Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan hr8500- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4-bike rack. This bike rack comes with an 1-1/4" and 2" shank. We'll go ahead and insert that into our receiver and line up the pinholes. Once you got the pinholes lined up, take your anti-rattle bolt that's included and clip. Insert the anti-rattle bolt and thread it in as far as you can with your hand. Once you've gotten it in as far as you can with your hand, use a 3-1/4" ratchet, finish tightening. more
2/10/2015 4:07:32 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing the test fit of the Saris Freedom platform-style 4-bike rack. It's going to be part number SA4414B. It comes with a 2" shank, meant for your 2" receivers only. Let's go ahead and insert that shank into the receiver. Once you have that rested on there, let's go ahead and line up our pin holes. Once you get your pin holes lined up, let's go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt that's included, and go ahead and thread that in. Get it as tight as you can by hand. more
2/7/2015 6:24:34 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan SA4412B- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we are going to be doing the a fit of the Saris Freedom Platform Style 2 Bike Rack, part number SA4412B. This comes with your 1 1/4 shank and also comes with the 2 inch adapter. We are going to go ahead and place that on there today because we have a 2 inch receiver and insert those and we'll line up the pin holes we can insert your anti rattle bolt. Get it in as far as you can and we'll use a 3/4 inch ratchet to tighten it down the rest of the way. Once you get it nice and tight, use the clip that is provided and we'll go ahead and place that in the hole. Let's go ahead and get some measurements for clearance now. From here to your bumper this will probably be the first place of contact if your hitch goes in to far. more
2/4/2015 5:29:03 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Freedom super clamp 2-bike rack. This is a 1-1/4" and 2" fit. The part number is SA4025. Let's go ahead and take our 2" sleeve that we have on this 1-1/4" shank and fit that into our 2" receiver that we have here today. We can go ahead and get it fit in and then line up there holes. Just tighten it down as far as you can with your hands. Once you get it down that far, you can just use a 3/4" ratchet and tighten it down the rest of the way. more
2/4/2015 3:58:50 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup- Video
Today on our 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 series quad cab pickup we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding and tilting 4-bike rack. That's going to be part number TH934XTR. We're going to go ahead and slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the 2" hitch until the pinholes line up. Then we're going to hand tighten the bolt once those pins are aligned. Once that's hand tightened we can finish tightening with a wrench. We can give it a wiggle just to make sure that it's in place, and then we're going to do some measurements. We're going to start by measuring our ground clearance. more
1/2/2015 2:16:25 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup- Video
Today on our 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Series Quad Cab pickup we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Rack, the 4-bike rack. That's HR8500 is the part number. This is a tilting rack, and it's also designed for 1 1/4 as well as 2 inch hitches. We've got a 2 inch hitch here today, so we're going to start by feeding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, until those pin holes are aligned. Once they are, you can begin threading in your anti-rattle bolt by hand. .. Once that's as far as you can get it by hand you can finish that off with your socket wrench. more
1/2/2015 1:30:09 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding/tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number TH934XTR. Now this can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. What we want to do is we're going to go ahead and put our shank into our receiver. We're looking for our pinholes to be aligned. We'll take our anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and thread that through. more
12/31/2014 10:07:31 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup HR9200- Video
Today on our 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5-bike rack, part number HR9200. Go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our 2" receiver here until our pinholes line up. Once we get those lined up we'll go ahead and insert our anti-rattle bolt. We can hand tighten that. We'll take our socket wrench and finish tightening the rest of the way. This is going to remove any excess wobbling or any rattling that the bike rack may have. more
12/30/2014 1:43:20 PM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number SR26248. This can be either used for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll be looking for our pinholes to line up. Once we've got that lined up we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and lock. more
12/26/2014 10:01:24 PM
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be testing the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4 bike rack. That's part number SR 26247. This can be used for either an inch-and-a-quarter or two-inch hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver and be looking for our pin holes to be lined up. Once we get that lined up, we can go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt and lock, begin threading that through. All right, once we get that tightened, now we can go ahead and finish up the rest of the way with the wrench and by tightening this, it's going to help reduce the play and wobble within our hitch on our bike rack. That's secure. We'll go ahead and put our lock on. It's clicked into place and we go ahead and take a few measurements. more
12/23/2014 1:05:14 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup- Video
Today on our 2009 Dodge RAM pickup 1500 Series Quad Cab, we will be test fitting our Saris Freedom Superclamp platform style 2-bike rack, part number SA 4025. Let's go ahead and insert the shank into the receiver here, until our pinholes line up. Once our pinholes have lined up, go ahead and insert our anti-rattle bolt, and start hand tightening. I'll come in with our wrench and finish tightening that down. That's going to keep the bike rack from shaking back and forth, or any wobble, or anything like that. We'll go ahead and put on our provided lock, until that clicks into place. Let's go ahead and take some measurements. more
12/23/2014 1:03:01 PM
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup- Video
Today, on our 2009 1500 Series Dodge Ram Quad Cab Pick-Up, we're going to be test-fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram. This is a four-bike tilting rack, and it is part number SR26247. It's designed for 1 1/4 as well as 2-inch hitches. We've got a 2-inch hitch here today. We're going to begin by threading the shank or fitting the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch until the pinholes are aligned. There are multiple pinholes on this shank, and we're going to go with the pinhole that allows the bike rack to sit furthest away from the vehicle, which will be suitable for the most clearance of our tailgate. Once that's in place, we're going to thread our anti-rattle bolt into the pinhole by hand. more
12/18/2014 7:30:42 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup- Video
Today on our 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Series Quad Cab, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom. This is a platform style 4 bike, hitch mounted bike rack, Part Number SA4414B. Our truck has a 2 inch by 2 inch class 33 hitch on it. We are going to getting a test fit by sliding our bike rack directly into the receiver tube of our hitch. We're going to push this in here until we see that our pin holes line up with one another. Once we get that lined up we can take our anti-rattle bolt, place it through, we're just going to go ahead and get it hand tight. more
12/3/2014 2:07:05 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup- Video
Speaker 2: Today on our 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Series Pickup Quad Cab, we will be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter 4 Bike Rack part number SA404B. We are going to begin by inserting the shank into the receiver here until our pin holes line up. Once those are line up, you should be able to hand tighten. Once we got that hand tight, we go ahead and use our socket wrench. By tightening this, this is going to relieve any wobble, excess wobble that the bike rack may have. Once we got that, we go ahead and put our clip in the other side here. more
12/3/2014 2:05:05 PM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Yakima Full Tilt. This is our 4-bike folding and tilting style rack. It's been designed for use with 1 1/4 inch or 2-inch hitches. Part number on it is Y02462. Now, you can also get this in a 5-bike if you prefer, Y02463 will be that part number. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
9/30/2014 1:30:58 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is a 2-bike platform-style rack designed for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA4025. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. With those in line we can our standard anti-rattle bolt. You will want your washer to be on there. more
9/30/2014 1:23:29 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango, we are going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. The part number on it is SA404B. Now this is also available in a two bike configuration if you'd prefer that, part number there is SA402B. To begin the test fit we are going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We slide it in far enough to line up that threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. more
9/30/2014 8:28:59 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Durango, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting forward bike rack designed for use in 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in, we'll want to keep an eye through the pin hole here to see when the threaded hole in our rack lines up with it. With that in line, we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, thread that in, and then, we can tighten it down with out wrench. With that secure, lets get a few clearance measurements. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle would be right here on the U-shape bend right in the top of it. Thats about 6-3/4" away from the back of the car. more
9/22/2014 11:59:16 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20531Order #TC0769209494 Today on 2014 Dodge Journey, we're going to do a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches, part number Y02462. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, I like to keep my thumb on that silver anti-rattle device there and we'll slide it in until we see our silver pin appear in our hitch pin hole. We'll then come here to the rear where we're going to start tightening down the red triangle shaped knob. This is going to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure the rack to our vehicle. more
8/14/2014 11:09:12 AM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20527Order #TC0593978002 Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now if you don't need quite that many cradles we do have a 2-bike version available as well, part number SA402B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to slide it in far enough so that our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pinhole. more
8/14/2014 10:43:24 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20526Order #TC0813871593 Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is a platform-style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2". Part number on it is SA4025. now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough so that our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pinhole. We'll then take our anti-rattle bolt, slide it in, and then we'll start threading it down. more
8/14/2014 10:33:27 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20513Order #TC0799103651 Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we're going to do a test fit of the Kuat NV. This is a 4-bike platform-style rack that tilts up against the vehicle for easy storage and will also fold away. Part number on it is N105-107; that's the black and chrome. It's also available in a gun metal gray and orange. That part number is N101-103. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the NV right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to slide it in far enough so that our pinhole lines up with our hitch pinhole. more
8/14/2014 8:54:16 AM
Thule Vertex Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Durango we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack designed for use in both 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is TH9029. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll want to keep an eye on the threaded hole in the shank of the rack to see when that lines up with the pinhole that's in the hitch. Those lined up, we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, thread that in. more
7/24/2014 9:18:36 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Charger- Video
Today, on our 2007 Dodge Charger, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/2 and 2-inch hitches, part number TH9029. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. You'll notice the self-locking hitch pin. We'll pull the hitch pin away, line the shank up and slide it in until the hitch pin engages. You'll then want to tighten down the anti-rattle vice. This is going to help take the extra play out of shank of the rack, which helps eliminate movement overall as you're going down the road. With that tightened, we'll get a couple of measurements. The closest point of the rack to the vehicle is at the back of the lever here, and it measures about 3-1/2 inches. more
7/15/2014 5:58:21 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the thule vertex. A titling four-bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolts, and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, well have about 8 and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2 and a half inches away, and over all weve add about 9 inches to the length of the Avenger. As you can see with our mast in the upright position, we do have access to our trunk. more
4/18/2014 3:27:06 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today in our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Prorack Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1 1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part # PR8062404. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, you have 7 3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is about 3 3/4 of an inch away. Overall, we've added about 27 1/2 inches to the length of the Avenger. With our mast in the upright position, we do have access into the trunk. However, by pulling the big pin and clip at the base of the mast, we can tilt the rack away from our vehicle giving us even more access. more
4/17/2014 8:27:11 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding, tilting, 4-bike rack. For inch-and-a-quarter and two-inch hitches, it's part number 934XTR. 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, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with the wrench. In this position, we'll have about 8-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about five inches away, and overall, we've added about 12 inches to the length of the car. Pulling the gold pin at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our Avenger. more
4/17/2014 1:13:38 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting three-bike rack for inch-and-a-quarter and two inch hitches, part number SA843D. 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 down with a wrench. We can then secure this using the provided lock. In this position, we'll have about eight and three quarters of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of or vehicle is about two and a quarter inches away, and overall we're adding about 11 inches in length to the Avenger. As you can see with the mast in its upright position, we do have access into the trunk. However, if we need more room, we'll simply pull the yellow T handle at the base of the rack, tilt the mast away from out vehicle, and as you can see, it gives us all the room we need. We our mast back in its upright position, it's time to extend their dual cradle arms. We'll lift the two yellow levers located on our arms, slide them towards the center mast, rotate them into position, slide them back out, and hold them in place by reengaging out levers. When we set our arms, we'll be sure to set them level or slightly inclined. It's now time to load our bike, so undo our cradle straps, and grab our bike. more
4/17/2014 1:03:42 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well pull out on the attached pin located on the right side. Line up our pin holes, and allow the attached pin to go into our pin hole. We can now turn the black knob. This is going to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle.With our rack secure, well take a few measurements. more
4/15/2014 5:20:45 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number 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 then, we can tighten it down with our wrench. To secure it, we'll use the provided pin. In this position, you'll have about 11-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is about 6 inches away, and overall, we've added about 16 inches to the length of the Avenger. With our mast in its upright position, you do have access to the trunk. However, if you need more space, we can simply pull up on the black lever located at the base of the rack. The mast will swing away from our vehicle, giving us great access. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the black lever located at the top of the mast. This will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. more
4/15/2014 5:12:40 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, were going to be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ, a platform style 2 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well then line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench, then secure it with the provided lock. In this position, we have about 11-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 inches away. Overall, weve added about 21 inches in length to the Avenger. Pulling the two black pins on the outside on the rear of the rack will allow us to tilt down our wheel cradles. more
4/15/2014 5:05:56 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test-fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot, a platform-style tilting two-bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" edges, part number PS63134. 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. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 10 3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Avenger is about 7" away, and overall, we've added about 22" in length to the car. Pulling the two silver pins on the outside of the rack will allow us to tilt down the wheel cradles. We'll reinsert the pins to secure them in place. Pulling the center silver pin will allow us to tilt our center mast away from our vehicle. As you can see, it gives us great access into the trunk. With our mast back in its upright position, let's take a couple more measurements. more
4/15/2014 8:59:07 AM
Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Beta, a full-length 2-bike rack for 1-1/4 inch hitches, part number B202-114. 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 pinholes, slide through the pin, and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black T handle on the rear of the rack. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. With our rack secure, we'll take a couple measurements. As you can see, we'll have about 9 inches of ground clearance with the rack. more
4/15/2014 8:55:16 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler. A tilting forward bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part #HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll place the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up our pinholes, throw down our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, you'll have about eight and a half inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our car is about two and a half inches. more
4/15/2014 8:53:48 AM
Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Roadrunner a tilting-free bike rack for inch and a quarter hitches, part number HR310. 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, slide through our pin, and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black lever on the rear of the rack. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position, we'll have about 9 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about an inch away. Overall we've added about 5 and a half inches to the length of the Avenger. Pulling the larger black pin at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more
4/15/2014 8:49:44 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex Hitch Mounted 4-Bike Rack, part number TH9029. 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 through the pin holes, and then 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 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away, and weve added about 15 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. more
2/18/2014 2:46:27 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. 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 then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements and see how the two fit together. We have about 11 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closes part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away and we have added about 18 inches to the length of our Dodge Journey. more
2/18/2014 2:45:48 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style, hitch mounted, two-part bike rack, part number TH990XT. 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 then 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. From the rear of the bike rack, we have about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closes part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away. more
2/18/2014 2:43:17 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack, part number SR26247. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, well thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. The bike rack secure, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4 inches away and weve added about 34 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. One great feature of this bike rack is that you have the ability to remove the arms. You can do this by sliding over the black tab on the backside of the upper part of the mast and simply pull the arm out. more
2/18/2014 2:36:10 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style 4-bike rack for 2-inch hitches, part #SA4414B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with a wrench, then secure it with a clip. With our bike rack in this position we have about 11 3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Journey is about 8 1/2 inches and overall we have added about 18 1/2 inches to the length of the car. With our rack in this position, you can see we do have full access to our rear hatch. By pulling the gray lever, we can unfold our rack into the loading position. With our bike in this position, we do have about 20 inches of ground clearance, the closest point to the back our Journey is now about 11 1/2 inches and overall we've added about 41 inches to the length of the vehicle. We will now pull the yellow handles at the base of each mast to raise them into their upright position. more
2/18/2014 8:33:39 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV platform style aluminum two bike rack, part number N101. 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 insert the pin into the pin holes and then we'll secure with the lock on the other side. We then can turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4 1/2 inches away, and we've added about 16 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We can now lift up on the orange lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down. more
2/18/2014 2:29:38 AM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, well be test fitting the Yakima StickUp Platform Style Hitch Mounted 2-Bike Rack, part number Y02420. 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 through the pin holes and then 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 14 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4-1/2 inches away, and weve added about 13-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. more
2/17/2014 2:08:04 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test-fitting the Thule Helium Aero hitch-mounted two bike rack, part number TH9042. 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 allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. The shank of the bike rack, we have about 12 1/2 inches of ground clearance. Going further out on the shank, here at the angle- up piece of the mast, we have about 16 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 9 inches away and we've added about 18 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Dodge. Now I'll go ahead and lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast, which will allow us to swing the cradle arms out. With the arms out we've added about 29 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
2/17/2014 2:07:43 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Hitch Mounted 4 Bike Rack, part number TH9027. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we then go ahead and turn the black knob, which will engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 12-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away and weve added about 14-1/2 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Well now go ahead and lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast, which will allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack outward. With the cradle arms in this position, weve added about 36 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. more
2/14/2014 2:20:06 PM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Swagman XTC 4 Hitch-Mounted Platform Style 4 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 our pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then 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 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1-1/2 inches away, and we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. We'll now go ahead and remove the silver pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down. With the bike rack in this position, we have about 20 inches of ground clearance at the back of the carrier. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 12 inches away, and we've added about 42 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. With the bike rack in this position, you can also see that we can easily access the rear hatch. more
2/14/2014 2:19:40 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Hitch-Mounted 4 Bike Rack, part number TH9025. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4 inches away, and we've added about 13 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. We'll now go ahead and lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast, which will allow us to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 36 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the cargo area, we'll lift up on the gray lever at the base of the bike rack, which will allow us to tilt the mast of the rack down. more
2/14/2014 2:19:56 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we will be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a Tilting 4-Bike Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches Part #S63410 To begin our test fit, we'll side the shank of the 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. In this position you'll have about 15" of ground clearance, the closest point of the rack to the back of our Journey is about 9 1/2" and over-all we've added about 20 1/2" inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the handle at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from the vehicle giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the handle at the top allowing us to swing out our dual-cradle arms. In this position we've added about 39" to the length of the vehicle. We'll now undo our cradle straps, grab our bike, placing it in to the frame cradles then securing it with the straps. With our bike secure that will complete today's test fit of the Swagman Titan Part# S63410 on our 2014 Dodge Journey. . more
2/13/2014 4:34:16 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ Platform Style Hitch-Mounted 2 Bike Rack, part number SR2901LR. 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 then tighten it down using a wrench. We'll then secure it with the lock on the other side. With the bike secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. From the shank of the bike rack, we have about 12 inches of ground clearance. From the back of the bike rack, we have about 14-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 11 inches away, and we've added about 27 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. To access the cargo area, we can remove the 3 black pins at the base of the bike rack, which will allow us to fold down the wheel cradles as well as the mast. more
2/13/2014 12:05:56 PM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Sportrack Hitch-Mounting Hanging 3 Bike Rack, part number SR2403. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the bike rack shank into the opening of the hitch. We'll then line up the pin holes, 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 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away, and we've added about 14 inches to the overall length of our Dodge. We'll now go ahead and remove the black pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 30 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the cargo area, we can pull the black pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
2/13/2014 12:05:52 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we will be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches. Its part number is SR26248. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We will line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and secure it using a wrench. In this position, we have about 12" of ground clearance underneath our bike rack. The closest point to the vehicle is about 5", and overall we've added 14-1/4" to the length of our Journey. Pulling the two pins at the top of the bike rack will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. We will want to lock them back in place, using those same pins. more
2/13/2014 12:05:48 PM
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