Saris Hitch 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 Saris Glide EX 4 Bike Rack, for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA774. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go take a closer look here. This is a pretty unique bike rack, when it comes to the hanging style. Now, if you want to gain rear hatch access with all four bikes attached, normally you would have to buy a model that you can swing out away from the vehicle to do that, because most of the hanging style, you'd have to take the bikes off, fold it down and then you can tilt it out of the way.With this, this actually glides out of way with all four bikes attached. To get that rear hatch access, to do that we'll come to this trigger here, at the backside, push out, and then we have that access that we need. more

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6/1/2018 8:27:11 AM

Yakima Hitch 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 Yakima HoldUp Evo 4-bike platform rack for 2" hitches, part number Y02479-2. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.This bike is already fat bike capable, able to carry bikes with a tire width up to 5". It also can carry ebikes, road bikes, mountain bikes, and most alternate frame bikes as well. It can tilt away from the vehicle with all four bikes attached. To do that we have this lever here at the front, which is a lot different than the previous model which had the pins that you would have to pull out on one side and one to pull out on this side as well. more

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4/17/2018 3:37:11 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek y02479- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV CrossTrek we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp EVO two bike platform rack for 2 inch hitches, part number Y02479. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. This can carry a wide variety of bikes. It's already capable to carry a fat bike, like you see here, so you don't have to get any aftermarket parts, like you would with other bike racks. It can also carry e-bikes up to 50 pounds, and has a 50 pound capacity per bike for this bike rack. Like most platform style bike racks, this can tilt away from the vehicle to gain full hatch access. more

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4/12/2018 1:07:11 PM

Swagman XTC 2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC2. This is a folding platform style two-bike rack. They designed it so we can use either the inch and a quarter or a 2-inch hitch with it. Part number is S64670. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Slide it in far enough to line our fretted hole up with our hitch pin hole. We'll take out anti-rattle bolt, we'll thread that through. more

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4/12/2018 12:33:29 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Yakima TwoTimer platform-style 2-bike rack, part number Y02468. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features. We're going to come around here to the back and we're going to pull out on our lever. When we pull out on our lever, we can actually tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. We can do this with our bikes fully loaded. more

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4/5/2018 4:47:12 PM

Rhino Rack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2011 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2 Bike Rack for two inch hitches, part number RRRBC045. We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look here.This does come with this strap included, and this is the stabilization strap for where you have even two bikes, you wrap it around the frames of the bikes into a tow point on the vehicle itself, and tighten it up, and that's going to help keep everything together while you're driving, and keep it from moving too far back and forth.Like most hanging style bike racks, the cradles here are adjustable back and forth, or side to side, and we have them pointed inward like you see here, and that's going to help out with loading and unloading our bike to the inside. At the ends of our arms, we do have reflective material, and that's going to help for better visibility at night, and how it actually grips the bike, it'll have three points of contact. It will have two straps on our top tube, and one off to the side, which is going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth. Now, as you see with the stabilization strap here, it's not going anywhere.Let's go ahead and remove the strap, and then we'll remove our bike. more

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4/2/2018 7:07:12 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Subaru Outback wagon we're taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0. This is a two bike platform style rack, this has been designed for use in two inch by two inch hitches. The part number on it NV22G. Now there are several options available in colors and sizes for the NV, this is the gunmetal gray and orange, we also have it in the metallic black, two bike like what we have here or four bike. For those of you with the inch and a quarter hitches we have it available in the gunmetal gray and orange and metallic black limited to the two bike version only.Now the biggest benefit we get out of the envy here is gonna be the access that we can gain into the rear of the vehicle. Some platform style racks don't have quite this much tilt feature which a lot of times run into interference as we're opening our door but you can see we've got plenty of clearance here with the Subaru, allows us to get anything in or out of the back that we might want. more

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2/19/2018 6:47:54 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're taking a look at the Thule T2 Pro XTB. This is a platform-style two bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is TH9034XT. Now, this rack's going to give you an excellent solution for just about any type of bike. It's been designed to work with road bikes, mountain bikes, even fat bikes.It's also a tilting-style rack. more

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2/19/2018 6:47:43 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Subaru Outback Wagon TS02G- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Subaru Outback wagon we're test fitting the Kuat Transfer. Now this is a 2-bike platform-style rack designed to tilt away from your vehicle with or without bikes loaded. Part number on it is TS02G. These are also available in three-bike configurations, and if you prefer the color black, available in two bike or three bike black as well. Now the big benefit you get here going to be the tilt-away feature is really nice. Tilts the back out at a good angle from the rear of the vehicle. more

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2/19/2018 6:47:31 AM

Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks sport rider SE2 platform two bike rack with cargo carrier for fat bikes, part number HR1450-85-FB. We already have our bike installed on the rack as you can see here. And we do have our cargo carrier already installed as well. Like many platform style racks, this can tilt away from the vehicle with everything still attached to gain rear hatch access. That includes the cargo carrier fully loaded. To do that, you come up to the front here, you see this pin, this snap pin here. more

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1/11/2018 4:17:12 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek S64686- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Semi 2.0 2-bike platform rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S64686. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Like with most platform racks, this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached to gain rear hatch access. To do that you come up to the front to this latch, lift up, let it tilt towards you, and you have full hatch access to get whatever you need. There is plenty of space on both sides to get what you need.To put it back into position, just simply lift up on the bike rack, never the bike, until you hear that click. more

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12/22/2017 3:17:10 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek S64683- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Chinook Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is S64683. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come around back here behind our bike, and we're going to lift up on our spring loaded lever, and we're able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. In this position, we are going to gain that full access into our Crosstrek, and we have plenty of room to stand in between our bike rack and our vehicle to get out larger or smaller items. more

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9/18/2017 8:57:08 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek S64682- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2014 Subaru Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of this Swagman G10 Platform Style Two-Bike Rack. That part number is S64682. Now we already have our bike secured down. I'm first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. If we come around here behind both of our bikes we're going to have our black handle. If we lift up slightly on our bike rack and pull up on that spring load lever.We're going to be able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. more

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9/15/2017 4:17:11 PM

Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom EX Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is SA4412F. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over one of the key features of this rack.The main feature is going to be our tilting feature. We've got two levers. We're going to come to our lower lever here, it's going to be the black one at the bottom. more

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9/5/2017 9:17:42 AM

Curt Hitch 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 Curt 4x platform rack for 2-inch hitches, part number C18087. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.One of the features of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all four bikes still attached. To do that, we'll come up to the front here. Going to see these two pins, smaller and larger. We'll remove the smaller pin first. more

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9/5/2017 9:17:09 AM

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HoldUp platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02443. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back and pull out on our pin and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. What's great about this is in this position we are gain full access into our back hatch area. more

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8/29/2017 8:47:15 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Rockymounts BackStage Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is RKY10002. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over a couple of the main features of this rack.A great thing about this rack is that we can actually tilt this away from our vehicle when our bikes are fully loaded. We're going to come here to the back to our blue handle. This is going to allow us to tilt that away. more

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8/23/2017 8:57:14 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test-fit of the Thule Double Track Pro Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: TH9054.Now, we already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you how we secure our bike into place. At our rear tire back here, we're going to have a cam-buckle strap. We'll just push on the cam on the opposite side and pull our strap through. At our front tire, we'll have the same thing. Once again, just pushing on our cam buckle and pulling our strap through. Now, as for the center, we're going to have a frame clamp. more

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8/23/2017 8:57:05 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek RKY1140-3- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test-fitting the RockyMounts Split Rail three-bike rack, part number RKY1140-3. This is a platform-style rack and we already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.One of the more prominent features of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all three bikes still attached to gain rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come underneath right here, pull towards us, let it come down, and now we have access to our rear hatch to get what we need. There's enough space on either side to come in and do so. To put it back in its original position we'll simply lift up until you hear that click.A bike that's held in place will have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we'll have a rear wheel strap here, which is adjustable to accommodate bikes of different sizes, and up front here, we have this wheel hook. more

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8/21/2017 10:47:52 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek RKY1140-4- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts SplitRail Four-Bike Platform Rack for 2" Hitches, part number RKY1140-4. We already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.One of the main features of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all four bikes still attached. In some cases you may need to ask for assistance as the handle is pretty far up here, and that can be kind of a hindrance at times. Plus, with all four bikes, it's going to be pretty heavy, so once you pull this, you want to make sure that someone is there to catch it so it doesn't come crashing down on you.We'll pull out like so, let it come down, and now we have full access to our rear hatch, and we do have space on both sides to get what we need. To lift it back into position, it's very simple. You just take it, bring it back up till you hear that click, and now it's back into its normal position.How it holds the bike in place, we're not going to have any frame contact at all. more

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8/21/2017 10:47:07 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek RKY10004- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts MonoRail Two-Bike Platform Rack for 2" Hitches, part number RKY10004. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.More prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached to gain rear hatch access. To lower it down, we have this switch up at the front, which is pretty nice because a lot of bike racks that do tilt away, the switch is going to be up towards the front here, which can be kind of difficult to get to when you're trying to have it with two bikes on there come down.So, we'll come to this blue handle here. Simply pull out holding onto the bike rack while we do this. We'll let it come forward, and now we have full hatch access, and we have enough space in between the bike rack and the vehicle to get what we need. more

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8/20/2017 8:57:04 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek RKY10004-10005- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're doing a test of the RockyMounts MonoRail platform-style 3-bike rack. That part number is RKY10004-10005. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over one of the key features, which is the our tilting feature. We're going to come here in between our second and third bike and we'll have our lever. We're going to pull out on that lever and then we can tilt our bike rack down away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. more

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8/20/2017 8:37:29 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek RKY10002- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test-fitting the RockyMounts Backstage two bike platform rack for two inch hitches, and this is a swinging model, meaning that this will actually completely swing away with both bikes attached to it so you can gain rear hatch access, and that is pretty unique for a platform style bike rack. Normally, you would be seeing this on hanging styles.To swing it out, you start here at this blue handle at the base. Turn it to the left to loosen until it's all the way loosened up. Then you come to this blue handle on the inside, the circular blue handle. Pull up, which will release it from the edge here. Then we'll get to about a 90 degree point such as this area here. more

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8/17/2017 9:57:18 AM

Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek SA4026F- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're gonna test fitting the Saris Freedom SuperClamp EX 4-Bike platform rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4026F. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first feature about this is the fact that it can tilt away with all bikes still attached. To do that, we'll first come to base here and remove this pin like so. Then come up to the front. more

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8/15/2017 7:47:16 AM

Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek SA4025F- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Saris SuperClamp EX Two-Bike Platform Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part umber SA4025FWe already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look, and we're going to show off some of the features. What's really nice about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away with the vehicle with both bikes still attached. To do that, we'll come up to the front to this lever here where it says "Pull." We'll pull it out, let it come towards us, and now we have full hatch access and plenty of space on either side to get what we need.Put it back in position. We'll grab by the bike rack and push holding onto our bike as we do so until you hear a little bit of a click. It does come with integrated cable locks on either side, and you have to push down these tabs to release them. more

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8/15/2017 7:47:06 AM

Thule Hitching-Post-Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru Forester we're doing a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro hanging style 4-bike rack. That part number is TH934XTR.Now, we already have our bike secured down, I'm first going to show you how we secure it in place. So we have three straps altogether, we've got two over the top portion of our frame, and we have one underneath as our anti-sway strap. 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 we can set it off to the side.With our bike out of the way we're gonna take a few measurements. First is going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle with our arms hanging out. It's gonna be about 36 1/2". more

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8/10/2017 9:57:04 AM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Malone 2-bike platform rack for 2" hitches, part number MPG2112. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached to gain rear hatch access. To do that, we come to the base and you'll see the snap pin here. We'll remove that. To do that you may have to lift up a little bit on the rack. more

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7/20/2017 2:57:18 PM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek MPG2112-2115- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Malone Pilot 4-bike rack, part number MPG2112-2115. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now the most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all four bikes still attached to gain rear hatch access. To do that, come up to the front here where we have this pin, loosen that up, lift up a little bit on the bike rack itself, and then you notice that it actually doesn't come down. That's because there's a catch up at the front to make sure that doesn't happen so it doesn't come down too fast on you once you release the pin. Instead, you just pull out like so, and now it tilts down. more

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7/19/2017 7:47:40 AM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek MPG2130- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Malone RunWay 3 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number: MPG2130. 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 is held into place, we're gonna have three points of contact. We're gonna have two straps up at the top tube here, and then one off to the side, which is gonna serve as and anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, and preventing bike-to-bike contact. It also comes with a stabilization strap for when all three bikes are installed, and wraps around all of them as well as the mast, to keep them together in that instance. more

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7/18/2017 7:57:09 AM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Pilot two-bike platform rack for 2-inch hitches, part number MPG2112. We already have a bike on our rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this bike rack, is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached, so we can gain rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come to this pin at the base, pop the pin loose. And you'll notice, that even with the pin loose, that's not going to come down. And that's because it's kind of a built in safety feature with this catch in the front, to make sure that's not going to fall down on you while you're trying to take this out. What you do, is you take a hold of the rack, pull out, let it tilt down. more

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7/5/2017 1:37:19 PM

Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek C18085-FB- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV CrossTrek we're going to be test fitting the Curt platform two bike rack for fat bikes. This works both with inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number C18085-FB. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the most prominent features about this bike rack is the fact that it can carry two fat bikes on the ends of it, but this will also work with road bikes, mountain bikes and alternate frame bikes as well. It also can be tilted away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached. Do to that we'll come to the base here, and there's two pins. We have a smaller and a larger. more

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7/5/2017 1:07:59 PM

Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek C18085- Video

Today, on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Curt Two-Bike Platform Rack for inch-and-a-quarter and two-inch hitches, part number: C18085. We all ready have a bike installed on the rack let's take a close look and showoff some of the features. How the bike is held in place, we're going to have this one frame hook, up at the top, which is lockable. It's padded to make sure the frame of your bike doesn't get any scratches or abrasions on it once it's being installed. One of the biggest features about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached to gain rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come to the base here and you'll see two pins, a larger and a smaller. We'll first remove the larger pin, like so. Now it's resting on the smaller one, so we'll just push off slightly, remove the smaller pin, and holding it by the bike rack, we'll let it tilt away from the vehicle, like so. more

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7/5/2017 1:07:47 PM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Outback Wagon MPG2124- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 4 bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2124. 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 is attached to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact. We're going to have a strap up at the top here and 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 and causing bike to bike contact. The cradles are movable side to side and front to back. This is to accommodate loading of bikes. more

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7/5/2017 7:47:25 AM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek MPG2124- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of the Malone Hanger 4 bike rack. That part number is MPG2124. 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 at the top holding onto our frame. We're just going to pull up on the tab here and pull our strap through. more

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6/27/2017 9:17:08 AM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek MPG2127- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're gonna be test fitting the Malone Hanger Three-Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2127. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. This can carry up to three bikes and can carry bikes with alternate frames, children's bikes, mountain bikes, and road bikes that you see here. Some bikes may require the use of an adapter bar to place it onto the cradles as you see here. Malone does sell one of those, but it is sold separately. The cradles are adjustable back and forth accommodate loading, and you have to loosen and tighten this screw here, and the tool to do so does come with the bike rack. We do have reflectors on the ends of both of our arms here, and this is to help with visibility at night. more

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6/26/2017 9:17:07 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Thule DoubleTrack Pro 2 Bike Platform Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Part number TH9054. 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 is attached to the rack, we'll have three points of contact. We'll have this spring clamp here, which tightens down by turning this knob to the right and loosens by turning it to the left and this is also lockable so once you install this on this way, you can lock this down, it will free spin and your bike's going to be secured to the rack. At the base here we have two wheel straps on both tires, and these are movable by lifting up on these handles here and adjusting them accordingly. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more

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3/30/2017 2:27:12 PM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Transfer 2-bike platform rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TS02G. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now the most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached to gain rear hatch access. To do that we'll hold onto the bike rack while we push in this pedal here, letting it come down. Now we have full access to our rear hatch to get what we need, and plenty of space on either side to do so. We'll lift it back up in its position by the bike rack, never the bike, until you hear that click. How the bike is held into place, we'll have two points of contact with no frame contact at all on this. more

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3/29/2017 9:22:07 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Transfer platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TS02G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to start by showing you a key feature. By moving our wheel hook there, we're going to tap on our lever at the bottom, tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. more

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3/27/2017 8:57:58 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Transfer platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TS02G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to lift up on our back wheel hook real quick and we're going to hit the lever with our foot down at the base of our rack. This is going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. Here we're going to gain full access into our back hatch. more

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3/14/2017 8:35:17 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Forester NV22B- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you the main feature of this bike rack. We're going to come to our lever here in the middle and we're going to pull that down. We'll be able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. more

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3/14/2017 8:35:09 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro XTB platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9034XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back and squeeze our handle. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. more

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3/14/2017 8:35:03 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester we're doing a test fit of the Thule Double Track Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH990XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. I'm first going to show you how we secure it in place. So at the front and back tire we have cam buckle straps. The gray portion is going to be our cam, we're just going to lift that up, and then we'll push on the black portion to release our strap. Again lift up on the gray portion and pull through while pressing on the black. more

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3/14/2017 8:34:56 AM

Thule Hitching-Post-Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester, we're doing a test fit of a Thule Hitching Post Pro Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH934XTR. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We have three cradles with three straps holding this in place. We've got two over the top portion of our frame here and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're gonna pull down and lift up to release those. more

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3/14/2017 8:34:48 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro XTB Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is TH9034XT. We already have our bikes secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features. We're going to come here to the back where we have a conveniently placed handle and lever. We're going to squeeze that together and that allows us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. more

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3/2/2017 9:27:15 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9043- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we've got out the Thule helium aero. This is a lightweight folding and titling 3 bike rack. It's been designed for use with the inch and a quarter or with two inch hitches. Part number on it is TH9043. Now this is really a great rack. There's a lot of nice technology that they've built into it. more

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2/27/2017 11:27:31 AM

Thule Apex-Swing Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're test fitting the Thule Apex Swing. This is a hanging style four bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2 inch hitches, and also to swing away from your vehicle to give you great access into your cargo area. Part number is TH9027. Now, a few details of our rack to start. You can see, our bike's held in place using three cradles. more

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2/27/2017 11:27:23 AM

Thule Apex-Swing Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today, in our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4-Bike Rack for two inch hitches. Part number TH9027. We already have our bike installed on our rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that this can swing away from the vehicle, with all bikes still attached, so you can gain rear hatch access, which is pretty unique for a hanging style bike rack. To do that, we'll come to the back here. We'll go to this turn knob here, loosen it all the way. more

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2/27/2017 11:27:14 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek TH9043- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Helium Aero 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Part number TH9043. We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of our features. Our cradles are adjustable along the arms to accommodate loading and unloading. They also have this shock-absorbent material on the tops of the cradles as well. Also these grooves here where your cables can rest, so they don't get smashed up against the frame once your bike is being installed. It'll grip your bike at three points. more

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2/27/2017 11:27:07 AM

Thule Hitching-Post-Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today, on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting four bike style rack, it's designed for use with the 1 1/4" or with 2" hitches. The part number on it is TH934XTR. Now, the Hitching Post Pro is going to use three points of contact to hold our bike in place. We're going to have two for the top tube on our frame. There's also going to be an anti-sway cradle, which you can see does a really nice job of keeping our bikes from swaying back and forth. To release them, we just pull down and out on our straps, which of course have several different locations to choose from so you can get the proper tension on your frame. more

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2/27/2017 9:08:17 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9044- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we've got the Thule T2 Classic out, and we're test fitting it just to see how it fits on the rear of the vehicle. Now, the T2 Classic is a two bike platform style rack. It does tilt up against the vehicle, and also folds away. See, it's going to hold our bike by both wheels. We've got no frame contact here, no pressure downward on the frame. It's going to be especially nice for the carbon bikes. more

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2/27/2017 9:08:06 AM

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