Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today, on this 2013 Hyundai Elantra, we're going to be testing fitting the Thule Vertex 4 bike rack, part number TH9029XT. 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 the features. Now, how this bike is attached to the rack, you're going to have three points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up top here and one off to the side which is going to act as an anti-sway strap, keep the bike from going back and forth, possibly hitting the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take that off and set it aside. Now, once you remove the straps, it's always a good habit to put them back into place because you don't want to lose them when you're driving. With that done, I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements now. more
3/14/2016 11:56:26 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra th912xtr- Video
Today on this 2013 Hyundai Elantra, 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 the features. Now how the bike is attached to the rack, you're going to have three points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up top here and one strap off to the side here, which is going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving back and forth, possibly hitting either the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside for the time being. Now when you remove the straps, it's always a good habit to put them back into place, primarily so you don't lose them while you're driving. All right, with that done, I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements now. The first is going to be how much distance is added to the vehicle once the bike rack is installed. I'm going to go ahead and measure from the bumper, since that's the furthest point out. more
3/14/2016 11:56:06 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on this 2013 Hyundai Elantra, we're going to be test-fitting the Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Rack, part number S63380. 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 the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, you're going to have 4 points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have 3 straps up top, here and one strap off to the side here, which is going to serve as an anti-sway strap, to keep the bike from moving back and forth, possibly hitting the bike rack itself of the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. Now, once you remove the straps it's always a good habit to go ahead and put the straps back into place because you don't want to lose them while you're driving. With that done, I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements now. more
3/14/2016 11:48:24 AM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on our 2013 Hyundai Elantra we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now we're using it in a class one hitch today so you will be limited to a 2-bike capacity when using it. We do offer this in just a 2-bike; that part number is SA402B. Now to begin our test fit we just slide the shank of the Bike Porter right into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
11/20/2014 4:32:36 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on our 2013 Hyundai Elantra we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Four Bike Carrier, part number s63410. Now to begin our test fit we'll 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 Swagman tightened secured to our Hyundai Elantra we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together.From the rear of the carrier we have about 14 inches ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the bumper is about seven inches. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 18 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We can now pull the black lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and for the vehicle's rear bumper to the end of the cradle arms we've added an additional 36 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.Now with this bike carrier you can access the trunk of the vehicle with the mast in its upright position or you can pull the black lever at the base of carrier to tilt the mast down to be able to load larger cargo easier. more
5/13/2013 11:26:35 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on our 2013 Hyundai Elantra, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. Now, we've already gone ahead and removed our 2-inch adapter from the bike rack shank so we're ready to fit it to the vehicle. We'll slide our shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 9-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 4 inches. more
9/24/2012 11:19:32 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on our 2013 Hyundai Elantra, we'll be test fitting part number TH934XTR. This is the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit, we'll remove the 2-inch adapter from the bike rack shank. We can then slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. more
9/24/2012 11:18:25 AM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on our 2013 Hyundai Elantra, we'll be test fitting part number A30901. This is the SportRack 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches. Now with our 2-inch adapter already removed, we'll simply slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 14-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 7 inches. more
9/24/2012 11:17:22 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on our 2013 Hyundai Elantra, we'll be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier, part number PS63134. Now to begin our test fit, we'll go ahead and remove the 2-inch adapter from our bike rack shank. We can then slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our hitch pin. We'll put the safety clip on the other side of the pin which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 13-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 8 inches. more
9/24/2012 11:16:40 AM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Hyundai Elantra- Video
Today on our 2013 Hyundai Elantra, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack, part number S102. Now, we've already gone ahead and removed our 2-inch adapter from the bike shank, so we'll slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our hitch pin. We'll then move to the back of the shank where we'll tighten the knob down, securing our bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 9-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 1 inch. We'll now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our trunk. more
9/24/2012 11:16:08 AM
