Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
4/18/2014 1:32:26 PM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today, on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test-fitting the Swagman XTC 4, platform style four-bike rack, part number S64665. We'll begin our test-fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt into the pin holes and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have 21 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away, and we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We now can pull out the silver pen at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down. When the rack in this position, we have about 29 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 10 inches. more
4/17/2014 11:13:49 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan hitch-mounted 4-bike rack, part number S63410. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten it down with the wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 24 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about six inches away, and we have added about 21 inches to the overall length of our suburban. more
4/17/2014 11:12:19 AM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Suburban, well be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ Platform Style Two Bike Rack, part number SR2901LR. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench, and secure it with the lock on the other side. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 24 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2-1/2 inches away, and weve added about 26 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the rear hatch, we can remove the three black pins at the base of the bike rack, and tilt down the wheel cradles, as well as the mast. more
4/2/2014 9:29:53 AM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test-fitting the SportRack hitch-mounted three bike rack, part number SR2403. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 21 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away, and we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We'll now go ahead and remove the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 29 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the cargo area, we can remove the pin at the base of the bike rack, and tilt the mast down. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the rear hatch. To load up a bike, we'll make sure the mast is in its upright position. more
4/2/2014 9:28:52 AM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Prorack hitch-mounted 4-Bike Rack, part number PR8062404. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes, we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes, and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about twenty and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about five and half inches away and we've added about thirty-one inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the cargo area, we'll remove the silver pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
3/31/2014 1:37:05 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Mount and Five-Bike Rack, part number HR9200. We'll begin our test- fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about twenty-one inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about nine inches away, and we've added about sixteen inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We can now loosen up the black knobs on the upper left- and right-hand corner of the mast and swing out our dual arms. With the cradle arms out, we've added about forty-one and a half inches to the overall length of our Suburban. To access the cargo area, we can remove the black pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the rear hatch. To load up a bike, we'll make sure the mast is in its upright position. more
3/27/2014 4:50:05 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack, part number HR8500. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well tread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 21 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away, and weve added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. We now can remove the black pin at the top of the mast, and swing the cradle arms out. more
3/27/2014 4:48:45 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow 'n Go 3 Bike Rack, part number HR135. For today's test fit, we'll be using the Hidden Hitch Ball Mount with a super extra long shank, part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll then secure it with a pin and clip. Keep in mind, both the ball mount and the pin and clip are sold separately.Now with the bike rack secure, you can see that it does wobble. You can purchase an anti-rattle device on our website. more
3/17/2014 1:17:32 PM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, well be test fitting the Softride Hang2 Hitch Mounted 2-Bike Rack, part number SR27041. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread our anti-rattle bolt to the pin holes and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 21 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away, and weve added about 18 inches to the overall length of our Suburban. more
2/24/2014 1:19:06 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number TH934XTR. To begin on our test fit, we will slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it with the wrench. By pulling the pin at the base of the bike rack, we can tilt it away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. By pulling the pin at the top of our bike rack, we can extend our dual cradle arms, we'll reinsert the pin to secure those in place. With our arms secure, we'll undo our cradle straps exposing our cradles, grab our bike, place it directly onto the cradles and secure it with the three cradle straps. With our bike loaded up, we are ready for the road and that will complete today's test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban. . more
2/4/2014 3:07:52 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevy Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting two bike rack for an inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, being sure that the attached pin falls under the pin hole. We will then use the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. With our bike rack in this position, we'll have about 21 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the back of the Suburban is about an inch and three-quarter and overall, we've added about 18 and three-quarters of an inch to our vehicle. Pulling the gray handle on the top of the rack allows us to swing out our dual cradle arms. In this position, we've added about 31 and a quarter inches to the length of our car. Pulling the gray handle at the base of the rack allows the mast to tilt away from our vehicle. This will give us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we're ready to load our bike. more
2/4/2014 3:07:34 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style 2 bike rack for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. We will secure this to the vehicle using the supplied lock. With everything secure, we'll get some measurements. We have about 19-3/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 6-1/2 inches, and overall, we've added about 11-1/2 inches to our Suburban. By pulling the gray handle at the base of the rack, it allows it to tilt away from the vehicle. In this position, at the rear of the rack, we have about 25-3/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is now about 4-1/2 inches, and overall, we've added about 31-1/2 inches to the car. In this position, we have full access to our rear hatch. more
2/4/2014 2:33:36 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Apex Tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, being sure to pull out the metal lever on the passenger side to allow it to slide in. We will then turn the black knob, engaging our anti-rattle device and securing it to our vehicle.With our bike rack secure, well go over a couple measurements. Youre going to have about 20 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about an inch and a quarter and overall, weve added about 12 and a quarter inches to the vehicle. By pulling the gray lever at the base of the rack, it allows it to tilt away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. We will pull the gray lever at the top of the bike rack, swinging out our dual arms. more
2/4/2014 2:29:24 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ platform style 2 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. Well slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. Were going to have about 23 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is about 7 and a quarter inches and overall, weve added about 25 inches to the vehicle. By pulling the pins at the base of the rack, we can fold down our wheel cradles and reinstall the pins to secure them. By pulling the pin on the center mast, it allows it to tilt away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, well go ahead, raise our frame hooks to their highest point and loosen our wheel straps. We can then grab our bike, place it into our wheel cradles and secure it first with our frame hook. more
2/4/2014 1:22:32 PM
Softride Hang5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Softride Hang 5 tilting 5 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SR26496. For today's test fit we will be installing the bike rack in 2 different pieces. We will grab the first piece of our bike rack, slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. With our bike rack in this position we do have about 20 1/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 1/2 inches and overall we have added about 16 1/2 inches to the length of our Suburban. With our bike rack in this configuration it does allow for easier storage without having to completely remove the rack from your vehicle. Now we'll grab the second half of our bike rack. We will want to slide the square black tubes into the square openings on the top of our rack. more
2/4/2014 1:20:46 PM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Softride Hang2 Tilting 2 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number SR27041.To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We will then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. You will have about 20 and a quarter inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 5 inches and overall, weve added about 22 and a half inches to our vehicle.We will get ready to load our bike by lifting the center mast into its upright position and securing it with the 2 pins. With our mast in the upright position, we have changed our overall length to about 15 and a half inches. With that secure, well loosen our cradle straps, grab our bike, place the handlebars in the 2 hooks at the top and secure it with the straps.One of the great features of the Hang2 is its ability to tilt away from the vehicle, giving you full access to your rear hatch. more
2/4/2014 1:17:24 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today in our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into to receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it with the wrench. With our bike rack secure, let's go over a few measurements. You'll have about 20 inches of ground clearance at the base of the rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is about three and three quarters of an inch and overall we have added about 13 inches to our SUY. By pulling the gray lever on the base of our rack, we can tilt it away from our vehicle giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mask back in it's upright position, we'll pull the gray lever on the top extending our dual cradle arms. In this position, we have added about 36-3/4 of an inch to the rear of the suburban. more
2/4/2014 9:08:08 AM
SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the sportrack platform style for bike rack for 2 inch hitches. Part number SR2902. To begin our test fit, we will side the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch lining up our pinholes and our application reveals the first hole giving us the maximum amount of clearance. We will then thread in our anti-rattle ball and tighten it with a wrench. The lowest point of the bike rack will give you about 23 inches of ground clearance. Here at the rear, we got about 27 1/4. The closest point of the bike rack to the back of the suburban is about 9 1/2 inches and over all we've added about 44 inches to the total length. We well not pull the 2 pins in the front portion of our bike rack allowing the front wheel cradles to fold down then we'll move to the rear and repeat the same process. While we're hear at the rear, we'll go ahead and pull the pin for the center mask allowing it to fold out of the way and then do the same on the front. Giving us full access to our rear hatch. With out mask back in it's up right position, we will extend the frame hooks to the top of the mask and undo the wheel straps. more
2/3/2014 5:07:06 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the soft ride element parallelogram. A tilting ford bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. It's part number SR26248. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We will line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. With everything secured we have about twenty and a quarter inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about four and a quarter inches and overall we've added about thirteen and a quarter inches to the length of our Suburban. more
2/3/2014 5:04:22 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Saris Thelma Platform Style 3 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number SA4239B. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, lining up our pin holes, threading in our anti-rattle bolt, and tightening it with a wrench. We'll have about 20-3/4" of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to our vehicle is about 5-3/4", and overall we've added about 13" to the Suburban. By pulling the pin at the base of rack, we'll allow it to unfold into loading position. We'll then replace our pin to secure it. In the loading position, we have added about 37" to the length of our car. In this position, we have full access to our rear hatch. We will now undo our wheel straps, grab our bike, place the front wheel in the large section of the front wheel cradle, and roll both that front wheel cradle and our bike forward, making sure our yellow levers lock into position. more
2/3/2014 5:01:35 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style 4 bike rack for two inch hitches, Part Number SA4414B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, threading in our anti-rattle bolt and then we'll tighten it with the wrench. There is a provided clip that we'll use to secure the pin. We'll have about 20 1/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 3 inches and overall we've added about 18 inches of length to the vehicle. Pushing the gray lever will allow us to unfold the rack into its loading position. more
2/3/2014 10:55:42 AM
Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Saris Cycle-On, a platform-style 2 Bike Rack for 2" Hitches, part number SA4024. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with a wrench. With our bike rack in this position, we have about 20-1/4" of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban's about 8-1/2", and overall we've added about 16-1/2" to the length of our vehicle. Pulling the pin at the base of the bike rack allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. We'll re-insert the pin to secure it. With our bike rack in this position, we do have full access to our rear hatch. With our bike rack in the loading position, we'll have about 27-1/2" of ground clearance at the rear of the rack. more
2/3/2014 10:44:58 AM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part #SA843B. To our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. In this position we have about 20 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 6 1/2 inch and overall we've added about 15 inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the yellow T handle at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. By pulling the yellow levers on the top of the rack, we can move our cradle arms up into loading position. We will want to make sure that these are level or slightly inclined. With our cradle arms in this position, we have added about 28 1/2 inches to the length of the vehicle. more
1/31/2014 2:40:57 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevy Suburban we will be test fitting the Swagman Titan, tilting 4-bike rack for 1/1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part #S63410. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. With our rack secure, we'll go over a few measurements. We have about 23 1/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches and overall we've added about 20 1/4 inches to our vehicle. By pulling the lever at the base of the rack, it will tilt away from the vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the lever at the top of the rack to extend our dual cradle arms. With our dual cradle arms extended, we have added about 38 1/2 inches to the length of the Suburban. We'll undo our cradle straps exposing our cradles , grab our bike, place our place it into our cradles, and tighten each strap. With our bike secure that will complete today's test fit of the Swagman Titan, part #S63410 on our 2007 Chevy Suburban. more
1/31/2014 9:10:39 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot, a platform style 2 or 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, Part Number PS63138. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then we'll tighten it with a wrench. With our rack in this position, we'll have about 20 3/4 of an inch of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/2 inches. Overall, we've added about 25 inches to the length of the Suburban. Pulling the two pins on the outside of the rack at the rear will allow us to fold down our wheel cradles. more
1/31/2014 9:08:02 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. Let's go over a few measurements. You have about 20-1/4" of ground clearance underneath the rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 4", and overall we've added about 10" in length to the vehicle. Pulling the pin at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from our rear door, giving us full access. With our center mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the pin on top of the rack to extend our dual cradle arms. In this position, we have added about 36-1/2" to the length of the Suburban. more
1/30/2014 3:31:03 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, it's part number S63450. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and secure it with either the lock or the clip. We have about 19-3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point to the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 10-3/4", and overall we've added about 23" to the length of the Suburban. By pulling the silver pin at the base of the rack, it will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll get ready to load our bike. We'll begin this by pulling the black lever at the top of the mast, and swinging out our cradle arms. With our cradle arms out in this position, we have added about 33-1/2" to the back of the Suburban. We will now undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the wheel cradles, and secure it with the straps. more
1/30/2014 2:57:39 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Rhino Rack Folding and Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. To begin our test fit we will slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We will line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. You will have about 20-3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 6-1/2 inches, and overall we've added about 13 inches to our vehicle. Pulling the pin at the base of the rack allows it to tilt away from our vehicle giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position we'll pull the pin at the top of the rack allowing us to extend our dual cradle arms. more
1/30/2014 2:57:35 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
1/30/2014 2:57:32 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveller Tow N Go Hitch Mounted 3-bike rack, part number HR135. We will be using the hidden hitch ball mount with a super extra long shank, part number 80232. This is sold separately along with the hitch, pin and clip. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin holes, and secure it with our pin and clip. You will notice weve got a little bit of wobble. You can purchase an anti-rattle device which is available on our website. more
1/30/2014 9:29:14 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Kuat NV, an aluminum platform style 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, Part Number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, insert our pin and secure it with the supplied lock. To further secure our bike rack to our vehicle and also engage our anti-rattle device, we will turn the black knob on the rear until it gets tight. With our bike rack in this position, we have about 20 1/2inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 5 1/4 inches. more
1/30/2014 8:57:04 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 5-bike Rack for 2 inch Hitches. It's Part Number HR9200. To begin our test fit we will slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. With that secure we'll go over a few clearance measurements. You will have about 20-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 5 inches. more
1/29/2014 9:28:45 AM
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima Swing Daddy 4 bike hitch mounted bike carrier part #: y02422. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube lining up the hitch pin hole, installing and tightening down our anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. Alright, with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. Now well go ahead and put our carrying arms down so we can see what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more
3/12/2012 3:09:57 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima stick up 2 bike hitch mounted folding rack carrier part #: y02420. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2 inch bushing installed we can slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well like up the hitch pin holes and ten install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with the anti-rattle bolt secured it really takes out any movement between the receiver tube and the bike rack shank. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more
3/12/2012 3:09:32 PM
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today in our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima Holdup 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier Part No. Y02433. With our vehicle equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube line up the hitch pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and lock. With our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, you can really see that it takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the hitch. This is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Next, will pull the finger trigger at the base of the rack and tilt the platform down. more
3/12/2012 3:08:43 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike carrier part number TH9029. To begin our installation we install the bike rack shank in to the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and insert our anti-rattle bolt. We can then tighten down with a wrench and that will secure our bike rack to the vehicle and we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 22 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 4 inches. Well now go ahead pull the hitch switch at the bottom of the bike rack to tilt it down and we will go ahead and open our cargo door. And as you can see we can gain a full cargo access with this bike rack. more
3/12/2012 3:08:23 PM
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban we are going to do a test fit of the Thule Parkway 2-Bike Carrier for 2-inch hitches part number TH 958. with our vehicle already equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled we can go ahead and slide the bike shank directly in to the receiver tube, line up the hitch pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored or loading position. Now we will go ahead and take a couple measurements. From the nearest point to the upright of our bike rack to our bumper we have 3 inches of clearance and from the back of the bike rack to the ground we have 22 inches of ground clearance. more
3/12/2012 2:31:24 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban we are going to test to fit the Thule Apex Swing 4-Bike carrier for 2-inch hitches. Part number TH9027. Our vehicle is already pre-equipped with the 2 inch hitch and our bike rack is already preassembled and so we will go ahead and side the bike rack shank directly in to the receiver tube, aligning the hitch pinhole. Then we can lock down the integrated hitch pin and tighten down the hand knob. As you can see with the built in hand knob tightened down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the vehicle. This is what our bike carrier will look like in the stored position. more
3/12/2012 2:30:44 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban will be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-Bike Carrier part number TH-9025. To begin our test fit we will simply install the bike rack shank into the hitch, we will align up the hitch pinhole and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to slide in to place. Well then give a little tug and we can tighten down our anti-rattle knob at that point. That will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. At this point we will give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 23 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5 inches. more
3/12/2012 2:30:33 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to test fit the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number S63410. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2-inch bushing, we can slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and line up the hitch pinholes. And then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and install our safety clip. As you can see with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the vehicle. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now, we can go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more
3/12/2012 2:30:00 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to do a test fit of the Sport Rack 2 bike hitch mounted bike carrier part #: a30901. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with a 2 inch adaptor bushing we simply slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the hitch pin holes. Then well secure the bike rack with our anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. Alright, with our anti-rattle bolt installed and tightened down, you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the hitch. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Next, well go ahead and put the platform down on our bike rack by removing the two securing pins and reinstalling them with our platform down. more
3/12/2012 2:29:21 PM
SportRack Evader Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Sport Rack Evader 3 bike carrier for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches part #: a30403xt. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2 inch bushing, we go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and line up the hitch pinhole. Then well install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. With our anti-rattle bolt tightened down we can see it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. Now, lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the nearest point of the upright of our bike rack to the bumper is 10 inches. more
3/12/2012 2:29:09 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to do a test fit of the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number RG8015220. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, were going to go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the hitch pinhole then well go ahead and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with the anti-rattle bolt tighten down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the receiver tube. Now, lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the upright of our bike rack to the nearest point of the bumper is 8-1/2 inches. From the very back of the bike rack to the ground, we have 21-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more
3/12/2012 2:28:55 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today, on this 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to do a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number PS63134. Our vehicle is already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and with our bike rack already preassembled and our 2-inch our bushing installed. Well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and install our pin and clip. With our pin and clip installed, this is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Now, lets go ahead and put the platform down on the bike rack by removing the two linchpins. Now, with our platform down, we can go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more
3/12/2012 2:28:41 PM
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