Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it so we can use it with an 1-1/4" or a 2" hitch. Part number on it is TH934XTR. To begin our test fit we just slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough to line up our threaded hole in our shank with our hitch pinhole. Those in line, we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, which is provided; we'll just thread that in. more

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9/25/2014 9:02:38 AM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike rack. They've designed it for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number is TH9042. Now this is also available in a 3-bike configuration. The part number: TH9043. To begin our test fit we're going to hold out on our black attached pin, slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. more

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9/24/2014 8:40:19 PM

Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Softride Parallelogram. This is a folding tilt-away style 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4 or 2" hitches. Part Number on it is SR26248. To begin our test fit we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Now I've got one threaded pin hole here and one threaded pin hole here. more

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9/10/2014 1:58:46 PM

Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we want to line up our pinhole and our threaded pinhole. We can then take the anti-rattle bolt which is provided, slide it in from the driver side to the passenger side, and thread it on in. more

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9/3/2014 11:48:20 AM

Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Swagman XTC4. This is a 4-bike platform style rack, designed to tilt up against your vehicle when not in use. Part number on it is S64665. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to slide it in far enough to line up our thread hole with our hitch pinhole. Now that we have those in line with each other we're going to take our anti-rattle bolt which is provided, we're going to thread that in. With it just hand tight, you can see there's still some play and some movement to our rack so now we'll take our wrench and tighten that bolt down. As we do this it draws the shank of the rack over against the receiver tube. more

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8/29/2014 11:10:56 AM

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with inch and a quarter or 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is Y02462. If you need a little extra room, we do have this in a 5-bike as well. That part number is Y02463. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. more

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8/28/2014 11:45:58 AM

Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Softride Dura parallelogram. This tilt-away style four bike rack has been designed for use of inch and a quarter or two-inch hitches. Part number on it is sr26247. To begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. On the passenger side here, there are two threaded holes. I'm going to use the one thats closest to the front of the vehicle.Thats going to help to give us as much room as possible, or as much clearance back here. more

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8/28/2014 11:26:11 AM

Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Thelma. This is a platform style tilting 3-bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is Sa4239. Now, to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough so that our threaded hole is going to line up with our hitch pinhole. Then take our provided anti-rattle bolt. more

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8/28/2014 11:24:16 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test on the Saris Freedom. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA4414B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to want to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. We'll then take our provided anti-rattle bolt and we'll thread that in until we've got it hand tight. more

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8/28/2014 11:23:30 AM

Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we are going to do a test fit on the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting three bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Part number on it is SA843B. Now to begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll slide it in far enough to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. We'll then slide in our anti rattle bolt and begin to fed that in from the left hand side to the right. more

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8/28/2014 11:22:44 AM

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox 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 with 2" hitches and also 1-1/4" hitches. Part number on it is SA4025. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to want to line up our threaded pinhole with our hitch pinhole, then take our anti-rattle bolt. We're going to thread that in. more

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8/28/2014 10:51:57 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Swagman Titan. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with an inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Part number on it is S63410. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Now as we slide it in, we're going to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. With those in line, we'll now take our anti-rattle bolt, which is provided, slide that in and begin tightening it down. more

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8/28/2014 10:23:30 AM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Kuat NV. This is a platform style folding and tilting 4 bike rack. As you can see, they've designed for use in 2" hitches and the black and chrome are part numbers N105-107. If you prefer, we have a gunmetal gray and orange finish, really nice looking rack. That part number is N101-103. To begin our test fit on the NV, we're going to place the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. more

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8/28/2014 9:55:23 AM

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