Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on out 2007 Suburban, we are doing a test fit of the Swagman G-10 platform style two bike rack. That part number is S64682. We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to go over some features. We actually have the option to tilt this rack away from our vehicle while the bike is attached. We're going to life up on our handle here. Tilt that away and we can open up our hatch. As you can see we are going to gain full access to our hatch area. more
3/16/2016 5:56:06 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we're doing a test-fit of the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That part number is TH9034. We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to go over some features, take a few measurements, and show you how our bike is secured. The first feature I want to show you is our tilting feature because we can do it with our bike rack loaded up. We're going to squeeze this piece here back towards our black handle until it pops. more
3/16/2016 12:36:06 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex hanging style four bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. We already have our bike secured down, first going to show you how we do that. At the top we have two cradles with three straps; two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. Once we have those straps undone, we're able to pull our bike off our rack and set it off to the side. And with our bike out of the way, I always suggest that you replace your straps so you don't lose or damage them. And now we'll take a few measurements here. First it's going to be overall distance we're adding to our vehicle with our arms hanging out. more
3/16/2016 12:26:19 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban TH912XTR- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down, we're just going to show you how we do that. Through 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap here in the back. We're going to pull our bike off and put that off to the side. I always suggest that you replace your straps once you remove your bike, so you don't lose or damage them. more
3/16/2016 12:26:06 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban S63380- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we're doing a test-fit of the Swagman Trailhead Hanging-Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is S63380. Now we already have our bike secured down. First, we're gong to show you how we do that. We have 2 cradles in place, with 4 straps altogether, 3 on our frame, and one is our anti sway strap in the back. We'll just pull our bike off of our rack, and set it off to the side. Then we'll replace our straps so we don't lose or damage them. more
3/16/2016 12:16:06 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number TH934XTR. To begin on our test fit, we will slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it with the wrench. By pulling the pin at the base of the bike rack, we can tilt it away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. By pulling the pin at the top of our bike rack, we can extend our dual cradle arms, we'll reinsert the pin to secure those in place. With our arms secure, we'll undo our cradle straps exposing our cradles, grab our bike, place it directly onto the cradles and secure it with the three cradle straps. With our bike loaded up, we are ready for the road and that will complete today's test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban. . more
2/4/2014 3:07:52 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevy Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting two bike rack for an inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, being sure that the attached pin falls under the pin hole. We will then use the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. With our bike rack in this position, we'll have about 21 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the back of the Suburban is about an inch and three-quarter and overall, we've added about 18 and three-quarters of an inch to our vehicle. Pulling the gray handle on the top of the rack allows us to swing out our dual cradle arms. In this position, we've added about 31 and a quarter inches to the length of our car. Pulling the gray handle at the base of the rack allows the mast to tilt away from our vehicle. This will give us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we're ready to load our bike. more
2/4/2014 3:07:34 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style 2 bike rack for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. We will secure this to the vehicle using the supplied lock. With everything secure, we'll get some measurements. We have about 19-3/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 6-1/2 inches, and overall, we've added about 11-1/2 inches to our Suburban. By pulling the gray handle at the base of the rack, it allows it to tilt away from the vehicle. In this position, at the rear of the rack, we have about 25-3/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is now about 4-1/2 inches, and overall, we've added about 31-1/2 inches to the car. In this position, we have full access to our rear hatch. more
2/4/2014 2:33:36 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Apex Tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, being sure to pull out the metal lever on the passenger side to allow it to slide in. We will then turn the black knob, engaging our anti-rattle device and securing it to our vehicle.With our bike rack secure, well go over a couple measurements. Youre going to have about 20 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about an inch and a quarter and overall, weve added about 12 and a quarter inches to the vehicle. By pulling the gray lever at the base of the rack, it allows it to tilt away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. We will pull the gray lever at the top of the bike rack, swinging out our dual arms. more
2/4/2014 2:29:24 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ platform style 2 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. Well slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. Were going to have about 23 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is about 7 and a quarter inches and overall, weve added about 25 inches to the vehicle. By pulling the pins at the base of the rack, we can fold down our wheel cradles and reinstall the pins to secure them. By pulling the pin on the center mast, it allows it to tilt away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, well go ahead, raise our frame hooks to their highest point and loosen our wheel straps. We can then grab our bike, place it into our wheel cradles and secure it first with our frame hook. more
2/4/2014 1:22:32 PM
Softride Hang5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Softride Hang 5 tilting 5 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SR26496. For today's test fit we will be installing the bike rack in 2 different pieces. We will grab the first piece of our bike rack, slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. With our bike rack in this position we do have about 20 1/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 1/2 inches and overall we have added about 16 1/2 inches to the length of our Suburban. With our bike rack in this configuration it does allow for easier storage without having to completely remove the rack from your vehicle. Now we'll grab the second half of our bike rack. We will want to slide the square black tubes into the square openings on the top of our rack. more
2/4/2014 1:20:46 PM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Softride Hang2 Tilting 2 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number SR27041.To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We will then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. You will have about 20 and a quarter inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 5 inches and overall, weve added about 22 and a half inches to our vehicle.We will get ready to load our bike by lifting the center mast into its upright position and securing it with the 2 pins. With our mast in the upright position, we have changed our overall length to about 15 and a half inches. With that secure, well loosen our cradle straps, grab our bike, place the handlebars in the 2 hooks at the top and secure it with the straps.One of the great features of the Hang2 is its ability to tilt away from the vehicle, giving you full access to your rear hatch. more
2/4/2014 1:17:24 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today in our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into to receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it with the wrench. With our bike rack secure, let's go over a few measurements. You'll have about 20 inches of ground clearance at the base of the rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is about three and three quarters of an inch and overall we have added about 13 inches to our SUY. By pulling the gray lever on the base of our rack, we can tilt it away from our vehicle giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mask back in it's upright position, we'll pull the gray lever on the top extending our dual cradle arms. In this position, we have added about 36-3/4 of an inch to the rear of the suburban. more
2/4/2014 9:08:08 AM
SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the sportrack platform style for bike rack for 2 inch hitches. Part number SR2902. To begin our test fit, we will side the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch lining up our pinholes and our application reveals the first hole giving us the maximum amount of clearance. We will then thread in our anti-rattle ball and tighten it with a wrench. The lowest point of the bike rack will give you about 23 inches of ground clearance. Here at the rear, we got about 27 1/4. The closest point of the bike rack to the back of the suburban is about 9 1/2 inches and over all we've added about 44 inches to the total length. We well not pull the 2 pins in the front portion of our bike rack allowing the front wheel cradles to fold down then we'll move to the rear and repeat the same process. While we're hear at the rear, we'll go ahead and pull the pin for the center mask allowing it to fold out of the way and then do the same on the front. Giving us full access to our rear hatch. With out mask back in it's up right position, we will extend the frame hooks to the top of the mask and undo the wheel straps. more
2/3/2014 5:07:06 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the soft ride element parallelogram. A tilting ford bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. It's part number SR26248. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We will line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. With everything secured we have about twenty and a quarter inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about four and a quarter inches and overall we've added about thirteen and a quarter inches to the length of our Suburban. more
2/3/2014 5:04:22 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Saris Thelma Platform Style 3 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number SA4239B. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, lining up our pin holes, threading in our anti-rattle bolt, and tightening it with a wrench. We'll have about 20-3/4" of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to our vehicle is about 5-3/4", and overall we've added about 13" to the Suburban. By pulling the pin at the base of rack, we'll allow it to unfold into loading position. We'll then replace our pin to secure it. In the loading position, we have added about 37" to the length of our car. In this position, we have full access to our rear hatch. We will now undo our wheel straps, grab our bike, place the front wheel in the large section of the front wheel cradle, and roll both that front wheel cradle and our bike forward, making sure our yellow levers lock into position. more
2/3/2014 5:01:35 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style 4 bike rack for two inch hitches, Part Number SA4414B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, threading in our anti-rattle bolt and then we'll tighten it with the wrench. There is a provided clip that we'll use to secure the pin. We'll have about 20 1/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 3 inches and overall we've added about 18 inches of length to the vehicle. Pushing the gray lever will allow us to unfold the rack into its loading position. more
2/3/2014 10:55:42 AM
Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Saris Cycle-On, a platform-style 2 Bike Rack for 2" Hitches, part number SA4024. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with a wrench. With our bike rack in this position, we have about 20-1/4" of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban's about 8-1/2", and overall we've added about 16-1/2" to the length of our vehicle. Pulling the pin at the base of the bike rack allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. We'll re-insert the pin to secure it. With our bike rack in this position, we do have full access to our rear hatch. With our bike rack in the loading position, we'll have about 27-1/2" of ground clearance at the rear of the rack. more
2/3/2014 10:44:58 AM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part #SA843B. To our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. In this position we have about 20 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 6 1/2 inch and overall we've added about 15 inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the yellow T handle at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. By pulling the yellow levers on the top of the rack, we can move our cradle arms up into loading position. We will want to make sure that these are level or slightly inclined. With our cradle arms in this position, we have added about 28 1/2 inches to the length of the vehicle. more
1/31/2014 2:40:57 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevy Suburban we will be test fitting the Swagman Titan, tilting 4-bike rack for 1/1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part #S63410. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. With our rack secure, we'll go over a few measurements. We have about 23 1/4 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches and overall we've added about 20 1/4 inches to our vehicle. By pulling the lever at the base of the rack, it will tilt away from the vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the lever at the top of the rack to extend our dual cradle arms. With our dual cradle arms extended, we have added about 38 1/2 inches to the length of the Suburban. We'll undo our cradle straps exposing our cradles , grab our bike, place our place it into our cradles, and tighten each strap. With our bike secure that will complete today's test fit of the Swagman Titan, part #S63410 on our 2007 Chevy Suburban. more
1/31/2014 9:10:39 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot, a platform style 2 or 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, 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 line up our pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then we'll tighten it with a wrench. With our rack in this position, we'll have about 20 3/4 of an inch of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/2 inches. Overall, we've added about 25 inches to the length of the Suburban. Pulling the two pins on the outside of the rack at the rear will allow us to fold down our wheel cradles. more
1/31/2014 9:08:02 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. Let's go over a few measurements. You have about 20-1/4" of ground clearance underneath the rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 4", and overall we've added about 10" in length to the vehicle. Pulling the pin at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from our rear door, giving us full access. With our center mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the pin on top of the rack to extend our dual cradle arms. In this position, we have added about 36-1/2" to the length of the Suburban. more
1/30/2014 3:31:03 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, it's part number S63450. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and secure it with either the lock or the clip. We have about 19-3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point to the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 10-3/4", and overall we've added about 23" to the length of the Suburban. By pulling the silver pin at the base of the rack, it will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll get ready to load our bike. We'll begin this by pulling the black lever at the top of the mast, and swinging out our cradle arms. With our cradle arms out in this position, we have added about 33-1/2" to the back of the Suburban. We will now undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the wheel cradles, and secure it with the straps. more
1/30/2014 2:57:39 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Rhino Rack Folding and Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. To begin our test fit we will slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We will line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. You will have about 20-3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Suburban is about 6-1/2 inches, and overall we've added about 13 inches to our vehicle. Pulling the pin at the base of the rack allows it to tilt away from our vehicle giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position we'll pull the pin at the top of the rack allowing us to extend our dual cradle arms. more
1/30/2014 2:57:35 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
1/30/2014 2:57:32 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveller Tow N Go Hitch Mounted 3-bike rack, part number HR135. We will be using the hidden hitch ball mount with a super extra long shank, part number 80232. This is sold separately along with the hitch, pin and clip. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin holes, and secure it with our pin and clip. You will notice weve got a little bit of wobble. You can purchase an anti-rattle device which is available on our website. more
1/30/2014 9:29:14 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Kuat NV, an aluminum platform style 2 bike rack for 2 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. We'll line up our pin holes, insert our pin and secure it with the supplied lock. To further secure our bike rack to our vehicle and also engage our anti-rattle device, we will turn the black knob on the rear until it gets tight. With our bike rack in this position, we have about 20 1/2inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 5 1/4 inches. more
1/30/2014 8:57:04 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 5-bike Rack for 2 inch Hitches. It's Part Number HR9200. To begin our test fit we will slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. With that secure we'll go over a few clearance measurements. You will have about 20-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 5 inches. more
1/29/2014 9:28:45 AM
