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Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport- Video
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at Etrailer. And today we have the Kuat Sherpa 2.0, and we're gonna take a look at how it fits on our 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The Kuat Sherpa is very popular for those that don't want a heavy rack and don't have heavy bikes, but they want something that is sleek, is premium, is compact. The Sherpa is gonna be Kuat's smaller bike rack, great for those quick and easy applications. Here on our Cross Sport, it's really nice to see that all of the features work well and allow you to carry your bike from one point to the other safely and securely and quickly. Now, the first feature that we have is the tilt away feature. more
11/17/2023 4:04:39 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport NV22G- Video
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today we have the Kuat NV 2.02 Bike Platform Rack. We're taking a look at how it fits here on our 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. So the Kuat NV is a super popular bike rack because it has all of those premium features. Yes, it is a premium priced rack, but it makes up for it with how efficiently and smoothly it gets your bike from one point to the other. Focusing on our Cross Sports here, this is gonna be good in terms of the height it sits up off the ground, and how well we are still able to use our Atlas Cross Sport's features, like opening up the hatch. more
11/17/2023 4:04:06 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport- Video
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we have the Hollywood Racks Destination Four Bike Platform Rack. We're gonna be taking a look at how it fits on the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The Destination Four is one of my favorite bike racks to recommend for someone just getting into the bike rack world and they need to carry on a lot of bikes, especially if you have bikes of different shapes and sizes, this is going to be great for versatility plus as a rack, it's really lightweight. So if you have your Atlas Cross Sport loaded up with your friends and family and you all wanna go for a bike ride, this is gonna be a great way to start. Now it is at an entry level price point. Yes, it has a lot of awesome features, but you are missing out on some more premium features like being able to tilt this rack away as well as having a greater weight capacity. more
11/17/2023 4:03:29 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna talk about the Kuat Piston Pro Bike Rack on a 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Now this can be a great option for you if you're looking for a dual mount premium bike rack. They hold your bike very securely. Now let's take a a little bit of a closer look at it. So if we look at the dual mount system, what's nice about that is since it's not making any frame contact, it's gonna be perfect for your alternative or carbon frame bikes. more
11/1/2023 4:31:51 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport SH22G- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer, and today, we're gonna talk about our Kuat Sherpa 2.0 bike rack on our 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Now, this is gonna be a great option for you if you're looking for something that's gonna be able to hold your carbon frame bikes. Now, it's gonna have a wheel based capacity of up to 47 inches, and we're kinda maxing it out with this bike, so you can kinda get an idea of how it's gonna look. Let's take a closer look at the system itself. So we're gonna have two points of contact, and we're gonna have this front ratcheting hook that's doing a lot of the heavy lifting here. And then we're gonna have this rear strap on the back just holding this tire in place. more
11/1/2023 4:28:51 PM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be talking about the Yakima FullTilt Bike Rack on our 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Now, this is gonna be a great option for you if you're looking for something that's gonna be able to haul up to five bikes at an economical rate, and it's going do it pretty well too. Let's take a closer look at it. So we're gonna have three tie-down points. And they're gonna use these zip strips at three points, one on the rear of the frame and two on the top of the frame. more
10/31/2023 4:46:54 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be talking about our RockyMounts MonoRail Bike Rack on our 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Now, this will be a great option for you if you're looking for something that's gonna be able to haul a lot of different types of bikes. Let me show you a closer look at it though. So we're gonna have two points of contact on our bike. We're gonna use this front ratcheting hook. more
10/31/2023 4:46:37 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport NV22G- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. And today we'll be talking to the Kuat NV 2.0 bike rack on our 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Now this is gonna be a great bike rack if you're looking for something that's gonna be premium. And it's gonna be able to hold a variety of different types of bikes, and it's really easy to use. Now let's take a closer look at it. We're gonna have two points of contact. more
10/31/2023 4:46:19 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Volkswagen Golf- Video
Hey everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at how the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 fits on our 2019 Volkswagen Golf. So, this bike rack is great because it is pretty much the best of both worlds. It's not as pricey as the Kuat NV it has those really smooth movements and it looks really good too. So, we'll take a look at its features, but we're gonna focus on how it works with our Volkswagen Golf. So, the very first thing we're gonna take a look at is a tilt away feature. more
9/13/2022 4:29:00 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Volkswagen Golf- Video
Hey everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at how the RockyMounts MonoRail 2 fits on our 2019 Volkswagen Golf. So the MonoRail has pretty much everything you need, a great wheel base, a weight capacity of 60 pounds per bike for heavy bikes. You can fit carbon fiber frame bikes. So pretty much if you wanna carry any type of bike and not have to worry about it, this is a good way to go. Especially since it's a little bit more affordable than some of the other bike racks that do the same thing. more
9/13/2022 4:28:46 PM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Taos- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we'll be taking a look at our Inno Tire Hold platform rack right here on our 2022 Volkswagen Taos. So, the Inno Tire Hold is pretty unique in the way it's set up where you have a really good weight capacity but you have this really easy to use mounting system. It takes about three steps to get your bikes set up, or to take them off and hit the trails. So, we'll talk about those features today but we're gonna focus on our Volkswagen Taos too. more
4/22/2022 10:28:08 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Taos- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at E-Trailer And today we'll be taking a look at our Hollywood Racks Destination two bike platform rack on our 2022 Volkswagen Taos. So this is gonna be a very lightweight, compact bike rack. If you want something that you can store very easily, whether in your trunk, in your garage, even in your backseat this might be a great option for you. Now, it doesn't have like the weight capacity for heavy electric bikes and things like that. So we'll talk about that. more
4/22/2022 10:23:55 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Taos HLY84FR- Video
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we're taking a look at our Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE bike rack here on our 2022 Volkswagen Taos. So the Sport Rider SE is definitely the rack you would get if you have your extra heavy electric bikes because of its great weight capacity. It has a 80-pound weight capacity per bike. So if you need something that can focus on stability and durability, this is what you would get. more
4/22/2022 10:23:35 AM
CURT Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Taos- Video
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we'll be taking a look at the CURT premium hanging-style bike rack right here on our 2022 Volkswagen Taos. So the CURT premium is what I consider the most family-friendly hanging-style bike rack. It's an affordable hanging rack. It allows you to carry a lot of different bikes, and it has this unique thing where it's tapered in towards the end. more
4/22/2022 10:23:18 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Taos- Video
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we'll be taking a look at the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 right here on our 2022 Volkswagen Taos. So, this is going to be one of the best bike racks that you can get that isn't as pricey as the Kuat NV. We have all the versatility as well as the aesthetics of a premium Kuat rack, although we do have some limitations, like less weight capacity, so we'll talk about that. We'll talk about those specs, we'll talk about those measurements, but we are gonna focus on our Volkswagen Taos today. That way, you can see what is the better fit for you, your different types of bikes and your vehicle. more
4/7/2022 2:16:12 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2022 Volkswagen Taos BA22B- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at Etrailer. And today we'll be taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 2-Bike platform rack, right here on our 2022 Volkswagen Taos. So this bike rack is probably gonna be the best of the best bike racks here at Etrailer in my personal opinion, you check off all those boxes. You have that great weight capacity. You have the ability to add on a ramp. more
4/7/2022 2:00:10 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Kuat Sherpa 2.0, here on the back of our 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. So this can be a very nice bike rack if you're looking for something that's a little more compact, a little smaller and you don't need such a high weight capacity. Why I say that, we are gonna be limited to a 40 pound weight capacity per bike. Now, that's still excellent. more
2/2/2022 6:38:20 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan nv22g- Video
Hey everybody, Welcome to eat trailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 here in the back of our 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. So this is gonna be a very nice way. Pretty much our premium bike rack here, we have etrailer.com. To start actually carrying your e-bikes or any other bikes you actually want to take on the trail. Why say that, we do have a 60 pound weight capacity here today. more
2/2/2022 5:29:06 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Highland Destination Four Bike Rack Carrier here on the back of our 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. So this can be a pretty decent way of getting a lot of bikes on the back of your vehicle. Now I will say it is a bit plastic fantastic, and it's not the prettiest bike rack out there. more
2/2/2022 5:18:55 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Golf- Video
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we are looking at the Kuat Transfer V2 two bike rack, here on our 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Now the Kuat Transfer is one of my favorite bike racks, especially in the affordable area of bike racks, because of its unique roll post design, which makes it really easy to mount and dismount your bikes, as well as it clears up space behind your vehicle. So let's take a look at one of the features of the Transfer, which is that you can tilt it away. What I like to do is just to move this arm to the side, that way I can step right into that goal post. Step on that lever and then drop this down to a tilt. more
2/1/2022 5:29:12 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Golf- Video
Hi, everyone, it's Evangelina here at etrailer, and today we are looking at the Hollywood Racks Destination Two Bike Rack here on our 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Now, the Destination Bike Rack is one of our lightest bike racks. If you want something that is super lightweight, doesn't weigh down your hitch, and fits an inch-and-a-quarter hitch, this might be one of the best options for you, especially with how it balances functionality with affordability. So first let's take a look at the way our bike is mounted to this bike rack, so we have one, two straps holding the wheels in place. Then we have this frame mount. Now, the frame mount is very interesting because it has a 360 degree of rotation, so depending on your bike's frame, you can move it up or down, left, right, and around. more
2/1/2022 5:28:51 AM
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hi everyone it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we are looking at our Yakima Ridgeback bike rack here on our 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. So this bike rack is awesome because of the way it allows you to carry multiple bikes and gives you the opportunity to add on accessories like a cable lock for when you wanna secure your bike. What we have right here is the four bike version, but this also comes as a five bike version if you need a little extra space. So let's take a look at the way our bike is mounted to this bike rack. We have one, two and three mounting points. more
1/29/2022 4:08:57 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we are looking at our Kuat NV 2.0 Base Version Bike Rack here on our 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. So the Kuat NV is an awesome premium bike rack, a great match to your vehicle right over here. It matches its nice sporty look but it also has all of the premium features you would expect from the premium bike rack from Kuat. So let's take a look at one of those features. And that feature is that it can tilt away. more
1/29/2022 4:08:37 PM
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hey, everybody, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby, and today we're taking a look at the Yakima RidgeBack 4-Bike Rack hanging style carrier, here today on our 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan. That's gonna be a very nice way of just giving yourself a little decent hanging style rack to get your bikes to your destination. Now we're out of the gate with the RidgeBack. Of course you are having that hanging style. And that with any hanging style you're gonna have sway, that's just something that happens with them. more
1/24/2022 2:18:48 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hey everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. Today we're taking a look at the Swagman XC2. Now this can be an excellent little way of just giving yourself a nice stable platform rack to get your bikes to your destination. Now, it's not gonna be too expensive, of course, which is gonna be great for yourself and one thing that's really nice about it, it's gonna be pretty modular in its own design. So, what's great about it, it's gonna be awesome for like city living, places where you don't have a lot of room in your garages, maybe your apartment living and you only have one of those like small outside closets to store all your stuff. more
1/24/2022 9:58:57 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hey, everybody welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Kuat Transfer V2 here at the back of our 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan. And this can be a very nice way of getting your bikes to your destination. Right at the gate, this Transfer is gonna have this very unique view frame design. That's gonna go ahead and really allow you to start utilizing this carrier in a lot of different ways. more
1/24/2022 9:49:48 AM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Inno Tire Hold 2, two bike platform rack here today on our 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan. And that's gonna be an awesome way of giving yourself a nice stable platform to getting your bikes where you wanna go. Now primarily, I find this guy being used a little bit more often on your mountain bike style of bikes. The reason for that, a lot of times when you are taking them into the backwoods, starting to get to those more kind of crazy trails, you're gonna find yourself jostling yourself a lot more, and you're gonna put a lot of impact on your carrier and a lot of movement. more
1/24/2022 9:49:21 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan S64678- Video
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today we'll be taking a look at our Swagman Current two-bike platform rack for e-bikes here on our 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan. So the Swagman Current is great if you have a inch and 1/4 hitch which is what we have on our vehicle right now, but you still need an extra weight capacity for your bike rack to carry around your heavy electric bikes. So first we'll take a look at how this works with our vehicle to see if it's a good fit for you. And one of the features is that this can tilt away. To do so, we'll pull this lever over here. It's bright green, you can't miss it. more
1/23/2022 4:39:06 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan S64683- Video
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today we'll be taking a look at the Swagman Chinook two-bike platform rack, here on our 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan. So this is a platform rack that is gonna be great for if you have an inch and a quarter hitch, kinda like what we have here on our Tiguan, because even though it has a smaller shank, you still get a lot of weight capacity, more than your regular or traditional platform bike racks, which is awesome. So we'll take a look at some of the features of this bike rack, just to see if it's the right fit for you, and if the features are what you are looking for. So, first, we're gonna take a look at the tilt-away feature. To do so, you just lift up on this lever and then drop this down to a tilt, just like that. And you'll want to tilt it away if you wanna access your hatch. more
1/23/2022 4:38:41 PM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Volkswagen Routan- Video
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we'll be taking a look at our Curt premium hanging style bike rack right here on our 2012 Volkswagen Routan. So the Curt premium is what I consider the most family-friendly of our bike racks. Just because of the weight, it's designed to help out with your children's bikes. It has that unique frame where it's narrow on this side. more
1/19/2022 2:08:34 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Volkswagen Routan- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangelian here at etrailer. And today we'll be taking a look at our Kuat NV 2.0, two bike platform rack right here on our 2012 Volkswagen Routan. So the Kuat NV is one of my favorite bike racks. It has all the premium features you could ask for, it has the great weight capacity for your e-bikes. It can carry a fat tire bike, It tilts away, has a bike repair stand, comes in different colors. more
1/18/2022 11:28:53 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Volkswagen Golf- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we are looking at the Thule Hitching Post Pro four-bike hanging style rack here on our 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI. So, the Hitching Post Pro is a really cool bike rack in that it is tried, tested and true. It's very popular since it has most of the features you would expect from a hanging style rack, and it is reliable and sturdy. So, let's take a look at the way our bike is mounted to this bike rack. more
6/25/2021 6:48:32 PM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Hi everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Glide EX2 bike rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Pastas. So this is going to be able to hold up to two bikes with three tie-down points per bike. You're going to have two zip tie style straps up top and one anti-sway cradle. And what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.The main thing with this bike rack that sets it apart from most of the others is it's tilting feature. You can keep these bikes on the rack, pull this trigger and lean it away from your vehicle. more
7/23/2019 7:08:00 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam from etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Current electric bike rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. This is going to be able to hold up to two electric bikes and one of the main features that I want to show you is it's tilting feature.So all you got to do is just pull this green lever towards the back, and what that's going to do it's going to allow you to tilt these with the bikes installed, which is very convenient and nice. And then you can grab anything out of your trunk, whether it be a backpack, helmets, maybe even a lunch or two. Whatever may be in there that you need access, with your bikes installed you won't have an issue.And then whenever you're really done you just got to push it back up into place, it'll snap to let you know it's nice and secure. So let me go ahead and show you how easy it is to take this off the rack. more
7/23/2019 7:07:27 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Hi, everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE2 on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. This is going to be able to hold up to two electric bikes. And one of the main features with this bike rack is you can actually tilt with these heavy electric bikes installed.All you got to do is you just got to undo this pin and clip down here. You might have to push up on this lever a little bit, pull that out and pull this little pressure pin.And that's going to do, it's going to allow you to access your trunk of your Passat without anything hitting or anything like that. You can grab your book bag, your lunches, your helmets, whatever you need. more
7/23/2019 6:58:05 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat S63360- Video
Colin: Hey everyone, it's Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Trailhead two bike rack. This is hanging style bike rack, which allows you to transport up to two bikes to and from your destination. It's going to be connected at four different points. We're going to have three thick rubber straps on our top two right here. There'll be two over here, more towards the handlebars, another one that is right by the seat post, you can see I kind of have it diagonally across the cradle.The fourth point of contact is going to be our anti sway cradle, with a strap coming through it. more
6/21/2019 5:17:22 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin, here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. I'm going to do a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Hanging Style Rack. Now this is a very nice hanging style rack, and you're really just getting you bang for your buck when you have this rack. It's going to install on your inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter receiver or two inch by two inch receiver of your vehicle. On our Passat we have an inch and a quarter, but if you have another vehicle in your household it'll work for that one as well.Now, we have three different points on our hitching post where our bike is secured. more
5/24/2019 5:17:27 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Colin: Yeah, everyone. I'm Colin here at eTrailer. Today we're going to do a test fit of the Thule Camber 4 Bike Rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat.Now this four bike hanging style rack is a great way to transport up to four bikes to and from your destination. It's going to do a great job of holding your bikes very solid. We have three different points of contact on our bike. We have two straps on the top tube right here. more
5/24/2019 5:07:33 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat TH9042PRO- Video
Colin: Hey, everyone. I'm Colin, here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. We're going to do a test fit of the Thule Helium Pro Two-Bike Rack.Now, this is a hanging style bike rack that allows you to transport up to two bikes to and from your destination. We're going to have an on-board cable lock, which comes from the mast of the bike rack, right here. Bring it over the frames of your bikes. more
5/24/2019 5:07:16 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat TH9025XT- Video
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to do a test of the Thule Apex XT 4 Bike Hanging Style Rack.Now this bike rack is going to allow you to haul up to four bikes to and from your destination. It's nice being able to get a four bike rack on a sedan like our Passat because you don't see too many four bike platform racks having that 1-1/4" adaptability which is the hitch that fits this Passat. So it's pretty nice if you have a Passat, you want to be able to carry a family of bikes or even if you want to go out with your friends, you can fit four on here.We have an onboard cable lock which comes from the mast of the bike rack. Bring it over your bikes, and it goes into the lock right there. You just use your included key to lock it up, and it's going to be a great theft deterrent. more
5/24/2019 2:37:41 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin here at etrailer.Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. WE're going to do a test fit with the RockyMounts WestSlope 2 Bike Platform Rack. Now the WestSlope is going to be able to haul up to 2 bikes, to and from your destination.It's got two different points where it's going to grip your bike. The back one, we have a strap securing the rear wheel onto the cradle right here and up front, we're going to have a wheel hook that is putting downward force on top of our front wheel forcing it down into the wheel tray down there.Now what's really cool about all four of the wheel cradles, we come to this empty one right here, is that it actually has a slot right here, which is going to be able to securely fit your road bike tires, which is what we have loaded right now. And then as you get wider, it'll be for your wider mountain bike tires, you'll be able to put mountain bikes tires up to three inches wide on this bike rack.Now another really cool feature about the WestSlope is it's got a tiered loading system, meaning that as we get from the first bike to the second bike, it's actually going to sit a bit higher and that's going to help drastically improve your ground clearance.So, if we take a measurement, we'll measure our ground clearance at the back of the rack. That's going to be 26 inches of ground clearance, which is a lot better due to having a sedan, because it does sit lower to the ground, you want something that's going to be able to clear any inclines you go up or speed bumps or curves and stuff like that. more
5/24/2019 2:37:18 PM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Hey guys, today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're gonna do a test on the inner vertical hang 4-by hang style rack. Notice the hitch mounted bike rack, that's gonna allow you to carry up to four bikes to and from the trails, has a unique way of holding your bikes for a hanging style rack. Rather than having two of the support posts right here, being parallel to the ground, it's gonna have two vertical posts at a perpendicular to the ground. And where it grips your bike, it's gonna be at the top, right here we have a cradle, kind of wedged up between the junction of the down tube and the top tube right here, it's kind of wedged up in there. You pull it down, it's not moving too much, and then we just use that strap to secure it. Then down here we're gonna have support on the center part of our down tube. more
2/25/2019 5:37:30 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat HR200Z- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. We'll be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider two bike platform rack, part number HR200Z. Now with the bike installed, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Unlike most platform racks, this one cannot tilted away from your vehicle. However, you can still gain access to your trunk depending on the bike you have installed. If we open it up, you see it still clears the handlebars right there. more
11/28/2018 3:37:13 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat HR1000Z- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider 2, two-bike platform rack. Part number HR1000Z. Now, we have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. To start, like most platform racks, we can tilt this away from our vehicle to gain access to our trunk. We're going to come down in here to the base. more
11/28/2018 8:07:13 AM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat SA4025F- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test on the Saris SuperClamp EX two-bike platform rack, part number SA4025F. Now, as you can see, we have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Now, to start, like most platform racks, this can tilt away from your vehicle to give you access to your trunk. There's a handle right here. We're just going to pull on it. Then we can tilt the bike rack away like so. more
11/7/2018 1:37:33 PM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test-fit on the Kuat transfer 1 bike platform rack. Part Number TS01B. Now let's take a closer look, and show off some of the features.To start, like a lot of platforms racks, this can tilt away from your vehicle to give you access to your trunk. You've just gotta push down on this foot petal right there, and we can tilt it away like so. Then you can slide in and open up your trunk, and get whatever you might need, and be on your way. I would like to point out that maybe if you are limited on space, maybe you've backed into a parking spot and there's a wall, and you can't tilt it away. more
10/31/2018 5:07:14 AM
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Yakima RidgeBack 2 Bike hanging style rack. Part number Y02457. Now with the bike installed let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.On the ends of our two arms right here we are going to have bottle openers that Yakima likes to put on a lot of their products. Our cradle is, though they are stationary, do have this nice rubber TPE padding. Once we come in close we're going to see these little bumps right there. They're going to act as shock absorbers for the frame of your bike while you're traveling. more
10/30/2018 8:07:13 AM
Rola Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be taking a look at the Rola Convoy 2 Bike Platform Rack, and that's going to be part number 59307-2.As you can see, we do have a bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, this is a modular style platform rack, meaning that this second edition we have for our two-bike rack can be taken off if you choose to convert to a one bike rack. The tools will be provided in your bike rack to be able to do that.If we take a closer look, we're going to see how our bike is installed. We're going to have this back wheel cradle that's going to be able to slide back and forth to accommodate bikes of different lengths. Up front, we're going to have this nice wheel cradle right here. The back can pivot left and right to accommodate any size wheels you might have. more
8/29/2018 8:27:45 AM
Rola Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat 59307- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be taking a look at the Rola Convoy One Bike Platform Rack. And that's going to be part number 59307. As you can see, we do have a bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, this is a modular style bike rack. Meaning that if you choose .. You can't purchase and add-on to convert it to a two bike rack. more
8/29/2018 8:27:12 AM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're gonna be taking a look at the Malone Runway two bike platform rack for inch and a quarter to two inches, and that's gonna be part number MPG2149.As you can see, we do have a bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of these features. As we see, we have two wheel trays for each bike we would have installed. These wheel trays are adjustable side to side on the bike rack. You simply loosen inside it to meet the specific length of bike you might have. These trays right here can accommodate wheel sizes from 20 to 29 inches and wheel widths of up to three and a half inches. Each tray is gonna have a hook and loop strap to secure your bike wheel into the tray.If you look up here, we're gonna see this nice padded frame hook that is securing the top of our frame down into the wheel trays. more
8/27/2018 8:47:12 AM
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