Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Original. This is a tilt away style four bike rack. It's been designed with the 2" ball mount included. Part number is S64675. Now as far as the rack capacity up here full four bikes. We've got a cradle indent location in the top here. more
7/16/2015 5:52:08 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom SuperClamp. It's a platform style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4-inch or 2-inch hitches. Part number on it is SA4025. Cool thing about the Freedom SuperClamp is the way it holds the bike on the rack. We've got a front wheel hook, a rear wheel hook, a rear wheel cradle with strap, and then a front wheel cradle, so essentially, no contact with the bike frame at all. more
7/7/2015 1:46:50 PM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit on the Soft Ride Element Parallelogram. This is a tilt-away folding 4-bike rack with removable arms. Part number is SR26248. Now we can use this with 2" hitches or with 1-1/4" hitches. Really nice adaptable rack. Cool thing I really like about it: there's a t-handle. more
7/7/2015 10:32:58 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're taking a look at the Yakima FullTilt. We're going to do a test fit and let you know the kind of room and things like that that we've got to work with here with the system. Pn on it is Y02462. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It'll work great whether you're using 1-1/4" or a 2" hitch. Overall, it's a nice, sturdy, heavy-duty kind of rack. more
7/7/2015 10:31:51 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're taking a look and doing a test fit, on the Thule Vertex Swing. This is a swing away, four bike rack. It's been designed for use in two inch hitches. Part number on it is TH9031XT. Now, great thing about the vertex swing, it's ability .. Even with a full load of bikes ... more
7/6/2015 5:52:34 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V TH9029XT- Video
Today on 2013 Honda CR-V, we're doing a test fit on the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting four-bike hanging-style rack. The part number on it is TH9029XT. Now this has been designed so you can use it with the inch and a quarter or with two-inch hitches, so it's nice and adaptable. We've got a feature that's been added. It's going to be a cable lock right up here at the top of the rack. more
7/6/2015 5:52:17 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're test fitting the Saris Bike Porter. It's a folding and tilting, four bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter, or with two inch hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now the bike porter uses two cradles in each location. They can be, kind of changed and configured however you want them. Here we're using it as a top frame cradle. more
7/6/2015 5:51:40 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V S64684- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're taking a look at the Swagman Dispatch. This is a platform-style 2 bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. The part number on it is S64684. The rack's going to hold the bike in three positions. We've got one here on the front wheel, one here on the rear wheel, and then the top frame two hook. To unload the bike you press in on the cam buckle there. more
7/6/2015 5:51:25 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on 2013 Honda CRV, we're test fitting the Hollywood Rack's Traveler tow and go. This is a three bike rack, designed to fit right over a standard two inch ball mount. Part number on it is HR135. Here we've got it in the hidden hitch super long ball mount, this is part number 80232 but can easily fit around any two inch by two inch diameter ball mount with enough length to it. With our CRV, the bottom of our ball mount, this is a straight shank, no drop, no rise. It's going to be about twelve and a quarter inches and it's going to be about twelve and an eighth to the bottom of the tow and go. more
7/6/2015 5:46:06 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack hanging-style 3-bike rack. It's going to come with an 1-1/4" shank with a 2" adapter, as you can see the 1-1/4" there. It's going to be part number SR2403. We're going to go ahead and fit it onto our 2" shank that we have here today. Insert your shank and then line up your pinholes. Also note that this receiver has two sets of pinhole locations so you can either go further in or closer. more
4/6/2015 5:15:48 PM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman XTC 4. This is going to be your platform-style 4-bike rack, and it's only going to come with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches. It's going to be part number S64665. Let's go ahead and fit it into our 2" receiver that we have here today. Once you insert it into your receiver, line up your pinholes. With your pinhole lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt, which will look like this. Turn the key to unlock and lock, and pull it off. more
4/6/2015 5:13:50 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, well be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style 3 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, youll have about 12 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle will be about 4 inches and overall were adding about 11-1/2 inches to our vehicle. By removing the gold pin at the base of the rack, we can tilt it into its loading position. As you can see, in this position, we do have full access to our rear hatch. Lets go over a couple measurements. more
2/26/2014 3:05:37 PM
Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be test fitting the Saris Cycle-On, a platform-style 2 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, Part Number SA4024. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and secure it with a wrench. In this position, we'll have about 11 3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our CRV is about 10 inches. We're adding about 17 1/2 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. One thing we've noticed with this fit is that you do have the ability to open the rear hatch with the bike rack in this stored position. more
2/26/2014 3:04:01 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CR-V, well be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3 bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA843B. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well then line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt. We can then secure this by tightening it with a wrench. In this position, we have about 12-1/4 worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-1/2, and overall, were adding about 15 to the length of the CR-V. Lifting the yellow levers on the top of the rack, allow us to extend our dual-cradle arms. Well lift the lever, slide the arm towards the middle, lift it, aligning it with the appropriate slot, moving it back towards the outside, and then securing it with the lever. When setting our arms, well want to be sure that we have them level or slightly inclined. more
2/26/2014 3:02:16 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we'll be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform-style 4 Bike Rack for 2 inch 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. We'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. With our rack in this position, we have about 11 1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 inches. Overall we've added about 18 inches to the length of the car. Then pushing the gray lever, it will allow us to tilt the bike rack away from our vehicle into the loading position. more
2/26/2014 9:04:42 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV aluminum, platform-style, 2-bike rack for a 2" hitch, part number N101. 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 our pin and lock. At the rear of the shank, we'll tighten the hand knob to engage our anti-rattle device and secure our bike rack to our vehicle. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. With the bike carrier in the folded position, we have about 12" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our CRV is about 5". more
7/8/2013 2:36:29 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4 Bike Carrier, part number Y02451. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, insert our pin with a red knob into the pinholes and turn the black knob at the back side of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now that the carrier is secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 7 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 13 inches of overall length to the vehicle. more
3/1/2013 10:16:38 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler five bike carrier, part number HR9200. To begin our test fit well 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 the bike secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 13 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added a total of 16 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
3/1/2013 10:16:12 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler four bike carrier, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit well 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 them with a wrench. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about seven inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
3/1/2013 10:16:06 AM
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Recumbent Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider two bike carrier for recumbents, part number HR1000R-1G. To begin our test fit we will 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 that the carrier is secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about five and a half inches. We have added a total of 30 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/28/2013 10:16:02 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on this 2013 Honda CRV Ill be showing you how to install and operate the Yakima Stickup two bike hitch mounted folding rack, part number Y02420. To install take the bike rack carrier and slide the shank into the hitch, lining up the threaded pin hole. Take the pin and thread it through the pin hole, tighten with the wrench and secure it with a clip on the other side. Now well go over some clearance measurements to see how the rack fits with the vehicle. Theres 12 inches of ground clearance, five inches from the closest part of the rack to the closest part of the vehicle, and weve added an overall 17.5 inches tot eh vehicle. To access the cargo area pull the big red pin and allow the bike rack to fold down. more
10/30/2012 2:59:53 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9029. Now with our adapter already installed on our bike rack shank for the two inch hitch well go ahead and slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secure to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 12 and a half inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is five inches. more
10/30/2012 10:11:47 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. This is a folding, tilting four bike rack with anti-sway cradles. One quick note on this bike rack, this will work in class one through class three hitches, however when using in a class one hitch you are limited to two bikes. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secure to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. more
10/30/2012 10:10:52 AM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Apex swing, four bike carrier, part number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch and allow our integrated anti-locking hitch pin to fall in to the hitch pin hole. Well then move to our anti-rattle knob where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at bike rack is 12 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is two and a half inches. Well now pull the hitch switch here at the top of the mast which will allow us to bring out the dual arms, where we can then undo the straps to expose our cradles. more
10/30/2012 10:09:21 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Thule Apex four bike carrier, part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit with our two inch adapter already installed on the shank well slide the shank into the hitch and allow the integrated anti-locking hitch pin to fall in to the hitch pin hole. Well then move to our anti-rattle knob where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is three and a half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mast to allow the mast to tilt down. more
10/30/2012 7:59:04 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four bike carrier, part number S63410. Now using the included adapter for the two inch hitch well slide in our bike rack shank to the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight we can now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 14 and a half inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more
10/30/2012 7:58:08 AM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Sportrack two bike hitch mounted bike rack, part number A30901. Now to begin our test fit using the included adapter for the two inch hitch well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 16 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle was 10 inches. more
10/30/2012 7:57:16 AM
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Sportrack Escape three bike hitch mounted bike rack, part number A30403. Now to begin our test fit well slide out bike rack shank using the included adapter for the two inch hitch into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is eight inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more
10/30/2012 7:56:50 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Softride Dura parallelogram tilting four bike rack for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number SR26247. Now to begin our test fit weve already installed our two inch shank. Were ready to slide it into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install or tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and do a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack mast to the back of the vehicle is five inches. more
10/30/2012 7:56:25 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot platform style two bike carrier, part number PS63134. Now to begin our test fit using the including adapter for the two inch hitch well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our hitch pin. With the pin in well put the clip on the other side which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 15 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 10 inches. Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door. more
10/30/2012 7:55:33 AM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum hitch mounted, two bike rack, with wheel mount cradles, part number S102. Now to begin well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our hitch pin. With our pin in well give the bike rack a slight tug and tighten down our anti-rattle knob here on the bike of the shank. This will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 inches. more
10/30/2012 7:53:51 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on this 2013 Honda CRV, Ill be showing you how to install the Thule Doubletrack platform style two-bike carrier part number TH990XT. Take the bike carrier and slide the shaft into the hitch lining up the threaded pinhole. Thread the pin through the threaded pinhole and tighten with a wrench the secure with the lock. Now well go over some clearance measurements to see how this bike carrier fits with the vehicle. Our ground clearance for this bike carrier is 10.5 inches. From the closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the bike carrier is 5.5 inches. more
10/12/2012 11:57:49 AM
