Saris Freedom-SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today in our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom SuperClamp Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That part number is FA4025-FV. This bike rake is built for fat tire bikes, so we have ours loaded up here. We're gonna go over some features, show you how we secure everything down and take a few measurements. To start off, how we secure our bike into place, we have one strap at each tire holding that down. We're just going to push in the tab on the closer side to the vehicle, and pull our strap through. This is it here, right at the front, just push on the tab, and pull the strap through. more
7/25/2017 9:27:08 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Thule DoubleTrack Pro platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9054. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we show you how we secure it in place and go over a couple features. At the front and back tire you'll see we have straps with bushings. That's going to protect your bike from any scratches or abrasions. We're just going to push the tab on the opposite side and we can pull our strap through. more
7/24/2017 7:41:08 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Exporer we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is NV 22G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to show you how we secure it in place as well as go over a couple more features. The first feature I really want to go over is our tilting feature. This is going to be great because we can do this while our bikes are still attached. more
7/24/2017 7:27:30 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer TH9044- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Classic platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9044. Here we already have it loaded up onto our vehicle and we have our bike loaded up. We're going to start off by showing you how we secure our bike down and going over a couple different features. The biggest feature right now with our bike loaded up is that we can tilt it away from our vehicle. We're going to start by pulling out our pin here at the bottom and pulling down on our lever. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle, and we're going to gain access into our back hatch area. more
7/24/2017 7:27:12 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer th9031xt- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're test-fitting the Thule Vertex Swing. It's been designed for use in two inch hitches. Part number is TH9031XT. It does have an incorporated cable lock, that's something that they've recently added, that's designed to go over the frames of your bike and keep them secured to the rack. It uses a Thule One Key Tumbler System, so if you've already got some you can replace it with a matching key. If not you can start your step with whichever number shows up. The swing feature, that's always the big question: how does it work, what does it do Right here we have the large, black t-handle bolt. more
7/27/2015 4:16:25 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're test fitting the Thule Vertex. This is a platform-style folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed so we can use it with the 1-1/4" or with 2" hitches. Part number on it is TH9029XT. Now the Vertex is a really nice solid rack. Is going to offer an integrated cable. more
7/27/2015 4:16:06 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we are going to be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two bike platform style hitch mounted bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number Y02420. We'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up our pin hole and thread in our anti rattle bolt tightening it down with the wrench. Then we can go ahead and install the pin on the other side. Now with our bike rack in this position, we have a ground clearance of about fourteen inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Explorer is about three and a half inches and we've added about twelve inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll pull the pin at the base of the bike rack and allow it to unfold. This is going to allow us to have full access to our rear hatch door. more
6/12/2014 1:20:44 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2000 Ford Explorer, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. This will help reduce the amount of rattle or wobble that we may have inside the hitch. With the bike rack in this position, we have a ground clearance of about 13-1/2 inches. The closest point of our Vertex to the rear of our Explorer is about 4 inches. more
6/4/2014 2:39:57 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, were going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting two bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, well hold out on the attached pin. Well line up our pin holes, allow the attached pin to fall into the pin hole, and then well tighten the black knob. This engages our anti-rattle device and further secures our rack to our vehicle. In this position, we have about 14-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. more
6/4/2014 2:39:40 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4-bike rack for 2" hitches, part number TH9027. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll go ahead allow the included pin to fall into place, and then use the hand knob to engage our anti-rattle device and secure our bike rack to our vehicle. With the bike rack in this position we have a ground clearance of about 14-1/2". The closest point of the bike to the rear of our Explorer is about 2" away. We've added about 13-1/2" to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll go ahead and pull the lever at the top of the mast to swing out our dual arms. more
6/4/2014 2:39:25 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex four bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Th9025. We'll begin the test fit by sliding the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll allow the pin to fall into place and use the hand knob to engage the anti rattle device and secure our bike rack to the vehicle. With the bike rack in this position, we have a ground clearance of about 14 1/2". The closest point of the Apex to the rear of our vehicle is about 2". We've added about 13" to the overall length of our Ford Explorer. We'll pull the lever at the base of our bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. This give us full access to our rear hatch door. With the bike rack back in it's upright position, we'll pull the lever at the top of the mast to swing our our dual arms. With these out, we've added about 37 1/2" to the overall length of our Ford Explorer. We'll go ahead and undo our cradle straps to expose our frame cradles. more
6/4/2014 2:39:17 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4-Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench. With the bike rack in this position we have a ground clearance of about 13". The closest point of the back rack to the rear of our Explorer is about 7-3/4" away. We've added about 18" to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll pull the pin at the base of the back rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. more
5/30/2014 4:39:42 PM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we are going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC4, a platform style four bike rack for two inch hitches part number S64665. To begin our test we'll slid the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. We can then secure it with the provided lock. In this position we have about thirteen and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is only about an inch and a half away. However we are trying to manipulate it, we couldn't get it to make contact with our bumper and overall we've added about eight and a half inches to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the large silver pin and clip located at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into its platform position. We'll reinsert the pin to hold it here and as you can see this gives us great access into our hatch. In the platform position our bike rack is going to offer us about twenty one inches worth of ground clearance here at the rear. more
5/30/2014 4:39:11 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3 bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part # SA843B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 13 3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/4" away, and overall we've added about 14" to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the yellow T-handle located at the base of the center mast will allow us to tilt it away from the vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access into our hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now extend our dual cradle arms. more
5/6/2014 8:59:00 AM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, the anti-rattle system is going to help reduce the amount of rattle or wobble that we may have inside of our hitch. Once we have that fully tightened down, we can go ahead and install our lock on the other side. With the bike rack in this position, it's going to give us a ground clearance of about 16 inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Explorer is about eight inches away and we've added about 25 and a half inches to the overall length of our Explorer. We'll pull the three pins at the base of our bike rack to unfold the different parts. With the bike rack in this position, it's going to allow us to have full access to the rear hatch of our vehicle. more
5/1/2014 11:46:56 AM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the SportRack tilting 3 bike rack for 1 1/4- and 2-inch hitches, part number SR2403. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure using the provided clip. In this position we have about 13 and 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack is about 4 inches away from the rear of our vehicle. And overall we've added about 11 inches to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt the mast away from our vehicle. more
5/1/2014 11:45:43 AM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Hang 2, a tilting two bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR27041. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we'll have about 13 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3 3/4 of an inch away and overall, we've added about 21 inches to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the two silver pin and clips at the top of the bike rake will allow us to tilt our handle bar cradles up into position. We'll rotate them up and when the pin holes line up we'll place through our pins to secure it in place. In this position, we're only adding about 13 1/4 inches to the length of our vehicle. We're now ready to load up our bike. We'll first want to undo our straps. more
5/1/2014 11:44:56 AM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer S64665- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, were going to be test-fitting the Swagman XTC4, a flat-form style four bike rack for 2-inch hitches, part number S64665. To begin our test-fit, well slide the shank of a bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our panels, let in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We then secure it with the provided lock. In this position, we have about 13.25 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is only about an inch and a half away. However, with trying to manipulate it, we couldnt get it to make contact with our bumper. Overall, weve added about 8.5 inches to the length of the explorer. more
5/1/2014 8:47:26 AM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a tilting four bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR26248. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack in the receiver tube of the hitch, we'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we have about 13 3/4 inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3 1/4 inches away, and overall, we've added about 12 1/4 inches to the length of the Explorer. We'll now extend our duel cradle arms. We'll pull the silver pin located at the top of each arm, rotate them into position, and reinsert our pin. It's now time to load up our bike. We'll begin by undoing our cradle straps. We'll grab our bike, place it into the cradles, and then secure it with the straps. Just like that, we've got our bike loaded up. A great feature of the Element Parallelogram is it's ability to tilt away from your vehicle even though you've got a bike loaded. more
5/1/2014 8:46:52 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4- and 2-inch hitches, part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, then tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about 13 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches away. more
5/1/2014 8:46:08 AM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style 3 bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part # SA4239B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 14" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2 1/2" away, and overall we've added about 10 1/2" to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the gold pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into platform position. We'll reinsert the pin to hold it here, and as you can see, this gives us full access into our rear hatch. In the platform position, our rack offers 20 1/4" worth of ground clearance here at rear. more
5/1/2014 8:45:23 AM
Saris Bike Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part # SA604B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, and we'll tighten it down with a wrench. We then take the provided clip and secure it. In this position, we have about 13 1/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 1/4" away, and overall we've added about 11" to the length of the Explorer. Lifting on the yellow rubber ring located at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access to the rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now lift on the yellow ring located on top of the mast. more
5/1/2014 8:37:20 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fit the Saris Freedom, a platform style tilting 4 bike rack for 2" hitches, part # SA4414B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 14 1/2" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4" away, and overall we've added about 17" to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the gray level at the top of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into platform position. In this position we have about 23 1/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle has now moved to about 10 1/4" away, and overall we've added about 37 1/4" to the length of our SUV. As you can see in this position, we do have full access to our rear hatch. more
4/30/2014 10:44:39 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, were going to be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife, a tilting two bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number S63450. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided lock. In this position, well have about 13-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 10-1/2 inches away. Overall, weve added about 21 inches to the length of the Explorer. Pulling the silver pin and clip located at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more
4/28/2014 2:20:06 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Speaker: Today, on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow-n-Go, a Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 2 inch ball mounts, part number HR135. For todays test fit, well be using a hidden hitch ball mount. It has an extra-long shank on it. Its part number is 80232. This will be sold separately. We'll slide the shank of our ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pinholes, slide through the pin and well secure it with a clip. more
4/25/2014 1:29:53 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Speaker: Today, on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1.25 inch and 2 inch hitches, part HR8500. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We then secure with the provided clip. In this position, we have 13-3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5.5 inches away and overall, weve added about 18-3/4 of an inch to the length of the Explorer.Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the rack will allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us full access to our hatch. more
4/25/2014 1:29:18 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot. This is a platform style tilting two bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number PS63134. Now, to begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch here. We'll look through the window until we have our pinholes lined up. We'll then slide through our pin and secure it with our clip. Now with our bike rack in this position, we're going to have about 15 3/4" worth of ground clearance there at the rear. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle would be right here and it's going to be about 6 1/2". Overall, we're adding about 24" to the total length of the Explorer. Now, the two pin and clips located here on the outside the rear will allow us to tilt our wheel cradles down. more
3/25/2014 9:41:13 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test-fitting the Hollywood Rack Traveler tilting five-bike rack. This is for two-inch hitches, part number HR9200. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, keep an eye through the pin hole to see when our holes line up . there it is. We'll then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten that down with a wrench. As you can see, with that tight really takes all the play out of that connection. more
3/25/2014 9:38:15 AM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test-fitting the Rhino-Rack folding and tilting 4-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. Now, to begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in, well want to look through the window here to see when our pinholes line up. With them lined up, well throw on our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. With that bolt tightened, as you can see, it really tightens up our connection there. We have no play in it, nice and secure. We'll then take our lock, provided from Rhino-Rack and lock it into place. We'll take our dust cover and cover up that lock. more
3/24/2014 9:01:24 AM
