Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 3 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part MPG2127. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at it. At the ends of both of our arms, we have reflective material here. That's going to help visibility at night. The cradles are adjustable to go back and forth and to be tightened down with screws underneath here, as you can see. more
11/3/2017 12:07:15 PM
Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider two bike platform rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number HR1000. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Like most platform style racks, this can tilt away from the vehicle to gain rear trunk or hatch access, and it does utilize the two pins up at the front to do this. There's other models that are out there that have the handle towards the front, which may make it a little bit easier. To do that, we'll first remove the larger pin, and the smaller, then holding onto the bike rack we'll let it tilt towards us. Now we have a decent amount of access to our trunk and plenty of space in between the bumper and the bike rack to get what we need. more
10/23/2017 8:57:57 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Transfer Two Bike Platform Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TS02G.We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look at it. What kind of sets this apart from the other platform style bike racks is while like most of them it does tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes attached to gain trunk access, this one as opposed to having to go up to the front and loosening up pins and having to hold it in place, all you do is you go up to this, holding onto the bike rack, you go to this foot pedal, push down, and let it tilt toward you. Now we have full trunk access to get what we need. TO put it back up, you simply lift up by the bike rack, never the bikes, until you hear that click.How this holds the bike in place will have two points of contact. We're going to have a little strap here in the back to hold our rear tire in place, and we'll also have this wheel hook up at the front holding it down, so there's not going to be any frame contact at all. more
10/23/2017 8:57:39 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Double Track Pro two bike platform rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9054.We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. This is a bit different than the previous models as the previous model double track would actually have a frame hook that would push down and hold the bike in place. Instead, here we have a frame clamp that can swing in and out of the way to make loading and unloading much easier. They also switched up how the wheel cradles work here. Where before you would have a knob that you would turn to the left or right to move them, but this way you only have a handle here that you can slide it back and forth, and then push it down into place for it to stay in place. more
10/23/2017 8:57:22 AM
Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number HR200. We have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look at it.How the bike is held into place, we'll have three points of contact. We'll have two hook-and-loop straps at the base here, and the wheel wells are adjustable by loosening and tightening these knobs and moving them back and forth along the arms to accommodate bikes of different size, but also to help out with loading.Up at the top here we do have a padded frame hook. This is padded to ensure that the frame of your bike doesn't have any scratches or damage to it once it's being installed.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. Start with the hook-and-loop straps. One thing I would like to point out is that this does have a raised shank to it as well. more
10/23/2017 8:48:49 AM
Highland Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Taurus- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Highland SportWing Two-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Part number 5801200. We'll begin our test fit by assembling the insert and inserting the shank into the hitch. The adapter is two plates with the hole drilled through it. We're going to align those up. Now, I like to keep a hand on it as you insert it in to the hitch so the plate's hole doesn't come out of place with the hole in the shank. You need to line them up with the hitch hole. Take your anti-rattle hitch pin and throw that into place. more
8/25/2014 12:02:19 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, were going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go. A 3-bike rack for 2 inch ball mounts, part number HR135. Today were going to be using the extended shank ball mount made by Hidden Hitch, part number 80232. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with the clip. Pulling the black pin at the top of the mast will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. more
7/25/2014 4:07:42 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we are going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow and Go, 3 Bike Rack for 2 inch ball-mounts; part number Hr135. Today we're going to be using the hidden hitch ball-mount with the 3/4 inch rise, or a 2 inch drop. It's part number is 80232. It is not included. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the ball-mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, slide through our pin and secure it with the clip. As with any ball mount fitted into a receiver tube, we've got some wiggle here. more
6/24/2014 7:19:49 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV aluminum platform-style 2-bike rack for a 2" hitch, part number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our pin and lock. Now we'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we're going to go over some key measurements. We have about 10" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about 1". more
6/14/2013 5:47:02 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Taurus- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Taurus we'll be test fitting The Thule Helium-Aero 2 Bike Carrier for 1 3/4 inch and 2 inch hitches part number th9042. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pin hole and allow our attached pin to fall in place. We'll then move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over some key measurements. We have about 13 1/2 inches of ground clearance, the closest point of the carrier to the rear of the Taurus is about 1 inch. We've added 16 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
6/14/2013 1:15:14 AM
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