Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer NV22B- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now 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 and pull down on our lever. 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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4/21/2017 9:27:49 AM

Yakima SwingDaddy Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Yakima SwingDaddy hanging-style 4-bike rack. That part number is Y02464. Now 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 we're going to start by loosening up our handle. We'll loosen that completely until it hangs loose. more

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4/21/2017 9:27:28 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer TS02B- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Transfer platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TS02G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to slightly move our wheel hook out of the way and we're going to push on our foot pedal there. That will allow us to fold our bike rack out of the way with our bikes fully loaded. more

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4/21/2017 9:27:21 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer TH9054- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Thule Doubletrack Pro platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9054. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We have our cradles back here with our cam buckle straps. We'll just push on the cams on the outside. more

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4/21/2017 9:27:15 AM

Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer we're doing a test-fit of the Hollywood Rack's Sport Rider 2 Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: HR1000. Now we all ready 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 portion and we're going to remove our pins and clips. We've got two of them here, larger one on top and the smaller one on bottom. Might help if you lift up slightly whenever pulling out that smaller pin. Now we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. We'll check our hatch door here. We'll see we have plenty of clearance. more

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4/21/2017 9:27:06 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer TH9044- Video

Today with the 2017 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Classic Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9044. Now 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 we're going to pull out on our pin. Then we'll pull down on our lever . and we can push our bike rack with our bikes fully loaded, away from our vehicle. In this position, we are going to gain that full access into our back hatch to get anything in or out that we may need. What's great about this, is we don't have to worry about removing our bikes or bike rack, and we're able to get larger or smaller items. more

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4/21/2017 9:17:32 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer TH9034XT- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro XTB platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9034XT. Now 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 back here to our handle, which is easily located at the back and easy to use. We're going to squeeze that together and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. more

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4/21/2017 9:17:25 AM

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer, we're doing a test set of the Yakima Holdup Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is Y02443. We already have our bikes secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. I'm going to come here to the back and pull out on our red pin here, and we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. What's great about this is that we're going to gain access into our back hatch area. You'll see we have just enough room between our handlebars. more

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4/21/2017 9:17:16 AM

Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting a Hollywood Racks Trail Rider, part number HR200. Now we already have our bike secured down to the bike rack. The main point holding this bike down is going to be this frame hook right here. The two cradles are going to hold the wheels. Now we do have hook-and-loop fasteners to keep the wheels in place. Just pull the straps and it will come right off. more

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1/27/2017 3:10:52 PM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting a Kuat NV 2.0 2-bike platform rack. Now as you can see, we already have our bike securely attached to the rack. One of the really nice features of this rack is you can actually tilt the rack down without having to remove it and still gain access to the back hatch. You still have room to get anything in or out that you may need. Now to lock the bike rack back in place, simply pick up and it will lock back in place. Now the bike is tied down and attached at two points, one at the rear wheel with a strap. To remove it you just push this button, pull the strap out, push this button on the hook, release it, tilt it out of the way, and your bike will come right off. more

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1/9/2017 8:47:12 AM

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer, we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HoldUp platform-style 2 bike rack. That model number is Y02443. We already have our bike secured. I'm first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to lift up at the back and then come here to the side and pull out on our red pin. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. Then, we'll open up our hatch door. more

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11/14/2016 8:44:59 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Beta hanging-style 2-bike rack. That part number is B202-2. Now 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 strap in the back. We're just going to push on the black tab and pull through to release. more

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11/14/2016 8:44:40 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today in our 2006 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 2-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. Now the most important feature about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, we go to this latch here. It's nice and easy to get to as opposed to the latches that are underneath. more

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8/19/2016 12:45:01 PM

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Male: Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be testing the Yakima Hold Up 2 bike rack. Part number Y02443. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look, and show off some of its features. Now the first impression was an expensive feature about this bike rack because the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that we'll hold on to the bike rack like so, make sure it doesn't slip out. more

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8/19/2016 12:44:18 PM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer SH22B- Video

Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 platform style 2 bike rack. That part number is, SH22B. Now, this comes in multiple different colors. Here we have the black. Also comes in a grey and a pearl color. Also, comes with a cable lock and wheel strap, although we are not using those today. more

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8/9/2016 7:06:43 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Swagman TrailHead hanging-style 4-bike rack. That part number is S63380. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with four straps altogether, three on our frame and one as our anti-sway. We're going to pull down and lift up on all of those to release them. more

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7/12/2016 8:06:16 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Explorer S64650- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XT2 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. Here in the center we have our frame hook which is going to hold our bike down into our wheel cradles. Wheel just squeeze and lift straight up on those frame hooks. more

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7/12/2016 7:58:13 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Explorer, 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, but first we're going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame here, and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those. Then we're able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. more

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7/12/2016 7:57:54 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Explorer TH9029XT- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Explorer 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. We've got 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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7/12/2016 7:57:34 AM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 4 Bike Platform Rack, part number N105-107. 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 first feature I'd like to show off is the fact that this bike rack can actually tilt with the bike still on it. To do that, there's a silver switch here on the passenger side. I want to hold onto the bike rack for this. You pull out, like so, and let the bike rack tilt forward, and we have full access to our rear hatch, without having to remove the bikes. To put it back into the originally position, you simply just lift up on the rack, until you hear that click, and it's locked into place. more

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5/2/2016 10:36:40 AM

Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Bones Hitch 2 Bike Rack, part#SA882. 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. It's going to have three points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up top, here, and one off to the side, which is going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep it from moving too far back and forth hitting onto the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. All right with that done, I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements now. With the bike rack in this position we've added about 23 inches to the rear of the vehicle. more

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4/26/2016 9:38:28 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer TS03B- Video

Today on the 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test-fitting the Kuat Transfer 3-bike platform rack, part number TS03G. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and show off some of the features. The first thing, the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still installed on it. To do that, go ahead and lift these up, holding on to the bike rack, never the bike, pushing down on this lever at the front. Gently let it down. Now we have access to our rear hatch. more

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3/28/2016 12:17:07 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Thule T2 Pro 2 bike rack, part #TH9034. As you can see we already have a bike installed on the rack and first I'd like to show you it's most important feature which is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached. You go up to the front here which has this pull handle, you pull in holding onto the bike rack, let it come forward and you have complete access to your rear hatch. Now to put it back in its original position, you just grab the handle again, lift up until you hear that click and it's locked back into place. Now what's nice about this is the fact that the handle's on the outside here where a lot of other bike racks will have handles more toward the inside, it'd be a little bit harder to get to. Okay, now how the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have 2 points of contact and absolutely no frame contact at all with your back. We'll have a wheel hook up at the front here and wheel strap at the back. more

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3/28/2016 12:16:49 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer th9029xt- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 bike rack, part #TH9029XT. As you can see, we already have a bike on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now how the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here and 1 off to the side which is going to act as an anti sway strap to keep the bike from going back and forth, possibly hitting either the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Also we have this cable lock here which will go up and around the bikes and up to this point here where it can lock and add further security for your bikes while you travel. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more

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3/28/2016 12:16:34 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer th912xtr- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack. Part number TH912XTR. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at it, and show off some of the features. How the bike attaches to the rack, you're going to have 3 points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up top, here, and one off to the side, which is going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, hitting either the bike rack, or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off, set it aside. more

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3/28/2016 12:16:22 PM

Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Softride element parallelogram tilting bike rack, part number SR26248. Now, as you can see, we already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and show off some of the features. The most important feature about this is that it actually tilts away from the bike rack with the bikes installed, which is pretty unique since this is a hanging bike rack and not a platform. To do that, there's this handle here on the passenger side, right here. Pull that out and it actually tilts away from the vehicle like so, and you can do this with all 4 bikes on it. We have access to our rear hatch, with more than enough room on either side to get what you need. more

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3/28/2016 12:16:06 PM

Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma 3-Bike Platform Rack, part number SA4239B. 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. How it's actually attached to the rack there's going to be two points of contact, and no frame contact at all. There's going to be two wheel straps on either side. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside for now. Go ahead and put our straps back into place, so we don't lose them while driving. I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements now. more

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3/28/2016 12:07:36 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Dispatch 2 Bike Platform Rack, part number S64684. 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. How the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have the frame hook up at the top, which is padded so it will not scratch or damage your bike when being installed. It has two wheel straps on either side. more

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3/28/2016 12:07:25 PM

Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today, with this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to test-fitting the Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack, part number S64665. As you can see, we already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike is attached to the rack, you're going to have three points of contact with your bike, we're going to have a frame hook up at the top here, which is padded, so it won't scratch or damage the bike when you install it, and it's going to have wheel straps on both sides. Let's go ahead and take the bike off, and set it aside. Now, when loosening up the frame hook, you want to keep hold of your bike so it doesn't fall forward into the vehicle. more

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3/28/2016 12:07:08 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer s64650- Video

Today, on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XT 2 Bike Rack, Part Number S64650. As you can see, we already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look. How it attaches to the bike rack, there's only one point of contact with your bike's frame. That's going to be the frame hook up at the top here. It's actually nice and padded, so it's not going to scratch, or dent your bike when you're putting it on. Let's go ahead and take the bike off. more

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3/28/2016 12:06:58 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer S63380- Video

Today, on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to test fitting the Swagman Trail Head 4 Bike Rack, Part Number S63380. 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. How the bike is attached to the rack, you're going to have 4 points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have 3 straps up at the top here, and 1 off to the side, and that's going to act as a anti sway strap to keep the bike from going back and forth too far, to hit either the bike rack, or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. With that done, I'm going to go ahead and put the straps back into place just so we don't lose them while driving. Now I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements. more

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3/28/2016 12:06:41 PM

Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot Platform Style 4 Bike Rack part number PS63138. 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. How this bike is actually attached to the rack, you're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have a frame hook up at the top here, which is padded so it's not going scratch or dent your bike at all when you put it on. It also has hook and loop straps on either wheel to hold them in place. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. Take the wheel straps off first. Now with the frame hooks, you have a knob on the side here. more

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3/28/2016 12:06:07 PM

Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Inno Tire Hold Hitch Bike Rack, part number INH305-306. As you can see, we already have a bike installed on the rack. The first thing I like to show off is pretty much the most important feature, which is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. You come up to the front here to the switch, pull out on it, holding onto the bike rack. Let it tilt down. Now we have access to our hatch without having to remove the bikes. more

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3/28/2016 11:58:48 AM

Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Narrator: Today in this 2016 Ford Explorer. We're going to be testing fitting the Curt Premium 4 bike rack. Part number 18064. As you can see we already have a bike on the rack. Lets take a closer look and show off some of the features. First how the bike is actually attached to the rack you're going to have three points of contact with your bikes frame. We're going to have two straps up top here and one off to the side here, which is going to act as an anti sway strap. more

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3/28/2016 11:56:51 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2015 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. As you can see we have a bike already installed on the rack. 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, you're going to have three points of contact to your bikes frame. You're going to have two straps up top here, as well as one off to the side which is going to act as an anti-sway strap to keep it from moving back and forth possibly hitting the bike rack or the bike in front of it. Let's go ahead and remove the bike and set it off to the side. more

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2/29/2016 9:37:01 AM

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Explorer- Video

Today in our 2010 Ford Explorer, we're test fitting the Yakima Fulltilt. This the pulling and tilting four bike style rack. It's been designed for use with the 1-1/4 or the 2 inch hitches. The part number on this is Y02462. You can see the Fulltilt. It's going to use 3 zips grips to hold our bike into place. In the three framing, you've got two through the frame tube here in the top and one here on the back for the anti-sway. more

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8/19/2015 4:21:06 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer th9031xt- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're test-fitting the Thule Vertex Swing. It's been designed for use in two inch hitches. Part number is TH9031XT. It does have an incorporated cable lock, that's something that they've recently added, that's designed to go over the frames of your bike and keep them secured to the rack. It uses a Thule One Key Tumbler System, so if you've already got some you can replace it with a matching key. If not you can start your step with whichever number shows up. The swing feature, that's always the big question: how does it work, what does it do Right here we have the large, black t-handle bolt. more

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7/27/2015 4:16:25 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer TH9029XT- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're test fitting the Thule Vertex. This is a platform-style folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed so we can use it with the 1-1/4" or with 2" hitches. Part number on it is TH9029XT. Now the Vertex is a really nice solid rack. Is going to offer an integrated cable. more

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7/27/2015 4:16:06 PM

Thule EasyFold Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer police interceptor, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Easy Fold 2. This is going to be your platform style 2-bike rack, specifically designed for your e-bikes, because it's a terrific weight capacity. It has 132 max pound weight capacity. Capable of carrying 66-pounds per bike per side. It is going to be compatible with your 2" and you 1-1/4" receivers and it will be part # TH9032. As you can see we've already got a bike up here. It is not a new bike but it is so you can see what it looks like with a bike on it. more

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6/2/2015 3:16:06 PM

SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Explorer SR2403- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor, we're going to be doing a test fit of this SportRack 3. This is going to be your hanging style 3-bike rack for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch receivers. It's going to be part number SR2403. If you look up here, you can see that we already have it installed in our vehicle, so you can see where it looks and how it fits. First things we're going to do is get some measurements. Starting with our closest distance first, which is going be from the receiver to the front side of this bracket. It's going to be about 3-3/4 inches. more

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5/6/2015 2:42:25 PM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 4. This is going to be your platform-style 4-bike rack. It's going to be part numbers N105-107, and just because of the combination of making a 2-bike into a 4-bike at the connection point here. As you can see, we already have the bike up here on the rack and installed on the vehicle so you can see how it looks and fits. Our first thing we're going to do is get a few measurements, starting with our closest distance first, which in this case is going to be from the front of the bike rack to the bumper of the vehicle. That's going to be about 6-3/4". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle is going to be about 48-1/2" to the very back back here. more

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5/6/2015 2:41:32 PM

Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor we're going to be doing a test fit of the CURT Premium 4. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. It's going to be part number C18064. This bike carrier only comes with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches only. As you can see, we've already got it up here on our rack and on our vehicle so you can see how it looks and fits. First thing we're going to do is get a couple measurements, first measurement being our closest distance, which is going to be from the front of the t-handle there to the back of the bumper at about 5". Our overall distance with it fully extended and the bike on is going to be about 34-1/2", with a rear ground clearance of about 13". more

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5/6/2015 2:41:06 PM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3 bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part # SA843B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 13 3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/4" away, and overall we've added about 14" to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the yellow T-handle located at the base of the center mast will allow us to tilt it away from the vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access into our hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now extend our dual cradle arms. more

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5/6/2014 8:59:00 AM

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, the anti-rattle system is going to help reduce the amount of rattle or wobble that we may have inside of our hitch. Once we have that fully tightened down, we can go ahead and install our lock on the other side. With the bike rack in this position, it's going to give us a ground clearance of about 16 inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Explorer is about eight inches away and we've added about 25 and a half inches to the overall length of our Explorer. We'll pull the three pins at the base of our bike rack to unfold the different parts. With the bike rack in this position, it's going to allow us to have full access to the rear hatch of our vehicle. more

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5/1/2014 11:46:56 AM

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the SportRack tilting 3 bike rack for 1 1/4- and 2-inch hitches, part number SR2403. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure using the provided clip. In this position we have about 13 and 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack is about 4 inches away from the rear of our vehicle. And overall we've added about 11 inches to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt the mast away from our vehicle. more

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5/1/2014 11:45:43 AM

Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Hang 2, a tilting two bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR27041. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we'll have about 13 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3 3/4 of an inch away and overall, we've added about 21 inches to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the two silver pin and clips at the top of the bike rake will allow us to tilt our handle bar cradles up into position. We'll rotate them up and when the pin holes line up we'll place through our pins to secure it in place. In this position, we're only adding about 13 1/4 inches to the length of our vehicle. We're now ready to load up our bike. We'll first want to undo our straps. more

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5/1/2014 11:44:56 AM

Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer S64665- Video

Speaker: Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, were going to be test-fitting the Swagman XTC4, a flat-form style four bike rack for 2-inch hitches, part number S64665. To begin our test-fit, well slide the shank of a bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our panels, let in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We then secure it with the provided lock. In this position, we have about 13.25 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is only about an inch and a half away. However, with trying to manipulate it, we couldnt get it to make contact with our bumper. Overall, weve added about 8.5 inches to the length of the explorer. more

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5/1/2014 8:47:26 AM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a tilting four bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR26248. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack in the receiver tube of the hitch, we'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we have about 13 3/4 inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3 1/4 inches away, and overall, we've added about 12 1/4 inches to the length of the Explorer. We'll now extend our duel cradle arms. We'll pull the silver pin located at the top of each arm, rotate them into position, and reinsert our pin. It's now time to load up our bike. We'll begin by undoing our cradle straps. We'll grab our bike, place it into the cradles, and then secure it with the straps. Just like that, we've got our bike loaded up. A great feature of the Element Parallelogram is it's ability to tilt away from your vehicle even though you've got a bike loaded. more

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5/1/2014 8:46:52 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4- and 2-inch hitches, part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, then tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about 13 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches away. more

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5/1/2014 8:46:08 AM

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style 3 bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part # SA4239B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 14" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2 1/2" away, and overall we've added about 10 1/2" to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the gold pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into platform position. We'll reinsert the pin to hold it here, and as you can see, this gives us full access into our rear hatch. In the platform position, our rack offers 20 1/4" worth of ground clearance here at rear. more

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5/1/2014 8:45:23 AM

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