Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Subaru Impreza- Video

Today on our 2013 Subaru Impreza were going to do a test fit on the Thule Sprint. This is a roof mounted fork clamp style bike rack. The part number on it is TH528. Now we already have our Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack system installed on our vehicle, so well begin our test fit by placing the rack right up onto the roof line of the vehicle. As you can see, we've got a black rubber coated metal strap. On the bottom of each of our clamps we want to be sure that those come around the lower side. We've got our front positioned where we want. more

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9/3/2014 5:32:25 PM

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Subaru Impreza- Video

Today on our 2013 Subaru Impreza, we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Paceline. This is a roof-mounted fork clamp-style bike rack. The part number on it is TH527. As you can see, we're already got our Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack system installed on the vehicle. We're going to begin our test fit just by placing the rack right up onto the roofline. We've got two levers that we want to lift, the front and rear. It's going to allow us once it's done, to separate the lower portion of our clamp from the upper. We'll then slide it rearward. more

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9/3/2014 5:29:48 PM

Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Subaru Impreza- Video

Today on our 2013 Subaru Impreza, we're going to do a test fit on the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail. This is a roof mounted fork clamp style bike rack. The part number on it is RBC035. As you can see we've got our Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack system already installed on the Subaru. We'll begin our test fit by placing the rack onto the load bars, as we do this we want to hold down on the two black rubber coated metal straps allowing them to come around the underside, around to the front side of the bar here. We'll then lift up on the black cap, bring that off, bring our straps around, fit them into the indentations located here on the front side and then we're going to tighten down the single bolt located here in the middle. Great thing about this bolt is that it's going to tighten down both of our straps at the same time. So we've only got one thing to do here at the front to get the rack secured. more

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9/3/2014 5:26:41 PM

Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru Forester we're going to do a test fit of the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail. This is a roof-mounted fork clamp-style bike rack. Part number is RBC035. Now we've already got our Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system installed onto Forester so we'll begin our test fit by placing our rack right onto the roof line. As we do, the two black rubber-coated metal straps, we want to bring those around the underside of our front crossbar. We'll then remove the black cover. more

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9/3/2014 11:35:35 AM

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Forester- Video

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20670Order #TC0686652956 Today on our 2015 Subaru Forester we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Paceline. This is a roof-mounted fork clamp-style bike rack. The part number on it is TH527. Now we've already got our Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System installed, so we're going to begin our test fit by simply placing the rack right up onto the crossbar. With the front we need to lift up on the black and gray knob, then lift up on the small black lever. This will allow us to separate our clamp here at the front. We can then shift the whole rack backwards, placing the upper portion of our clamp just over top of our crossbar. We'll then bring the under portion around. more

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8/19/2014 1:30:18 PM

Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Forester- Video

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20594Order #TC0581384122 Today on our 2015 Subaru Forester we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Sprint. This is a fork clamp style, roof mounted bike rack. Part number on it, TH528. We've already got our Rhino Rack Vortec Arrow Roof Rack System installed onto the Forester, so we'll begin our test fit by placing our rack directly onto our bars. As we do, we'll hold down on the black, rubber coated metal straps. This is going to allow them to come around the underside of our crossbar.We can then push up and we'll fit it into the indention located right there at the front. Now let's move to the rear. We'll slide this clamp rearward until it's resting directly on top of our crossbar. more

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8/15/2014 11:14:12 AM

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru Forester, we're going to do a test fit of the Kuat TRIO. This is a roof-mounted, fork-clamp style back rack in the black and chrome, as we have here today. The part number is TR02. This is also available on a gun metal gray and orange. That part number is RU01. To begin our test fit, we're going to place the rack right on top of the Rhino Rack, Vortex Roof Rack System that we've got installed. At the front, we've got two black U-bolts that are rubber coated. more

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8/14/2014 3:45:58 PM

SportRack Roof Bike Racks Review - 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback, we're going to be test fitting the Sportrack Roof Mounted Bike Rack with part number SR4622. Bike rack's made to fit onto the roof rack of your vehicle and offers a fork clamp style connection point here at the front. To begin our test fit, we'll bring one of our black, rubber coated, metal U-bolts around the underside of cross bar and thread two wing nuts onto it. We just going to get these hand tight for now. We'll go through our final tightening process once we have them both in place. Bring our second one up through now, thread the wing nut done onto it and one more here at the rear. We'll get it positioned where we want it, we'll have this skewer centered just about over the top of our crossbar and then we'll tighten both of our wing nuts down on each of the U-bolts. All right with the front secure, let's move to the rear. more

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7/14/2014 5:14:42 PM

Thule Sprint Fork Mount Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback were going to be test fitting the Thule Sprint. This is a fork mount style roof bike rack, part number TH528. With the factory roof rack already installed on our Subaru well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack right up onto our crossbars. As we do this were going to want to guide the black rubber coated metal straps around the underside of our crossbars. With those going around the underside were going to bring the front one around, were going to place it into the small indentions that are located here underneath the front head of the carrier. Then well tighten it down with the black lever located here behind our foot pack. For your initial tightening process you want that lever pointed straight out so it acts like a screw. more

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6/26/2014 6:19:56 AM

Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, were going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail. This is a fork clamp style roof bike rack. Its part number is RBC2035. With the factory roof rack already on our Subaru, were going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly up onto our crossbars. As we do this, we want to be sure that the two black rubber coated metal straps come around the underside of our crossbar. We can then remove the black plastic cover. more

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5/28/2014 4:05:20 PM

Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail Bike Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, were going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail. This is a fork mount roof bike rack, part number RBC035. Now to begin our test fit, were going to place our bike rack right up onto our Thule crossroads roof rack system that weve got installed. Bring that clamp back just a little bit to give us some clearance. Now were going to remove the long black cover thats here on the top. Then well bring the two black rubber coated metal straps around the underside of our load bar and fit them right here into the head of the carrier. more

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5/27/2014 2:04:20 PM

Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today, in our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstek, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Upright roof mounted bike rack. This is a frame clamp style. Its part number is S64720. We've got the Thule rapid crossroads roof rack system already installed on the Subaru.We'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack right up on to our load bars. Here at the front, we're going to bring one of our U bolts around the underside of our load bar and then back up through the head of our carrier. We'll take two of the wing nuts and thread those on. more

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5/27/2014 12:52:11 PM

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, well be test fitting the Yakima FrontLoader Wheel Mounted Bike Rack, part number Y02103. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front, well fit the clamp around our front bar and then use the T-handle at the front to secure it around the bar. At the rear, well bring our clamp around our rear bar, drop the T-bolt through the appropriate slot and secure it by tightening the T-handle on top.With the front and rear of our bike rack secured, well go ahead and undo the rear wheel strap and open up our wheel mount at the front. Well grab our bike and place it onto our bike rack securing it first with the wheel mount by tightening the red hand knob to secure the mounts around our wheel. Well then move to the rear and tighten with the wheel strap. more

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11/6/2013 9:23:38 AM

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon, we'll be test fitting the Yakima forklift roof mounted bike rack, part number Y02098. With a factory roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our Yakima forklift directly onto our cross bars. Here at the front we'll remove the T handle to bring our front clamp around our front bar. We'll place the T bolt through the appropriate slot, and tine it in place using the T handle on top. Now we need to remove our skewer. Once we have that removed, we can move the slotted bracket around our T handle and reinstall our skewer, making sure it goes through our bracket. We'll go ahead and leave our skewer loose for when we're ready to load our bike. Here at the rear we'll bring our rear clamp around our rear bar, place the T bolt through the appropriate slight, and tighten it using the handle on top. Now we'll undo the rear wheel strap, grab our bike, and place it onto our bike rack. We'll drop the front forks down onto our skewer, and we'll secure the bike first by tightening our skewer. more

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11/6/2013 9:23:32 AM

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be testing in the Kuat Trio roof mounted bike rack part number RU01. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test by placing the Trio directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front, we'll bring our U bolt around the underside of our crossbar and fit it back up to the carrier's platform. Then we'll take our cylinder nuts and fit them onto the end of the bolt. We'll get this snug and then we'll repeat this process for the other side. Now we'll take the included tool and tighten each cylinder nut until the front of our bike rack is secured. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon we'll be test fitting the Rocky Mount's tie rod roof mounted bike rack, part number RKY1014. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly on to our cross bars. Here at the front we'll remove the black plastic cover and bring our straps around our front bar, fitting them back into the head of the carrier. We can then use an alan key to tighten our alan bolt which will tighten our straps around our bar. Once we have those tight, we can then replace our black plastic cover. We'll move to the rear and loosen up our alan bolts to bring our rear clamp around our rear bar. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon well be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod stretch roof mounted bike rack, part number RKY1011. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front well remove the black plastic cover and bring our straps around our front bar, fitting them back into the head of the carrier. Well then use an Allen key to tighten our Allen bolt which will secure the straps around our front bar. Once we have those tight we can then replace the black plastic cover. Here at the rear well remove one of the Allen bolts to bring our rear clamp around our rear bar. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

SportRack Frame Mount Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon well be test fitting the Sportrack roof mounted bike rack, part number SR4611. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front well bring our U bolts around the underside of our crossbar, fitting them back up through the front of our platform. Then we can use two wing nuts for each U bolt to secure it around our front bar. Once we have the front secure here at the rear well take our support bracket that fits in between our crossbar and our bike rack. Well drop our bolts through the top of our bike rack, making sure it goes through the bike rack and the support bracket. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon well be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down roof mounted bike rack, part number S64710. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front platform well bring our U bolt around the front bar, fitting it back up through our platform. Then well take two wing nuts and secure one on each side of the U bolt. Once we have that installed we can move to the other side and repeat this process. Here at the rear well drop our U bolt through the top of our bike rack, making sure that bolts go around our rear bar. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon, we'll be test fitting the Swagman upright roof-mounted bike rack. Part number S64720. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our cross bars. Here at the front, we'll bring our U-bolt around the underside of our cross bar putting it back up through the front platform. We will secure it by tightening down two wing nuts. We can move to the other side and repeat this process here at the front platform. Here at the rear, we'll drop our U-bolt through the top of the bike rack making sure that each bolt goes around our rear cross bar. We'll then install our plate making sure that the bolts go through our plate and secure it by tightening down two wing nuts. With the front and rear secure, we'll go ahead and undo our wheel straps and open up our frame jaw. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2009 Subaru Forester- Video

Today, on our 2009 Subaru Forester we will be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64710. With the Thule Rapid Podium Roof Rack system on our vehicle we will begin our test fit by placing the Swagman Fork Down directly onto our load bars. Here at the front platform we will want to bring our u bolts around the underside of our load bar, feeding them up through the platform and securing them by installing the two wing nuts. Once we have those tight we can repeat that process for the other side of our front platform. We will move to the rear and drop our u bolt through the top of our bike rack. Making sure that the bolts go around our rear load bar, we will want to fit our bracket around our bolts and then secure it by tightening down our wing nuts. With the front and rear secure we can go ahead and undo the rear wheel strap and make sure the skewer at the front is loose. We will grab our bike and place it onto the bike rack. more

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10/4/2013 8:26:21 AM

Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2009 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2009 Subaru Forester, we'll be test fitting the Swagman rooftop bike rack, part number S64720. With a Thule Rapid Podium roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the Swagman bike rack directly onto our load bars. Here at the front platform, we'll take our u-bolts, and bring them around the underside of our load bars. We'll feed them back up through the platform, and secure it by tightening the wing nuts. We'll move to the other side of the platform and repeat this process. Here at the rear, we'll take our u-bolt and drop it through the top of our bike rack, making sure that the bolts go around our rear load bar. We'll then fit the bolts through the bracket and secure it by installing our wing nuts. With the front and rear secure, we can go ahead and undo the wheel strap here at the rear and the wheel strap at the front. We'll also loosen up the hand knob for our frame jaws. We'll grab our bike and place it onto our bike rack. more

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10/3/2013 10:46:29 AM

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2009 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2009 Subaru Forester we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts Tierod roof mounted bike rack, part number RKY1014. With the Thule Rapid Podium Roof Rack System on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our tierod bike rack onto our load bars. Here at the front we'll remove the black plastic cover and bring our straps around our front bar. We can then fit the straps back into the head of the carrier and use an allen key to tighten the allen bolt which will tighten our straps around our front bar. Once we have that tight we can replace our black plastic cover. Here at the rear, we'll undo an allen bolt so we can bring our rear clamp around our rear bar. We'll drop the allen bolt back through and tighten it in place with an allen key. With the front and rear secure, we'll go ahead and undo the rear wheel strap and make sure the skewer at the front is loose. We'll grab our bike and place it onto our bike rack, dropping our front forks down onto our skewer. We'll secure the bike first by tightening our skewer and then move to our rear and tighten with the wheel strap. That completes today's test fit of the Rockymounts Tierod roof mounted bike rack, part number RKY1014, on our 2009 Subaru Forester. . more

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10/3/2013 10:39:24 AM

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2009 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2009 Subaru Forester, well be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch roof-mounted bike rack, part number RKY1011. With the Thule Podium Style Roof Rack System on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the RockyMounts Tierod Stretch directly onto our load bars.Here at the front well bring the rubber-coated straps around the front bar and remove our black plastic cover. Well fit the straps into the head of the carrier and then use an Allen key to tighten the Allen bolt, which will secure our straps around our front bar. We can then replace our black plastic cover.Here at the rear well loosen up an Allen Bolt to bring our rear clamp around our rear bar, well drop the Allen Bolt back through and tighten them down using an Allen key.With the front and rear secure, well go ahead and undo the rear wheel strap and make sure the skewer at the front is loose. Well grab our bike, place it onto the bike rack and drop our front forks down onto our skewer. Well secure the bike first by tightening our skewer and then move to the rear and tighten with the wheel strap. With our bike loaded up. more

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10/3/2013 10:35:31 AM

Thule Big Mouth Roof Bike Rack Review - 2009 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2009 Subaru Forester, well be test fitting the Thule Big Mouth Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number TH599XTR. With the Thule crossroad roof rack system assembled on to our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up on to the vehicles bars. Starting at the front, well bring the bracket around the underside of the front bar and insert the T-bolt into the designating spots. We can then turn the black wing nuts to tighten down the clamps up against the front bar. Now Im moving to the rear, well remove one of the wing nuts to bring the rear bracket around the underside of the bar. Well then reinstall our wing nut to secure the rear part of the bike rack to the bar. more

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9/16/2013 1:29:12 PM

Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon we'll be test fitting the Swagman upright roof-mounted bike rack, part number S64720. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll bring out our hardware to go underneath the front bar into the pre-drilled holes in the front part of the bike rack. We'll then thread on our black wingnuts and secure the front part of the bike rack to the front crossbar. We'll then move to the rear where this time we'll slide the sliver bracket down through the pre-drilled holes taking the black plate up on the underside of the rear bar and threading on our black wingnuts. We'll then tighten everything down to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. Now with everything all tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. We'll double check to make sure our jaws are lose and we'll undo the front and rear strap. We'll place our bike up onto the bike rack maneuvering the frame hook up around the sprocket. Quick tech tip, if you bike has a very large diameter downward portion of the frame, it may not fit into the jaws of the bike rack. With our bike in place we can tighten on the black knob to secure the claws up against the bottom portion of the frame. We can then secure the front and rear tire with the red straps. Now that our bike is all loaded up that will complete today's test fit for the Swagman upright roof-mounted bike rack, part number S64720 on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon. . more

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9/9/2013 11:04:42 AM

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts Tierod Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY1014. With the factory roof rack on our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack onto the vehicles crossbars. We'll bring the rubber-coated steel straps around the underside of the front bar and move to the rear of the bike rack. We'll loosen up one of the Allen bolts to bring the rear bracket around the underside of the rear bar and using an Allen wrench tighten down the two bolts to secure the rear part of the bike rack to the rear bar. We'll now move back up to the front and remove the black plastic cover, taking the straps and hooking them into the connection points. We will then again use the included Allen wrench and turn the silver bolt to tighten down the straps up against the bar. With everything all tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. We'll replace the black plastic cover and double check to make sure our skewer is loose. We'll undo the tray strap at the rear and place our bike up onto the bike rack. We'll slide the forks down onto the skewer, adjust the skewer and clamp it down and secure the back tire with the rear strap. With our bike all loaded up that will complete today's test fit for the Rockymounts Tierod Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY10104 on our 2011 Subaru Outback. more

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9/9/2013 5:59:11 AM

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon we'll be test fitting the Yakima Frontloader roof mounted bike rack, part number y02103. We'll begin our test fit by first placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll loosen up the black T handle at the front to position the front two brackets around the front bar. We'll then move to the rear, loosen up the black wing nut to allow us to bring the rear bracket around the under side of the rear bar. We'll insert our silver T bolt into the slot of the bottom portion of the bracket and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down. We'll then move back up to the front and tighten down the black T handle to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front crossbar. With everything all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike. more

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9/6/2013 9:02:25 AM

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Forklift Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number Y02098. We'll being our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll then adjust the front bracket, if necessary, to fit the thickness of the cross bar. We'll then loosen up the black wing nut and insert the silver t-bolt into the bottom portion of the bracket,turning the wing nut to tighten it down. We'll then move to the rear and adjust the rear bracket to fitthe thickness of the rear cross bar. We'll again loosen up the wing nut and insert the silvert-bolt into the slot of the rear bracket. more

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9/6/2013 8:56:55 AM

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today, on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test-fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64710. With a factory roof rack on our Subaru Outback, we'll begin our test-fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll pull out our hardware, and take the silver brackets underneath the front bar and up through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack. We'll thenthread on our black wing nuts to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front cross bar. We'll now move to the rear, and this time, bring the silver bracket down through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack, taking the silver plate to rest on the underside of the rear bar. We'll then thread on the black wing nuts to tighten it down to secure the rear part of the carrier to the rear bar. more

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9/5/2013 4:17:48 PM

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts Tierod Stretch roof mounted bike rack, part number rky1011. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll remove the black plastic cover at the front to bring the rubber coated steel straps around the under side of the front bar, we'll then hook them into the connection points and move to the rear of the bike rack. We'll loosen up one of the Allen bolts and bring the rear bracket around the under side of the rear bar using the included Allen wrench to tighten them down to secure the rear part of the bike rack to the rear bar. We'll now move back up to the front and again, using the included Allen wrench to turn the silver bolt to tighten down the straps up against the front bar. With everything all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike. We'll replace the black plastic cover at the front and double check to make sure our skewer is loose so our forks can slide down onto it. more

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9/5/2013 4:15:10 PM

Thule Big Mouth Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek well be test fitting the Thule Big Mouth Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number th599xtr. To begin our test fit well place the Big Mouth directly onto our load bars. Here at the front well bring our front clamp around our front bar, place our t-bolt through the slot in the clamp and tighten it down with the wing nut. Well do this for both sides of our front platform. Here at the rear well bring our bolts around our rear bar. Well place the bolt through the bracket and tighten down the two wing nuts. more

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8/12/2013 8:09:41 AM

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek well be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number s64710. With a Thule Aeroblade roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the Swagman Fork Down directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, well take our u-bolt around the underside of our load bar and back up through the platform. Then well install the two wing nuts to tighten it in place. Well do this same process for the other side of the platform. Here at the rear, well take our u-bolt and drop it through the top of the carrier making sure it goes around our load bar and secure it with the other two wing nuts. more

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8/12/2013 8:04:15 AM

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number rky1011. With a Thule Aeroblade roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the Stretch directly on to our load bars. Here at the front well need to remove the black plastic cover and then we can bring our straps around the front bar and fit them back into the head of the carrier. Well use an Allen key to tighten down the Allen bolt which will then tighten our straps around our front bar. Once we have that tight we can then reinstall our black plastic cover. Here at the rear well undo the bolts and bring our rear bracket around our rear bar and then tighten the Allen bolts with an Allen key. more

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8/12/2013 8:01:39 AM

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2008 Subaru Legacy- Video

Today, were working with a 2008 Subaru Legacy GT and well be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Roof-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RKY1014. To mount our carrier on our vehicle, well lay it up on top of our load bars. Well fit the front straps around our front load bar and re-secure them to the head. Then well tighten them down using an Allen Key. At the rear of the carrier, well fit the clamp around our rear load bar and tighten it down with the included wing nuts. With that done, were ready to load up a bike. more

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8/28/2012 10:15:46 AM

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2012 Subaru Impreza- Video

Today on our 2012 Subaru Impreza, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Forklift Roof Top Bike Rack, part number Y02098. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply place the bike rack on top of our crossbars; we'll bring the head of the bike rack around the front crossbar, and clamp it using the wing nut on the back of the head. We'll then move to the rear crossbar, where we'll put the clamp around it and secure it also using the wing nut. With both clamps tight, we'll slide the wing nut's top into position and put our skewer in. With our skewer loose, we'll make sure that our rear wheel strap is undone and out of the way, where we can then place the bike into the bike rack. We'll bring the fork into the skewer and clamp it down. more

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5/9/2012 7:01:23 PM

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2008 Subaru Outback- Video

Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback, well be test fitting the Yakima Front Loader Wheel Mount Bike Carrier, part number Y02103. With our Subaru already equipped with the factory crossbars and our bike rack already pre-assembled, were ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. Well simply set the bike rack on top of the crossbars. Well clamp the front head into place using the wing nut on the front of the bike rack. Well also make sure that the rear clamp is in place and secure it down to the rear crossbar. With the front clamp tightened around the front crossbar and the rear clamp tightened around the rear crossbar, our bike rack is now secured to the vehicle and were ready to load our bike. more

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1/30/2012 3:13:08 PM

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