Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace Four Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pin hole and install the attached pin. Well move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go over a few clearance of measurements. We have about 16-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more

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8/28/2013 2:34:27 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2 Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace Two Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number Y02450. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pin hole and install the attached pin. Well move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go over a few clearance of measurements. We have about 16-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more

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8/28/2013 2:32:46 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike rack 3 1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin holes, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 17 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the Traverse is about 4 inches. We've added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Traverse. more

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8/28/2013 2:32:19 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding, Tilting Four Bike Rack with Anti-Sway, part number th934xtr. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier 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 16 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about four inches. more

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8/28/2013 2:29:53 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform-style, two-bike rack. Part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about sixteen inches of ground clearance and we've added about nine inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Pull the gray lever to unfold our carrier. With it in this position, we can gain full access to our rear hatch. We'll raise our frame hooks all the way up and undo our wheel straps. We'll grab our bike, place it onto the carrier and secure it first by clamping down our frame hook. more

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8/28/2013 2:29:27 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Four Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and 2 Inch Hitches, part number s63410. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier 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 19-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the Traverse is about five inches. more

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8/28/2013 2:28:31 PM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 Inch Hitches, part number sr26247. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening with a wrench and installing the lock. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 16-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Traverse is about three inches. more

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8/28/2013 2:28:07 PM

Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be test fitting the Prorack four-bike carrier for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part number PR8062404. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pinhole and threat in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench and installing the clip on the other side. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about sixteen inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Traverse is about three inches. We've added about twenty-nine inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll pull the pin and clip at the base of the carrier and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. This will give us full access to our rear hatch. more

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8/28/2013 2:27:02 PM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV Aluminum platform style two-bike rack for two inch hitches. Part number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and install our pin and lock. Here at the rear of the shank, we can tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about sixteen and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about a half inch. We've added about twelve inches to the overall length of our Traverse. We can pull the orange lever at the base of the carrier and allow it to unfold. more

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8/28/2013 9:08:44 AM

Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today, on our 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack 4 Bike Rack for 2" hitches, part number RVC038. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier, into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pinhole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening them with a wrench and then installing the lock. We'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 17" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Traverse is about 2 1/2" away . We've added about 10" to the overall length of our vehicle. more

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8/28/2013 4:27:28 AM

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