Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today, on this 2013 Ford Fusion, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. As you can see, we already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look, and show off some of those features. Now the bike actually attaches to the rack. You're going to have three points of contact with your bike's frame. You're going to have two straps up top, here, as well as one strap off to the side, here. more
2/29/2016 9:36:38 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Fusion th9029xt- Video
Today in this 2013 Ford Fusion we are going to be testing the Thule Vortex 4 bike rack. Part number TH9029XT. As you can see we already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at that and show off some of the features. As you can see, the bike is actually held to the rack using 3 points of contact with the bike's frame. We have 2 straps up top here, as well as one up to the side here, which is going to act kind of like an anti-sway strap, keep it from going back and forth too much to hit either the bike rack, or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. Once you remove the straps it's a good habit to actually put them back in place afterward, because you don't want the straps to ... more
1/25/2016 8:49:14 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we're going to be doing a test-fit of the Saris Freedom SuperClamp. This will be your platform-style, 2-bike rack, part number SA4025. As you can see, this rack is going to have an inch and a quarter shank that's going to attach to our class one and two hitches as well as it does come with your two inch adapter for your class three hitches. It also is going to attach to any of our receivers using an anti-rattle bolt that you can see down there on the bottom. That's going to help to alleviate a lot of the sway, rattle, and wobble that you would normally have and act more as one item rather than the bike rack just being a standalone item on its own. When it's tied into the vehicle, you'll get more movement out of the vehicle than you would the rack. Let's start off by a few measurements. more
6/22/2015 8:42:12 AM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Bike Porter hanging style four-bike rack. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. It's going to be part number SA404B. Let's go ahead and talk about the inch and a quarter shank that's going to attach to our inch and a quarter receiver. Note that this bike rack does also come with your two-inch adapter for your class three receiver as well, but this inch and a quarter will work with your class one and two. Just keep in mind that with your class one, you're only going to be able to carry up to two bikes, just for the weight restrictions on the receiver. Let's get a few measurements out of the way, starting off with our closest distance first, which would be from that back side of the bumper to the front side of the rack here, at about five and a half inches. Our overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle will be about thirty inches, and our rear ground clearance at about eight and a half inches. more
6/22/2015 8:41:32 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead hanging-style, four-bike rack, part number S63380. This bike rack is going to come with your 1 1/4 inch shank as well as a 2 inch adapter. You're 1 1/4 inch shank will be good for your class one and two hitches, just keep in mind, with your class one you're only going to be able to carry up to two bikes and not the full four. With the class two, you can carry all four. It will fit your class three as well, with that 2 inch adapter that will also come with the bike rack. You see their bike up here on the rack You can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. We'll start off by getting a few measurements. more
6/22/2015 8:41:06 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, 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 the attached pin. 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 over a few clearance measurements. We have about 8" of ground clearance. The closest point of our carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 1". more
7/15/2013 11:46:53 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9029. 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 our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 9-1/2" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Fusion is about a 1/2". With the bike rack in the folded position, we've added about 9" to the overall length of our vehicle. more
7/15/2013 11:46:22 AM
Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Beta folding 2-bike aluminum rack for 1-1/4", part number B202-114. To begin our test fit, we'll sliding 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 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 11" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about 1-1/2", and we've added about 8" to the overall length of our Ford Fusion. more
7/15/2013 11:43:03 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero two-bike carrier for inch and a quarter and two-inch 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 pinhole and allow the attached pin to fall into place. We'll move to the rear of the shank and tighten down 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 12 inches of ground clearance. As you can see, the hand knob here on the shank is actually underneath our bumper. So, for the closest point of our carrier to the rear of our vehicle is right here at about three inches. more
7/15/2013 6:45:32 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Y02450. 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 the attached pin. 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 ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have about 8" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about 1". more
7/10/2013 8:35:36 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now, that Thule Hitching Post Pro secured to our Ford Fusion well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 8 inches of ground clearance. 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, we've added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
6/4/2013 1:19:09 PM
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Platform-Style Two Bike Carrier, part number hr1000-1G. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into our Fusion's hitch. After lining up the pin holes we'll secure the carrier with the included bolt and clip making sure the bolt is tight by using a wrench. With our Sport Rider mounted we can go ahead and get some measurements to see how the carrier and our Fusion will fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance at the rear. The closest part of our Fusion to the closest part of our Sport Rider is about 5 inches away. We've added about 12-1/2 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. When the Sport Rider is in its upright position we cannot gain access to the trunk as you can see here. more
6/3/2013 10:15:55 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Four Bike Carrier, part number s63410. 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 and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt.Now with our Swagman tight and secured to our Ford Fusion we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. From the rear of the carrier we have about 12 inches 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 16 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the black lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and with the cradle arms out we've added about 35 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
5/28/2013 12:43:05 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Four Bike Carrier, part number hr8500. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our Traveler is secured to our Fusion we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together.We have about nine inches of ground clearance at the rear of the carrier. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about two inches. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about five inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll now pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more
5/28/2013 12:41:36 PM
