Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing 4 Bike swing-style bike rack, part number TH9031XT. As you can see we already have a bike installed on our rack so you'll get an idea of what it would look like with your bike. First things first, we'll show you that swing feature. So you'll come down to this big knob here and loosen that up. And once it's loosened all the way it will kind of fall out of place like that, but it won't actually come out so no worries. Before you pull that all the way out, pull out this pin which is kind of a safety at this position anyway. Then you'll pull up on this pin to bring it off the platform. more
8/24/2015 5:16:36 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave sr2403- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Vista 3 Bike Rack, part number SR2403. As you can see, we already have our bike loaded onto the rack so you can get an idea of what it would look like with your bike loaded on there. To start off, we'll get a few clearance measurements. The closest part of our rack to the back of the Buick is going to be right down here at the bumper and that's going to be about a quarter of an inch. Overall we've added just about 26 inches of length to the back of the Buick. Our ground clearance to the bottom side of the Vista will be about 16 and a half inches. To attach our bike to the Vista, we've got three straps. Got two frame straps up top. more
8/24/2015 5:14:41 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 bike rack part number HR9200. As you can see, we already have our bike loaded up onto our rack so you can get an idea of what it would like with yours. So first thing we're going to show you how it attaches to the traveler. It's going to have three straps, two that'll go over the top tube of your bike and then one that'll go around the down post, or the seat post. The down tube, rather. That's going to be the anti-sway strap. more
8/24/2015 5:10:33 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave HR8500- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 bike rack, part number HR8500. As you can see we already have our bike loaded up onto our rack and it's worth noting that this rack is recommended for just Class II and III hitches, so that's inch and a quarter and two inch. We'll start off by showing you how the bike goes on to the rack. It just has these rubber straps here at thee top. There's two in the top that'll go over your . top tube of your bike frame and then one that's going to be done on the down tube. That's the anti-sway strap. This keeps the bike in place so that it reduces the amount of sway back to front. more
8/24/2015 5:09:58 PM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test-fit of the Swagman XTC-4. This is going to be your platform-style, four-bike rack, part number S64665. This bike rack does come with a two-inch shank for your two-inch adapters or your two-inch receivers only. It also attaches using an anti-rattle bolt with a lock. Let's go ahead and get a few measurements to start it off. Our closest distance would be our first measurement, and that's going to be from the point down here on the wheel cradle at about a half an inch. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle, about 7 inches. more
8/11/2015 7:06:06 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave- Video
On our 2015 Buick Enclave, we'll be doing a test for the Thule Hitching Post Pro Tilting 4 Bike Rack. That's Part Number TH934XTR. This can be used for inch and a quarter or two-inch hitches. We've got a two-inch receiver here today. Let's go ahead and get things tightened up. So we're going to line up our pin holes. more
7/30/2015 9:12:05 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This will be your hanging-style four-bike rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. Note that this bike rack does come with your inch and a quarter shank as well as your 2-inch adapter, with a 3/4 inch anti-rattle bolt to help reduce a lot of the sway, rattle, and wobble that you would normally have. Now, if you do decide to put this on a class 1 receiver, just keep in mind that you're only going to be able to carry up to 2 bikes, and that is per your class 1 hitch weight specifications. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be down here where the flange comes out towards the bumper at about 2 inches. more
7/29/2015 10:52:08 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave sr2415- Video
Today on 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sportrack Ridge Swing. This is going to be a hanging style four bike rack that's going to have that nice swing away option, to get it out and away from the backside of the vehicle, so you have full access to anything that you may need. This is going to come with a 2" shank only, and it will attach to our 2" receiver, or Class III receiver, using a 3/4" anti-rattle bolt. The anti-rattle bolt will also assist in keeping the sway rattle and wobble to a minimum, which we will show you here in a moment or so. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. This is going to be part number SR2415. Our closest distance will be the most likely place to make contact if the rack we're to come in too far at about 3 5/8". more
7/29/2015 10:51:06 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead. This is going to be a hanging style four bike rack, part number S63380. As you can see, we've already got a bike up on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Note that this bike rack does come with an inch and a quarter shank as well as a two inch adapter so it can be used with your class one, two and three receivers. Just keep in mind that if you plan on using it with your class one receivers, that you're going to need to know the weight of your bikes as well as your weight specifications that you can carry with that class one receiver, you're going to be able to carry up to two bikes. All right, let's go ahead and get a few measurements to start this off. Our closest distance will be first, it's going to be about three inches from the back of the bumper to this point here where it would make contact if it we're to come in too far. more
7/28/2015 12:26:23 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave- Video
Today our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV platform style 4 bike rack. That's part number N105-107. It's also available in a 2 bike platform style and that's going to part number N105. I've already got it on the back of the Enclave here just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. Let's go ahead and insert our included pin and lock and get it tightened up. Once again this is going to be for 2 inch hitches only. We'll take our included pin, make sure that our pin holes line up, we're going to come through and insert our lock on the other side. more
7/28/2015 12:21:54 PM
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave- Video
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot. This is going to be your platform style, 4 bike rack, part number PS63138. As you can see, we've already got a bike up on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you've got it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack does have a fold away position to where we can access our hatch, but it does not have a tilt position nor does it stow up against the back of the vehicle. So let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be where the shank comes up right here to the back side of our bumper. So let's go to the bottom side of the bumper just so we can make sure we get you the most accurate measurement. more
7/28/2015 12:21:24 PM
