Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aerolight 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. That's going to be part number INH640. We do have a bike installed. So let's take a closer look at some of the features.If we start at the outside and work our way in we're going to see this nice integrated cable lock system that comes out from the base of the bike rack, wraps around the frame of your bikes and simply goes into this slot right there. You will get a set of keys with your bike rack so when you want to unlock the cable you simply slide up this little tab right here, and you have the insert for your key to unlock your cable and then you can unload your bikes. This cradles we have are adjustable left and right, and back and forth along the bike rack. more
8/27/2018 8:37:24 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 volkswagen tiguan- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, we're doing a test-fit of the RockyMounts BackStage Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is: RKY10002. Now, we already have our bike secured down here. We're first going to show you a couple of the key features of this rack. Our first one's going to be our tilting feature. We're going to pull out on our lever underneath. more
11/6/2017 9:47:38 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 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 our main feature of this rack. We're going to move our wheel hook out of the way, push on our foot pedal there at the back, and we can tilt our rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. In this position we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. more
11/1/2017 10:07:47 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman chinook platform style two bike rack, that part number is S64683. Now we already have our bike secured down. First going to show one of the key features. I'm going to come back here behind where we secured on both of our bikes and we're going to pull up on that lever until we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In that position we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. What's great about this is that we don't have to worry about removing anything from our hitch just to gain that access.We can close that up and we'll just straight up on our bike rack until it clicks back into place. more
11/1/2017 10:07:15 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan S64682- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan we're doing a test fit of the Swagman G10 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64682. 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 behind where we secure down both of our bikes and we're going to lift up on our lever and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. more
11/1/2017 9:48:09 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Volkswagen Beetle- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Beetle we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Transfer 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TS02G. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached. To do that, holding onto the bike rack, we'll push this pedal down here and let it come forward. Now with it tilted away, we're going to have total access to our rear trunk area so we can get whatever we need. We'll just lift it back up into its original position and set the keys aside. How this actually attaches to the bike rack, we're going to have two points of contact. more
5/10/2017 9:17:22 AM
Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Volkswagen Beetle- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider Two-Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number HR200. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. First off, you can see that the bike rack has a raised shank to it, so even if your hitch does sit particularly low to the ground, it's not going to create any issues of clearance between your bike rack and the ground. The wheel cradles are adjustable along the arms by loosening and tightening these knobs, and this is to accommodate both loading and to accommodate bikes of different sizes as well. How the bike actually grips to the bike rack, we'll have three points of contact. At the base, we'll have these hook-and-loop straps with each wheel, and then we'll have this padded frame hook up at the top, and it's padded to ensure that your bike's frame doesn't get scratched once it's being installed. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. We'll start with the hook-and-loop straps, and then move on to our frame hook. more
5/10/2017 9:17:13 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Volkswagen Beetle- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Beetle we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XT 2-bike rack, part number S64650. This can be used with 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The bike rack does have a raised shank to it, so even if your hitch does sit particularly low to the ground, you're not going to have an issue of clearance between your bike rack and the ground. The wheel trays are adjustable back and forth by loosening and tightening these knobs. This is to accommodate both loading and to accommodate bikes of different sizes as well. How it grips your bike to the bike rack, it's going to have one point of contact and it's going to be this padded frame hook up at the top. more
5/10/2017 9:17:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Volkswagen Touareg- Video
Today on our 2016 Volkswagen Touareg we'll be having a look at the Thule T2 Pro Two Bike Platform Rack, part number TH9034XT. All right, here's what our bike rack looks like on the back of our vehicle with a bike on it. Now we have the bike in place, we'll go over a few key features of our bike rack. One nice thing that I really like about this rack compared to others is that there is no frame contact at all on our bike, making it an ideal bike rack for carbon bikes, such as the one that we have here. Another great feature is the fact that we can tilt our bike rack away from the vehicle without having to remove our bikes in order to gain access to the rear hatch. We'll show you that in action now. We'll just pull back on this handle here at the rear, lower it on down. more
3/14/2017 8:37:46 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Today on our 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan 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 going to first go over how we secure that in place, take a look at some features and take a few measurements. We have 2 cradles in place holding our bike down with 4 straps altogether, 3 on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release this. more
5/31/2016 7:16:36 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan S64650- Video
Today on our 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XT2 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64650. We're going to start by going over how we secure our bike into place. Then we'll go over some features and take a few measurements. How we secure our bike into place, we have two wheel cradles, one for the front tire and one for the back. Then we have our frame hook. more
5/31/2016 7:16:23 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Today on our 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan 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. We're going to show you how we secure our bike in place, go over some features, and take a few measurements. The first thing I want to show you is how we secure our bike into place. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. more
5/31/2016 7:07:05 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan TH9029XT- Video
Female: Today, on our 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan, 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 going to show you first how we secure it in place. We'll go over some features, and take a few measurements. So 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 start by pulling down and lifting up on those, then we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. more
5/31/2016 7:06:57 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan ETTHT2P-2- Video
Today on our 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan, we're doing a test fit on the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is TH9034. Now we already have our bike secured down, we're going to go over some features, show you how we secure our bike into place and take a few measurements. The first feature I want off by showing is our tilting feature, because we can do this with our bike rack fully loaded. We're going to squeeze the handle towards the back and lower that down away from our hatch door, and we can open that up. As you can see, we've got a lot of room between our handlebars and our door. Now a measurement that might help you is that we have about nine inches from the middle of our handlebars to the outer edge, so if you have any that are even a little bigger than this, we're still going to have a lot of room there to get those handlebars past that door, which means we can get into our back hatch area and get anything in our out that we may need. more
5/31/2016 7:06:33 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf- Video
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen GTI, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom Super Clamp. This is going to be your platform styled 2 bike rack, part number SA4025. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here, you can see what it's going to look like. Once you have it fully assemble with the bike in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack does come with your inch and quarter shank as well as the 2 inch adapter. We'll fit your class one, 2 and 3 receivers. Note also that on the bottom side where your shank is connected to your receiver, you're going to have a 3 quarter inch anti-ratible, that's going to help to reduce a lot of the sway, rattle and wobble that you would normally have. more
7/16/2015 5:49:22 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf- Video
Today, on our 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI, we'll be doing a test fit of the Swagman trail head. This will your hanging style four bike rack, for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. It's going to be part number S63380. With this class 1 receiver that we have here today, which is 1-1/4", it's only going to be able to hold a max capacity of two bikes on this four bike rack. Let's go ahead and plug it into our receiver that we have here. Once you get it inserted, let's go ahead and line up our pinholes and insert our anti-rattle bolt. This anti-rattle bolt's going to help to eliminate a lot of the sway, rattle, and wobble that we may have in our bike carrier. more
3/27/2015 10:13:04 AM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle- Video
Today on our 2003 new Beatle, we'll be doing a test fit of the Saris Bike Porter 4 bike rack. It's going to be part number SA404B. It has an 1-1/4" shank for the class 1 hitch that we have here today. We're going to go ahead and take in that shank and insert it into our receiver. Next we'll line up the pin holes. Once you get them lined up, go ahead and thread in the bolt, anti-rattle bolt, as far as you can by hand. Once you get it threaded in as far as you can by hand, go ahead and take a 3/4" socket and tighten it up the rest of the way. more
3/23/2015 3:49:12 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Touareg- Video
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Touareg, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Trailhead Tilting Four Bike Rack. That's part number S63340. This can be used for either two inch hitches or inch and a quarter. We can start by inserting our shank through our receiver. Once we get our pin holes lined up, go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt and begin threading that through. Then we can take our wrench and finish tightening that down, and by doing so it's going to help reduce any play or wobble within the hitch. more
12/22/2014 7:14:07 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Touareg- Video
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Touareg, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler tilting 5-bike rack. That's part number HR9200. We'd go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We're looking for our pinholes to be lined up. We can take our anti-rattle bolt and begin threading that. Once you get that hand tightened, you can go ahead and tighten the rest of the way down with our socket wrench. more
12/18/2014 7:07:35 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is TH9042. Now if you need an extra spot we also have this available as a 3-bike, part number TH9043. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do we'll want to hold out on the black attached pin, line up our pinholes, then allow that pin to go in through our pinhole. more
9/24/2014 8:35:55 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20485Order #TC0808010597 Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, we are going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. It has been designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Part number on it is TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to lineup our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. We'll then take the provided anti rattle bolt and thread that in. more
8/13/2014 4:18:27 PM
Thule Vertex Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan we're going to do a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on our 4-bike here is TH9029. Now if you don't need quite this much room we have a 2-bike version available as part number TH9028. There's also a 5-bike version available as part number TH9030. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
8/13/2014 2:05:47 PM
Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Volkswagen Jetta New Body- Video
Today on our 2005 Volkswagen Jetta well be test fitting the Kuat Beta Hitch Mounted Aluminum 2-Bike Carrier, part number b202-114. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch lining up our pin holes, inserting the pin through the pin holes and securing with the clip on the other side. Well then turn the black t-handle at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. Now that our Kuat Beta is secured to our Jetta well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the carrier. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Jetta is here at the rear bumper about 5 inches away, and weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
8/9/2013 2:47:18 AM
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Recumbent Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Passat, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider 2 Bike Carrier for Recumbents, part number HR1000R-1G. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about nine inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about five inches. Weve added about 28 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area, well pull the three pins located at the base of the carrier to tilt the platform down. more
2/21/2013 4:10:52 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Jetta well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-slot platform style bike carrier for both 1 inch and 2 inch hitches part #: PS63134. Now to begin our test fit well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our hitch pin. This will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. We can now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the back of the bike rack is 13 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 8 inches. Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our trunk. more
5/30/2012 11:41:10 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
All right today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH9029 from Thule, the Vertex 4 Bicycle Rack. A few things about this bike rack that it is designed for inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class one and class two. However, if you're using a class one receiver hitch like we are today, you're limited to carrying just two bicycles. This will also work with two-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, and then we'll go ahead tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. Then we'll go ahead and get a couple of clearance measurements. more
5/9/2012 7:01:01 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Alright, today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta were going to do a test fit of part #: A30901 from Sport Rack. A few notes about this bicycle rack that it will work with inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with a 2 inch receiver hitch with the included spacer and on this vehicle well be working with a class 1 hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then put the safety pin on the other side. After that well fold the bike rack and get a couple of clearance measurements. Alright, clearance from the bumper to the bike rack is going to be 7 inches. more
5/9/2012 5:31:26 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today we have with us a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier part number TH990XT. To mount carrier onto the vehicle, well insert the shank of the bike rack into our receiver. Well line up the hitch pinholes and then well thread our anti-rattle bolt into the bike rack. Well use the -inch wrench to tighten it down and well secure it on the other side with a lock. Next well check for rear vehicle access. Well grab the switch at the bottom of the bike carrier and fold it down. more
3/30/2012 4:16:23 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and well be test fitting Sportrack 2-Bike Hitch Mounted Carrier part number a30901. To fit our back rack into the vehicle, well slide the shank into our receiver and line up the hitch pinholes and begin threading the anti-rattle bolt. We'll then take a 3/4 wrench to tighten it down. Next well check for rear of vehicle access. Well fold down the wheel trays and the upright mast and make sure we can still open the trunk and access the cargo area. Now we can fold the upright mast back up and well be ready to load a bike. more
3/30/2012 4:09:29 PM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum 2-Bike Carrier part number S102. To fit the carrier on our hitch, well slide the shank into our receiver and line up the hitch pinholes. Well use the knob at the end of our bike carrier to tighten our anti-rattle device and then well put our pin to the hitch pinhole and secure it with a lock on the other side. Next well check for rear vehicle access. Well fold the carrier down as far as we can, open the trunk of our Jetta and make sure we can still get inside. With that done, we can fold our platform back up level and open up the ratcheting arm on the bike rack. more
3/30/2012 4:01:20 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier part number TH9029. To fit the bike carrier into the hitch, well first need to remove the 2-inch adapter then well slide our bike rack into the hitch and line up the hitch pinholes. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a -inch wrench. With the bike rack securely mounted to the vehicle, well check for rear of vehicle access. Well grab the switch down at the bottom of the upright mast and tilt the bike rack down. Well open the trunk and make sure we can still access the cargo area. more
3/30/2012 3:04:00 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier part TH934XTR. To mount our bike rack, we will line up our shank with the receiver, push it in until we get the pinholes to line up. Once weve done that, we can begin threading our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down with the -inch wrench. And with that, our bike rack is mounted to the vehicle. Next, well check for rear vehicle access. Well fold the upright mast down by removing the bottom pin. more
3/30/2012 3:03:51 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and well be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4-Bike Carrier part number S63410. To mount our bike carrier on our hitch, well line up the shank with the receiver slide it in and make sure our hitch pinholes aligned. Next well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and well tighten it down with a inch wrench and secure it with a clip on the other side. Next well check for rear vehicle access. Well fold the carrier down and open the trunk of our Jetta to make sure we can still get inside. Now we can fold the upright mast back up. more
3/30/2012 3:03:38 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and well be test fitting our Rhode Gear Highway 2 Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier part number RG8015220. To mount our bike on the vehicle, well insert our shank into the receiver of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pinholes and then well begin threading our anti-rattle bolt. Well use a inch wrench to tighten it down. Next well check for rear vehicle access. Well remove the pin from the bottom of the upright mast, fold the bike rack down and make sure we can still open the trunk and get in to our cargo area. more
3/30/2012 3:03:32 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta we will be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style Bike Carrier, product number TH990XT. With our vehicle already equipped with 1-14 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled we're ready to go ahead and get started. We'll begin by inserting the shank into the hitch lining up the hitch pin and inserting our anti-rattle bolt. We'll then tighten it down using our 3/4-inch wrench. With the anti-rattle bolt tight our bike rack is secured to our vehicle. We'll now give you a couple of measurements. more
1/6/2012 12:49:45 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sports Wagon, we are going to do a test with the part number TH990XT Thule Double Track Platform Bike Rack. This carrier will work on an inch and a quarter receiver hitches and also with two inch receiver hitches. In this instance well be working with the class two hitch. This rack will also work on class one hitches. Well go ahead and start installing the bike rack onto the hitch. With the anti radial bolt installed we will go ahead and add a lock and lock it in place. more
12/15/2011 8:26:29 AM
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