Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevy Equinox 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 our hitch. With that in place, we'll go ahead and line up the hitch pin holes and then thread in our anti-rattle hitch bolt. Go ahead and get this tightened down by hand and then we can finish it off with our wrench. This will help take any extra play out of the shank of the rack and helps eliminate movement overall when going down the road. As you can see we're nice and tight there. more

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10/16/2014 1:58:12 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Rack, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin holes, and insert the attached red pin. We'll then move to the back of the rack and use the hand knob to engage our anti-rattle device, which will secure our DoubleDown Ace to our Equinox. Next, we'll go over some key measurements. The ground clearance at the back of the rack is about 10 inches. The closest part of the DoubleDown Ace to our Equinox is about 3-1/2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 9 inches to the overall length of our Equinox. Next, we can pull the knob at the base of our rack to tilt the mast down. This allows us to gain access to our cargo area. more

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9/27/2013 3:07:39 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2 Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace two-bike rack, Part Number Y02450. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin holes, and insert the attached red pin. We'll then move to the back of the rack and use the hand knob to engage our anti-rattle device, which will secure our DoubleDown Ace to our Equinox. Next, we'll go over some key measurements. The ground clearance at the back of the rack is about 10 inches. The closest part of the DoubleDown Ace to our Equinox is about 3-1/2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 9 inches to the overall length of our Equinox. more

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9/27/2013 3:07:32 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Equinox we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex Four Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over some key measurements. We have elven inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the rack to our Equinox is about three inches. We have added twelve inches to the overall length of our Chevrolet Equinox. We'll pull the lever at the base of the carrier to allow our carrier to tilt away from the vehicle. This allows us to gain access to the cargo area of our vehicle by being able to open our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the lever at the top of the mast to swing down the dual arms. With these out, we've added thirty-six inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll go ahead and undo the cradle straps to expose our cradles, place our bike onto the frame cradles, and secure it by tightening down each strap. With that done, our bike is all loaded up and we're ready to hit the road. That completes today's test fit of the Thule Vertex Four Bike Carrier, part number TH9029, on our 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. . more

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9/27/2013 3:07:23 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today, on our 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding Tilting 4-Bike Rack with anti-sway, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over some key measurements. We have 9-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the Equinox is about 5 inches. We've added 16 inches to the overall length of our Equinox. more

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9/27/2013 3:07:19 PM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2 Bike Carrier, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and allow the attached pin to fall into place. We'll then move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over some key measurements. We have about 10 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the Equinox is about 2 inches. We've added about 16-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Chevrolet Equinox. We'll pull the lever at the base of the carrier to allow our carrier to tilt away from the vehicle. more

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9/27/2013 3:07:13 PM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex four bike carrier, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and allow our attached pin to fall in place. We'll then move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle, and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go ahead and go over some key measurements. We have about 12 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the Equinox is about two inches. We've added twelve inches to the overall length of our Chevrolet Equnox. We'll pull the lever at the base of the mast to allow our carrier to tilt away from our vehicle. This allows us to gain access to the cargo area of the Equinox by openingour rear hatch. With our mast back in it's upright position, we'll pull the lever at the top of the mast to swing out our dual arms. more

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9/27/2013 3:07:08 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan Four Bike Carrier, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now well go over some key measurements. We have a ground clearance of 14 inches. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Equinox is about 6 inches. more

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9/27/2013 3:07:04 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on this 2005 Chevrolet Equinox were going to do a quick test fit of part #: th990xt, the Thule double track bike carrier. This bike rack will fit both class 2 and class 2 receiver hitches along with class 3 as well. In this application well be using a class 2 hitch. Well start of by installing the rack into the hitch, then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. The rack does come with a tool to tighten down the bolt, but inch will work just fine. Once the bolt is tightened down we can install the lock on the other side. more

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2/27/2012 1:32:11 PM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

install-=sprotrack-ez-chevy-equinox-a30901 Alright today on this 2005 Chevy Equinox we are going to do t test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack, their 2 bike easy hitch mounted rack. This bike rack will fit inch and 1/4 receiver hitches, class one and class two, and also class three receiver hitches. In this application we will be using a class 2 receiver hitch. Okay we will start off by installing the bike rack into the hitch and tightening down the anti-rattle bolt, and then to tighten down the bolt we will use a 3/4 inch wrench. Then we will use our safety clip on the other side of the bolt. Next we will give you some measurements that will give you an idea of clearance between the bumper and the rack, and the rack and the ground. more

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12/1/2011 3:07:04 PM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Okay today on this 2005 Chevy Equinox, we are going to do a quick test fit of part number y02420, Yakima StickUp 2 Bike rack. This bicycle rack will work with 1-1/4 receiver hitches class 2 only as we are going to use with this application, and also with the included bushing will work on 2 by 2 trailer hitches as well. Well go ahead by starting off installing the bike rack into the hitch, well install the anti-rattle bolt, and we will apply our clip on the other side. Now Yakima does include a tool to help tighten down the bolt, however a wrench works just as well. Okay now I will give you some measurements that will give you an idea of clearance between the bicycle rack and the vehicle, and the bicycle rack and the ground. At its closest point to the vehicle bumper we are looking at 1 of clearance, and from the bottom of the bike rack down to the ground were looking at 12 of clearance. more

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12/1/2011 3:07:04 PM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

install-rhodegear-highway-2005-chevy-equinox-rg80152 Today on this 2005 Chevy Equinox, we are going to do a test fit of the Rhodegear highway 2 bike carrier. To start off this bike carrier will fit 2 inch receiver hitches as well as inch and 1/4 class one and class two inchess. This application will be using a class 2 receiver hitch, we will use the anti-rattle bolt to hold it in place and we inchesll use the 3/4 inch wrench to tighten it down, and then we will install the safety clip on the other side. The distance between the bumper and the bike rack is going to be 4-3/4 inches, and then next we will give you the measurement between the ground and the bottom of the bike rack, which will be 11 inches. Alright we will go ahead and remove the pin at the bottom. We will go ahead and tilt back the bicycle rack, and check for access to the back of the vehicle. more

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12/1/2011 3:07:00 PM

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