Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback, we'll be doing a test fit on the Yakima HoldUp Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack. That's part number Y02443. I've already got it loaded up on the Outback just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it holds our two bikes. It actually holds our bikes with zero frame contact. We have this wheel hook going over our front wheel putting down pressure into the front wheel cradle, and then for the rear we have a strap going over the rear wheel and it rackets down into place, so that's going to be nice and tight. One of the best features about this bike rack is it has ability to tilt away from our vehicle so we can gain access to our rear hatch. Go ahead and make your way over to the center pin here, pull out, and then we can get into our rear hatch. more

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8/20/2016 10:36:43 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru Outback, we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat NV 2.0 platform-style 2-bike rack. That's part number NV22G. Now, it's also available in a 4-bike rack, and that's part number NV22G-NA22G. I've already got it loaded up on the Outback, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it holds our bikes. It actually holds our bikes without any frame contact at all. We've got this large wheel hook going over our wheel, putting down pressure into the front wheel cradle, and then here at the rear, we've got a strap going over our rear wheel and keeping that in place. more

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8/20/2016 10:36:27 AM

Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru outback wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Trailrider II bike rack. Part number HR200. 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 this bike is attached to the rack,, we are going to have three points of contact. We are going to have a padded frame hook up at the top, here. more

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8/12/2016 8:59:25 AM

Rola TX-104 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the ROLA TX-104 4 Bike Rack, part number 59401. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first feature I'd like to show off is the fact that it has an integrated cable lock in the center of the mast. You pull this out of the mast, wrap it around your bikes, attach it to this end here and lock it into place to prevent theft and tampering. The cradles are adjustable along the length of the bike rack to make loading a little bit easier. How the bikes attach to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here, one off to the side and that's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike moving too far back and forth. more

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8/12/2016 8:59:08 AM

Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be test fitting the Pro-Series Q-Slot platform-style bike rack, part number PS63138. 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. As you can see, this can carry up to four bikes, however you can actually take off this end section here and make it just a two-bike carrier as well. It grips the bike in three locations. We have a frame hook up at the top, which is padded. We also have two hook and loop straps on either wheel to keep those in place as well. Those wheel cradles are adjustable, all you do is loosen up these knobs and you can move it the length of those bars. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more

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8/12/2016 8:58:46 AM

Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack, part number SR26248. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer looks and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature of this rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached. To do that you come to this black handle on the passenger side of the mast, pull out and let it come towards you. Then we have full access to our rear hatch to get whatever it is we need with plenty of space on either side to do so. To put it back in its original position just simply push it up until it lines up, you'll hear that click. The cradles themselves are adjustable, you'll have to remove these plastic pieces in between to get them to move. more

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8/12/2016 8:58:26 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test-fitting the Swagman Dispatch platform rack, part number S64684. This can carry up to two bikes. You already have a bike installed so let's go ahead and show off some of the features. It has adjustable wheel cradles on both sides to accommodate different size bikes and to make fitting the bikes a little bit easier. How it actually grips the bikes, it's going to have three points of contact. We're going to have a padded frame hook up at the to make sure your bike doesn't get scratched once you install it. more

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8/12/2016 8:58:09 AM

Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today in our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Curt Premium 4 bike rack on number C18064. 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. You notice here that without arms themselves, they're more narrow at the start of it and they branch out. This is so you can fit different style of bikes on this such as children's and alternate frames. The cradles themselves are adjustable, the length of the arms and we also have these reflectors on the ends, and also, on the back of the mast we have this tie down here. That's recommended for when you're using Curt hitches, so you use the stabilization strap to keep the bike from moving to far back and forth while you're driving. It grips your bike by its frame in three parts. more

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8/12/2016 8:57:50 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon NV22B- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be testing fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 bike rack, part number NV22G. 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 one I'd like to show off is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that there's this latch here toward the center of the mast, you'll just hold onto the bike rack as you do this, you pull towards you, let it come down gently, and with that we have full access to the rear hatch to get whatever we need with plenty of space on either side to do so. You can see that it had plenty of space between the handle bars and the hatch as well and from the center bar handlebar to the edge that's going to be about 9 inches. more

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8/12/2016 8:56:43 AM

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Holdup 2 bike rack, part number Y02443. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now the first thing I like to show off is the fact that this can actually tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, making sure you're holding onto the bike rack as you do this, come to this red knob at the end, pull it out, and gently let it come down. With the bike rack in this position, we can actually gain access to the rear hatch with just enough clearance for our handlebars to do so. more

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8/12/2016 8:56:06 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9034- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule T2 Pro 2-bike Rack, Part #TH9034. 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 one I'd like to show off is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, there's this gray handle at the end here. You pull it towards you, and you can tilt it away. more

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8/12/2016 8:49:50 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon S64650- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to test-fitting this Swagman XC Two-Bike Rack, part number S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of its features. Now, how this actually grips to the bike rack, you'd normally have one point of contact with the bike's frame, and that's going to be this padded frame hook up at the top. It's padded to ensure that your bike will not get scratched once you get it installed. We also have these wheel wells here on either side. You loosen up those screws and you can actually adjust them to the length of those arms ton accommodate different size bikes and to make fitting two bikes a little bit easier. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more

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8/12/2016 8:49:23 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru Forester we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway 2-bike rack, part number TH912XTR. We already have a bike installed so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The cradles themselves are maneuverable so you can adjust it for whatever two bikes you want to put on there. How the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up at the top here and one off to the side. That's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bike in front of it and damaging them both. more

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8/1/2016 9:27:18 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Forester- Video

Today, on our 2014 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XC2 Bike Rack, Part Number S64650. We already have our bike installed. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is actually attached to the rack . We're going to have one point of contact with the bike's frame. There's going to be this frame hook up here at the top, which is padded so your bike will not get scratched once you install it. We also have two wheel cradles here at the bottom which are adjustable to accommodate different size bikes. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more

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8/1/2016 9:27:00 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Forester, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style 2 Bike Rack. That Part number is TH912XTR. We already have our bike secured down but first we're going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps. Two on our frame, and one as our anti sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those. more

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7/6/2016 8:37:12 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Subaru Forester TH9029XT- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Forester, we're doing a test fit Thule Vertex hanging style 4 bike rack. That part number TH9029XT. We already have our bike secured down, I'm first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame, and one is right anti sway in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those, and we can pull our bike off, and set it off to the side. Now we'll take a few measurements here, first is going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle, we're to have about 34 1/2 inches. more

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7/6/2016 8:36:56 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek nv22B- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 bike rack, part number NV22G. 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 one I like to show off is that fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, you hold onto the bike rack, come up to this latch on the passenger side, pull down like so, just gently let it down, and now we have access to our rear hatch to get whatever we need with plenty of space on both sides to do so. Go ahead and lift that back into position. How the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. more

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7/1/2016 10:49:23 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the RockyMount SplitRail Platform Style 2 bike rack. That part number is RKY1140. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back and underneath this portion here there's a handle. We're just going to pull that out and that's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. more

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7/1/2016 10:37:50 AM

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Yakima Hold Up Platform Style 2 Bike Bike Rack. That part number is Y02443. Now we already have our bike secured down. First we're first going to show you one of the key features of the rack. We're going to come here to the back, lift up on our rack, and then pull out on our red pin, and that's going to allow us to tilt our back rack fully loaded away from our vehicle. With that tilted away, we're going to gain access into our back hatch area, to get anything in or out that we may need. You may notice we have a few inches between that door and our handlebars whenever it's opening. more

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7/1/2016 10:37:37 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is NV22G. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. I'm going to grab onto the end of our bike rack and pull down on the lever on the side here. That's going to allow us to actually tilt our bike rack with our bike's fully attached away from our vehicle. This is great because we do have that automatic hatch here. more

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7/1/2016 10:37:22 AM

Thule Hitching-Post-Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH934XTR. Now, we already have our bike secured down. First, going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps altogether, 2 on our frame here and 1 as our anti-sway in the back. We're just going to pull down and lift up to release those. more

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7/1/2016 10:37:08 AM

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number Y02443. As you can see, 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 important feature about this bike rack is it's ability to tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, there's going to be a red knob up here at the front. You want to hold onto the bike rack while you do this. more

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6/28/2016 12:01:06 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Y02443-2- Video

Today on this 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp 4-Bike Rack, part number Y02443-2. This has the capacity to carry up to 4 bikes or 2 bikes if you take off the extension. 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. One of the nicest features about this rack is its ability to tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached. Holding onto the bike rack, you'll see this red knob at the front here. We're going to lift up a little bit. more

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6/16/2016 2:06:07 PM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek RKY1140- Video

Today on this 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the RockyMount SplitRail 2 bike platform rack part number RKY1140. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the top features of this bike rack is it's ability to tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, you want to hold on the bike rack, never the bike. There's a handle at the front here, which is pretty nice because some of the other bike racks that do this, their handle is off to the side and it makes it a little bit awkward to try to lower it. more

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6/16/2016 10:56:06 AM

Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XTC4 platform-style 4-bike rack. That part number is S64665. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. In the front and in the back at our tire we have our wheel cradle, and then we have a rubber strap that secures our tires into place. Those are quick and easy to remove. more

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5/17/2016 1:26:58 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro platform style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9034. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over one of the main features of this rack. When we come here to the back, you'll see a grey portion of our handle. We're just going to squeeze that back towards the black portion and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle to gain full access into our back hatch area. more

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5/17/2016 1:26:30 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca TH912XTR- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down and we're first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting that up to release them. Save that anti-sway for last there. more

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5/17/2016 1:26:20 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca TH9029XT- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9029XT. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here, and then one as our anti-sway in the back. I'm going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release, and we can remove our bike and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, we'll take a look at some of the features of our rack itself. We've got our integrated cable lock up here, we also have a few other features like the grooves down in the bottom of the cradle so that your brake line can sit there without damaging them, and of course we have that locking portion down here at the back that's going to attach to our integrated cable to prevent any theft or tampering. Now we can take a few measurements here. more

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5/17/2016 1:26:06 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is S63380. We already have our bikes secured down, so we're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with four straps all together, three on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing those. Then we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. more

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5/17/2016 1:18:16 PM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca, we're doing a test it of the Kuat NV Platform Style Four Bike Rack. That part number is N105-107. We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We actually can tilt this rack away from our vehicle with the whole thing fully loaded with all four bikes on it. What we're going to do is come around here to the passenger side. more

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5/17/2016 1:17:53 PM

Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca we're doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 and 4 Bike Rack. That part number is PS63138. Now we already have our bike secured down. First going to show you how we do that. At the front and back tire we have hook and loop straps that are just going to hold our tires down in place into our wheel cradles. In the center here we have our frame hook. more

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5/17/2016 1:17:29 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca S64650- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XC-2 Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two wheel cradles in place with our frame hook in the middle here. That's really going to hold our bike down and into our wheel cradles. Now you may be worried because we don't have those straps like you would usually see on your rack, but after reading customer reviews and my own experience with the bike rack, we shouldn't have to worry about that coming loose or anything like that. more

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5/17/2016 1:17:05 PM

Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom platform-style 2-bike rack for fat bikes. That's going to be part number SA4412B-FB. We've already got it loaded up on our Subaru just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to secure our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in three spots. We have a wheel strap going over our front wheel cradle there attaching into itself. Same thing for the rear. more

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5/16/2016 9:46:35 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom platform-style 2-bike rack. That's part number SA4412B. I've already got it loaded up on the Crosstrek just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to secure our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in three spots. We have wheel straps for the front cradle and the back cradle here. We have, for our down tube, a cradle going over that and keeping our bike in place. more

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5/16/2016 9:46:18 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek. We'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Transfer 2-bike rack and 3-bike rack. That's part number TS02G for the 2-bike rack, and part number TS03G for the 3-bike rack. Now the only difference between the 2-bike rack and the 3-bike rack is of course the extra cradles and about 10". Just keep that in mind when making your selection. I've already got it loaded up on the Subaru just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it secures our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in two spots. more

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5/16/2016 9:46:06 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek TS03B- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Transfer 3-bike rack. That's part number TS03G. Now I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually secures our bike in two spots. We have this large wheel hook going over our front wheel in front of our brakes, or our fork, whatever comes first, putting down pressure into our front wheel cradle. Then in the back we just have a wheel strap going over and back into itself, and ratcheting down and keeping that in place. One of the greatest features about this bike rack is it has the ability to tilt away so we can gain better access to our rear hatch. more

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5/16/2016 9:36:20 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek TS03B-FB- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Transfer 3-bike rack for fat bikes. That's part number TS03G-FB. Now it's also available in a 2-bike rack version for fat bikes; that's part number TS02G-FB. I've already got it loaded up on the XV Crosstrek just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to secure our fat bikes. It actually secures our fat bikes in three spots. We have this large wheel hook going over our front wheel, putting down pressure into our wheel cradle here. more

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5/16/2016 9:36:06 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style Bike Rack. That part number is TH9034. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over some features, take a few measurements, and go over how our bike is secured down. First feature I want to show you is our tilting feature, because we can do this with our bike attached. We're going to pull on our handle back here and lower that bike rack down. more

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5/11/2016 3:02:23 PM

Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Softride Element Parallelogram Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is SR26248. We already have our bike installed. We're first going to show you one of the big features about this rack. Unlike most hanging style racks, this one actually can tilt away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. To do that, we've got a black T pin here on the other side. more

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5/11/2016 3:02:00 PM

Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Pro-Series Q-Slot platform-style 2 and 4-bike rack. That part number is PS63138. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. At the front and the back tire we have hook and loop straps that are going to hold our tires in place. In the center we have a frame hook. That's really going to hold our bike down and into our wheel cradles. more

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5/11/2016 3:01:42 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XC2 platform-style bike rack. That part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down. We first going to show you how we do that. We have two wheel cradles in place with a frame hook in the middle here. This is what's really going to hold our bike down into our cradles. more

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5/9/2016 11:39:20 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro Platform-style two bike rack. That part number is TH9034. We already have our bike secured down. We're going to go over one of the main features of this platform-style rack. We're going to come down here to the back and grab onto the handle and squeeze the gray portion towards ourselves. We're going to be able to tilt this away from our vehicle and gain access into the back hatch area. more

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5/9/2016 11:38:46 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Crosstrek TH912XTR- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH912XTR. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing those and we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. more

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5/9/2016 11:38:18 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Crosstrek TH9029XT- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Crosstrek we're taking a look at the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack, that part number is TH9029XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that and then we'll go over some features. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We'll start by pulling those out and releasing them. Then we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. Now, in the center of the mass portion you'll see a bike lock here. more

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5/9/2016 11:37:53 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Thule Double Track platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH990XT. Now we already have our bike secured into place. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have our ratcheting strap at the front and back tire. How we release those, we're going to lift up on the gray portion of that strap. more

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5/3/2016 9:36:06 AM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on this 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 4 Bike Platform Rack, part number N105-107. 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 feature I like to show off is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, there's this silver handle on the passenger side here. You're going to want to pull that out, like so, and holding onto the bike rack, let it gently come forward and with that we have access to our rear hatch to get anything we need. To put the bike rack back into position, just simply lift up and when you hear that click, it's locked into place. How the bike is actually attached to the rack, you're going to have two points of contact, we're going to have a wheel hook up at the front here and a wheel strap towards the rear. more

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5/2/2016 10:26:58 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex hanging style 4-bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. You have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap here in the back. That's going to prevent that bike from swinging back and forth and either hitting your bike rack or other vehicles around it. more

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5/2/2016 10:26:27 AM

Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on this 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC4 4-Bike Rack, part number S64665. We already have a bike attached to the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at it and show off some of the features. How the bike is actually to the vehicle, we're going to have 3 points of contact with only 1 point of contact being your frame, and that's going to be the hook up here, which is padded so your bike will not get scratched up when it's being installed, and then there's wheel straps on both the front and rear wheels. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. Start with the wheel straps first. Now, when you loosen up the frame hook, you want to make sure you hold on to the bike at all times so it doesn't go falling forward into the vehicle. You'll see this gray button here. more

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4/27/2016 9:36:06 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon ETTHT2P-1- Video

Today on this 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be testing the Thule 2T Pro 2 Bike Rack, part#TH9035. This is for 1 1/4 inch hitches only. Let's go ahead and take a look at some of the features. The first feature I like to show off is the fact that it can actually tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that we'll come to the front here with this handle, we'll pull in, gently let it down and now we have access to our rear hatch to get whatever it is we need. Plenty of space for that as well. To put it back in it's original position you simply grab it by the handle as you did before, lift up ... more

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4/26/2016 9:36:06 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Legacy- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Legacy, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame here, and 1 other anti-sway in the back. I'm going to start by releasing those. more

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4/25/2016 11:07:53 AM

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