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Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sport Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Yakima Hatch Back Trunk mount to bike rack. That part number is Y02636. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. On our frame, we're going to have two straps with a total of three holding our bike into place. These two are on our frame and one is our anti-sway strap. more
9/28/2017 8:07:17 AM
Saris Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon we're going to be test fitting the Saris SuperBones 3 Bike Rack, part number SA802. We already have bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike attaches to the rack, we'll three points of contact. We're going to have two straps up at the top here and then one off to the side and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and possibly make bike to bike contact. The cradles are stationary and I would like to point out we do have a strap around our front tire here and that's just to keep it from making contact with the vehicle. This does not come with the bike rack, we recommend that you have one though, in case you don't want any contact made there.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
9/28/2017 8:07:09 AM
Hollywood Racks Baja Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja 2 Bike Rack, part number HRB2. We already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have two straps up at the top here and one off to the side here around our anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth. I would like to note that it does not come with the strap that we're using today and this is just to keep the bike tires straight up against here so it doesn't, by accident turn and possibly make contact with the vehicle there as well.The cradles are movable back and forth to accommodate loading and unloading and bike spacing. And it also has two reflectors on the end for better visibility at night. more
9/28/2017 7:58:03 AM
Hollywood Racks Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Buick Envision- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Buick Envision, we're gonna be test fitting the Hollywood racks over the top 2-bike rack for vehicles with spoilers, part number HRF2. We already have a bike installed on our rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. We do have two reflectors on the ends of our arms here. The cradles are adjustable back and forth to accommodate different sized bikes and to accommodate loading and they also have these anti-rattle or anti-sway cradles here and that's how the bike is gonna be attached. We'll have the two straps up at the top and then the one off to side and the anti-sway cradle's gonna keep it from moving too far back and forth and possibly make bike to bike contact. more
9/27/2017 9:07:10 AM
Hollywood Racks Baja Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2018 Toyota Camry- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Toyota Camry we're doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Baja Trunk Mount 2 bike rack. That part number is HRB2. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure our bike into place. We're going to have three straps and three cradles all together, two over the top portion of our frame, one as our anti-sway in the back. That's going to prevent our bike from swinging too far back and forth and possibly making contact with our other bike. more
9/10/2017 8:27:09 AM
Saris Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2018 Toyota Camry- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Toyota Camry, we're doing a test-fit of the Saris Superbones Trunk-Mount 3-Bike Rack, that part number is: SA802.Now, we already have our bike secured down on our rack, we're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We're going to have three straps all together; two on our frame, one as our anti-sway in the back. These are also going to act as our cradle, so it's going to help to prevent any kind of movement back and forth and possibly making contact with the other bike racks . Or the other bikes on our rack, rather.To remove those, we're just going to push down and pull our strap through. You'll see on the inside of those straps, it's going to have a rubber coating to prevent any scratches or abrasions from our straps onto our bike. It's going to be really great for those bikes that you don't want to mess up the paint job on.Another great thing about our cradles is that the bottom ones do fold up, so this is great whenever we're trying to remove our bike racks. more
9/10/2017 8:17:14 AM
Hollywood Racks Express Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2018 Toyota Camry- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Toyota Camry, we're doing a test fit of the Hollywood Rack's Express Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack. That part number is HRE3. Now we already have our bike loaded up onto our vehicle. We're going to show you first how we secure it into place.So, we're going to have two cradles with two straps. They're going to be right on our frame here to hold our bike into place. When we have all three bikes loaded up we are going to have our stabilization strap that's connected here at the back, and that's just going to tighten up our bikes and prevent them from swinging back and forth even more, and possibly making contact with each other. more
9/10/2017 8:17:08 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Kia Soul, we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HangOut trunk mount two-bike rack. That part number is Y02637.Now, we already have our bikes secured down. We're first going to show you how we secured it in place. You're going to have three straps and cradles: Two straps over the top, and one is our anti-sway strap in the back. To release those, we're just going to pull down and lift up and we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side.A nice thing about our cradles is that they are gonna have a cushioned area to prevent any scratches or abrasions. We'll also have grooves down in there so that our brake lines can fit evenly and we won't have to worry about any damage to those as well.Now we'll take a few measurements here. more
9/5/2017 9:17:34 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul Y02634- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Kia Soul we're doing a test fit of the Yakima FullBack trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02634. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We're going to have three straps, also known as ZipStrips, holding our bike into place, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pinch on our tabs at each side and pull that through. more
8/22/2017 8:57:05 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul Y02636- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Kia Soul we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HalfBack trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02636. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We're going to have three straps, also known as ZipStrips, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. To release those we're just going to pinch at either side on our tabs and pull those straight through. more
8/22/2017 8:47:05 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2017 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack Part No. Y02634. This is the hatch mount style bike rack. We already have a bike installed so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Starting off at the ends of the arms here on one end we are going to have the traditional Yakima bottle opener. However on the other we do have an integrated cable lock so once you we're to put your second bike on here you would take this out, wrap it around and come back to this point and lock it into place therefore adding some security for your bike rack once it's installed. How it attaches the bike to the bike rack we're going to have three points of contact. more
8/20/2017 8:37:18 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox Y02636- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2017 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HalfBack 2 Bike Rack Part No. Y02636. This is a hatch mount bike rack as you can see. We already have a bike installed on the rack so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.At the ends we have two bottle openers so once you're done riding the bike you can crack open a cold one. We also have a grip by three points on our rack here, excuse me on our bike here. We're going to have two zip strips up at the top two and then one off the side which is going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and possibly causing bike to bike contact. more
8/20/2017 8:37:06 AM
Malone Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2008 Chevrolet Impala- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2008 Chevrolet Impala, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 3 Trunk Mount Bike Rack, part number NPG2142. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.The cradles are adjustable back and forth and side to side and can be tightened down with this Phillips head screw, here, and they are padded as well as they have these grooves on the inside of them, here, so the cables your bike can rest inside there instead of being smashed up against the frame once you install your bike.It does have these very flexible strips to tighten them down and there's only going to be two points of contact and that's going to be these points at the top frame. It does also come along with this stabilization strap, here. We only have it wrapped on our tire just to make sure it doesn't make contact with our vehicle, but it does come with two straps that you would put around all three bikes as well as the bike rack itself to keep everything together and keep it from moving back and forth while you drive.There is an issue that I'd really like to point out, here. In this particular case with how we have this set up, the pedal may make contact with your vehicle, so you may need to have something, a pad of some sort, to wrap around your pedal to make sure it doesn't damage your vehicle once you drive.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
8/15/2017 9:17:05 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2012 Chevrolet Sonic- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Sonic we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HalfBack trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02636. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over how we secure our bike in place, a couple of features, and some measurements.Now how our bike is secured in place, we have three straps in place. They're also known as ZipStrips. We've got two over the top portion of our frame here and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. more
8/14/2017 7:47:16 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Y02634- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Sonic we'll be taking a look the Yakima FullBack Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack, that part number is Y02634. Now we already have one of our bikes installed on here, we're going to go over some features, show you have we secure our bike down, and take a few measurements.To start off how our bike is secured down we're going to have 3 straps all together, these are also known as ZipStrips, we'll have two on the frame here and one is our anti-sway in the back, which is going to help prevent our bike from swinging too far back and forth and possibly making contact with the other bikes. To release those we're going to pinch the two tabs on the sides and we'll just pull straight out. Then we can take our bike off and set it off to the side.One great thing about our cradles here is that they do have a rubber coating, they're gonna be cushioned to prevent any scratches or abrasions, they'll also allow for your brake lines to sit without causing any damage there. I do suggest you replace your ZipStrips so they don't get lost of damaged. Another great think about this rack is that we do have a bike lock on the end of the rack so you can secure that last bike and prevent both bikes from being taken off.Now we'll take a few measurements here. more
8/14/2017 7:47:07 AM
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Mazda CX-5- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Mazda CX5 we're going to be test fitting the Thule Passage 2-bike rack, part number TH910XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.The cradles are adjustable going back and forth and side to side. They do have these grooves on the inside here so the cables of your bike will rest inside there as opposed to getting crushed up against the frame once you're installing the bike. We do have three points of contact with the bike. We have two straps up at the top holding it in place as well as one off to the side here. That's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
8/5/2017 8:37:39 AM
Malone Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Mazda CX-5- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Mazda CX5 we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 3-bike rack for trunk-mounts, part number MPG2139. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.At the ends of our bike rack here are the arms. On one side we are going to have this reflector which is going to provide better visibility at night. We're also going to have this locking end with an integrated cable lock which will attached to the outermost bike, preventing theft. The cradles are stationary. more
8/5/2017 8:37:24 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Mazda CX-5- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Mazda CX-5 we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack, part number Y02634. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.At the ends of both of our arms, on one of them we're going to have a bottle opener, which is pretty unique to these bike racks. On the other, we're going to have an integrated cable lock that will wrap around the outermost bike and attach to this point here for security. The cradles are stationary but do have this super cush material to make sure that the frame of your bike doesn't have any scratches or abrasions on it once it's being installed. It holds your bike at three points. more
8/5/2017 8:37:05 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Mazda CX-5 Y02636- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Mazda CX-5 we're gonna be test fitting the Yakima HalfBack 2 Bike Rack, part number Y02636. We already have a bike installed on our rack, let's take a closer look and who off some of its features.On the ends of both the arms we have the bottle openers, which is pretty unique to this bike rack. The cradles are fixed, but have enough space in between them where bike to bike contact won't be an issue while loading or unloading. The cradles also have this SuperCush material, to make sure that the frame of your bike doesn't have any scratches or abrasions on it once it's being installed.We'll have two zip strips up, at the top, holding it into place, as well as one off to the side, which is gonna serve as the anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and causing bike to bike contact that way. Moving to the wheel here, it does come with this small wheel strap for the innermost wheel, to keep it from making contact with your vehicle. If you have two bikes on here, there is a much longer strap that wraps around both bikes, as well as the bike rack itself, and that's gonna be the stabilization strap for that instance.So let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
8/5/2017 8:27:16 AM
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Mazda CX-5- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Mazda CX-5, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Raceway Pro two-bike rack, part number TH9001PRO. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's take a closer look, and show off some of the features. The cradles are going to be stationary, but are padded on the inside here to ensure that the frame of your bike doesn't get any scratches or abrasions on it once it's being installed. It holds your bike at three points. Will have two straps up at the top here, and one off to the side, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, and causing the bike to bike contact.Now, while the cradles are stationary, they are spaced far enough apart where bike to bike contact, initially when installing it, isn't going to be an issue. At the end here, we do have an integrated cable lock that will wrap around the outermost bike and lock into place here. more
8/5/2017 8:27:06 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2013 BMW 3 Series- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 BMW 3 Series we're doing a test fit of the Yakima Hangout Trunk Mount Bike Rack. That part number is Y02637. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. Now you'll see we have two cradles with three straps. We've got two over the top here, and one is our anti-sway strap in the back. more
8/3/2017 11:07:15 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2013 BMW 3 Series Y02636- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2013 BMW 3 Series, we're doing a test-fit of the Yakima Halfback Trunk-Mount 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: Y02636.Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're, first, going to show you how we secure it in place and we'll go over a couple features. Starting off with how we secure it in place, we're going to have three cradles with three strips, also known as zip strips. Two at the top here and one as our anti-sway in the back. To release those, we're just going to pinch at the two sides and pull that through. Then, we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side.With that out of the way, I do suggest you replace your zip strips, so they don't get lost or damaged. more
8/3/2017 11:07:06 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HalfBack 2-bike rack for trunk mounts, part number Y02636. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.At the ends of both of our arms we do have bottle openers, which is pretty unique to most bike racks. The cradles are stationary but have this SuperCush material to ensure that the frame of your bike doesn't get any scratches or abrasions once it's being installed. We also have the ZipStrips, two of them up top holding it in place, as well as one to the side, which is going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bikes from moving too far back and forth and making bike to bike contact.We do have a stabilization strap around our first wheel here. If you we're to have both bikes attached, there is a much longer strap that would wrap around both bikes, as well as the bike rack itself, to keep it stable in those situations.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. It's very easy. more
7/28/2017 6:37:46 AM
Malone Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test-fitting the Malone Hanger 3 Trunk Mount Bike Rack, part number MPG2139. We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and showoff some of the features. How the bike is held in place, we're going to have three points of contact with your bike. We're going to have two straps up at the top here and two choices as to where you need to put those. We're also going to have this anti-suede cage here on the side. more
7/28/2017 6:37:38 AM
Malone Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2008 Chevrolet Impala MPG2139- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2008 Chevrolet Impala, we're gonna be test fitting the Malone Hanger 3 Bike Rack for the truck mounts. Part number MPG2139. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look, and show off some of the features. How the bike attaches to the rack, we're gonna have three points of contact. We're gonna have two straps up at the top tube gear, and you'll have two choices as to where to make those connections. more
7/27/2017 7:37:07 AM
Malone Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger Three Truck Mount Bike Rack, part number MPG2139. We already have a bike installed on our rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is held into place, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have two straps up at the top and one off to the side, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and possibly making bike to bike contact. The cradles do have these grooves in the center of them which you can see will enable the cables to sit in there as opposed to being crushed up against the frame once the bike is installed.The cradles are stationary, meaning they cannot move back and forth, but they can be adjusted up and down or to the other side to accommodate different loading styles of certain bikes. more
7/26/2017 8:17:14 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Honda Pilot- Video
Today, on our 2017 Honda Pilot, we're taking a look at the Yakima Full-Back Trunk-Mount 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: Y02634. Now, we already have our bike secured down here, we're first going to show you how we secure it in place. On the end here, we do have a cable lock, this can be used to lock your bike onto your rack. It is going to lock this last bike, which will prevent anyone from being able to remove the first or the last bike. To remove our bikes and to secure them, we're going to push on our tabs and pull out our zip strips. They easily push into place, and they've got cushioning to prevent any scratches or abrasions from our straps onto our bike. We'll take that off. It's going to hold it in three points, two on the frame and one as an anti-sway cradle, as you saw before. more
7/21/2017 7:47:08 AM
Malone Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek MPG2133- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Malone Pilot trunk-mounted platform-style bike rack. This is going to be part number MPG2133. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have this frame clamp up at the top. Right now we have it set over the bike rack like you see here, but this can also be gripped from underneath like so. more
7/18/2017 7:57:36 AM
Malone Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2008 Chevrolet Impala MPG2133- Video
Today on our 2008 Chevrolet Impala, we're gonna be test-fitting the Malone Pilot 2 Bike Platform Rack for Trunk Mounts, part number: MPG2133. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. What makes this bike rack pretty unique is the fact that it's a platform style that does mount to your trunk, as opposed to in most of them, which are the hanging style. It grips your bike at three points. We're gonna have this frame mount up here at the top. more
7/18/2017 7:57:28 AM
SeaSucker Komodo Trunk Bike Rack Review- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the SeaSucker Komodo bike rack. It's available in black with part number 298-BK1910-BK, in silver, part number 298-BK1910-SV, in gold with part number 298-BK1910-GO, and finally aqua blue, part number 298-BK1910-AB. Carry your road bike in style with the SeaSucker Komodo. It's perfect for those vehicles that you can't have a hitch or a roof rack, or where those would detract from the style of your vehicle. It's also going to save the expense of purchasing a roof rack or a trailer hitch. Its sleek design mimics that of a Komodo dragon, and it adds a real stylish accent to your vehicle. It's perfect for sports cars, convertibles, or really any vehicle you want to add some flare to. The four vacuum cups will attach to metal, fiberglass, or glass, and they have a 210-pound pull strength each. more
6/16/2017 12:33:07 PM
SeaSucker Komodo Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2010 Audi Q5- Video
Today on our 2010 Audi Q5 we're going to be doing a test fit of the Seasucker Komodo bike rack. That's part number 298-BK1910-BK. This is for the black color, but it's also available in aqua blue, gold, and silver. This suction-mounted bike rack can adhere to your Audi's roof or rear hatch. Four vacuum cups offer 210 pounds of pull strength each. As you can see with it in in place, it's not going anywhere. I'm actually shaking the whole Audi. more
6/15/2017 1:42:12 PM
SeaSucker Komodo Trunk Bike Rack Test Course- Video
5/26/2017 11:02:18 AM
SeaSucker Hornet Rear Window Bike Rack Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the SeaSucker Hornet Rear Window Bike Rack, part number: 298-BH1302. The SeaSucker Hornet allows you to carry one bike on the rear of your hatchback, minivan or SUV using the two vacuum cups. Suction holds them on place on your rear window without scratching the glass. The ratcheting straps hold your handlebars to the suction cups and your bike seat simply rests against your rear hatch. The whole system can carry one bike up to 35 pounds. It also includes one cam-buckle safety strap for additional stability and security. It includes a storage case for when they are not in use. more
5/17/2017 9:33:40 AM
Seasucker Pops a Wheelie Manufacturer Demo- Video
5/15/2017 9:02:07 AM
Yakima HalfBack Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today we'll be taking a look at the Yakima halfback trunk mounted 3 bike rack. Part number Y02635. Got three bikes and somewhere to be The Yakima halfback trunk mounted bike rack is the perfect solution for you. It simply attaches to your trunk or rear hatch and is held in place by four straps. The straps feature rubber-coated hooks and our braces feature foam pads, so we don't have to worry about it damaging the finish on our vehicle. It's securing our bike in three locations. We have our top two cradles for our top tube. more
5/2/2017 12:27:06 PM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video
Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HangOut 2 bike rack for trunks, part number Y02637. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The cradles themselves are a adjustable to accommodate loading and unloading, and it will grip your bike at three points. We'll have two straps up at the top here and one off to the side, which is going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike to bike contact. We also have this wheel strap up at the front which serves as a stabilization strap for a one-bike application. For two bikes, you have a much longer strap that would go around both bikes' frames, as well as the frame of the bike rack itself, to keep everything secure there. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. With the bike rack in this position I'm going to go ahead and give you a couple quick measurements. more
4/24/2017 11:57:09 AM
Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack Test Course- Video
4/20/2017 4:47:05 PM
Yakima HalfBack Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack Test Course- Video
Here it is on our test course. We'll start by going through the slalom. This is going to show us the side to side action, which simulates turning corners or evasive maneuvers. Next, we're at the alternating speed bumps, which we'll see the twisting action. This will simulate hitting a curb or pothole, or driving over uneven pavement. Finally, we have the full speed bumps where we'll see the up and down action, which is just like driving out of a parking lot, garage, or driveway.. more
4/20/2017 4:47:05 PM
Yakima FullBack Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack Test Course- Video
4/20/2017 4:47:04 PM
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Corolla, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Raceway Pro 2-bike rack, part number TH9001PRO. We happen to have a bike installed on there. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The cradles are stationary, but they are padded, so the frame of your bike won't have any damage to it once you have it installed. It also comes with an integrated cable lock at the top, which you'll pull around, lock into this area here, to secure your bikes to the rack. It'll grip your bike by three points. We'll have the two straps up at the top. more
4/17/2017 2:17:29 PM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Corolla we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HangOut 2-bike rack for trunks, part number Y02637. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The cradles are movable back and forth to accommodate loading. They have this nice padding here to make sure the framer of your bike doesn't get scratched up while it's being installed. It will grip your bike by three points. We'll have two straps up at the top and one off to the side here. more
4/17/2017 2:17:22 PM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Corolla Y02636- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Corolla we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima Halfback 2 bike rack for trunk mounts, part number Y02636. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. As is the case with most Yakima bike racks, we do have the bottle openers at both ends of our arms. The cradles are stationary, but have the SuperCush material so the frame of your bike won't be damaged once it's been installed. The anti-sway cradles fold up and out of the way, which makes loading and unloading much easier. At the front of our bike we have this wheel strap here to keep the front wheel from making contact with the trunk of the vehicle. If you we're to have two bikes on here there's a longer strap that would go around both of those, as well as the bike rack itself. more
4/17/2017 2:17:05 PM
Yakima FullBack 3 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima FullBack 3 Bike Rack, part number Y02633. The Yakima FullBack is a great trunk-mounted bike rack that can carry up to three bikes and is very easy to install. It can carry a wide variety of bikes ranging from your mountain bikes to your road bikes to your kids bikes. It has a wide variety of safety features, ranging from our stabilization strap, which wraps around all three bikes once they're installed, to the wheel strap for our bike closest to the vehicle itself. Also, the integrated cable lock, which will secure your bikes to the rack. The cradles themselves are stationary and have this SuperCush material on the top of it to help pad your bike once you install it. It also has these easy to use ZipStrips for easy loading and unloading. more
4/17/2017 1:07:24 PM
Yakima HalfBack 2 Bike Rack Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima Halfback Trunk Mount 2-Bike Rack, part number: Y02636. The Yakima Halfback is a trunk mount 2-bike rack that allows you to carry up to two bikes on your vehicle's hatch or trunk. This is a great application because it doesn't require the use of a hitch or a roof rack system. The adjustability of this bike rack allows it to fit many different kinds of vehicles. Checkout etrailer.com for the fit guide, to see if this will fit your vehicle. The adjustable arms help to keep your bikes level during transport. You can raise the arms for extra ground clearance, or lower the arms for storage. The bike rack comes with three cushioned cradles and zip strips to hold your bikes in place. more
4/17/2017 1:07:12 PM
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2008 Chevrolet Impala- Video
Today on our 2008 Chevrolet Impala we're doing a test fit of the Thule Raceway PRO Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9001PRO. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We have two straps on the top of our frame here and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those. more
4/13/2017 3:37:17 PM
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2008 Chevrolet Impala- Video
Today on our 2008 Chevrolet Impala we're doing a test-fit of the Thule Archway XT Trunk Mount 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: TH9009XT. Now we all ready have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you how we do that. We have three straps all together. We've got two over the top portion of our frame and one to the side as our anti-sway strap here. To remove those, we're going to pull down and lift up. Then we'll be able to take our bike off and set it off to the side. Now in this case we have had to use a wheel strap to hold our bike in place, you can find those at etrailer.com. Next, we're going to take a few measurements here. more
4/13/2017 3:37:11 PM
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2008 Chevrolet Impala- Video
Today on our 2008 Chevrolet Impala, We're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage Trunk Mount Two Bike Rack. That part number is TH910XT. We already have it secured onto our trunk. We're first going to show you how we secured on our bike. We have three straps altogether. We've got two over the top portion of our frame and one is our anti-sway strap in the back. more
4/13/2017 3:37:05 PM
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Archway XT Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9009XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're using three straps all together. We've got two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those. more
4/10/2017 8:57:44 AM
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH910XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to have three straps holding our bike in place, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those. Then we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. We'll take a few measurements here. more
4/10/2017 8:57:40 AM
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Gateway XT Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9006XT. We already have our bike secured down. First, we're going to show you how we secure it in place. We have three straps altogether, two over our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release that. more
4/10/2017 8:57:33 AM
