Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we're doing a test-fit of the Yakima Holdup Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: Y02443.Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the side and pull out on our red pin. Then we can tilt our rack away from our vehicle. In this position, you'll see we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. What's great about this is that we don't have to worry about removing our bikes or our bike rack just to gain that access. more
9/8/2017 8:57:22 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is NV22G.We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the side, and we're going to pull down on our lever. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position we'll see, we are going to gain full access to our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. more
9/8/2017 8:57:09 AM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Saris Thelma hitch mounted 3 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter inch, 2 inch hitches, part number SA4239B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down using a wrench, and then secure with a clip on the other side.With the bike rack secured we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. Closest part of the bike rack to the closet part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away and we've added about 12 and a 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Ford. 3We can now remove the gold pin at the base of the bike rack and fold down the platform. With the platform down we have about 15 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away and we've added about 36 inches to the overall length of our edge. With the platform down you can see that we do have access to the rear hatch. more
7/31/2014 12:57:56 PM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Softride Hang2 Hitch Mounted 2-Bike Rack, part number SR27041. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using the wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11" of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2-3/4" away, and we've added about 21" to the overall length of our vehicle. To load up a bike, we'll need to remove the two silver pins at the top of the mast. This will allow us to swing the top bar of the bike rack out. When unfolding the top bar of the bike rack, you want to make sure that you keep a steady hold on it, as it could slide back and hit the back of your vehicle. After lining up the holes, we'll then re-insert the silver pin to secure it in place. more
7/30/2014 2:52:53 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Mounted Hanging 4-Bike Rack, part number SR26248. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle's about two inches away and we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Ford. We'll now go ahead and remove the two silver pins at the top of the mast. We'll swing the cradle arms outward and line up the pin holes to reinsert the sliver pins. more
7/30/2014 2:52:25 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Saris Freedom Hitch Mounted Platform Style Four Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4414B. Well begin our test by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench, and then secure it with the clip on the other side. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away. more
7/30/2014 2:50:53 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Saris Axis, Aluminum Hitch Mounted, Hanging 3-Bike Rack, part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. You then secure the lock on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four and a half inches away and we've added about 13 inches to the overall length of our Ford. We can now lift up on the yellow levers on the upper left and right hand corner of the back rack. This allows us to slide the arms off the grooves, onto the smooth part and raise the cradle arms up. more
7/30/2014 2:49:51 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack hitch-mounted 4-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the lock. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. From the back of the bike rack, we have about 17 inches of ground clearance. Lowest point of the bike rack is about 12 inches from the ground. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1 3/4 inches away. more
1/16/2014 2:35:17 PM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Swagman XTC4 Platform Style Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack, part number S64665. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over some clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Now as you can see, the platform when folded up does have a little bit of wiggle room. more
12/16/2013 1:06:29 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N Go three bike rack for two-inch ball mounts, part number HR135. For today's test fit we'll be using the Hidden Hitch ball mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. After securing it with a pin and clip we're ready to load up our bike. Keep in mind the ball mount, hitch ball and pin and clip are all sold separately. See our web site for more details. We'll remove the black pin at the top of the mast and swing out our dual arms. more
12/16/2013 1:06:27 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ platform style two bike rack, part number SR2901LR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After threading in our anti rattle bolt we'll tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with a lock on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple of clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about nine inches away, and we've added about 24 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the rear hatch, we can pull the three black pins at the base of the bike rack and tilt the wheel cradles down as well as the mast. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the rear hatch. more
12/16/2013 1:05:12 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch-Mount 2 0:05 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number TH9042. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. With the back rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3-1/4 of an inch away. With the cradle arms down, we've added about 16-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Ford. more
12/16/2013 8:55:06 AM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4-Bike Carrier, Part Number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, lineup our pinholes, allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into the hitch holes and turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now, with our two-way Apex Swing secured to our Ford Edge, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about three inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the grey lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out, and with the cradle arms out, we've added about 34 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.To load the bike, we'll undo the cradle straps, place the bike into the frame cradles and secure with the straps. To access the cargo area, we'll unscrew the black T-handle at the base of the carrier and then lift up on the black T-handle with a gold post. more
6/11/2013 1:03:09 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch Hitches, Part Number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, lineup our pinholes, allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now, with our two-way Apex secured to our Ford Edge, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about five inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the grey lever at the top of the mast and with the cradle arms out, we've added about 36 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area, we'll lift up the gray handle at the bottom of the carrier to tilt the mast down. This will allow us to have access to our cargo door. more
6/11/2013 1:02:09 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4-bike carrier, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into our hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and then go ahead and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, we can now go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12-1/2". With the bike rack in its folded position, we've added about 19" to the overall length of our vehicle. Now we can go ahead and lift up on the liver at the bottom of the mast to take advantage of the tilt feature of this bike carrier. more
6/11/2013 5:34:06 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace Four-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and Two-inch hitches, Part Number Y02451. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, insert the pin with the red knob into the pinholes and turn the black knob at the end of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device.Now that our Doubledown Ace is secured to our Ford Edge, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 4-1/2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about ten inches to the overall length of the vehicle.Well now pull the red lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, weve added an additional 34 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
6/7/2013 11:40:14 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, 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 pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now with our Thule Vertex secured to our Ford Edge, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 3 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
6/7/2013 11:38:37 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number th934xtr. Now 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, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench.Now with our Thule Hitching Post Pro secured to our Ford Edge we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about six and a half inches.With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and with the cradle arms out we've added an additional 36 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area we'll pull the gold pin at the base of the mast to tilt the carrier down.This will allow us to have access to our vehicle's cargo door. more
6/7/2013 10:50:54 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Thule Double-Track Platform Style Two-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and Two-inch Hitches, Part Number TH990XT. 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 two-way double tracks secured to our Ford Edge, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. With the platform folded up, theres about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about three inches and weve added about ten inches to the overall length of the vehicle.Well now lift up on the grey lever at the base of the carrier to fold the platform down. With the platform folded down at the rear of the carrier, we have about 16 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 2-1/2 inches, and weve added a total of about 30 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.Now with the platform folded down, you can see that we can easily have access to our vehicles cargo door. more
6/7/2013 10:49:27 AM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Prorack Hitch-Mounted Four Bike Carrier for Inch and a Quarter and Two Inch Hitches, part number pr8062404. Now to begin our test fit we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier in to the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench.Now that our Prorack four bike carrier is secured to our Ford Edge we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about five inches. We've added an additional 33 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.To access the cargo area we'll pull the silver pin at the base of the carrier to tilt the mast down. This will allow us to have access to our vehicle's cargo door. more
6/7/2013 10:45:09 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Five Bike Carrier, part number hr9200. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up our hitch pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, securing it and tightening it with a wrench.Now we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 11-1/2 inches. With the bike rack in its folded position we've added about 14 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. If we pull the pin at the bottom of the mast to tilt down our bike carrier you can see that we can easily gain access to the cargo area of our vehicle.Now with our bike carrier back in the upright position we'll go ahead and loosen up the knobs to swing out our cradle arms. more
6/7/2013 10:43:45 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Four Bike Carrier, part number hr8500. To begin our test fit well slide the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our hitch pin hole, slide in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten with a wrench.Now with the carrier secured to our vehicle we'll go ahead and go over some measurements. We have a ground clearance of 11-1/2 inches. With the bike rack in its folded position we've added nine inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Now we can go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the mast and tilt down our bike rack.This allows us to easily gain access to our cargo area. Now we'll put the bike rack back in its upright position. more
6/7/2013 10:42:23 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Bike Rack, part number sr26247. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench.Then we can go ahead and put on our locking device. Now we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 11-1/2 inches. From the closest point of the bike carrier to the closest point of our vehicle is about 2-1/2 inches. more
6/5/2013 4:37:52 PM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Platform-Style Aluminum Two Bike Carrier, part number s102. Now to begin our test fit we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch and turn the black T-handle at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device.Now that our Kuat Sherpa is secured to our Ford Edge we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. With the platform folded up we have about 15 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about one inch. Again, with the platform folded up we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.We'll now pull the bronze lever at the base of the carrier to fold down the platform. With the platform folded down we have about 22 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the carrier. more
6/5/2013 4:33:54 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV Platform-Style Aluminum Two Bike Carrier, part number n101. 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 through the pin holes and secure the clip on the other side. We can then turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device.Now with our Kuat NV secured to our Ford Edge we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit to together. With the platform folded up we have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about two inches. With the platform folded up we've added about 13-1/2 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.We'll now pull the orange lever at the base of the carrier to fold down the platform. more
6/5/2013 11:33:12 AM
