank of the rack into the trailer hitch. We will then line up the pin holes, slide in the pin and secure it with a clip on the other side. With the rack installed we have about 10 inches of ground clearance. The nearest point of the rack to the van is about five and a half inches, and it has added about 21 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. At the bottom of the mast we can remove the two pins that are securing the wheel cradles. We can then lower the wheel cradles into place. more
5/15/2014 12:24:19 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Sienna we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 bike rack for 1 1/4- and 2-inch hitches, part number HR8500. We will start by inserting the shank of the rack into the trailer hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in the anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, and secure it with a pin on the other side. Now with the rack installed in this position, we've about 9 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the rack to the van sits pretty close at about 1 1/2 inches and we've extended the overall length of the van by about 9 inches. Next we can pull the black pin at the bottom of the mast. This will allow the rack to lean backwards and we can gain full access to the back of our Toyota. Now with the rack back in the upright position we can go ahead and swing out the arms. more
5/13/2014 12:11:32 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack Part No. 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 11 1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about a quarter of an inch away and we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Toyota. We can now lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out we've added about 31 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. more
2/6/2014 3:50:17 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well thread in our inside ready 00:00:12 bolts 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 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about five inches away and weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of our Toyota. We can now remove the gold pin at the top of the mast and swing our dual arms out. With the cradle arms out, weve added about 33 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. To access the rear hatch, we can pull the gold pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
1/24/2014 10:45:25 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, Hitch-Mounted 2-bike rack, Part #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 we will 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 16 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1 1/2 inch and we've added about 15 inches to the overall length of our Toyota with the cradle arms pointing down. We can now lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 24 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. more
1/24/2014 10:44:25 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex, Hitch-Mounted 4-bike rack, Part #TH9025. 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 will 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. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1/4 inch away and we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We can now lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 31 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. more
1/24/2014 10:19:21 AM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we'll be test fitting the Sporttrack, Super EZ, platform-style, 2-bike rack, Part #SR2901LR. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We will thread in the anti-rattle bolts,tighten it down with a wrench and then secure the lock on the other side. 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. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 7 inches away and we've added about 23 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. To lower the platform and access the rear hatch, we can pull the three black pins at the base of the bike rack to fold down the wheel trays as well as the mast. more
1/24/2014 10:06:14 AM
SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna we'll be test fitting the SportRack Platform Style Hitch Mounted 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SR2902. We'll begin our test today by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. From the back of the bike rack we have about 18 inches of ground clearance. From the lowest point of the bike rack we have about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6-1/4 of an inch away, and we've added about 40 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. To access the cargo area we'll need to pull down the two sets of three pins at the base of each part of the carrier. more
1/24/2014 10:02:02 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Hitch Mounted Four-Bike Rack part number S63410. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank in the bike rack into the opening of the hitch, while threading our anti-rattle bolt, and tightening it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go through a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away, and we've added about 17 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.We can now lift up on the black lever at the top of the mast, and swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, you've added about 33 inches to the overall length of our Sienna. more
1/17/2014 4:56:37 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife hitch mounted four bike rack, part number S63450. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in the anti-rattle bolts and tighten it down using a wrench. The bike rack's secured. We'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 10" of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 1/4" away and we've added about 14" to the overall length of our vehicle. We can now lift up on the black lever at the top of the mast to swing out our dual arms. more
1/17/2014 4:52:33 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test-fitting the Rhino Rack, hitch mounted four-bike rack for two-inch hitches, 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 down with a wrench, and then secure it with the lock. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they two fit together. We have about 32 1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three inches away, and we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Toyota. more
1/13/2014 4:26:26 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Siena we'll be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot Platform Style 2 and 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch Hitches, Part Number PS63138. For today's test fitting we'll be using the 2 bike configuration for 2 inch hitches. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using 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 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away and we've added about 22 inches to the overall length of our Siena. more
1/10/2014 8:23:45 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Sienna- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Siena, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Mounted 5 Bike Rack, Part Number HR9200. 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 and tighten it down using 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. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away. more
1/10/2014 11:26:28 AM
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