Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Toyota Prius- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Toyota Prius, we are going to be test fitting out Inno Aero Light, four bike, rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches. Part number INH640.We already have a bike rack installed, so let's take a look at some of the features before we remove it. Starting from the outside in, the bike rack comes with an integrated cable lock system, in order to secure your bikes to the rack, to prevent any type of theft occurring. You simply just pull it up, wrap it around the bikes, as needed, and insert it in to the little latch. For unlocking it, the bike rack comes with its set of keys. You simply slide this little tab up, insert your key in, and you can unlock your bikes for unloading.Each cradle has a thick rubber coated surface, in order to protect your bike frame during travel. more
8/16/2018 4:58:09 PM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Toyota Prius INH620- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Toyota Prius, we're gonna be test fitting the Inno Aero Light 2 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter, and two inch hitches, part number INH620.We already have a bike rack installed, so let's take a look at some of the features while it's on there. Starting from the outside in, we have an integrated cable lock system in order to secure your bikes to the bike rack to prevent theft. You simply just wrap it around your bikes and insert it into the lock. And it comes with a key, a notch just slides up, you insert the key in to unlock it, and for unloading your bikes.The cradles come with a thick, rubber coated surface in order to protect the frame of your bike from any type of damage. The cradles themselves can pivot from side to side, and move back and forth in order to suit your specific needs for your bikes, or even your frames sizes.The bike itself is attached at three different points on the bike rack. We have two plastic straps at the top of the frame, on the front, and the rear. more
8/16/2018 4:57:49 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Toyota Prius- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 Toyota Prius, we are going to be test fitting the Rocky Mounts Monorail Solo one bike platform rack for an inch and quarter and two inch hitches. This is going to be Part Number RKY10007.We already had the bike installed on the racks. Let's go ahead and take a closer look here. Unlike most of the other single platform style bike racks, this one can actually tilt away from the vehicle to gain rear hatch access. To do that, we have this blue handle up at the front. We'll pull that towards us and let it tilt away. more
8/14/2018 7:57:09 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Semi 2.0 2-bike platform rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S64686. We have a bike already installed on our rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.How it actually attaches to the rack, we'll have two points of contact. We're going to have a wheel hook up at the front, which is pretty nice because it doesn't make you buy any extra accessories such as an adaptor bar as you would for a frame mount. Plus, it's a lot easier on your carbon frame bikes as well. It also has an integrated cable lock, which is a new feature for this model that wraps around the frame of the bike and attaches to itself at the front here to deter theft. more
12/20/2017 8:57:33 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule T2 Pro XTB platform-style two-bike rack. This is for inch-and-a-quarter hitches. That's part number TH9035XT. Now, it's also available in silver, if you're interested in that, on part number TH9035XTS. I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. Please keep note, this is going to work for either class-one or class-two hitches. more
1/25/2017 12:27:05 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 platform rack for inch and a quarter hitches, part number NV12G. We already have a bike installed on the rack so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first feature I'd like to show off is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, we'll come to the front here to this lever, pull it towards us and holding on the bike rack, you come down gently and now we have full access to our rear hatch to get what we need. To put it back in it's original position just lift up. And you're good to go. How this bike actually attaches to the rack, there's going to be two points of contact. We're going to have this padded wheel hook up at the front and this wheel strap at the rear. Now the wheel strap is adjustable along the arm here to accommodate different sized bikes. more
11/2/2016 4:25:15 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, we are going to be test fitting the RockyMounts SplitRail 2 bike rack, part number RKY1130. 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. The most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached. To do that, we have this switch up at the front underneath. You pull it towards you and it will tilt away. This is pretty nice considering that most bike racks that have this tilt feature, the lever is actually underneath the front bike which can make it a little bit awkward when you have 2 bikes installed. more
10/14/2016 9:16:09 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius, we'll be doing a test for the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack. That's part number TH912XTR. I've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like and how it's going to hold our bike. It is a hanging style bike rack, as you can see. It secures out bike in 3 spots. We have 2 straps for our top 2. Then 1 strap for our seat post 00:00:22 2. more
4/3/2016 10:48:00 AM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius we'll be doing a test fit of the Saris Bones 2-bike rack, part number SA882. We've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good idea what it's going to look like and how it's going to hold our bike. It is a hanging-style bike rack, as you can see it secures our bike in three spots. We have two straps for our top tube, and then we have one strap for our seat post tube. This one's going to be our anti-sway strap, it's going to help prevent a lot of the sway in the bike when we're on the road, as well as prevent bike-to-bike contact and bike-to-vehicle contact. Let's go ahead and take our bike off. We're just going to press in on the little tab on top and feed that strap back out. more
4/3/2016 10:47:45 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius we'll be doing a test fit of the Swagman XC Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number S64650. I've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good of what it's going to look like. It secures our bike in one spot and that's going to be this frame hook here. It goes over our top tube, puts down-pressure into the two wheel cradles, that's our front and rear. Let's go ahead and take our bike off. We're going to raise this front hook up out of the way. That's going to make room for our rear hook. more
4/3/2016 10:47:30 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius S63380- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius, we'll be doing a test for the Swagman Trailhead 4 bike rack. That's part number S63380. I've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. Now right off the bat, this bike rack can be used for class 1, class 2, and class 3 hitches, though if you're only using a class 1, like our Prius here, you're only able to put two bikes on the back. Let's go over how our bike is secure. We've got four straps, three for our top tube here, and then we've got one for our down tube, that's our seat post tube here. This one's going to be our anti-sway strap. more
4/3/2016 10:47:12 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Prius, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom, this is going to be your super clamp platform style 2 bike rack. It does come with your 1 1/4 shank for your 1 1/4 class 1 and class 2 hitches as well as a 2 inch adapter for your class 3 and up. Also it's going to be part number SA4025 and we'll go ahead and fit it onto our class 1 hitch that we have here today. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, insert your anti rattle bolt to move the lock in and place that through. Thread it in as far as you can by hand this anti rattle bolt is going to help to eliminate a lot of the play, rattle and wobble that you may have in your bike rack and I'll show you that as soon as I get it hand tightened. With a regular pin and not an anti rattle bolt, this is the kind of bouncing, swaying and rattle you would have. more
4/22/2015 9:21:51 AM
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Prius we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Thelma. This is going to be your platform-style 3-bike rack. It's going to be for our 1-1/4" receiver that we have here today. You'll see that it does have an 1-1/4" shank, but it also comes with a 2" adapter for your bigger hitches. It's going to be part number SA4239B. Let's go ahead and place it onto our Prius. Go ahead and insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pinholes. more
4/6/2015 5:51:40 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, were going to be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier, Part # TH990XT. Now this bike rack can be use with both 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. And with our vehicle equipped with the 1 1/4 hitch, we got to have to remove the adapter from the bike rack shank and were ready to install it. Well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch right up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now, were going to go ahead and give you a few measurements. more
6/27/2012 2:50:36 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 bike carrier, Part # S63410. To begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and then install and then tighten down our anti rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10 inches. Now well go ahead and pull the switch at the bottom of bike rack mask to tilt the mask down and out of the way. more
6/27/2012 2:49:47 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, well be test fitting the Sportrack 2 bike hitch mounted bike rack, Part # A30901. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our anti rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 14 3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 9 1/2 inches. We'll now fold the platform down and open our cargo door. more
6/27/2012 2:49:20 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, well be test fitting the Rhodegear Highway 2 bike carrier, Part # RG8015220. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, this will secure the bike rack to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 9 1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 8 inches. Well now pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mask to fold the mask down and open our cargo door. more
6/27/2012 2:48:38 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Prius- Video
Alright, today on this 2006 Toyota Prius were going to do a test fit of part number TH934XTR from Thule. This is the Hitching Post Pro. This bike rack will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches both Class I and Class II, this will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. Now on this vehicle well be using the Class I receiver hitch. Well go ahead and start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then well go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. With the bike rack installed lets go ahead and get some clearance measurements. more
3/14/2012 6:37:47 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Prius- Video
Alright, today on this 2006 Toyota Prius, were going to do a test fit of part number TH9990XT from Thule. This is the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style Bike Carrier. A few things to note about this bike rack is that it will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches both Class I and Class II, it will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. On this vehicle, well be working with the Class I receiver hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then put the lock on the other side. Okay, with the bike racks installed, lets go ahead lower and get some clearance measurements. more
3/14/2012 6:16:03 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Prius- Video
Alright, today on this 2006 Toyota Prius, were going to do a test fit of part number S63410 from Swagman. This is the Titan 4 Bike Carrier. Some things to know about this bicycle rack, is that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class I and class II. However, when using the class I receiver hitch as were going to do today, youre only limited to just carrying two bicycles. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. more
3/14/2012 5:51:27 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Prius- Video
Alright, today on our 2006 Toyota Prius, were going to do a test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack. A few things to know about this bicycle rack, that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class I and class II and this will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. On this vehicle, well be working with an 1-1/4 class 1 receiver hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and we want to go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side. Alright, now well go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements. From the bike rack to the bumper, were looking at a distance of 11 inches. more
3/14/2012 5:40:41 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Prius- Video
Alright, today on this 2006 Toyota Prius, were going to do a test fit of part number RG8015220 from Rhode Gear. This is our Highway 2 Bike Carrier. Some things to know about this bicycle rack that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class I and class II. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. On this car, well be working with a class 1 receiver hitch. Lets start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt, then well install the safety pin on the other side. more
3/14/2012 5:29:51 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Prius- Video
Alright, today on this 2006 Toyota Prius were going to do a test fit of Pro Series, part number PS63134. Two things to know about this bike rack is that it will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches both Class I and Class II and when also with the provided spacer this will work with 2-inch receiver hitches also. On this vehicle well be running with a Class I hitch. Well start of our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then installing the hitch pin and clip. Ok, well go ahead and unfold our bike rack, again, a couple of clearance measurements. Alright, it looks like at its closest point from the bike rack to the bumper its going to be 11 inches, ground clearance at the very back of the rack will look like 13-3/4 inches. more
3/14/2012 5:14:54 PM
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