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Thule FastRide Roof Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video
Today, on our 2017 Toyota RAV4, we're gonna be taking a look at the Thule FastRide roof-mounted bike rack. When you're setting up your crossbar spread, we wanna make sure it's not gonna be any less than 18 inches from the center of your crossbar to the center of the other crossbar, and we don't want it to be any more than 36 inches. So whenever you're setting that up, it's usually gonna be about in the same bounds as your other accessories. So just make sure you do that, so that it's gonna be compatible. We are gonna be able to fit tire width up to three inches, so this isn't gonna be for your fat tire bikes, and it is relatively lighter weight since it's on the roof as typical with most roof bike racks. So we're gonna have a capacity of about 37 1/2 pounds. more
8/19/2021 3:54:36 PM
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we are looking at the Inno Fork Lock III roof mounted bike rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Do you want to carry around your bike And let's say you don't have a hitch or your hitch is used up like by a cargo basket. This is a good option for carrying your bike. Especially if you already have crossbars or a roof rack on your vehicle. more
8/10/2021 8:34:37 AM
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we are looking at the RockyMounts SwitchHitter LS roof mounted bike rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. If you wanna bring your bikes with you, like just get them to the trail head so you can start your adventure but let's say, you don't have a hitch or your hitch is already full with another hitch mounted accessory, this could be a good option for you, which is to put your bike rack onto your crossbar. So, if you already have crossbars as well or a roof rack, you can just clamp them around and let's take a look at how that works. So, this has a 35 pound weight capacity. more
8/10/2021 8:33:24 AM
Thule TopRide Roof Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video
Hey, everybody. Adam here with etrailer. Today, we have a 2017 Toyota RAV4, and we're gonna be test fitting the Thule TopRide roof-mounted bike rack. I really like this roof-mounted bike rack. One, because it's super quick and easy to get your bike locked-in in the front. And of course, with any other type of roof-mounted bike rack, we're gonna have a strap in the back. more
8/3/2021 10:33:15 AM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video
Hey everybody, welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. Today we're taking a look at the Yakima HighSpeed Roof Mounted Bike Rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now this can be a great way of getting your bikes off of the back of your vehicle and off onto the top. Well, that can be great for a lot of city living. Probably you just don't want that extra space on the back of the vehicle. This can be a great way of getting your bike to wherever you wanna go. more
7/22/2021 12:37:34 PM
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 INA389- Video
Hey, everybody, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby and today we're taking a look at the Inno Tire Hold II roof-mounted bike rack, here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, this can be a great way of getting your bikes off the back of the vehicle and up on top, saving you a lot of room and maneuverability, as well as freeing up your hitch for some of those bigger accessories that we need to carry wherever we're going. This can be also a very great option if you're living in the city and don't have that much room in your parallel parking and that way you can go ahead and get it on the top roof of your car. One thing I would suggest with that, though, if you are going for that city parking, we have it on the driver's side here today. A couple of tricks though, you can put that on the passenger side just as easily, which is one thing that's great about the Inno Tire Hold II. more
7/22/2021 12:01:09 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
What's going on everybody Adam here with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima HighRoad on our 2020 Chevrolet Silverado. The HighRoad is gonna be a great choice if you're just looking to get one bike to and from your destination and not really take up a whole lot of roof space. So if you have some smaller bars, it's really. it's only gonna take up about 11 inches of your bars. So you can put multiple on top of here or also just have one on either side of your cargo basket or something like that. more
6/23/2021 11:01:33 AM
Yakima HighRoad Roof Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 Y02114- Video
Hey guys, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby and today we're taking a look at the Yakima Highroad single bike carrier on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now right away as we see we do have a nice wheel mounted platform design here. It's got a nice, sleek look. It's very low profile, sits right on our bars, and it looks really good. We're about to break it down, just how it sits on there. more
4/29/2021 1:30:08 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Mazda CX-5- Video
Andy: Hello everyone! Andy here from etrailer.com and today we're going to take a look at the Yakima High Road Roof Bike Rack on our 2020 Mazda CX-5.So this roof rack is going to be great for hauling just a single bike. It's a great option whenever you . let's say you don't have a hitch and you either have after market roof bars because you carry a ski or snowboard, or a cargo basket on top, or you even have the factory-installed roof bars, as well. This would be a great choice.One thing that is nice about it is going to be how low-profile it is and it only having the mounting hoops on the front, that way you don't have to, kind of, fight with mounting the rear wheel from the back. Being a little bit higher up, it is a little bit more difficult to get that bike up there, but this is going to be a great option whenever it comes to easy as far as putting the bike up on top of the roof.When it comes to getting your bike secured to the roof rack here, there are two mounting hoops and one attachment point here on the rear that's a strap. So let's go ahead and show you how to get the bike off of the vehicle now.First, I'm going to go ahead and remove the rear points, since most of our contact and security is going to be in the front and from here, I'm going to hold onto the frame and loosen up this torque knob here and that's slowly going to lower that back and bar down and once I've removed that tension, I can kind of hold onto the bike, remove a little bit more on that torque knob, and slowly get it moved down as I'm holding onto the bike, as well. more
12/8/2020 10:42:19 AM
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Mazda CX-5- Video
Andy: Hello, everyone. Andy here with etrailer.com. And today, we're going to take a look at the Inno Tire Hold 2 roof bike rack on our 2020 Mazda CX-5. One of the reasons to choose the roof mounted bike rack, instead of let's say a hitch mount, and you might have a cargo basket or cargo carrier that's back on the back, you don't have the options or you have a factory mounted roof bars, this would be a great choice because it is an easy installation with all shapes and sizes as far as the roof bars that it mounts to. It's a quick and easy installation with no tools needed, and you can adjust it whether you want it on the driver's side or on the passenger side as well.So having this as a option on your CX-5 works best with carbon fiber or carbon frame bikes, is tire mounted or wheel mounted, and it will be able to adjust to other size frames, other size wheels as well. So it could work great with kids' bikes. more
12/8/2020 10:42:10 AM
Malone Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Kicks- Video
Zack: Hey, everybody. Zack here at etrailer.com. Today, we're taking a look at the Malone Pilot Roof Bike Rack on our 2020 Nissan Kicks. This is going to be a wheel mount style bike rack. I like that because I'm not grabbing onto the frame, especially with a carbon bike like we have here today. But also, I don't have to store the front tire anywhere like a fork mount. more
9/14/2020 1:37:21 PM
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Kicks- Video
Zach: Hey, everybody, Zach here at etrailer.com. Today, we're taking a look at the Inno Tire Hold II on our 2020 Nissan Kicks. It's going to be a really good roof mounted bike rack that allows you to carry it by the wheels. So a lot of roof bike racks are fork mount, and those are really nice because you can just quickly put them on there. You don't have to reach as high as you do with a wheelbase mount style like we have here today. But what I like about wheel mounts is I don't have to find a place to store my front tire. more
9/11/2020 12:43:45 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Toyota Tacoma- Video
Evangeline: Hi. It's Evangeline from etrailer.com and today we are looking at the Yakima High Road roof bike rack on our 2020 Toyota Tacoma. Now, what's great about this bike rack is if you need to mount your bike and have it ready to go right when you dismount it, it's great for that. It has a wheel mount as well, so we have our carbon fiber frame bike up there and it's okay because you don't have to worry about warping, like we might would maybe either frame mounts.Now, some other bike racks, especially roof bike racks, might be forked bike racks. And the main difference for here is that with this one, you don't have to worry about taking off your front wheel, storing it while you're on your trip and reattaching it after you arrive. You just lift it off and you're ready to go.So while this is a great bike rack, the question is can your bike fit on it So this can handle wheel diameters of 26 to 29. more
9/4/2020 2:56:11 PM
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2019 Ford Expedition- Video
Carla: Hey guys, Carla here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be test fitting our Thule UpRide bike rack on this 2019 Ford Expedition Max. So this bike rack is going to offer a solution for those of you who have a really nice bike, you don't want any frame contact. As you can see, this bike rack is held on by the tires. And, as well as, if you're already using your hitch for something else, like pulling a camper, or you've got a cargo carrier or something else over there, you want to free up your hitch, this is going to offer a solution to get your bike up there.If you've got a really nice bike, like carbon fiber bike, you maybe don't want to put it on the back because you're afraid someone's going to hit you. You want to leave it up. more
8/13/2020 3:04:14 PM
Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail Rooftop Bike Rack Review - 2020 Mazda CX-30- Video
Adam: What's going on everybody Adam at etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail roof mounted bike rack on our 2020 Mazda CX-30. So in my opinion, this is going to be a great way just to get one bike to and from your destination with our CX-30 here, just because it's not necessarily a really tall vehicle.So with a roof rack system on it, it's very, very easy to get even the maybe more heavier bikes up and on to our rack. It's something you could do by yourself obviously, we only have one here. But we can do plenty of these bike racks on this roof rack system. So if you have a friend, grab two of them, you can put them on both sides and you guys will both be able to easily lift this up and load it up yourselves.So one thing that I thought of when I pulled the CX-30 into the shop, it's pretty attractive looking. more
5/20/2020 7:43:21 AM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Mazda CX-30- Video
Adam: What's going on, everybody Adam with etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima HighSpeed roof-mounted bike rack on our 2020 Mazda CX-30.So this bike rack is going to be great for not only just your fork mounted bikes, but also your thru-axle bikes. We're going to have some options when it comes to which skewer we can use for what kind of bikes you guys have, which is definitely a plus. It gives you all those options for your bikes and also some wheel adjustability to accommodate for all those different wheel bases that you might be carrying. And also with the way that it secures down to our bars, we're going to be able to use a wide variety of bars. We have some aerodynamic bars that we have here, but even if you have round bars, square bars, pro bars, something like that, even the BedRock HD bars, they are going to clamp around there really, really easily.So right when the CX-30 pulled up, I really liked the look of it and especially the look of the back end of it. more
5/12/2020 1:47:39 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Mazda CX-30 Y02114- Video
Adam: What's going on, everybody Adam with etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima HighRoad roof mounted bike rack system on our 2020 Mazda CX-30. What really sets this bike rack apart is the fact that it is a no frame contact, but also, literally no tools we're used to install this onto our system. It was really quick and easy to get the bike onto the rack and secured down, and it was also really easy to get it secured to our bars here. So if you guys have a roof rack system on your CX-30, I do think this is going to be a great way just to get one bike to and from wherever you guys need to be going. It locks, we have a cable lock for the bike as well. more
5/12/2020 1:47:21 PM
Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2020 Mazda CX-30- Video
Adam: What's going on everybody Adam, with etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Upright on our 2020 Mazda CX-30.So this is going to be an extremely entry level bike rack, but it gets the job done. I wouldn't prefer it if I had a carbon fiber bike. So this is an aluminum bike, just because we do have frame contact, and it is really squeezing on that frame. So if you have a carbon fiber bike and you're looking for an entry level way to get it to and fro, this is not going to be the bike rack for you. But one of the features that I liked about it, once fully assembled, no tools required. more
5/12/2020 1:47:08 PM
Rhino Rack Road-Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Mazda CX-30- Video
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam, at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino Rack Road Warrior on our 2020 Mazda CX30. So one thing you guys are going to need to have, to be able to use the Road Warrior is some T-slotted crossbars. So if you guys don't have any, definitely go and check some others out, we have a bunch of them. So I'm sure you guys will be able to find one that'll fit whatever you guys have on your roof. more
5/12/2020 1:42:18 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Audi Q7- Video
John: Hey guys, John here from etrailer.com today we have our 2020 Audi Q7. We're going to take a look at the Yakima HighRoad roof mount bike rack. The HighRoad is a wheel mount bike rack that can accommodate a wide variety of bikes out there. It has a wheel diameter range of 26 to 29 inches, a maximum wheelbase of 48 inches. Your wheelbase from the center of one axle to the center of the other. It can hold a bike up to 45 pounds and accommodate a max tire width of three and a quarter inches. more
4/16/2020 2:56:13 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Audi Q7 Y02115- Video
Hey, guys. John here for etrailer.com. Today, we have our 2020 Audi Q7. We are going to be taking a look at the Yakima HighSpeed roof mount bike rack. This is a fork mount bike rack that can accommodate a wide variety of bikes out there. It has a max wheel base of 48 inches. more
4/14/2020 2:22:07 PM
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2020 Audi Q7- Video
John: Hey guys. John here from etrailer.com. Today we have our 2020 Audi Q7. We're going to take a look at the Thule UpRide Bike Rack. This is a roof mount bike rack that can accommodate a wide range of bikes. Wheel diameters from 20 to 29 inches. more
4/13/2020 10:32:08 AM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2019 Toyota Tacoma- Video
John: Hey guys, John here from etrailer.com. And today we are test fitting the Yakima HighSpeed Roof Mount Bike Rack on our 2019 Toyota Tacoma. This bike rack is a great way to get our bike to our favorite destination without taking up precious truck bed space, or adding extra length to the rear of our vehicle with a hitch-mounted bike rack. The HighSpeed can handle up to a 40 pound bike with a max tire width of 5 inches and a maximum wheelbase of 48 inches. Your wheelbase is going to be from the center of one axle to the center of your other axle.Let's go ahead and get our bike off of the roof. And so we can show you how this bike rack interacts with the Tacoma specifically. more
3/4/2020 1:17:13 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2019 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Hi everyone, Adam with etrailer.com, today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima Highroad roof rack bike rack on our 2019 Chevrolet Suburban. So this is going to be a great bike rack for some of your higher-end bikes. It doesn't have any frame contact and it just clamps on this front-wheel here. And it does have a little wheel cradle in the back with a cam buckle type strap. So the way that this bike rack secures your bike into place is going to be monitored by this torque right nob, by turning it to our right. It's going to bring this bar up and clamping down onto your wheel. more
10/3/2019 12:32:50 PM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2019 Ram 1500 Y02114- Video
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.Com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima High Road on our 2019 Ram 1500.So this bike rack does clamp down on your front wheel giving it no frame contact. It is going to be really nice for those carbon fiber bikes as you see here. Just to keep that frame as nice as it was the day you picked it up. And to clamp down on your wheel, you're going to use this torque right knob and basically as you loosen it, it's going to bring that arm down, as you see here. more
9/9/2019 9:17:58 AM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2019 Ram 1500 Classic- Video
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima HighSpeed fork-mounted bike rack on our 2019 Ram 1500. This is going to allow you to carry your bikes on these rails to wherever you need to go.This is a fork mounted bike rack. So you do have this nice little fork right here, and it connects with this little adjuster knob and what this does is as you tighten it clockwise, it pinches on this little spacer right here, keeping your bike extremely firm into place. There is sold separately, a locking mechanism that you can buy at etrailer.com. It's going to lock this wheel to where your fork mounts won't be able to come loose at all. more
8/13/2019 11:52:32 AM
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2019 Ram 1500 Classic Y02114- Video
Hi guys, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima high road bike rack system on our 2019 Ram 1500. It's going to attach to your bars and it's going to allow you to take your bike wherever you need.A really unique feature to this bike rack is it does have two different wheel arms that's going to go around your wheel. This is going to be the one that adjusts. This one just stays at the very furthest point. This little knob is going to be what controls this back arm. more
8/13/2019 11:47:33 AM
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2019 Nissan Armada- Video
Adam: Hi guys, Adam from etrailer.com. Today I'm going to be doing a test fit on the Thule ThruRide Bike Roof Rack System on our 2019 Nissan Armada. What this is going to do, it's going to allow you to mount your bike to the roof opposed to having a hitch mounted bike rack and also have plenty of space to mount any other cargo that you might be carrying, a roof rack basket or any sort of kayak carrier. You can even slap a couple more of these on there to get multiple bikes on top of your vehicle.This does have two different tie down points for your bike. First you're going to have your front fork faceted into this rack. Then on top of that you have a little wheel cradle back here with a little zip tie style strap with a little bit of rubber boot to protect your wheel from any damage or anything like that.This is going to be able to basically accommodate for any type of roof rack system you have. more
7/19/2019 10:07:42 AM
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Jake: Hey, guys. It's Jake here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at and I'm going to show you some of the cool features on this Thule ThruRide Bike Rack on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat.So with your Passat, you're going to have to add a roof rack to the top of your vehicle. We do have plenty of these available here at etrailer. And it's going to mount to the front and back crossbar by a couple of bolts.This bike rack is going to support your bike by the forks on the front, so by taking the front wheel off our bike, we're able to insert our two front forks here onto this locking pin. Now, my favorite part about this bike rack has got to be that it's a no-tool installation. more
7/2/2019 1:57:20 PM
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda Accord- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2015 Honda Accord, we're gonna be testing the INNO Fork Lock III roof bike rack. It's gonna be part number INA391.As you can see, we already have a bike installed, so let's take a look at some of the features.If we come up here, we're gonna see that out bike is fastened at two different points of contact. On the rear we have a strap that comes up and around the tire and fastens it down, securing it to the bike, or to the bike rack. I apologize.If we come up front, we're gonna see we have it mounted by the two forks. So you're gonna want to keep in mind that you're going to have to remove the front wheel of your tire if you want to install your bike on this rack.Something unique about this bike rack that I like is that we have a locking system that folds off and on to our fork mount. And when it's folded onto, you're gonna get a set of keys with your bike rack. more
8/20/2018 8:37:12 AM
Rhino Rack Roof Basket Review - 2017 Nissan Sentra- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Nissan Sentra, we're going to be doing a test fit on the rhino rack xtray pro cargo basket and two bike carrier. That's part number RRRMCB03. I've already got it loaded up on the Sentra on my roof rack system just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It's about 58 inches long, about 41 inches wide, and about 5 and a half inches deep. So not only is it going to carry our two bikes, but we're going to have more than enough room to carry gear. Things like helmets, gloves, shoes, camping gear, or really any other type of gear that we may have with us.How it works is your bike's fork rests on the through axle adapter. more
6/28/2018 10:57:40 AM
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're gonna being a test fit on the Thule Outride Roof Mounted Bike Rack. That's part number TH561020.I've already got it in place on my roof rack system to give you an idea of what it looks like and how it holds our bikes. It's gonna work with your round, square, aero, elliptical, and most factory roof rack systems. As you can see here, on aero, elliptical, and some factor roof rack systems, you'll need to use the T-slot method to mount your bike rack. For square and round bars, the clamps are included.It's a fork mount bike rack. It's gonna work with your standard 9mm quick release axles, but it'll also work with thru axles, 15mm, and 20mm. more
6/13/2018 11:08:10 AM
Kuat Mini Skinny Roof Cargo Basket and Bike Carrier Installation - 2018 Chrysler Pacifica- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Chrysler Pacifica, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Mini Skinny Roof Cargo Basket and Bike Carrier, part number MSR1B.The Kuat Mini Skinny is great for carrying up to one bike in your cargo basket and it still has enough free space to have some luggage up here as well. It's skinny enough that you could have additional accessories on the other side of it.The basket does have an aerodynamic shape and that coupled with the fact that it has a fairing already installed as well, that's going to cut down the wind noise and drag while you drive, meaning a quieter drive while you're on the road. The backside of the basket actually folds up and this is to assist with giving you a little bit of better clearance between the hatch and the trunks of your vehicle. But as you can see in this configuration, that there's not going to be an issue of clearance between our hatch and the cargo basket.Where the bike attaches to our roof basket here, you want to make sure it's able to fit through a 9 mm skewer and also this will work with both standard and disc brakes. Also, as you can see here, there's plenty of space in between the roof rack and the roof here to where our cargo basket isn't going to have any contact issues with there as well.This does come with locks to secure it to your roof and they're going to be at the top here, right over where our brackets make contact. The maximum crossbar spread for this is going to be 14-5/8 from center to center and 35-7/8 center to center. more
3/13/2018 9:47:32 AM
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2018 Nissan Frontier- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Nissan Frontier we're going to be test fitting the Thule Circuit XT Rooftop Bike Rack, part number TH526XT.We already have a bike installed on our rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike attaches to the rack we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead, it's going to grip it by two points. We'll have this rear wheel strap, which is adjustable to length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes, and then up at the front we'll have this skewer mount, which grips your bike by its fork mounts up here. The skewer mount is lockable, and once you install a Thule lock cord to lock it into place and secure it to your bike rack, it actually secures not only the bike, but the bike rack itself to the roof rack. It just goes slightly past the cab of your truck, so it's not going to interfere with much of anything as far as anything you may store in the bed of your truck.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
10/11/2017 11:47:16 AM
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Hyundai Accent- Video
Today on our 2016 Hyundai Accent, we're doing a test fit of the Inno Fork Lock III roof-mounted bike rack. That part number is INA391. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're just going to go how we do that. We have a ratcheting strap here in the back. We're going to push down on our black button and be able to lift that up and set it off to the side. more
1/19/2016 12:01:29 PM
Inno Multi-Fork Lock Bike Rack Review - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video
Today, on this 2011 Kia Sorento, we're going to show you the Inno Multi-fork Bike Carrier, part number INA392. Let's go ahead and take a look at out bike rack, already installed. We also have a road bike in place to help us point out some of the features. Our first look is that it has a nice, aerodynamic, shape to it. It has a nice curved cover that gives you access to your skewer as well as a guard to help keep the bike from being stolen. The skewer will hold a variety of different axles, 9 mm, 15 mm, and 20 mm three axle bikes. Now this whole assembly up front has a plastic housing on top and of course steel underneath for reinforcement and for the inner workings of the strap. more
5/11/2015 11:18:55 AM
Inno Multi-Fork Lock Bike Rack Review - 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today, on this 2012 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to show you the Inno Multi-fork bike carrier, part number INA392. This is what it looks like when it's installed on our vehicle. Now our vehicle does have the factory roof rack installed with the factory cross bars as well. Our Inno bike rack actually clamps directly to these bars. Now in this typical set up here we have a row bike installed in our bike carrier. This will haul a variety of different style bikes. We can go ahead and take a closer look. We'll go ahead and take our rear bike and just move it out of the way for now. We'll loosen up a strap by simply pushing on the top part of this lever here. more
4/29/2015 1:11:15 PM
Thule Paceline Roof Bike Rack Installation - 2009 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2009 Acura MDX, well be test fitting the Thule Paceline Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number TH527. Now our Acura has a factory roof rack, so well begin our test fit by simply placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles crossbars. We need to lift it up, both cam action levers at the front of the rack, so that we can position the L-bracket on the underside of the front bar. Now there are three settings here where you can set the L-bracket to fit the thickness of your crossbar. I set it to about the second notch. Once we tighten that down a little bit, well then close down both cam action levers and move to the back of the bike rack. Ill loosen up two of the wing nuts so that I can position the bracket around the underside of the rear bar. more
10/28/2014 7:48:36 PM
Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevy Traverse, we'll be test fitting the Yakima front loader roof mounted bike rack, part number Y02103. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. Starting at the front, we'll need to loosen up the large black T handle and position the front tube brackets around the front and back side of the front crossbar. It helps if you lift the bike rack up at a 45 degree angle. Once the front brackets are in place, I'll move to the rear and position the back bracket around the rear crossbar. I'll need to insert the silver T bolt into the slot in the bottom bracket and then to give us some more room when tightening down the black wing nut I'm going to unfold the front part of the wheel hook. This allows me to tighten down the black wing nut more freely. Once the rear is tight, I'll move back up to the front and tighten down the large black T handle to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front bar. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, then we're ready to load up our bike. Since the front part of the wheel hook is already unfolded all we need to do is undo the back tray strap. We'll pick up our bike and place it onto the bike rack, sliding it forward to allow the back part of the wheel hook to come up and rest on the back part of the front tire. more
10/15/2014 11:47:44 AM
Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2009 Accura MDX we'll be test-fitting the Yakima FrontLoader Roof-Mounted Bike Rack, part number Y02103. Our vehicle does have a factory roof rack, so we'll begin our test-fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. Starting at the front, we'll need to loosen up the large black T handles so that we can position the brackets on the front and back side of the front bar. With that in place, I'll move to the rear. We'll loosen up the black wing nut and remove the silver T bolt from the slot in the bracket so I can position the bracket around the rear bar. With the bracket in place, I can reinsert the silver T bolt into the slot of the bracket and tighten down the black wing nut to secure it. I'll move back up to the front and tighten down the black wing nut to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front crossbar. more
10/15/2014 11:46:55 AM
Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Yakima Fork Lift Roof Mounted Bike Rack part number Y02098. With a factory roof rack on our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. Starting at the front we'll first need to remove the skewer, slide back the black cover and then loosen up the black wing nut. This allows us to remove the silver T bolt from the bottom bracket and position it around the front cross bar. Now there are three settings in which you can set the front bracket to fit the thickness of the front cross bar. I found it is best to set it to the second slot. With the bracket around the front bar we'll insert the silver T bolt into the hole of the bracket and tighten down the black wing nut. With this done I'll move to the back of the bike rack, loosen up this black wing nut and position the silver T bolt through the end of bracket and bring the bracket around the rear bar. more
10/15/2014 11:46:17 AM
Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon we'll be doing a quick test fit of the Thule Sprint Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number Th528. With a Rhino-Rack Vortex Roof Rack System installed onto our roof, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. Starting at the front here, we'll loosen up this speed link lever so that we can bring the rubber coated steel strap around the bar and hook it into the connection point. Then moving to the rear, we'll adjust the rear bracket as necessary, and then again bring the rubber coated steel strap around the underside of the bar. With both straps hooked in place, we'll then tighten down the speed link levers, which will bring the straps around tightly against the bar. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike. We'll loosen up the AccuTight knob at the front, which will extend the skewer outward. more
10/15/2014 11:45:29 AM
Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Escape- Video
Today on our 2010 Ford Escape we'll be test fitting the Thule Sprint Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number Th528. With a factory roof rack system on our Escape, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll just position the rubber coated steel strap around the underside of the bar, and hook it into the connection point. We'll then use the speed link knobs to tighten down the straps around the bar. Moving to the back of the bike rack, I'll slide the bracket to where it's resting on the rear bar. Again, I'll bring the rubber coated steel straps around the underside of the bar, and tighten it down with the speed link knob. Once everything is all tightened down and secure, we're ready to load up our bike. more
10/15/2014 11:44:27 AM
Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Thule Sprint Roof Mounted Bike Rack part number TH528. With a factory roof rack on our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll start here at the front and bring the rubber-coated steel strap around the underside of the front bar and hook it into the connection point. We'll then turn the speed link lever which will tighten down the strap around the front bar. We'll repeat the same process for the rear. Once everything is all tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. We'll loosen up the AcuTight knob at the front to extend the skewer outward and then we'll undo the cam buckle strap at the back. We'll pick up our bike and place it onto the rack, sliding the forks down onto the skewer. more
10/15/2014 11:43:04 AM
Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevy Traverse, well be test fitting the Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64720. With the factory roof rack system on our Traverse, well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles crossbars. Starting at the front here, well take the silver U-bolts to go around the underside of the front bar up to the predrilled holes at the head of the bike rack. Well then take the black wing nuts to thread down onto the silver U-bolts to secure it. Once this is done, well move to the rear and this time take the silver U-bolts to go it on through the predrilled holes of the bike rack.Well then insert the silver U-bolt into the hole of the black plate and install the wing nut. Well swing and plate around in the underside of the rear bar and insert the other end of the U-bolt into the other hole in the plate. more
10/15/2014 11:39:40 AM
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevy Traverse we'll be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack part number S64710. With a factory roof rack on our Traverse we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. Starting at the front I'll take the silver U Bolts, go around the underside of the front crossbar, and out through the pre-drilled holes in the head of the bike rack. I'll then take our black wing nuts to thread down onto the silver U bolts to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front cross bar. We'll then move to the back of the bike rack where this time we'll take the silver U bolt and go down through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack. We'll take the black plate and insert one end of the U bolt into the hole of the black plate. Then we'll thread on our wing nut and tighten it down. Now that everything's tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. Since we're already at the back of the bike rack we'll undo the cam buckle strap. more
10/15/2014 11:38:46 AM
SportRack Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevy Traverse, we'll be test fitting the Sport Rack Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number SR4622. With a factory roof rack system on our Traverse, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. Starting at the front here, we'll take the rubber coated U bolts to go around the underside of the front bar, up through the pre-drilled holes of the head of the bike rack. We'll then take our black wing nuts that thread down onto the U bolts. I'll move to the rear and take the black bolts to go down through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack. Then I'll take the black spacer, which will go on the underside of the bike rack and the top of the cross bar. We'll need to make sure that the black bolts go down through the pre-drilled holes of the spacer. We can now take the rubber coated black plate and insert the bolts through the pre-drilled holes of the plate and we'll install our wing nut and tighten it down. more
10/15/2014 11:37:51 AM
Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail and Rooftop Bike Rack, part number RBC035. With a factory roof rack on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll first need to remove the black plastic cover and use the included Allen wrench to loosen up the silver bolt so that we can bring the rubber coated steel straps around the underside of the front bar. We'll hook them into the connection points, and then tighten the silver bolt just a little bit. We'll move to the back of the bike rack, remove one of the wing nuts, position the bracket around the underside of the rear bar, insert the silver bolt through the hole in the bracket, and reinstall the wing nut. Once that's tight, we'll move back up to the front and finish tightening down the silver bolt. Now that everything's tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike. more
10/15/2014 11:32:47 AM
Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevy Traverse, we'll be test fitting the Kuat TRIO Roof-Mounted Bike Rack, part number RU01. With a factory roof rack system on our Traverse, we'll begin out test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's load bars. Once we get the bike rack in position, I'm going to start at the rear. I'm going to remove one of the black wing nuts so that the plate can drop off of it. I'm going to make sure the black bolts are on both the front and back side of the rear crossbar. Then I can swing the bracket around and insert the bolt into the hole of the plate. I'll then re-install the black wing nut but I won't tighten it down all the way. I'll move up to the front and take the rubber-coated U-bolts to go around the underside of the front crossbar up through the predrilled holes at the head of the bike rack. more
10/15/2014 11:31:59 AM
Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Kuat Trio roof mounted bike rack in black and chrome, part number TR02. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. Starting at the front, we'll need to take the rubber coated U bolts that are on the under side of the front bar out to the pre-drilled holes at the head of the bike rack. We'll then take our cylinder nuts to thread down onto the U bolts. We'll keep those loose so that we can make adjustments at the rear. We'll move to the rear of the bike rack, remove one of the wing nuts from the black bolts so that we can position the rubber coated black plate around the underside of the rear bar. We'll insert the bolt into the hole of the black plate and re-install our wing nut. Once those are tight, we'll move back up to the front and use the included tightening tool to tighten down the cylinder nuts. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up a bike. With the skewer loosened up, we'll move to the rear and undo the cam buckle strap. Now, depending on what side you install the rack on, you may need to swap out the strap so that it can work for the other side. more
10/15/2014 11:31:28 AM
