Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda Fit- Video

Today on our 2015 Honda Fit, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This would be your hanging style 4 bike. This will be part number TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got a bike on here, installed so you can see what it looks like once you have it on the vehicle. First thing we're going to do is come down to the bottom and get a few measurements, starting with our closest distance first, which in this case is going to be from the flange here to the backside of the bumper, at about 3-7/8 inches. Our overall distance with the cradle arms extended like they are, is going to be from the bumper to the rear at around 36 inches, with a rear ground clearance of about 8-3/4 inches. Now we're going to talk about the straps on top. The straps holding the top part of your bike are going to be your frame straps. more

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5/20/2015 12:02:02 PM

Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda Fit SA843B- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Fit we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Axis 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA843B. Now we've already go ahead and set up our bike rack for an 1-1/4" hitch. Go ahead and take the shank of the bike rack and slide it into the receiver, lining up the hole with the threads here. We'll then go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt which is also a lock, thread that in. We'll then take our socket wrench, go ahead and tighten it down. Now we've taken the movement from the bicycle rack shank and the hitch out; it doesn't move. more

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10/15/2014 5:00:32 PM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda Fit- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Fit, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Helium Aero 2-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches. Part number TH9042. Now, we've already gone ahead and set up our bike rack for 1 1/4 hitch. To install the bike rack in the hitch, you'll pull out here on the black arm, slide it into the hitch, lining it up at the whole in the receiver so that the arm goes back in. We'll then go ahead and tighten the black knob down here. This will take any movement out. more

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10/14/2014 9:21:11 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Fit- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Fit, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten with a wrench. Now that our Thule Vertex is secured to our Honda Fit, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about ten inches of ground clearance at the rear of the carrier. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Honda Fit is here at the rear bumper, about four inches away. We've added about eleven inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out, and with the cradle arms out, we've added about thirty five inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area, we'll pull the gray lever at the base of the carrier, to tilt the mast down. This will allow us to have access to our vehicle's cargo area. To load the bike, we'll make sure that the mast is in it's upright position. more

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7/2/2013 5:16:09 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Honda Fit- Video

Alright, today on this 2010 Honda Fit we're going to do a test fit of product number TH990XT from Thule. This is the Doubletrack Platform Bike Carrier. Alright, a few quick notes about this bike rack is that it will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2 and will also work with 2-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer. We'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. We'll tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then put the lock on the other side. With the bike rack loaded up we'll go ahead and give you some measurements that will you an idea of the clearance between the bike rack and the car and the bike rack and the ground. more

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1/24/2012 3:54:01 PM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Honda Fit- Video

Alright, today, on a 2010 Honda Fit, we're going to do a test fit of product number RG8015220 from Rhode Gear. This is our Highway 2 Bike Carrier. A few quick notes about this bike rack, is that it will work with inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2 and also work with 2-inch receiver hitches which include a spacer. On this car, we'll be using a class 1 hitch, alright Now, we're going to start our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. We'll tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and put the clip on the other side. With the rack loaded up, we'll go ahead and give you some measurements. more

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1/24/2012 3:53:54 PM

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