Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima Swing Daddy 4 bike hitch mounted bike carrier part #: y02422. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube lining up the hitch pin hole, installing and tightening down our anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. Alright, with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. Now well go ahead and put our carrying arms down so we can see what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more

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3/12/2012 3:09:57 PM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima stick up 2 bike hitch mounted folding rack carrier part #: y02420. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2 inch bushing installed we can slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well like up the hitch pin holes and ten install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with the anti-rattle bolt secured it really takes out any movement between the receiver tube and the bike rack shank. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more

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3/12/2012 3:09:32 PM

Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today in our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima Holdup 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier Part No. Y02433. With our vehicle equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube line up the hitch pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and lock. With our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, you can really see that it takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the hitch. This is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Next, will pull the finger trigger at the base of the rack and tilt the platform down. more

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3/12/2012 3:08:43 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike carrier part number TH9029. To begin our installation we install the bike rack shank in to the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and insert our anti-rattle bolt. We can then tighten down with a wrench and that will secure our bike rack to the vehicle and we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 22 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 4 inches. Well now go ahead pull the hitch switch at the bottom of the bike rack to tilt it down and we will go ahead and open our cargo door. And as you can see we can gain a full cargo access with this bike rack. more

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3/12/2012 3:08:23 PM

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban we are going to do a test fit of the Thule Parkway 2-Bike Carrier for 2-inch hitches part number TH 958. with our vehicle already equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled we can go ahead and slide the bike shank directly in to the receiver tube, line up the hitch pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored or loading position. Now we will go ahead and take a couple measurements. From the nearest point to the upright of our bike rack to our bumper we have 3 inches of clearance and from the back of the bike rack to the ground we have 22 inches of ground clearance. more

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3/12/2012 2:31:24 PM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban we are going to test to fit the Thule Apex Swing 4-Bike carrier for 2-inch hitches. Part number TH9027. Our vehicle is already pre-equipped with the 2 inch hitch and our bike rack is already preassembled and so we will go ahead and side the bike rack shank directly in to the receiver tube, aligning the hitch pinhole. Then we can lock down the integrated hitch pin and tighten down the hand knob. As you can see with the built in hand knob tightened down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the vehicle. This is what our bike carrier will look like in the stored position. more

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3/12/2012 2:30:44 PM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban will be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-Bike Carrier part number TH-9025. To begin our test fit we will simply install the bike rack shank into the hitch, we will align up the hitch pinhole and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to slide in to place. Well then give a little tug and we can tighten down our anti-rattle knob at that point. That will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. At this point we will give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 23 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5 inches. more

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3/12/2012 2:30:33 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to test fit the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number S63410. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2-inch bushing, we can slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and line up the hitch pinholes. And then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and install our safety clip. As you can see with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the vehicle. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now, we can go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more

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3/12/2012 2:30:00 PM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to do a test fit of the Sport Rack 2 bike hitch mounted bike carrier part #: a30901. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with a 2 inch adaptor bushing we simply slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the hitch pin holes. Then well secure the bike rack with our anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. Alright, with our anti-rattle bolt installed and tightened down, you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the hitch. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Next, well go ahead and put the platform down on our bike rack by removing the two securing pins and reinstalling them with our platform down. more

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3/12/2012 2:29:21 PM

SportRack Evader Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Sport Rack Evader 3 bike carrier for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches part #: a30403xt. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2 inch bushing, we go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and line up the hitch pinhole. Then well install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. With our anti-rattle bolt tightened down we can see it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. Now, lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the nearest point of the upright of our bike rack to the bumper is 10 inches. more

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3/12/2012 2:29:09 PM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to do a test fit of the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number RG8015220. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, were going to go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the hitch pinhole then well go ahead and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with the anti-rattle bolt tighten down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the receiver tube. Now, lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the upright of our bike rack to the nearest point of the bumper is 8-1/2 inches. From the very back of the bike rack to the ground, we have 21-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more

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3/12/2012 2:28:55 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today, on this 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to do a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number PS63134. Our vehicle is already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and with our bike rack already preassembled and our 2-inch our bushing installed. Well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and install our pin and clip. With our pin and clip installed, this is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Now, lets go ahead and put the platform down on the bike rack by removing the two linchpins. Now, with our platform down, we can go ahead and take a couple of measurements. more

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3/12/2012 2:28:41 PM

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