Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2-bike hitch-mounted folding rack, part number Y02420. 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 some clearance measurement. We have about 11" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 2-1/2". We've added about 13" to the overall length of our vehicle. more

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7/19/2013 2:46:48 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Y02451. 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 attached pin. We'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 10" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 4", and we've added about 11" to the overall length of our Town and Country. more

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7/19/2013 2:41:54 PM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9042. 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 allow our attached pin to fall in place. Then we'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some key measurements. We have about 14" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 1/2". more

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7/19/2013 2:31:58 PM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4-bike carrier for 2" hitches, part number TH9027. 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 allow our attached pin to fall into place. Then we'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Next, we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 10-1/2" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about 1/4". more

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7/19/2013 2:29:38 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" 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 some clearance measurements. We have about 13-1/2" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 1". And we've added about 19" to the overall length of our vehicle. more

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7/19/2013 2:27:51 PM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" 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 it with a wrench. We can go ahead and install the lock as well. Now we'll go over some key measurements. We have about 10-1/2" of ground clearance. We've added about 32" to the overall length of our Town and Country. more

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7/19/2013 2:23:53 PM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum, platform-style, hitch-mounted 2-bike rack, part number S102. 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. We'll move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knob, securing our bike rack to our vehicle, and engaging our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go some key measurements. We have about 14" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 1". more

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7/19/2013 2:19:50 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, were going to test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Carrier, part number th9029. We begin our test fit with a 2-inch adapter already installed on the bike rack shank, go ahead and slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you some measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 1 inch. We can now pull the hitch switch at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to bring the mast down. more

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11/26/2012 1:08:13 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and County, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Pulling and Tilting 4-Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradle, part number th934xtr. Now, to begin our test fit, using the included adaptor, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 10 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle, theres 4 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the base of the bike rack mast, which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more

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11/26/2012 1:08:10 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on 2010 Chrysler Town & Country, we're going to do a test fit of the Thule Bicycle Rack, product number TH990XT, the Thule Doubletrack Platform Carrier. One quick note about this carrier, that will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches, class 1 and class 2. It will work. It will work on 2-inch receiver hitches as well like the one we're using on this vehicle. And the bike rack does come with a proper spacer work on this hitch. First one, install the bike rack into the hitch, we'll tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and put the lock in on the other side. more

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1/5/2012 1:05:08 PM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on this 2010 Chrysler Town and Country were going to do a test fit of part number a30901 from SportRack. This is SportRacks 2 Bike Easy Hitch Mounted Rack. One quick note, this bike will work with 1-3/4 receiver hitches class one and class two, and will also work on 2 receiver hitches with the included spacer, and we will be using that today. Okay the first thing we will do is go ahead and install the bicycle rack into the hitch and then we will tighten down the anti rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side, and we use a 3/4 wrench to tighten it down. Okay from the closest point of the bicycle rack to the rear hatch on the van is going to be 9-1/2, and ground clearance will be 10-1/2, now we will go ahead and fold the rack and give you one more measurement at the very end of it. We will pull out two key pins, unfold it and then reinstall the pins in matching holes. more

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11/21/2011 4:11:38 PM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on this 2010 Chrysler Town and Country were going to do a test fit of part number rg8015220 from RhodeGear, this is their highway 2 bike carrier. Quick note about this bike carrier it will fit 1-1/4 receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2, and will also work with a 2 receiver hitch with included spacer, and thats what well be using today. We will go ahead and install the bike rack into the receiver hitch, tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and safety pin on the other side. And we use a wrench to tighten it down. Okay now we will give you some measurements to give you an idea of clearance between the bicycle rack and the van, and the ground. At the closest point to the bumper were looking at 4-1/2, and ground clearance will be 9-1/2. more

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11/18/2011 2:01:09 AM

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