Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll want to hold out on the black attached pin. We'll line up our pinholes, allow that attached pin the fall into the pinhole, and then we'll tighten the black knob. This engages our anti-rattle device and further secures the rack to our vehicle. The knob is very close to making contact with the underside of the bumper on our Taurus here. more
7/30/2014 2:55:14 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, 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 holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 9 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 inches away. Overall weve added about 19 inches to the length of our Taurus. more
7/30/2014 2:54:30 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Stickup, a platform style folding and tilting 2-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number Y02420. 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'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 10 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 1 1/4 inch away. Overall, we've added about 9 inches to the length of the Taurus. Pulling the red knob at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle and to its platform position. more
7/30/2014 11:21:34 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. 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. In this position, we have about 9 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is only about 1/4 inch away. However, when manipulating the rack, we couldn't get it to make contact. Overall, we've added about 11 inches to the length of the Taurus. Pull the grey lever located at the base of the center mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more
7/30/2014 11:19:48 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding and tilting four bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, well 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 tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we have about 9-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-1/4 inches away. Overall weve added about 14-1/4 inches to the length of the Taurus.Pulling the gold pin at the base of the center mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this gives us great access onto the trunk. more
7/30/2014 11:18:10 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan hitch mounted 4-bike rack part number S63410. 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 a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 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 3 inches away and we've added about 18 inches to the overall length of our Taurus. We can now lift up on the black lever at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms of the rack outward. more
7/30/2014 11:17:05 AM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the SportRack Super-EZ, a platform-style 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR2901LR. To begin our test 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'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about 12" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5-1/2" away. Overall we've added about 23" to the length of our Taurus. Pulling the two black pins located on the outside here at the rear of the rack will allow us to tilt down our wheel cradles. more
7/30/2014 11:15:18 AM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus we'll be test fitting the SportRack Tilting 3-Bike Rack for inch and a quarter 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 pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position we have about 9 1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2 inches away and overall we've added about 9 1/4 inches to the length of our Taurus. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more
7/29/2014 4:27:04 PM
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Hang2, a tilting 2-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. We'll line up our pin holes, thread on our anti rattle bolt and then tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, we've got about 9-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 1-3/4 inches away and overall we've added about 18-1/4 inches to the length of the Taurus. Pulling the two silver pins at the top of the mast will allow us to swing our handlebar cradles up into position. We'll then reinsert both pins to hold it in place. more
7/29/2014 4:25:58 PM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the SoftRide Element Parallelogram, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR26248. 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 pin, and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 9-3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point is about 2-3/4" away from our vehicle. Overall we've added about 10-3/4" inches to the length of our Taurus. Pulling the two silver pin and clips located at the top of the center mast will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. We'll reinsert to pins once we have them rotated into position. more
7/29/2014 4:24:52 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus we'll be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform-style 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA4239B. 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 our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 10-1/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is only about 1" away. However, whenever we try to manipulate it we can't get it to make contact. Overall we've added about 9-1/2" to the length of the Taurus. Pulling the gold pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into its platform position. more
7/29/2014 4:23:32 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting four bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR26247. 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, put in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position, we have about 9 1/2 inches 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. Overall, we've added about 33 3/4 of an inch to the length of the Taurus. more
7/28/2014 4:44:30 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style tilting 4-bike rack for 2" hitches, part number 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 and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we have about 9-3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3-1/2" away, and overall we've added about 14" to the length of the Taurus. Pulling the gray lever at the top of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into its platform position. As you can see, in this position, we have about 15-1/4" worth of ground clearance here at the rear. more
7/28/2014 12:30:35 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we'll be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter, a tilting 4 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number SA404B. 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 it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 9 and a quarter inch of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches away. Overall, we've added about 10 and a quarter inches to the length of our Taurus. Lifting on the yellow ring at the base of the center mass will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see this gives us great access into the trunk. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now pull up on the yellow ring located at the top of the mast. more
7/28/2014 12:29:45 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we will be test fitting the Saris Axis three bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SA43B. We will start by sliding the shank of the rack into the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in the anti-rattle bolt from driver to passenger side, tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with a lock on the other side. With the rack installed in this position, we have roughly 10 inches of ground clearance. The nearest point from the rack to the bumper is just about 3 1/2 inches and we've added almost 13 inches of overall length to our Taurus. To extend the arms, go ahead and clip the quick release tabs and unscrew them just a little bit. more
7/28/2014 12:28:53 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we are going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack folding and tilting 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. 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 tighten it down with the wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about 10 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3 inches away and overall we've added about 11 /12 inches to the length of the Taurus. Pulling the black pin at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt away from our vehicle. As you can see, these gives us great access into our trunk. more
7/25/2014 9:09:19 AM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we'll be test fitting a Prorack, hitch-mounted hanging 4-bike rack, part number PR8062404. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down using a wrench and then secure it 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. We have about 9 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away and we've added about 30 inches to the overall length of our Taurus. With our bike rack in this position, we do have access to the trunk. To be able to load larger cargo, we can remove the silver pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast of the rack down. To load up a bike, we'll need to make sure the mast of the rack is in its upright position. more
7/25/2014 9:09:03 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we are going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot, a platform style 2 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number PS63134. 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, slide through our pin and secure it with our clip. In this position we have about 11 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance at the rear of our rack. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 1/2 inches away and overall we've added about 22 inches to the length of the Taurus. Pulling the two silver pins located on the outside here at the rear of the rack will allow us to tilt down our wheel cradles. With it extended we've gain a couple inches in ground clearance. more
7/25/2014 9:08:33 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we are going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler tilting 5 bike rack for 2 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, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position we have about 9 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 inches away and overall we've added about 12 1/2 inches to the length of the Taurus. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. more
7/25/2014 9:06:42 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we are going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches part number HR8500. 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, turn in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position we have about 10 inches of worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 1 1/4 away and overall we've added 6 3/4 of an inch to the length of our car. Pulling the black pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt away from our vehicle. more
7/25/2014 9:06:26 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, were going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go. A 3-bike rack for 2 inch ball mounts, part number HR135. Today were going to be using the extended shank ball mount made by Hidden Hitch, part number 80232. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with the clip. Pulling the black pin at the top of the mast will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. more
7/25/2014 4:07:42 AM
