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Volkswagen Roof Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos

  

Malone Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Malone Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Zach: Hey, everybody. Zach 00:00:01 here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Malone Pilot on a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. This is going to be a wheel mounted style bike rack. So we don't have to take our front wheel off like a fork mounted style, and we don't have any frame contact. So if we did have a carbon bike up here, we wouldn't have to worry about that. more


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6/9/2020 5:37:07 PM



Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf- Video

Thule  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf

Today, in our 2015 Volkwagen Golf, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Circuit XT Bike Rack, Part Number Th526XT. 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. Now how this is actually attached to the bike rack, we're going to have no frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have two points of contact. We're going to have a rear wheel strap here at the back. Then we're going to have this skewer up at the front which grabs the bike by the forks. more


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9/20/2016 10:16:37 AM



Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf th594xt- Video

Thule  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf th594xt

Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Golf, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule side-arm roof-mounted bike rack, part number TH594XT. 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. Now how this bike is actually attached to the rack, there's going to be no frame contact at all. Instead, it has 2 other points. We have a padded wheel hook up at the front here and a wheel strap here at the rear. more


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9/20/2016 10:16:31 AM



RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

RockyMounts  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we're doing a test fit of the Rocky Mounts Roof Mounted Brass Knuckles Bike Rack. That part number is RKY1202. I already have that connected to our bike. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have a ratcheting strap here, we're just going to press the black button and lift that up. That will release that back tire. This is actually adjustable along the length of your bike rack as well, so you can use that for different bikes that you may have. Then up at the front, we have a few different things holding this in place. We, again, have a ratcheting strap here. We have a wheel cradle in the back, which is just where your bike is going ... more


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12/22/2015 4:36:06 PM



Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Thule  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta we're doing a test fit of the Thule Sprint T-Track Mounted Roof Bike Rack. That part number is TH569. We already have our bike loaded up. We're first going to show you how we did that. We've got a wheel cradle back here with a ratcheting strap. We also have a bushing on that strap. more


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12/15/2015 1:19:48 PM



Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta TH535- Video

Thule  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta TH535

Today, on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we're doing a test fit on the Thule-through-ride-roof-mounted bike rack. That part number is TH-535. Now, we already have our bike up there, we're first going to show you how we secure that down. Here in the back we have a ratcheting strap that you're going to see on most of your bike racks. We also have a bushing there that's going to just hold your smaller bikes higher .. Down in that cradle, just a little more secure. more


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12/15/2015 1:19:33 PM



Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Trio Roof-Mounted Bike Rack. That part number is TR02. Now we already have our bike connected. We're first going to show you how we strap that down, then we'll go over some features of the rack. So here in the back, we have a ratcheting strap holding our tire in place. We can just push on the button here and lift the strap out of the way. A great think about the cradle and the strap is that it does move up and down the length of your bike rack so you can adapt that for different bikes. Up at the front we have a skewer. more


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12/11/2015 9:16:06 AM



Rhino Rack Road-Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Rhino Rack Road-Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we're doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior roof mounted bike rack. That part number is RBC036. Now we already have our bike on our rack. We're first going to show you how you strap that down and then we'll go over some other features. Back here in the back at our tire, we have a regular ratcheting strap. To release that, we're just going to push on the button and lift that out. Now a great thing about this is that it does move up and down the length of your rack so you don't have to worry about having a certain length rack or a certain length bike to use your bike rack. Up at the front, we have a locking skewer option. more


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12/10/2015 12:07:23 PM



Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta we're doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Rack, that part number is RBC035. Now we already have our bike on the rack. First thing we are going to show you is how we secured that down. So starting here in the back we have a ratcheting strap on our back tire, that's just going to secure that in place and a great feature about that is that it does move up and down the length of your bike rack so you don't have to worry about having this specific style bike for this carrier. Now up at the front we have a locking skewer so that's going to protect your bike, it's also going to be for your fork mount as well. We can turn the handle one way or the other and it's going to loosen or tighten that skewer around your forks and when it's loose enough you can just pull your bike straight off and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, I always like to reconnect my straps so I don't lose or damage any of them and now we'll take a look at how the rack is connected down. We have a metal bracket here with a rubber coating on the top of it. more


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12/10/2015 12:07:03 PM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we're doing a test fit of the Inno Fork Lock Roof Mounted Bike Rack. That part number is INXA391. Now we already have our bike strapped down. First, we're going to show you how we do that. Here in the back we have a lashing strap. To release that, we're just going to push the black button here and lift that up. The great thing about that is that it does move up and down the length of your carrier, so you can adjust it for different bikes you may have. Here in the front, we have a locking cover. more


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12/10/2015 11:56:23 AM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta INA392- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta INA392

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we're doing a test fit of the INNO Multi Fork Roof Mounted Bike Rack. That part number is INA392. We already have our bike on our vehicle. We're first going to show you how we strap that down. We have a ratcheting strap here. That's going to hold it in place. We'll just push the black button at the top and remove that. more


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12/10/2015 11:56:06 AM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta INA391- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta INA391

Today, on our 2013 Volskwagen Jetta we are doing a test fit of the INNO Fork Lock III bike rack. That part number is INA391. This is going to be our roof mounted bike rack and it is going to be a fork mount as well. The first thing I am going to do is go over how we strap that down. Here in the back we have a ratcheting strap, we are just going to push in the black button and pull that out. The great thing about this is that it is adjustable. more


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12/10/2015 11:46:28 AM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta INA389- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta INA389

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, we're doing a test fit of the Inno Tire Hold Roof Mount and Bike Rack. That part number is INA389. Now we already have our bike strapped down . we're first going to show you how we connect that and then we'll go over some features. The first thing we'll look at is our front tire hold. Now we're going to have a wheel cradle that our wheel fits perfectly into. If you have bigger wheels, they can always fit in the larger cradle area but with those smaller ones, they'll fit right nice in the center. Now with our tire hold portion, it's just going to be a straight regular tire hold with an adjustable piece there which will adjust for your different size bike tires so you can use that for different bikes that you may have. more


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12/10/2015 11:46:06 AM



Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat

Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are test fitting the Rhino rack, mountain trail rooftop bike carrier. Part number for that is RBC035. As you can see, we do already have our bike on our rack. We're going to show you how we secure it in and then also how we secure our rack to our crossbars. So if we take a look back here, you can see we do have a strap, holding down that wheel. The strap's just going to keep that wheel in place and keep that from going anywhere. If you take a look upfront, we do have a skewer on the fork mounts here. To loosen it, you just pop that open and it just snaps back into place to tighten it down. more


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10/3/2015 6:48:55 PM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat

Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat we are test fitting the Inno Fork Lock Roof Mounted Bike Carrier. Its a T-track mounted carrier so it is going to fit in that track on the cross bars here. The part number for that is INXA391. Now as you can see we do already have our bike on our carrier. I am going to show you how we strap down the bike and also how we mount that in that T-track. The first thing we will take a look the back wheel here. We've got a strap holding that in. more


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10/3/2015 6:46:53 PM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA392- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA392

Today, on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are test fitting the INNO Multi Fork Lock Roof Mounted Bike Carrier. The part number for that is INA392. As you can see, we do already have our bike on here. We're going to show you how we secured the bike as well as how we secured the biker carrier to our cross bars and some features of the carrier as well. Back here, we've got a single strap and we'll create all for the back of our bike here. In the front, it's a little more complicated. We've got this locking cover here and anti-theft piece here and a skewer that's going to tighten and loosen on your forks of your bike to accommodate different types of bike frames that you may have. If you we're wanting to take everything off, you'd first start at the back wheel here, press down on the black lever and lift straight up on that strap. more


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10/3/2015 6:46:37 PM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA391- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA391

Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are test fitting the Inno Fork Lock III Bike Carrier. Part number for that is INA391. As you can see, we do already have our bike on our carrier. Were going to show you how we mount the bike and secure it and then also how we secure the bike to the crossbars and some features of the rack itself. We take a look back here, you can see, we do have a strap pulling that in. We want to make sure that we put that strap between the spokes of the bike so it doesnt Of the wheel, excuse me so it doesnt damage those. Up here we have a skewer holding in the fork up here. more


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10/3/2015 6:46:20 PM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA389- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA389

Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat we're test fitting the Inno Tire Hold Roof-Mounted Bike Rack. The part number for that is INA389. Now if we look at the bike itself and how it's secured to the bike rack, we can see that we have these cradles down here holding the tire. We also have the tire holds that go across the top of the tire and secure it. Now the back tire is secured just about the same way, we've just got this locking mechanism here that's going to keep that tight against that bike rack and keep the front tire against there. I'm just going to get a little bit of help getting our bike down. Thank you. Now before we put it in the stow position, we'll take a look at how it's secured to our cross bars. more


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10/3/2015 6:46:06 PM



Rhino Rack Road Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Rhino Rack Road Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat

Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are testing fitting the Rhino Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Rack, Bike Carrier excuse me. The Part Number for that is: RBC036. Now as you can see we do already have our bike on the rack. We're going to show you how we secure the bike down and then also how we secure the carrier itself to the crossbars. So, if you take a look at the back, we have one single strap holding that wheel down. That's just going to secure that there in place. This is a fork mounted, we have a skewer here holding forks in place. We just pull up on the black handle, turn to the left to loosen and turn to the right to tighten, and that just snaps right back into place. To take bike our off, we'll first start by taking the strap here off, just slides right through when you push the back lever. more


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10/3/2015 6:41:06 PM



Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA387- Video

Inno  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat INA387

Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat we're test fitting the Inno Slim fork roof mounted bike carrier. The part number for that is INA387. We already have our bike on our carrier. We're going to show you how we secure the bike down. Then I'll show how we secure the carrier to the crossbars installs. The back wheel here, we have a wheel hold here. more


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9/17/2015 8:12:04 AM



Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2007 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Thule  Roof Bike Racks Review - 2007 Volkswagen Passat

Today our 2007 Volkswagen Passat well be doing a test fit of the Thule sprint T-Track roof mounted bike rack thats part number TH569. This is designed to slide right into your T-channel of your Thule AeroBlade. As you can see Ive already got the Thule AeroBlade installed on my Passat here today. Normally you would measure out and cut your rubber strips to where you want your bike racks so it would just set wherever you would place it and its good. For todays demonstration were going to go ahead and take those rubber straps off so we can show you how it works. Well just simply remove our end caps, set those aside for now. All rights so what well do is well start by bringing our rear strap or rear not our rear strap but our rear clamp or our rear T and place slide that on first that way you can adjust it to match up our front. more


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7/16/2015 5:02:25 PM



Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2007 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2007 Volkswagen Passat

Today on our 2007 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat Trio roof-mounted bike rack, and that's going to be part number TR02. We've already got our load bars installed on our vehicle here today. Let's go ahead and begin our test fit by setting it on top. We want to make sure to line up this portion here. We'll set it on our load bar like I did there. We'll worry about the rear clamp here later. more


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5/19/2015 12:41:46 PM



Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2007 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2007 Volkswagen Passat

Today on our 2007 Volkswagen Passat, we'll be doing a test fit of the Thule Sprint roof mounted bike rack. That's part number TH528. I've already got the Thule aero blade Rapid Traverse roof rack system already installed in our vehicle here today. We can go ahead and begin our test fit by removing these, undoing these straps underneath here. We're going to put that on our load bar, make sure the strap goes underneath and then same thing with this one here. All right. more


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5/19/2015 12:41:25 PM



Thule Big Mouth Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC- Video

Thule Big Mouth Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen CC, we will be test fitting the Thule Big Mouth Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number TH599XTR. With the Thule traverse rack system already in place, well start our test fit by putting the bike rack on to the roof rack. Bring your T-bolts into place, and tighten it down with a wing nut. Next at the rear bar, youll place the adjustable bolts around the square bar. Next youll place your black metal bracket on the bottom side of the bolts, and then tighten down wing your wing nuts. With the bike on the rack, youll raise up the frame jaw, secure it around the lower part of the frame and clamp it in place. Now youll move to your wheel straps and tighten them down. more


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2/12/2014 10:44:14 AM



Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC- Video

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen CC, well be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64710. With our Thule rapid traverse rack system already in place, well grab our bike rack, place it on to the roof rack, line your front bracket up with the front bar. You can grab a U-bolt, make sure it wraps around the bar and through the bracket. Place your wing nuts on the other side of the U-bolts, tighten them down, and repeat for the other side. Next youll move to the back of the rack, grab another U-bolt, place it through the rack and over the bars making sure each side of the bolt is around the rack. Next, youll grab the flat bracket, fit it over the U-bolts, and secure it in place with the wing nuts.With the rack in place, well undo our wheel strap, grab our bike, place it on to the rack, place your forks in the securer, tighten it up, tighten your strap around your rear wheel, and youre good to go. more


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2/12/2014 10:44:11 AM



RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC- Video

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen CC, well be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY1011. With our Thule rapid traverse rack system already in place, well grab our bike rack, and place it on to the roof system. Youll start by removing the plastic cover from the front. With the cover removed, bring the rubber straps around to the front securing them at the head of the rack. Next well move to the rear. Well loosen up the two allen screws to remove the bracket. more


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2/12/2014 10:44:07 AM



RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC- Video

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen CC

Today on our 2013 Volkswagen CC, we'll be test-fitting the Rocky Mounts tierod roof-mounted bike rack, part number RKY1014. With our Tuley rapid traverse system already in place, we'll start our test fit by placing the bike rack under our roof rack. Make sure the two rubber straps go around the front bar. Next, you'll move to the back bar; loosen up the bracket; slide the two Allan bolts over the bar, positioning one on each side; set the rack back down; position the bracket in place; then put the Allan bolts in, but don't secure them, quite yet. Next, move back up to the front of the rack, tighten up those T straps by turning the front bolt with an Allan wrench. Next, you'll move to the back of the rack, tighten up your bracket, and now your racket's secure. more


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2/12/2014 10:44:03 AM



RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Golf- Video

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Golf

Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Golf, well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY1014.With the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System already assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up on to the load bars. Well bring the rubber-coated steel straps around the underside of the front bar and then move to the rear. Well undo one of the Allen bolts to bring the rear bracket around the underside of the rear bar; well then thread in the bolts and tie them down with a wrench.Well now move back up to the front, where we can remove the black plastic cover and hook the rubber-coated steel straps into the connection points. We will then use the wrench to turn the silver bolt to tighten down straps up against the bar. With everything all tighten down secured were ready to load up our bike. Well double check to make sure that the skewer is loose at the front and well undo the strap at the rear. Well place our bike up on the bike rack sliding the forks down onto the skewer. more


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9/13/2013 7:04:41 AM



RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2007 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2007 Volkswagen Jetta

Today on our 2007 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Roof Mounted bike rack, part number RKY1014. With the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack system assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the TieRod directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll remove the black plastic cover and bring the rubber-coated straps around our front bar. We'll fit them back into the head of the carrier, and then, we'll use an Allen key to tighten the Allen bolt, which will tighten our straps around our front bar.Once we have that done, we can replace our black plastic cover. We'll move to the rear and loosen up the Allen bolts to bring our rear clamp around our rear bar. We'll feed the bolts back through the clamp and tighten them down with an Allen key. With the front and rear secured, we can undo the rear wheel strap and make sure the skewer at the front is loose. We'll grab our bike and place it onto our bike rack. We'll then drop the front forks down onto our skewer. more


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9/13/2013 6:47:26 AM



Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Routan- Video

Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Routan

Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Routan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Domestique Fork-Mounted Bike Carrier, Part Number TH513. Our Routan already has a factory installed roof rack system.We'll begin by installing our carrier directly on to the factory crossbars. We'll go ahead and place our carrier on the crossbars. We'll need to remove the skewer, so we can access our allen bolts. We'll make sure that our front clamp sits nicely around our front crossbar then we can make sure our bolts are in place and tighten it down using an allen key. Once we have our front clamps secured and tightened. We can then re-install our front skewer. more


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6/13/2013 8:10:04 AM



RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Routan- Video

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Routan

Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Routan we'll be testing the RockyMounts TieRod roof mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1014. Our Routan already has a factory installed roof rack system so we're going to begin by placing our carrier on top of our factory crossbars. We'll go ahead and make sure that the rubber coated steel straps at the front of our carrier are underneath our crossbar and ready to be secured. We need to remove the front cover, place our steel straps in the correct location, and then tighten the silver bolt using an Allen key. Once we have that tightened down and secured we can then place our cover back onto the front part of our carrier. Now move to the rear where we'll take the rear clamp to fit it around our rear crossbar. more


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6/13/2013 8:04:03 AM



RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Routan- Video

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Routan

Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Routan, we'll be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch, Roof-Mounted Mountain Bike Carrier, Part Number RKY1011. Our Routan already has a factory installed roof rack system, so we're going to begin by placing our carrier directly on top of our factory crossbars. At the front part of our carrier, now we can remove the front cover and place our straps into position then we can use an allen key to tighten them into place. Now, we're ready to reinstall our cover. Once we have the front part of our carrier secured to our crossbar, we can the move to the rear of the carrier and put the clamp around our rear crossbar. We'll make sure our bolts are set then we'll use an allen key to tighten down our bolts and secure the rear part of our carrier to our rear crossbar. Now, we'll go ahead and make sure that the wheel strap in the rear is undone and that our skewer at the front is open. We'll grab our bike, place the rear wheel on to the wheel tray and drop our front fork down into the skewer. We'll secure it first by the skewer and then move to the rear and secure with a wheel strap. more


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6/13/2013 8:03:21 AM



Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Passat

Today we're working with a 2012 Volkswagen Passat and we're going to be test fittingthe Yakima FrontLoader Roof-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02103. We've already got our carrier put together and now we're ready to mount it up on ourvehicle. We'll take the carrier and lay it up on top of our crossbars. We'll fit the frontclamping head around our front crossbar and use the hand knob to tighten it down,and then we'll move to the rear and fit the rear clamp around the rear bar, using the T-bolt and wing nut to tighten it down. Now we're ready to load up a bike. We need tomake sure that the front wheel hoop is all the way up and open. more


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9/18/2012 7:22:04 AM



Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Passat- Video

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Passat

Today we've got a 2012 Volkswagen Passat and we're going to be test fitting theYakima ForkLift Roof-mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02098. We've already got our carrier put together and we're ready to mount it up on ourvehicle. We'll take it and lay it up on top of our crossbars. We'll fit the clamp at thehead of our bike rack around the front crossbar, then we'll use the T-bolt and wing nutto tighten it down. Then we can reinstall our skewer. We'll move to the back and fitthe rear clamp around the rear bar, again using a T-bolt and wing nut to tighten itdown. more


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9/18/2012 7:21:43 AM



Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2000 Volkswagen Beetle- Video

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2000 Volkswagen Beetle

Today on our 2000 Volkswagen Beetle, we'll be test fitting the Yakima FrontLoader Wheel Mount Bike Carrier, part number Y02103. Now, our vehicle is already equipped with the Yakima Q Towers Roof Rack System, so we're ready to begin our test fit. We'll simply face the bike rack on our crossbars. We'll make sure that the head of the bike rack is over the front crossbar. We'll then move to the rear crossbar where we'll make sure that the rear clamp is directly over the top of the rear crossbar. We want to make sure that we give the bike rack a slight thud to ensure that the front head of the bike rack fits snug on the front crossbar. more


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6/6/2012 1:12:49 PM



Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan

Today we have with us a 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan and were going to be test fitting the Yakima Frontloader roof mounted bike carrier part number Y02103. Weve already got our carrier assembled and now were ready to mount it up on the vehicle. First well place our carrier up on top of our crossbars. Well fit the front head clamp over our front crossbars and use the hand knob to tighten it down. Well slide the clamp in the back over our rear crossbar and use the wing nut and T-bolt to tighten it down. With that, our bike rack is secured to our roof rack and now were ready to prep for our bike. more


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5/4/2012 6:06:29 PM



Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta

Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and we're ready to test fit the Yakima FrontLoader Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02103. We already have our bike rack together. Now we're ready to mount it up on the vehicle. We'll start by laying the bike rack up on top of our roof rack. We'll position the front head over the front crossbar and we'll position the rear clamp above our rear crossbar. We'll then turn the T handle on the front to tighten the front mount and we'll tighten the wing nut on the rear to tighten the rear clamp. more


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3/29/2012 10:38:00 AM



Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta

Today we've got a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and we'll be test fitting the Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number 702098. We've got our bike rack assembled and now we're ready to mount it up on the vehicle. The first thing we need to do is remove the front skewer for the bike rack and move the cover out of the way. Once we've done that we can place the bike rack up on top of our roof rack. We'll fit the head of the bike rack and wrap the clamp around the front bar. We'll then take the wing nut and tighten down the front clamp. more


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3/29/2012 10:37:56 AM



Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta- Video

Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta

Today we have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, and well be test fitting the Thule Domestique Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH513. We already have our bike carrier assembled, so well place it up on top of our roof rack. Well need to remove the front skewer so that we can access the bolts to attach our clamp at the front. With our front clamp attached, we can move on to the rear. Well use the included Allen wrench to secure the clamps at both the front and the rear. With our secure back in place and our rear wheel strap undone, were ready to fit our bike. more


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3/27/2012 1:16:38 PM



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