Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Thelma pane style, or excuse me, platform style three bike rack, part number SA4239-B. As you can see we've already got a bike up here on the platform in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it assembled and on the back of your vehicle. Now do keep in mind that this rack does come with your inch and a quarter shank, but it's only advisable that if you carry it with your one class one hitch that you're only carrying two bikes. You can put two bikes on your class two receivers, and then it also comes with that two inch adapter for your class three hitches. Let's start off by getting a few measurements first. Our closest distance will be first, and from the front here to the back side of the bumper it'll be about 5 3/4 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the back of the cradle arms, be about 37 1/2 inches. more
6/24/2015 2:46:31 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom SuperClamp. This is going to be your platform style two bike rack, part number SA4025. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here and place so you can see what it's going to be like once you have it fully assembled in place on the back of your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closes distance is going to be to here to the shank where it bends going into our receiver at about 7 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle with the bike rack in place from the back of the bumper to the back of the cradles is going to be about 24 inches with the rear ground clearance being about 24 and three-quarter inches. Now let's talk about how the bike is placed on the rack and secured. You're going to have your two SuperClamps as well as your rear strap for your rear wheel. more
6/24/2015 2:46:07 PM
Highland Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Highland Sport Wing Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. This bike rack is going to be part number 1370400. As you can see, we already have our bike up here in place, so you can see what it would like once you have everything assembled and your bike on the rack. Note that it does come with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch receivers only and a hitch pin and clip. All right let's get a few measurements to start it off. Our closest distance would be the first measurement and that's going to be from the bend in the shank here to the back of the receiver at about 1 1/2 inches. Our overall that we've added to the vehicle with the back piece in the utmost position is going to be about 40 1/2 inches. more
6/16/2015 5:42:25 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition were going be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 3. This is going to be your Tow N Go for 2 ball mounts. Its going to be part number HR135. As you can see weve already got a bike on it and in place with it mounted to an extended 2 ball mount attached to our vehicle. Youre going to need an extended ball mount to place it on, and thatll just be a regular ball mount attached with your hitch pin and clip. Were going to go through a few measurements. Thats just going to be the distance at which its going to extend once that the cradle arms are up. more
6/16/2015 5:42:10 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack 4, which is going to be your platform-style 4-bike rack, part number SR2902. As you can see, we've already got a bike up on the platform and in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first. If you look down here you're going to see the bend in the shank. That's going to be our closest distance to the backside of our receiver. That distance will be about 5-1/4" to the start of that. more
6/16/2015 4:46:06 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch Platform Style 2 Bike Rack, part number S64684. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here and in place. You can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and your bike on the platform. We're first going to start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance being first. Note that this does have your 2-inch shank for your 2-inch receivers and it does not fold or tilt. Let's get our closest distance first. more
6/12/2015 2:43:13 PM
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to do a test fit of the Pro Series Q Slide. This is going to be your platform style four bike rack for your two inch receivers, part number PS63138. As you can see, we already have a bike up here in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and the platform on your vehicle. Let's go ahead and start by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first. That's going to be from the front side down here in the shank where it bends and turns into the receiver at this location here. more
6/12/2015 2:42:27 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5. This will be your hanging-style 5-bike rack, part number HR9200. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here in place so you can see what it will look like once you have it fully assembled and on your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first, from the front of the angled bracket here to the backside of our receiver. That's going to be about 8-1/2". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the backside of the cradle arms is going to be about 42", with a rear ground clearance of about 17-5/8". Up top let's talk about how the straps secure the bike to our cradles. more
6/12/2015 2:42:09 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition hr8500- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4. This will be your hanging style, four bike rack. It does come with your inch and a quarter, as well as your two inch adapter. If you're going to be caught hauling it on your class one hitches, make sure that you're only carrying up to two bikes. Class two and class three can handle all four. This will be part number HR8500. more
6/12/2015 2:41:51 PM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman XTC4. This is going to be your platform style full bike rack. As you can see we've already got a bike in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have your bike on it, and all assembled and in place. Part number S64665. This bike rack does come with your 2 inch shank for your 2 inch receivers only, and we'll start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first. more
6/12/2015 2:41:06 PM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Kevin Bross: Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt. This would be your hanging style four bike rack, part number Y02462. As you can see we already have our bike in place so you can see what it would look like once you have it fully assembled and your bike on there. Moving down to the front side of the rack where it attaches to our receiver. Note that this rack does come with an inch and a quarter as well as a two inch adapter so it will fit your class one and two hitches as well as your class three with that two inch adapter. Just keep in mind with that class one hitch, you're only going to be able to carry up to two bikes. Our closest distance from here is going to be about four and a half inches from the back of the receiver to the front of this angle bracket here. Our overall distance from the back of the bumper to the back of the rack where the cradle arms extend two is going to be about 39 inches. more
6/12/2015 11:08:22 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack with the nice swing-away option, part number TH9031XT. If you look up here you'll see that we already have our because in place so you can see what it would look like once you have the cradle arms extended and everything in place. Let's start off with a few measurements first. Our closest distance will be the first one and that's going to be from the t-handle here to the back side of the bumper at about 7". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the rear of the cradle arms is going to be about 39". Our ground clearance will be about the 18". Moving up front, we'll talk about this t-handle here, this one here, as well as the pin here. more
6/12/2015 11:06:28 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're gonna be doing a test fit of the Dooley Vertex Hanging Style for bike rack. This is gonna be for your inch and a quarter as well as your two inch receivers. Just keep in mind that if you have a class one, you're only going to be able to carry up to two bikes. Now you can see we have our bike on here and in place, so that you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully installed on your vehicle. It's gonna be part number TH9029XT, and we'll start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first, and that's gonna be from the bumper to the front of this flange that hangs off the front side of your rack. And that's gonna be about 4 and 7/8ths inches. Excuse me, about 4 and 3/8ths inches. Overall this inset we've added to this vehicle, from the rear of the bumper to the back of the cradle arms will be about 37 and 3/4 inches with the ground clearance of about 18 and 1/4 inches. Up top we'll talk about the straps that secure the bike to the platform and cradle arms. You're gonna have your two across the top which are gonna be your frame straps and they're gonna keep your bike secured to the platform and keep them from bouncing up and down while you're driving up and down the road. The most important one is gonna be your anti-sway strap. more
6/12/2015 11:06:06 AM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition sr2415- Video
Today, on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sports Rack Ridge Swing. This is going to be your hanging style four bike rack, part number SR2415. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here in place so you can see what it would look like once it's installed and your bike is in place. First thing we're going to do is move down to the front and get a few measurements starting off with our closest distance first. That'll be from this T handle on the front to the backside of the bumper at about five and three quarter inches. Our overall distance that we've added to the vehicle will be to the rear of the cradle arms here. more
6/12/2015 11:03:25 AM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition sr2403- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we are going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack 3 Hanging Style Three Bike Rack, part #SR2403. As you can see we've already got it up here in place with a bike on it so you can see what it would look like once you have it fully installed and your bike in place. Down here on the bottom side we are going to get our measurements first. Our closest distance will be the first one and that's going to be from the bumper and receiver to this front bracket here at a distance of about 2-1/8". Our overall distance to the back of the cradle arms will be about 28-1/2". Our ground clearance from the bottom side looks to be about 17-3/4". Up top we'll talk about the straps and secure the bike to our cradle arms. The top ones, here and here, are going to help to keep the bike in place and keep it from bouncing up and down. The most important one is going to be that anti-sway strap and it'll be the first and last strap that you take off. more
6/12/2015 11:02:56 AM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we're going to be doing a test fit on the Curt Premium 4 Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack, part number C18064. As you can see we've already got our bike up here and in place so you can see what it would look like once you have it fully assembled with your bike of your own in the same spot. Looking down below we'll get a few measurements to start it off. Our closest distance will be first. From the front of the T-handle and thumb screw, here to the back side of the bumper. That distance is going to be about 6-1/2". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle at this point will be from the bumper to the rear of the cradle arm at about 35-1/2" with a rear ground clearance of about 17-1/2". Moving up top we'll talk about the straps. more
6/12/2015 11:01:26 AM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Kevin Bross: Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Bike Porter, hanging style four bike rack. Part number SA404B. As you can see up here on the top of our rack we already have our bike in place, so you can see what it would look like once you have it fully assembled with your bike on it as well. Down below, we'll get our measurements for our closest distance. The closest distance is going to be from the rear of the receiver to the front of the bracket here, at about seven inches. The overall distance that we've added from the rear of the bumper to the back of the rack here, is going to be about 36 inches, with a ground clearance of about 18 inches. Now up top, we're going to have our straps that secure our bike, and you're going to have a lower hanging one and one that sits up above. The one that sits up above, is going to be your frame strap and it's going to keep the bike from bouncing up and down while you're driving up and down the road. more
6/12/2015 10:56:06 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition S63380- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead hanging style four-bike rack. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here in place on our rack with it fully assembled. That way you can see what it would look like once you get it on your vehicle. It's going to be part number S63380. If you look down here on the front of the rack, we're going to start off with a few measurements. Our closest distance will be the first measurement. You also see this line here on the front. more
6/12/2015 10:52:54 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Expedition we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV. This is going to be your platform-style four bike rack. Part number N105-107. It's going to come in that nice black an chrome finish. As you can see we've already got our bike on here so you can see what it's going to look like, and how it's going to fit on your vehicle once you get it in place. Let's start off by getting a few distances and measurements first; our closest one will be the first one, and it's going to be from this plate here on the front to the back side of our bumper, at about 8.5 inches. more
6/12/2015 10:52:33 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, were going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting 2 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, while we hold out on the attached pin. Once our pin holes are lined up, well let this pin slide into the hole. Well then turn the black knob. This will engage our anti-rattle device, further securing the rack to our vehicle. In this position, well take a few measurements. We will have about 18-3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2-3/4 of an inch and overall, weve added about 18-3/4 of an inch to our car. more
3/25/2014 3:02:01 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition we're going to be test fitting the Yakima stickup. A platform style folding rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number Y02420. 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, throw in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. With our rack in this position we'll have about 18 and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about nine and a quarter inches, and over all we've added about 10 and half inches to the length of the Expedition. Pulling the red knob at the base of the rack on the left side will allow you to tilt the rack away from your vehicle into the platform position. In this position you have about 27 and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance at the rear, and over all we've added about 34 inches to the length of the vehicle. In this position as you can see you do have full access to your rear hatch. By pulling the red knob on the center mass we can stand it into it's upright position. We'll now move the frame hooks to the top of the mass and undo our wheel strap. We'll grab our bike, place our bike into the cradles, secure it first with the center frame hook, then with the real wheel strap. And just like that we're ready to go and that will complete today's test for the Yakima stickup part number Y02420 on our 2014 Ford Expedition. more
3/25/2014 3:00:21 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing, a swinging four-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, were going to pull out on the attached pin on the right side. Well slide it in the way we lined up our pin holes, and then let the attached pin follow into the hole. Well then tighten the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device further securing our rack to our vehicle. In this position, we will have about 18-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. more
3/25/2014 2:56:53 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. While doing this, youll want to hold out on the attached pin on the right side. Well line up our pin holes and be sure that youre attached pin falls into the hole. Well now turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. Lets go over a few measurements in this position. As you can see, youll have about 18-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Expeditions about an inch and a half and overall, weve added about 12-3/4 of an inch to the length of the vehicle. more
3/25/2014 2:56:22 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex, a tilting forward bike rack for 1 1/4 and two inch hitches part number TH9029. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes and thread in an anti-rattle bolt. Then we can tighten that down with a wrench. Let's go over a few clearance measurements here. You will have about 18 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 4 1/4 inches and overall we've added about 13 1/2 inches to the length of the Expedition. Pulling the gray lever at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle, and as you can see here it does give us full access to our rear hatch. more
3/24/2014 4:31:00 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding and tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, well have about 17-3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is going to be about 8 inches away and overall, weve added about 16-1/2 inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the gold pin at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt the mast away from our rear hatch and as you can see, this will give you full access. With our mast back in its upright position, well pull the pin at the top of the mast. This is going to allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. more
3/21/2014 9:58:07 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, were going to be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack, a platform style 2 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit, were going to 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 bolt and secure that down with a wrench. Well go over a few clearance measurements here. As you can see, youll have about 17-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-3/4 of an inch and overall, weve added about 11-3/4 of an inch to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the gray lever located at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it into the platform position. In this position, we have about 23 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the rack and overall, were adding about 30-3/4 of an inch to the length of the Expedition. more
3/21/2014 9:56:27 AM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, were going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC4, a platform style four-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number S64665. 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 bolt, tighten it down with a wrench, and secure it with the provided lock. In this position, youll have about 18-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2-1/2 inches. Overall, weve added about 10 inches to the length of the Expedition. more
3/19/2014 1:33:37 PM
Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, well be test fitting the Saris Cycle On, a platform style 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4024. 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 bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Well then secure it with the provided lock. In this position, you will have about 18 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 8-3/4 of an inch and overall, weve added about 16-3/4 inch to the length of the Expedition. Pulling the gold pin at the base of the rack will allow us to fold it into its platform position. Well then reinsert the pin to secure it. more
3/19/2014 1:31:46 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition we're going to be test-fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot, a platform-style bike rack for two inch hitches. Today on our rack we'll be testing it on the two-bike configuration, Part Number PS63138. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then line up our pinholes, tighten our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 18 and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle's about 6 inches away and overall we've added about 25 and a quarter inches to the length of the Expedition. By pulling the two outside pins on the rear of the rack we can tilt down our wheel cradles. By pulling the silver pin at the base of the mast we can tilt it away from our vehicle and as you can see this will give you full access into the rear hatch. more
3/19/2014 1:31:02 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition we're going to be test-fitting the Kuat NV, an aluminum platform-style two bike rack for two inch hitches, Part Number N101. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, slide through our pin and secure it with the provided lock. We now turn the black knob here at the rear, this is going to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure the rack to our vehicle. In this position we will have about 18 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the vehicle's about 5 1/2 inches and overall we've added about 16 inches in length to the vehicle. We now pull the orange lever on the right side of the base of the rack, this will allow us to tilt our rack into the platform position. In the loading position we will have about 26 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance here at the rear. The closest point has now become about 8 3/4 of an inch away from our vehicle and overall we've added about 36 inches in length to the car. Let's go ahead and load up our bike. more
3/19/2014 8:30:23 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" 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. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with our wrench. In this position, you'll have about 21" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Expedition is about 5-1/2", and overall we've added about 20-1/2" to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the black lever at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our Expedition. As you can see, this does give us full access into our rear hatch. more
3/18/2014 9:03:11 AM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we're going to be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR2901LR. 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 a wrench. In this position, you'll have about 20-3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7-3/4", and overall we've added about 26-3/4" to the length of our vehicle. Pulling the two black outside pins on the rear of the rack will allow us to fold down our wheel cradles, and by pulling the center pin, located on the center mast, we can tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see in this position, it does give us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, let's go ahead and check the ground clearance. It's changed slightly, as you can see, here at the rear of the rack, we now have about 23" worth of clearance. more
3/14/2014 11:52:43 AM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we'll be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR26248. To begin the test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with our wrench. With our bike rack in this position, we've got about 18 1/4" of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5". Overall, we've added about 13 1/4" to the length of the Expedition. Removing the silver pins at the top of the rack will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. more
3/14/2014 11:51:59 AM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition 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 SA843B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch we'll then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. We'll secure it using the provided lock. In this position we'll have about eighteen and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about six and three quarters of an inch and overall we've added about fifteen and three quarters of an inch to the length of our vehicle. Pulling the yellow t-handle at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see here this will gives us full access to our rear hatch. more
3/14/2014 11:51:22 AM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we're going to be test fitting the Prorack tilting 4-bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number PR8062404. 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 and thread in our anti-rattle bolt. We can then tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the clip. Now, we'll go over a few measurements. You will have about 17 1/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6" away. more
3/12/2014 2:53:58 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we will be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot Tilting Platform Style Two Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, Part Number PS63134. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, then we'll slide through our pin and secure it with the provided clip. With our rack in this position, we will have about 20 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Expedition's about 8 inches away. Overall, we're adding about 25 1/2 inches to the length of the vehicle. By pulling the two silver outside pins on the rear of the rack we can fold down our wheel cradles. more
3/12/2014 2:52:42 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler tow-and-go 3-bike rack for 2-inch ball mounts, part number Hr135. We'll be using the hidden hitch ball mount with the super, extra-long shank, part number 80232. This is sold separately, along with the hitch pin and clip. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. Line up the pinholes, and then we'll secure it with the pin and clip. We do sell anti-rattle devices, which will help to prevent any wobble within the hitch. more
3/5/2014 2:30:58 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler, a Tilting 5 Bike Rack for 2" Hitches, part number HR9200. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, then we can tighten it down with a wrench, and secure it with a clip. With our bike rack in this position, we have about 18-1/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 9-1/2", and overall, we've added about 16" in length to the vehicle. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt the bike rack away from our vehicle, and as you can see, this does give us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll extend our dual cradle arms. We'll do this by loosening the two black knobs, extending our arms into the appropriate slot, and re-secure with our knobs. more
2/27/2014 11:02:28 AM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we'll be test fitting the Softride Hang2, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR27041. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt. Tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the provided lock. In this position, we'll have about 18 1/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/2". more
2/26/2014 5:03:45 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, well be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife, a tilting two bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number S63450. 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 bolt, tighten it down with our wrench, and then we can secure it with the clip. With our rack in this position, we have about 18 inches of ground clearance here. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 11 inches. Overall, were adding about 23 inches to the length of the Expedition. Pulling the silver pin at the base of the center mast, will allow us to tilt the rack away from our vehicle. As you can see, this will give us full access to our rear hatch. more
2/26/2014 3:07:43 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, well be test fitting the Rhino Rack Tilting and Folding four bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, then well tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the provided lock. With our rack in this position, well go over a few measurements. You will have about 18-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 inches. more
2/26/2014 3:01:01 PM
SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Platform Style 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches: part number SR2902. 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, then we can tighten it with a wrench and secure it with our clip. In this position, you'll have about 20 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the point of our vehicle is about 9 3/4 of an inch. Overall we've added about 45 inches to the length of the Expedition. Pulling the black pins at the rear of both masts will allow us to field the wheel cradles down into the platform position. more
2/26/2014 9:06:12 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler, a tilting 4-bike rack for inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then want wanna line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. At this point we'll secure it with a clip. Let's go over a few measurements with our rack in this position. As you can see, you'll have about eighteen and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. more
2/25/2014 3:19:30 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2011 Ford Expedition, well be test fitting part number a30901, the Sport Rack two bike hitch mounted bike rack with mount cradles for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank with the included adapter into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance at the bike rack is 23-1/8 inches and from the closet point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10-1/2 inches. Now well go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door and as you can see we can gain full access to the cargo area opening our cargo door completely with this bike rack. Were now almost ready to load our bike, all we need to do is make sure that our wheel loop straps are undone and out of the way and that our vertical bar clamp is fully extended. more
12/19/2012 10:08:38 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2011 Ford Expedition well be test fitting part number PS63134. This is the Pro Series Q-slot platform style two bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank with the included adapter into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our hitch pin. Well then put the safety clip on the other side of our hitch pin which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 22 1/8th inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10 inches. more
12/18/2012 10:17:08 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2005 Ford Expedition well be test fitting the Thule Vertex hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH9029. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 18 inches of ground clearance and about five inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 16 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the carriers arms folded down. more
11/1/2012 9:12:42 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2005 Ford Expedition well be test fitting the Swagman Titan IV hitch mounted bike carrier, part number S63410. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 18 inches of ground clearance and about 10 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 23 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the carriers arms folded down. more
11/1/2012 9:12:02 AM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2005 Ford Expedition well be test fitting the Sportrack II hitch mounted bike carrier, part number A30901. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 18 inches of ground clearance and about 10 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 30 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle. more
11/1/2012 9:11:36 AM
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2005 Ford Expedition well be test fitting the Thule Parkway II hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH958. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 18 inches of ground clearance and about three inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 24inches of length the rear of our vehicle. more
10/30/2012 2:59:42 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2005 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on our 2004 Ford Expedition well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 17 inches of ground clearance and about eight and a half inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 19 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the carrier arms folded down. more
10/30/2012 2:59:37 PM
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