Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video

Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger we are test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 style bike rack. It's a hanging style bike rack. Part number for that is TH9029XT. As you can see we do already have our bike on the rack. We're going to show you how we put the bike on, strap it in, then also the different features of the rack itself. As you can see we do have 2 straps holding it in up at the top and then we also have an anti-sway cradle right here holding the seat post down. Just to take those out we're just going to pull and release the straps there, set those off to the side. more

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Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video

Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier for both 1 and 2 inch hitches, part number y02451. Now to begin our test fit, weve already gone ahead and removed the two inch adapter so well slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install that attached hitch pin. We can then move to the back of the shank where well tighten down the knob securing the anti-rattle device within the hitch. Now that our bike rack is secured well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 7 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the rear bumper measures 3 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the bottom of the bike rack mast and allow the mast to tilt down. more

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3/22/2013 9:01:56 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video

Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding Tilting 4-Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradles for both 1 and 2 inch hitches, part number th934xtr. Now to begin our test fit, weve gone ahead and removed the two inch adapter from the bike rack shank, so well slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now with this bike rack secured to the vehicle, we can still open our trunk on this particular vehicle although the bike rack mast does tilt down by pulling this pin and tilting it out of the way. Well now pull the pin here at the top of the mast and bring out our dual arms where well undo the straps to expose our cradles. Well place the bike into the cradles and bring our straps around securing our bike to the bike rack. more

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3/22/2013 9:01:24 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video

Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex four-bike carrier, part number th9029. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our antirattle. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and open our trunk on this vehicle. Now you'll notice with this bike rack, we can open the trunk with the bike rack folded up, but the bike rack does go ahead and fold down by pulling the hitch switch here at the bottom of the mast. We'll now fold the mast back up and move to the top of the mast where we'll pull the hitch switch and bring out our dual arms. more

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3/21/2013 8:41:56 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video

Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four-bike carrier, part number th9027. Now to begin our test fit, we'll go ahead and slide the bike rack shank into the hitch and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the hitch pin hole. We'll then move to the antirattle knob where we can tighten down the knob securing the antirattle device to the hitch thereby securing the bike rack to the vehicle. At this point, we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. From the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures five inches. Our ground clearance here at the bottom of the bike rack measures seven and a half inches. more

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3/21/2013 8:41:51 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video

Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex four-bike carrier, part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the hitch pin hole. We'll then move to the inner rail knob, where we'll tighten the knob down, securing the bike rack to the vehicle. At that point, we can give you a few measurements. From the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 6 inches. Our ground clearance here at the bottom of the bike rack measures 8 inches. more

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3/21/2013 8:41:47 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Challenger- Video

Today on our 2013 Dodge Challenger, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan four-bike carrier, part number S63410. Now to begin our test fit, using the included 2-inch adapter, we'll slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down the inner rail bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. From the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 6 inches, and our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 10 inches. We'll now go ahead and open our trunk. more

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3/21/2013 8:41:39 AM

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