Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack on the 2024 Subaru Outback. That's gonna be a great option for you if you're looking for a premium rack that's very versatile. What's gonna make it super versatile is its ability to accommodate a lot of different types of bikes. So we're gonna have this front ratcheting hook on our front wheel and this rear strap on our rear tire. And since we're not making any frame contact, it's gonna be a great option for your alternative or carbon frame bikes. more
10/13/2023 3:49:44 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Subaru Outback Wagon KU98VR- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we're going to be talking about the Kuat Piston Pro X on the 2024 Subaru Outback. Now, this is gonna be one of our most premium options on etrailer, and it's gonna be able to do a lot. It's gonna be able to hold a lot of alternative frame and carbon frame bikes and even carry your heavy E-bikes. And, it's gonna be something I'd recommend for hauling you very nice bikes. Now, let's take a closer look at it. more
10/13/2023 3:49:26 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Subaru Outback Wagon KU38ZR- Video
Hi, Matt with Etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the Kuat Piston Pro on the 2024 Subaru Outback. Now, this will be a great option for you if you have some really nice bikes and you don't wanna damage 'em, like if they're your carbon frame bikes and don't want anything touching your frame. Now let's take a closer look at that. So what gives it that ability to haul those carbon frame bikes or alternative frame bikes is going to be this dual wheel mount. We're gonna grip either side on our tires, just holding 'em in place for a very secure fit. more
10/13/2023 3:49:07 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi, everyone. Aiden here at the trailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman Skaha Two Platform Style Bike Rack, and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now, like I mentioned, this is gonna be a platform style bike rack. It holds the bike in these wheel cradles and by our front wheel hook. The wheel hook means it makes no contact with the frame, making this a good option for carbon frame and alternative frame bikes. more
4/6/2023 3:17:17 PM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone, Aidan here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima StageTwo platform style bike rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a really nice high-quality platform rack. It's got a lot of nice convenience features and it's gonna hold the bikes really well. This particular one does hold it in a sort of tray system but there is a designated front wheel cradle that's gonna help hold it in pretty tight. And it's held in with this wheel hook. more
4/6/2023 10:31:17 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon Y02463- Video
Hi everyone, Aidan here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima FullTilt hanging style rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this hanging style rack is going to be pretty unique. It can carry up to five bikes. The cradles on here that hold the bikes are adjustable back and forth to space your bikes out however they fit best. And like any other hanging rack it's going to hang by the frame of your bike. more
4/6/2023 10:31:02 AM
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima RidgeBack Hanging Style Bike Rack on our 2023 Subaru Outback. With this being a hanging style rack it's gonna hold the bike by the frame with the rest of the bike hanging down below that. This bike rack has three points of contact on top of the frame. Here we've got two, what Yakima call zip strips. more
4/6/2023 10:30:50 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Saris Freedom 2-bike rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this is going to be a really good entry level rack. It's a platform style bike rack, holding the bike in these wheel cradles and primarily by our frame. Again, with a cradle and a strap around the frame. more
4/6/2023 10:30:37 AM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi, everyone. Aidan here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Saris SuperClamp EX and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now, the SuperClamp EX is a platform style bike rack. This one is a variation on the dual wheel mount style. Most of those are gonna have trays with wheel hoops. more
4/6/2023 10:30:24 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon S99SR- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman Skaha 2 Plus 4 bike rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this is going to be a platform style bike rack that holds the bike in these cradles and primarily by our front tire. This one is going to be a very bulky and large bike rack but with a ability to carry 4 bikes that is kind of to be expected to some extent. With this making contact on the tire and not the frame it is good for carbon frame bikes and alternative frame bikes because we're not relying on that frame contact to hold the bike. more
4/6/2023 10:30:08 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon S64671- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman XTC2 Tilt platform style bike rack, and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is gonna be a more entry level option for a platform style bike rack. Little more bare bones, maybe not the easiest thing in the world to use, but it is effective at what it does. With it being a platform rack, it's going to hold the bike, in this case, in these wheel hoops. more
4/6/2023 10:29:49 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the RockyMounts AfterParty and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. The AfterParty is a swing away platform style bike rack. The platform style means it's going to sit on top of the rack. This one holds it in these long trays and by each tire using this dual wheel mount design. more
4/6/2023 10:29:24 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Kuat Piston Pro X two bike rack, and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a high-end platform style rack. It's got a lot of great convenience features and it's just a cool rack. It looks nice and it's easy to use, like any Kuat rack you would expect. more
4/6/2023 10:29:10 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon KU74FR- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Kuat Transfer V2, and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is gonna be a platform style bike rack holding the bike in these wheel cradles, and primarily keeping it up, and held down by our wheel hook at the front. With this making contact on our tire and not the frame, it's going to make this bike rack work well for carbon frame and alternative frame bikes. The secondary point of contact is on the back tire, and each bike can be supported up to 40 pounds. more
4/6/2023 10:28:56 AM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi, everyone. Aidan here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Inno Tire Hold Platform Style Bike Rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a dual wheel mount style bike rack which means it holds the bike by both tires using these wheel hoops. The dual wheel mount style is really nice because it's very easy to load and unload your bikes, and it doesn't make frame contact. So, it's gonna be a good option for carbon frame bikes, alternative frame, and with a 60-pound weight capacity per bike, it's gonna be able to handle some e-bikes too. more
4/6/2023 10:28:42 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination E-bike Rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a platform style bike rack holding the bike in these trays and primarily by our frame. We've got a clamp that will open and tighten down onto the frame wherever it fits. So that clamp can be moved around this mast on the back of the bike rack here and rotate around 360 degrees to adapt to different frames. more
4/6/2023 10:28:24 AM
CURT Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone, Aidan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Curt Premium hanging-style bike rack, and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This hanging style-bike rack holds the bike by the frame, and let the rest of the bike hang down below it. It's got three points of contact, two straps up top, and a third one on the side here, to limit our side-to-side movement and bike-to-bike contact. Now, I will say that this type of strap, the stretchy rubber material, although it is kind of nice for just weather resistance and ease of use, it's not the most secure, and there is still quite a bit of side-to-side movement with the bike. But, you can always add an extra strap after the fact to help cinch things down. more
4/6/2023 10:28:12 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon Y36FR- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima OnRamp Platform Style Bike Rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now I like the name suggests, this is a bike rack that comes with a ramp and we'll get to that in just a bit. It's one of the things that really sets this rack apart from some of the others and it makes it a great option for E-bikes. This can support a weight of 66 pounds per bike so a little bit more than the industry standard 60 pounds that you've probably seen elsewhere, which is nice. more
4/6/2023 10:25:30 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon RKY74MR- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the RockyMounts HighNoon FC platform-style bike rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon. Now this is gonna be a bike rack designed for bikes with fenders. I've got our front wheel hook set up kinda in the position that you'd have it if you had a front fender that maybe came out through about here. Now more often than not with a bike rack that uses a front wheel hook like this, you have to put it pretty much as close to the forks as it can go for maximum security. more
4/6/2023 10:25:18 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon RKY10004- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Rockymounts MonoRail two bike rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this is going to be a platform style bike rack that holds the bike in these trays with our wheel cradles and primarily by our front tire using the wheel hook. The wheel hook is really nice because it makes hookup really straightforward and simple but it also makes it compatible with carbon frame bikes, alternative frame bikes, and with a 60 pound weight capacity per bike, it can support some e-bikes too, which is exactly what we have on there today. Like many other platform racks, it also features a really nice ability to tilt away with the bikes loaded. more
4/6/2023 10:24:50 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon NV22G- Video
Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 Hitch Bike Rack, how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback wagon. The NV is a two-bike platform style bike rack capable of supporting two bikes up to 60 pounds a piece. It's going to hold onto our bike primarily with this front wheel hook here as well as one additional strap down at the bottom. So you can get some heavier bikes on here, but say you wanna mix and match maybe a carbon frame bike or you have an alternative frame style bike with a really aggressive design, you can accommodate those two without taking damage to the frame, because we don't make any contact with the frame. One of the nice benefits of this rack is that it does have the ability for it to tilt away with the bikes loaded up, so we'll show you that early on. more
3/1/2023 4:48:24 PM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone. Aiden here at E-trailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Yakima Stage Two on our 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon. The Stage Two is a platform style bike rack that holds a bike in these trays and primarily by the front tire. We've got our wheel hook that's holding the bike down and upright and in this cradle. it gets a really strong hold on the bike too, which I really like. more
9/28/2022 12:23:06 PM
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer.com. Today, we're taking a look at the Yakima Ridgeback on our 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon. This is gonna be a hanging style bike rack that holds a bike by the frame. We've got it held in these cradles here with these two zip strips on top. That's gonna be the primary thing holding it down in place. And we've got a third one here on the seat post limiting that side to side movement. more
9/28/2022 12:22:57 PM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone, Aidan here with etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Saris SuperClamp HD on our 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon. The SuperClamp is a platform style bike rack holding the bike in these cradles and primarily up by our tires here. That's gonna mean zero frame contact, making it good for carbon frame and alternative frame bikes. And it has a 60 pound weight capacity per bike making it good for e-bikes too. And this one gets an exceptionally strong hold on the bike. more
9/28/2022 11:59:37 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone, Aidan here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Swagman XTC2 TILT on our 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon. It's a platform style bike rack that holds the bike in these cradles, in these wheel hoops rather and by the frame here. Frame contact it's gonna mean we wanna avoid carbon frame bikes and we'll probably need a bike adapter bar with alternative frame bikes but otherwise it's gonna get a good strong hold on the bike and hold it really well. It's got a 35-pound weight capacity per bike, so as long as you're within those limits, you should be all good. Now I really like this one as an entry level platform rack. more
9/28/2022 10:59:27 AM
Rhino Rack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi, everyone. Aidan here with etrailer.com. Today, we're taking a look at the Rhino-Rack hanging style bike rack on our 2018 Subaru Outback wagon. It's gonna be a hanging style bike rack that holds the bike up here by the frame. We've got two straps holding it down in the cradles. And the third strap are on the seatpost, limiting our side to side movement, which is gonna help with bike to bike contact. more
9/28/2022 10:59:19 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a look at the Kuat Piston Pro X 2-bike rack on our 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon. It's gonna be a platform-style bike rack that holds the bike in these trays and primarily by the tires. That's gonna mean zero frame contact, making it good for our carbon frame bikes, alternative frame bikes, and with a 67 pound weight capacity per bike, good for e-bikes too. This is gonna hold the bike pretty well, too. I really like it because it's got a lot of premium features on here that make usability really nice, the biggest of all being the integrated pistons. more
9/28/2022 10:59:07 AM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer.com. Today, we're taking a look at the Inno Tire Hold on our 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon. The tire hold is a platform style bike rack that, like the name suggests, hold the bike by the tires. We're gonna have two of these wheel hoops that create zero frame contact on our bike, making it good for carbon frame, alternative frame, and the 60 pound weight capacity per bike, also good for our E-bikes. I'm a huge fan of this design of bike rack where you've got the two arms holding the wheels, because it's just really easy to load and unload. more
9/28/2022 10:58:54 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Subaru Outback Wagon S64650- Video
What's up everybody, it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today we're be checking out the Swagman XC2 in our 2022 Subaru Outback. It's gonna be a platform style bike rack. It's gonna hold the bike right here by the frame. So you have the frame hook coming down here. Now its padded so you don't have to worry about scratching up but we still recommend not putting a carbon fiber bike on here just because of the pressure it puts down on that top tube. more
3/28/2022 10:16:53 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Subaru Outback Wagon HR4000- Video
What's up everybody it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today we gonna be checking out the Hollywood Racks Destination. It's gonna be a four platform style bike rack, and it's gonna be on our 2022 Subaru Outback. So we look at it here. We have a mountain bike on there today and holds it right here by the frame. You gotta go into the cradle, pull it nice and tight. more
1/21/2022 6:08:35 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
What's up everybody. It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna be checking out, the Yakima OnRamp on our 2022, Subaru Outback wagon. It's gonna be a platform style bike rack, that holds the bike right up here on the frame so we don't recommend using carbon fiber bikes on this just because of the frame contact. But the good thing about that is these cradles, can spin 360 degrees, and, you can loosen them and adjust them up and down the mast. So, because they're so easily adjustable, it works with these e-bike frames because they are very much alike alternative frames so it's kinda hard to if they had a hook to come down here in the center, it wouldn't work really well with it. more
1/21/2022 3:38:26 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone, it's Cibi Angeline here at etrailer. And today we are looking at the Yakima Backroad four-bike hanging style rack, here on our 2021 Subaru Outback wagon. Now, if you want a hanging style bike rack that has a bunch of premium features to make the whole bike ride comfortable for your bikes, this would be the one I would go with. Let's take a look at the way our bike is mounted to the bike rack. So we have one, two, three mounting points. So we have two here on the top tube. more
5/18/2021 10:22:56 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hi everyone. It's Angeline here at etrailer. And today we are looking at the Yakima holdup two bike rack here on our 2021 Subaru Outback wagon. This is an awesome bike rack. If you are looking for something with a lot of weight capacity, but it's not obvious, it's not too big. And it still looks nice, minimalistic and simple. more
5/18/2021 10:22:41 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Subaru Outback Wagon SH22G- Video
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we are looking at the Kuat Sherpa 2.02 two-bike rack here on our 2021 Subaru Outback wagon. Now, the Sherpa is I think really, it's a decent bike rack since it's not as pricey as say, your super premium bike racks like the NV. But it still has all of the great features you will need to have a great experience as you transport your bike. One of those features that you can tilt it away. more
5/17/2021 10:48:12 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
What's up everybody. It's Ajay with etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to checking out the co-op transfer 2.0 on our 2014 Subaru Outback. It's going to be a good platform-style rack. That's going to hold the bike by the tire and not the frame. And that's pretty important because you can carry a bunch of different bikes on this bike rack that way. more
5/5/2021 9:48:20 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Zach: Hey everybody, Zach here at etrailer.com. Today, we're taking a look at the Thule Helium hanging style bike rack on our 2015 Subaru Outback wagon. This is going to be a really nice upgraded hanging style bike rack. What I like about hanging styles is they're a little bit more affordable, even for a higher end version like this one, but it gives us a little bit better ground clearance with our bikes, so we don't have a big platform hanging out. Now the downside to hanging style is it gets a little bit more crowded. The nicer frames, carbon frames, those aren't ideal for hanging style because one, you're putting a lot of pressure on the frame, but two, they're close and you might scratch them. more
10/9/2020 1:47:06 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Zack: Hey guys, Zack here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Hitching Post Pro on our 2020 Outback. This is a classic hanging-style bike rack that Thule has. It's been around for a while and for good reason. It's just well-built and it's a good way to get four bikes to the park or the trail, whatever you're looking to do.Now when it comes to hanging-style bike racks, especially with like entry-level ones, something that they're missing as an anti-sway cradle and those bikes are swinging all over the place and running into each other. This one does have an anti-sway cradle, so we're going to get a little bit of movement. more
5/5/2020 6:08:15 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Zack: Hey guys. Zack here at etrailer.com and today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule T2 Pro XTB on our 2020 Subaru Outback wagon. This is going to be a really versatile bike rack regardless of what type of bike you're looking to carry. It's going to be a wheel mounted style. So it's going to be really suitable for carbon fiber bikes, but has a really high capacity at 60 pounds. So you can even get some electric bikes on here. more
5/5/2020 6:08:05 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Subaru Outback Wagon TH44VR- Video
Zach: Hey guys, Zach here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule helium two bike platform style bike rack on our 2020 Subaru Outback wagon. This is going to be a really good bike rack if you're looking for something that doesn't have frame contact. I like this style because it's versatile on the way that I can get my bikes to sit on the trace. A problem that a lot of racks have is that they interfere with each other, so other platform style racks, it's set where those bikes go. Sometimes the handlebars will interfere with the seat posts on the other bikes. more
5/5/2020 6:07:53 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hey everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer. And today we have a 2018 Subaru Outback wagon, and we've been test-fitting some hitch-mounted accessories on it. And right now we have the Thule Hitching Post Pro installed.This is a four bike hanging style rack from Thule. It's going to allow you to get four bikes loaded. So you can get them to and from your destination.It's a really nice and simple bike rack from Thule, they did a great job with it. more
11/21/2019 6:27:27 PM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hey everyone. It's Colin here at Etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Subaru Outback. We're going to do a test fit of the Saris SuperClamp EX two bike platform rack and cargo carrier. And this is a unique design by Saris. They designed it so that you can haul two bikes to and from your destination, while still being able to get cargo on top of your carrier. more
6/3/2019 1:17:19 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Outback Wagon NV22B- Video
Jake: Hey, guys. It's Jake here, with etrailer. Today we have a 2015 Subaru Outback. And we're going to do a test fit, show you some of the cool features on this Kuat NV 2.0 bike rack. This is going to be a platform-style bike rack, and right away you're going to notice, and it's going to stand out, kind of pop to your eye, compared to those other bike racks. It's going to have a gloss powder coat finish, so it's going to look good. more
5/23/2019 12:47:14 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hey everyone, I'm Colin here at eTrailer. Today we have a 2014 Subaru Outback. We're going to do a test fit of a two wheel Helium Pro two bike hanging style rack. This is a hanging style rack that allows you to carry two bikes to and from your destination. It has a unique design and that is constructed out of aluminum. It comes in at just under 20 pounds so it's going to be very lightweight, easy to handle. more
5/23/2019 10:28:08 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9025XT- Video
Colin: Hey everyone. I'm Colin here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2014 Subaru Outback, and we're going to do a test fit of the Thule Apex XT 5 Bike . 4 Bike, excuse me, hanging-style rack. Now, this is a pretty cool bike rack. It's going to allow you to transport four bikes to and from your destination. more
5/23/2019 10:27:45 AM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon SA4025F- Video
Colin: Hey, everyone. I'm Colin here at eTrailer.So we have a 2014 Subaru Outback, and we're going to do a test fit of the Saris SuperClamp EX two-bike platform-style rack. This is a platform rack that allows you to transport two bikes, to and from your destination.Now you don't see too many bikes out there that have four points of contact for the bike, so it's got a very good hold on the bike. You can literally hardly move it at all.The bonus of this is that there's no frame contact, so you don't have to worry about any type of scratches or abrasions occurring on the nice frame of your bike.Now, the four points of contact, we're going to have two of them. We're going to have one on top of the back wheel, another one on top of the front wheel, because the hooks are putting downward force on top of the wheels, forcing them down into the cradles.The other two points of contact are going to be the straps that are securing the bottom of our wheels into the cradles. Again, those four points of contact are just going to do a great job of making sure the bike does not go anywhere.Now, if the bike rack is fully loaded, and you need to gain access to the trunk, you can do so by tilting it away from the vehicle. more
5/23/2019 10:27:20 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Hey everyone. Today we have a 2018 Subaru Outback, and we're going to do a test for the 2E Apex XT four bike hanging style rack. Notice the hitch mounted bike rack, so it mounts to the hitch receiver on your Outback. It allows you to carry up to four bikes to and from the trails. This bike rack is going to have an onboard cable lock. It comes from the base right here, comes all the way over and locks into that slot. more
3/29/2019 5:07:32 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Subaru Outback Wagon Th9042PRO- Video
Hey everyone. Today we have a 2019 Subaru Outback, and we're going to do a test with the Thule Helium Pro two-bike hanging style rack. Now this is a hitch-mounted bike rack, so it's going to mount to the hitch receiver on your Outback. It's going to allow you to carry up to two bikes to and from the trails.It's got a pretty awesome design to it. It comes in at just under 20 pounds so it's going to be very lightweight and easy to handle so you're not going to have to strain your back at all when putting it in your hitch receiver or taking it out. A lot of times those platform racks can get up 30, 40 pounds and just can be a hassle. more
3/29/2019 5:07:05 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Subaru Outback Wagon HR1400Z- Video
Today on our 2019 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE4 platform style four-bike rack. That's part number HR1400Z. I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like on your Subaru and how it's going to hold our bikes.I did say it's a four-bike rack, but this can also be converted down to a two-bike rack, and you can also take off the two-bike extension and put on a cargo carrier. This bike rack has a ton of options. As I said, it can be converted down to that two-bike rack. If we're not carrying all of these bikes, we can take off that extra weight, we're going to have more clearance off the back, and just carry our two bikes, or our two bikes and some cargo. more
1/30/2019 9:37:10 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Subaru Outback Wagon th9034xt- Video
Today on our 2019 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Tooly T2 pro XTB platform style two bike rack. That's part number TH9034XT. I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it looks on our Subaru Outback. It holds our bikes by their front tire, so we have zero frame contact. This is a nice feature when we're carrying those carbon fiber bikes or bikes we don't want any abrasions or scratches done to that top tube. You can see here how it's going to push down on that tire right in front of our brakes or our fork, whatever comes first, into that large front cradle. more
1/23/2019 6:57:31 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Subaru Outback Wagon NV22B- Video
Today, in our 2019 Subaru Outback, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Kuat NV 2.0 2-Bike Platform Rack which is part number NV-22B.This is a very high quality bike rack that's going to do a great job of securing your bikes with no frame contact and getting you from point A to point B wherever you need to go.The first feature I want to point out right away, which a lot of platform style racks have, is that it can tilt away from the vehicle so you can gain access to your trunk.There's a handle right here, we're going to pull down on and it just tilts away. Now we can just slide in here and open up our trunk. Doesn't even come close to making contact with our bike and we've got plenty of space to get in here and get whatever gear, cargo or even groceries that we might have in there.Now, to tilt it back up, you've just got to reverse the process. We're just going to grab a hold of the bike rack down in here, just tilt it up until it locks into place.Another cool feature is that we have a cable lock integrated in the back wheel platform right here. You will just wrap around either the wheel or the frame of the bike and it locks into itself like this. Just locks into itself, you get a key that's key to like for both of the cable locks and it's a great security feature so that no one can remove your bike without that key.Now, the bike itself is held in at two different points of contact. more
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