Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be test fitting the Yakima Stickup, a folding and tilting two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number Y02420. 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 down with the wrench. We'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position we'll have about twenty three inches worth of ground clearance. The closest one in the rack to the back of our vehicle is about six inches away and overall we've added about nine and a half inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the red knob will allow us to tilt our rack into platform position. more
6/4/2014 9:24:07 AM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC4, a platform-style 4-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number S64665. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes. Well then thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the right to the left. Before we tighten this bolt down with a wrench, well want to put the lock on. If we wait until its tight, the 7-way plug does cause a little bit of interference. With our lock on, well go ahead and tighten it down, and this will secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. more
6/4/2014 9:23:08 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex, a fully hand tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, well 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 then tighten it down with a wrench. In this positive, we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3-1/2 inches away and overall, weve added about 12 inches to the length of our suburban. Pulling the gray lever at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access into our hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, well now pull the gray handle located at the top. This will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. With the arms extended, weve added about 37 inches to the overall length of our suburban. more
6/3/2014 10:58:22 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding and tilting four bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes. Well then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 7-3/4s of an inch away. Overall weve added about 17-1/2 inches to the length of our car. more
5/30/2014 4:33:48 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to best fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll want to hold out on the attached pin and allow it to fall into our pin hole. We'll then turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. With our rack secure we'll get a couple of measurements. You'll have about 23-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is the knob; it's about 2" away. more
5/30/2014 4:33:44 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack, a platform style tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4 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 our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position, we have about 21-3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-1/4 inches away and overall we've added about 11-1/2 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the large grey lever at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into platform position. In this position we have about 27-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. more
5/30/2014 9:36:09 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex, a tilting four bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to hold out on the attached pin. Once we have our pin holes lined up, well allow the attached pin to fall into place. We can then turn their black handle. This is going to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. more
5/29/2014 5:00:55 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be testing the Swagman Titan. A tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63410. To begin our test today, we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, grab our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with our wrench. We will then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 25-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6" away and overall we've added about 20-1/4" to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the black lever located at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle and as you can see, this gives us full access into our hatch. With our mast back up in its upright position, we'll now pull the black lever located at the top of the mast. This will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. With our arms extended, we've added about 39" to the total length of our vehicle. We are not ready to load up our bike. We will begin by undoing our cradle straps. We will then grab our bike, place it into the cradles and secure it with the straps. Just like that, we have our bike loaded up and we are ready to head down the road. That will complete today's test fit of the Swagman Titan, part number S63410 on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban. more
5/29/2014 5:00:36 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife, a tilting two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches 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 tighten it down with the wrench. We can then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we'll have about twenty two inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about ten and a quarter inches away and overall we've added about twenty one and a half inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the silver pin and clip located at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see this allows us to fully open our hatch. With our mast back in its upright position we'll now pull the large black lever located at the very top of the rack. This is going to allow us to swing out our cradle arms. more
5/29/2014 4:59:54 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today in our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Sport Rack Super EZ. A platform style two-bike rack 4 inch 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. 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 down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we'll have about 25 inches worth of ground clearance, the closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 8 inches away. And overall we've added about 26 inches to length of the Suburban. Pulling the two black pins located on the outside here at the rear of the rack will allow us to tilt our wheel cradles down into position. We'll reinsert the pins to hold them in place. more
5/29/2014 4:59:43 PM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the SportRack Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2403. 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 down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position we'll have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches away, and overall we've added about 14 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see this gives us full access to our cargo area. With our mast back in its upright position we'll now pull the black pin and clip at the top of the mast. more
5/28/2014 12:54:11 PM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Softride Hang2, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR27041. 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 down with a wrench. In this position we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-3/4" away. Overall, we've added about 22-1/2" to the length of the Suburban. Pulling the two silver pin and clips at the top of the rack will allow us to tilt our handlebar cradle up into position. more
5/28/2014 12:53:30 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a tilting 4-Bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR26248. 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 then we'll tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5" away. Overall we've added about 13-1/2" to the length of our Suburban. We're now ready to swing our cradle arms into position. To do this we'll pull the silver pins at the top of the mast, rotate them into position, and reinsert the pins to hold them in place. more
5/28/2014 12:52:54 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot platform style tilting two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number PS63134. To being our test we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with the clip. In this position we have about twenty four and a half inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about nine inches away and overall we've added about twenty five inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the two silver pins located on the outside here at the rear of the rack, it will allow us to tilt our wheel cradles down into position. We'll reinsert the pins to hold them in place. We'll now pull the silver pin located at the base of the center mast. This will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle and as you can see this gives us full access into our cargo area. With our mast back in its upright position, I'd get a quick ground clearance measurement here and it looks like we'll have about twenty six and a quarter inches worth of clearance here at the rear of the rack. more
5/28/2014 12:50:51 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today with our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style four-bike rack for two-inch hitches, Part #SA4414B. 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 on our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 22-1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-1/2" away, and overall we've added about 17-3/4" to the length of the car. Holding the gray handle at the top of the rack, it will allow us to tilt it away from the vehicle into the platform position. In this position, we have about 29-1/2" worth of ground clearance here at the rear of the rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Suburban is now about 10-1/2" away, and overall we've added about 39" to the length of the vehicle. As you can see in this position, we do have access to open our rear hatch. We're now ready to load up our bike. more
5/28/2014 7:51:47 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban were going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR26247.To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, thread in our anti-rattle bolt. Well then tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the provided lock. In this position we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about seven inches away, and overall weve added about 38 inches to the length of our Suburban. A nice feature of the Dura Parallelogram is the removable cradle arms. To remove them well simply push over on the two black tabs located on the back of the rack and slide them out of the rear. more
5/27/2014 10:30:56 AM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban were going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style three bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right side, tighten it down with a wrench, and then we can secure it with the provided clip. In this position well have about 23 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about five and three quarters of an inch away, and overall weve added about 11 inches to the length of the Suburban.Pulling the gold pin at the round hub at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it into its platform position. Well reinsert the pin to secure it in place. more
5/27/2014 10:30:15 AM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting three bike rack for 1-1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number SA843B. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right side of the rack. We'll then tighten it down with the wrench and secure it with a provided lock. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-3/4 of an inch away, and overall we've added about 15 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the yellow T-handle at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this does give us full access into the hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, it's now time to extend our dual cradle arms. more
5/27/2014 10:25:24 AM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Folding and Tilting Four Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. To begin our test fit, well 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 down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided lock. In this position, we have about 22-3/4s of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-1/2 inches away. Overall weve added about 14 inches to the length of our Suburban. more
5/27/2014 10:10:58 AM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Prorack Tilting 4-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number PR8062404. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receive tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about twenty-one and three-quarters of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about six inches away. Overall, we've added about thirty-one inches to the length of the Suburban. Pulling the silver pin and clip at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more
5/21/2014 9:15:25 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N' Go Hitch Mounted 3-Bike Rack, part number HR135. For today's test fit we'll be using the Hidden Hitch Ball Mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232 - and it is sold separately. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll then line up our pinholes, slide in our pin, and secure it with the clip. For our test fit today we're using a simple pin and clip. As you can see, this does allow for movement or shake in our bike rack. more
5/20/2014 11:13:26 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler. A tilting 5-bike rack for 2-inch hitches, part number HR9200. 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 down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 9-1/2 inches away, and overall, we've added about 15-1/4 inches to the length of our Suburban. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the mast allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now extend our dual cradle arms. To do this, we're going to loosen the black knob located on each side of the rack, move the arms outward, rotate them up into position, and then tighten down that black knob to secure them in place. more
5/20/2014 11:12:47 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler, a tilting four bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, well 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 down with a wrench. Well then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 22-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4 inches away. Overall weve added about 9-1/2 inches to the length of the Suburban. more
5/14/2014 11:48:16 AM
