Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today in our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro platform style 4 bike rack, that part number is TH9034-9036. We already have our bike secured down we're going to go over one of the key features of this rack. Because we're able to tilt this away with our bike on it we're going to come back here and squeeze our handle, there's a gray lever on the inside, we'll be able to squeeze that together and rotate your bike rack down and then we can gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything we may need in or out. We can close it up and then we'll straighten up our bike rack, now how our bike is secured down her in the back we have a ratchetting strap, we're going to start by releasing that. In the front we a wheel hook this is what really holds our bikes down into our rear cradles, it also either sits in front of our frame or in front of our brakes depending on how your bike is designed. You just push in our gray button and lose that up and push it out of the way, we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. Now, one great thing about the rear cradles on this bike rack is that they do fit different size bike tires, they go all the way up from the road bike all the way to a fat tire bike with 5 inches wheels, just keep that in mind if your family has multiple size bike tires this will be a great option. We're just going to reconnect that strap there, and now we'll start off with a few measurements. First, it's going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle, adding about 59 inches. Our ground clearance in the back here it's going to be right back here at the back of our handle at about 24 inches and our closest point is going to be in this gray shank area, it's going to sit about 7 inches away. more
4/20/2016 11:36:20 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today in our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit of the Quad Transport platform style 3 bike rack, that part number is TS03G. We already have our bike secured down, we're going to go over one of the key features of this platform style rack. The first thing we're going to do is move our two back rear hooks out of our way, we're going to reach out with our foot and push down on that lever, that's going to allow us to tilt this bike rack away from our vehicle and then we're going to gain access to our back hatch area to get anything we may need in or out. We can close it back and then to put our bike rack back into place we're simply going to lift until it secures back in position, after our bike is secured down we're going to wrap the strap here in the back and the wheel hook in the front that either sits in front of our brakes or in front of our frame, we'll just release that and push it off the to the side and then we can remove our bike. Then I like to put my hook back just so it doesn't gets damaged. Next thing we'll do is take a few measurements here first thing overall, what we're adding to our vehicle, it's going to be about 46 1/2 inches, our ground clearance here in the back it's going to be about 23 1/2 inches and our closest point is about 7 1/2 inches. We can actually put this in another position, we're going to move those hooks out of the way once again, hit that bottom, make sure you close up these hooks and we can lift this bike rack into the storage position or the fold up position this is going to be great for close quarter situations. We're only adding about 14 1/2 inches now, we have a ground clearance of about 15 inches and our closest point looks to be the bottom of this hook here at about 5 inches now. As for our hitch this works with both 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches and comes with an anti-rattle bolt and clip to keep the shake in place out of the bike rack as you head down the road. That's going to be our completed look at the Quad Transport Platform style 3 bike rack, that part number is TS03G on our 2007 Dodge Nitro. Here on our test course, we'll start by going through the slalom, this is going to show us the side to side action, which simulates turning corners or evasive maneuvers. more
4/14/2016 11:18:43 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Hanging Style 4 bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame and 1 as our anti-sway strap. We'll start by pulling down and releasing those. more
4/14/2016 11:18:30 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro TH912XTR- Video
Today we're doing a 2007 Dodge Nitro. We're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging Style 2 bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down, so we're first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps. We've got two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by releasing those, and then we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way we can start by taking a few measurements. First ones going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle with our arms hanging out. We're going to add about 29 1/2 inches. Now we do have the option to rotate our arms down. more
4/14/2016 11:18:17 AM
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit on of the Softride Element Parallelogram Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is SR26248. We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to go over one of the big features of this rack. Unlike most hanging style, we can actually tilt this away from our vehicle with our bike still attached. What we'll do, there's a black T-pin on this side. more
4/14/2016 11:18:03 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro we are doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch 2 platform-style bike rack. That part number is S64684. We already have our bikes secured down. I'm first going to show you how we do that. At each tire we have ratchet straps that are going to hold them in place, and then we also bushings there that are just going to prevent any scratches or abrasions from our strap onto our tire. Start by releasing those. more
4/14/2016 11:17:53 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro S64650- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XC-2 Platform Style Bike Rack. That part number is S64650. We already have our bike secured down, we're just going to show you how we do that. In the center here we have a frame hook which is really going to hold our bike down and into our wheel cradles. Now you may notice on this bike compared to some other platform style, we don't have any kind of straps on our wheel cradles, but I can tell you from experience and reading though customer reviews that you don't have to worry about your wheels coming loose or anything like that. The frame hook does very well at holding our bike into place. more
4/14/2016 11:17:39 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro S63380- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack, that part number is S63380. We already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 4 straps all together. We've got 3 on our frame and 1 is our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by removing those, then we'll we'll be able to pull our bike off of our rack, and set it off to the side. Now we'll start off by taking a few measurements here. First is going to be overall, what we're adding to our vehicle, it's going to be about 38-1/2". more
4/14/2016 11:17:26 AM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro we're doing a test fit of the Curt Premium Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack. That part number is C18064. We already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you how we do that. We have 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame here, and 1 is our anti-sway strap. We're going to start by releasing those and then we can pull our bike off of our rack, and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way we can take a few measurements. First we're going to do our overall, adding about 38" 00:00:54 to our vehicle. more
4/14/2016 11:06:32 AM
