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2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Hitch Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos

     

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe we'll be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack part number Y02420. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack in to the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about twenty one and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about seven inches and we've added about fourteen inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll pull the pin with the red knob at the base of our bike rack to allow our bike rack to unfold. With the bike rack in this position we have full access to our rear hatch door. more


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1/20/2014 12:01:34 PM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, folding and tilting 4 bike rack with anti-sway, fitting the 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hutch. Line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 20 1/2 inches of ground clearance because it's one of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about 8 inches and we've added about 17 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll pull the safety pin at the base of the mast and our bike rack to tilt the way from our vehicle. This gives us full access to our rear hatch door. With the mast back in it's up right position and the pin reinstalled, we'll pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing out our door alarms. With these out, we've added about 39 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Chevrolet Tahoe. Well under our cradle straps to expose our cradles. We'll grab our bike, place it on to the frame cradles and secure it by tightening each strap. With our bike all loaded up, that completes today's test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe. more


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1/20/2014 12:00:18 PM



Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, Part Number TH990XT. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 20 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about 6 inches. more


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1/20/2014 12:00:11 PM



SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test fitting this Sport Rack Super EZ Platform bike rack for inch-and-a-quarter 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 the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Then we can install the lock on the other side. Please keep in mind that with the factory hitch and the seven-way connector, the lock is a tight fit, especially with the key sitting in the lock. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 23-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about 7 inches. more


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1/20/2014 11:59:58 AM



SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test fitting the SportRack 4-Bike Carrier for 2-inch hitches, part SR2902. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 27-1/2 inches of ground clearance here at the very rear of our bike rack. We have about 23-1/2 inches of ground clearance at our support bar. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about 9-1/2 inches, and we've added about 44-1/2 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll pull the 3 pins at the base of each 2-bike configuration. This allows the different parts of the bike rack to unfold. With the bike rack in this position, we have full access to our rear hatch. more


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1/20/2014 11:59:52 AM



Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, well be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting Four Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR26248. We slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pinholes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now well go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about twenty-one inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about five inches. And weve added about thirteen inches to the overall length of our Chevrolet Tahoe. more


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1/20/2014 11:59:47 AM



Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack for inch and a 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, Part Number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench and then installing our lock. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 20-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about 6-1/2 inches. more


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1/20/2014 11:59:43 AM



Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe we'll be test-fitting the Swagman Jackknife 2-Bike Rack for 1 1/4 Inch 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 the hitch. We'll line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench, and installing the clip on the other side. Now this bike rack does come with a lock to attach to your anti-rattle bolt, but it makes contact with our 7-way connector. So we'll be using the other bolt, which simply uses a pin. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 20 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about 10 inches. more


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1/7/2014 4:30:44 PM



Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe we'll be test fitting the pro-series Q-slot platform style two bike rack for two inch hitches, part number PS63138. Please keep in mind that there is another rack that's a two bike add on that will attach to this two bike rack and make it a four bike rack. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pinholes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 21 inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about nine inches. more


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1/7/2014 4:18:16 PM



Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today, on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 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 the hitch, line up the pin holes, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about twenty one inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about eight inches, and we've added about sixteen inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll pull the pin and clip at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our Tahoe. more


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1/7/2014 3:45:50 PM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today, on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch 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. We'll line up the pin holes and thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about twenty one inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Tahoe is about three and a half inches. more


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1/7/2014 3:41:44 PM



Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013  Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be testing the Prorack 4-bike rack for inch and a quarter inch to two inch hitches. Part number PR8062404. To begin our testing, we'll side the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tubeof the hitch,we'll line up the pinhole and thread in our anti-ratlle bolt. tighten it with the wrench, and installing the clip on the other side. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about twenty-and-a-half inches of ground clearance that crosses far at the bike rack to the rear of the vehicle is about five inches, and we've added about 32 inches to the overall length of our Chevrolet Tahoe. We'll pull the pin and clip at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt aw3ay from the vehicle. This gives us full access to rear hatch door. more


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1/7/2014 10:06:25 AM



Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV Aluminum Platform Style 12 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 the hitch. Line up our pin holes and install our pin and lock. Here at the rear of the shank, we'll use the hand knob to secure the bike rack to the vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 21 1/2 inches of ground clearance. more


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1/6/2014 3:52:31 PM



Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevy Tahoe well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four-bike carrier, part number TH9029. Now, to begin our test fit well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now, with our bike carrier secured to our vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and our Chevy Tahoe fit together. There is about 25 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 4 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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5/28/2013 4:56:13 PM



Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevy Tahoe well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4-Bike Carrier, part number th9027. Now to begin our test fit well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring-loaded pin into the pin hole, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device securing the carrier to the vehicle. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and our Chevy Tahoe fit together. There is about 25 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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5/28/2013 4:49:39 PM



Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevy Tahoe well be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-Bike Carrier, part number th9025. Now to begin our test fit well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring-loaded pin into the pin holes, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this Chevy Tahoe will fit together. There is about 25 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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5/28/2013 4:47:48 PM



Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevy Tahoe, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Carrier, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the pin with the red knob into the pin holes, and turn the black knob at the end of the shank to engage our anti-rattle device, securing the carrier to the vehicle. We'll now go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and our Chevy Tahoe fit together. There is about 22 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 7 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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5/20/2013 4:18:50 PM



SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe- Video

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

Today on our 2013 Chevy Tahoe, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Carrier, part number A30403. To begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, throw on our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten with a wrench. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and our Chevy Tahoe fit together. There is about 22 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 5 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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5/20/2013 4:05:09 PM



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