Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-SE Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE 4 Bike Platform Rack, part number HR1400. 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. The most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all bikes still attached. To do that we'll come forward here, and our 2 pins that you're going to need to remove. Now while holding on to the bike rack remove the larger pin first and then the smaller pin. Holding onto the bike rack we'll let it come down and then we'll get rear hatch access. more
10/31/2016 8:46:09 AM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest we're going to be test fitting the Curt 2-Bike Platform Rack for fat tire bikes. This is going to be for inch and 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. Part number C18084-FB. 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. The most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. more
10/20/2016 12:16:12 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Dispatch 2-Bike Rack, part number S64684. 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 attaches to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have a padded frame hook up at the top here, and it's padded to ensure that your bike will not get scratched up when it gets installed. We also have wheel straps above the front and rear tires, and the wheel cradles themselves are also adjustable. This is to accommodate different size bikes and to assist with loading. To adjust them, you just loosen up the knob here and adjust accordingly and then tighten it down by turning it to the right. It also has a nice raised shank to it, and that's when your hitch sits particularly low, you're not going to have a ground clearance issues between the bike rack itself and the ground. more
10/19/2016 11:06:16 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today in our 2016 Nissan Quest we are going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex Swing for a bike rack, part number TH9031XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that this can swing away from the vehicle to give rear hatch access with the bike still attached. Which is pretty unique for a hanging style bike rack. To do that, you'll come to this knob at the base. Undo it completely. more
10/19/2016 10:56:20 AM
Yakima SwingDaddy Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest we're going to be test fitting the Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Bike Rack, part number Y02464. 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 of it. The first and most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that this can actually swing away from the vehicle to gain rear-hatch access while leaving the bikes on, which is pretty unique for a hanging style bike rack. To do that we'll come to the back here and loosen up this knob like so, take it out all the way. Then I'll come around to the other side here, and then there's this tab right here on the other side of the mast, lift up, you can actually start pulling it away at that point. Once you get it to about here we'll swing it around until you hear it click, and that's that tab locking into the side. Then we can push it the rest of the way. more
10/19/2016 10:56:09 AM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC four bike rack for 2" hitches, part #S64665. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have this padded frame hook up at the top. It's padded so your bike, itself, will not be scratched once you install it. more
10/17/2016 1:16:09 PM
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Part number SR26248. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now the most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. This sets it apart from most other hanging style bike racks. To do that we have this black handle on the side of the mat 00:00:25. You'll pull out, let it come towards you, and now we have full access to the rear hatch to get what we need, and plenty of space on either side to do so. more
10/13/2016 11:06:16 AM
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest we're going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q-slot platform-style 2 and 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number PS63138. 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 is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have this padded frame hook up at the top to hold the bike in place and it's nice an padded so the bike itself won't get scratched up once it's being installed. You also have 2 hook and loop straps around the wheels to keep those in place as well. The wheel cradles themselves are adjustable by undoing the knobs on the side and are adjustable along the arms of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes and to assist with loading. The bike rack itself, right now we have have it in the 4 bike configuration, but you can remove this end portion here and actually just make it a 2 bike version, should you want that. more
10/13/2016 10:57:10 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp 2 bike rack, part number Y02443. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, the most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that you can tilt this away with the bike still attached. To do that, while holding on the bike rack itself, you come to this red knob up at the front, pull out, let it tilt down. Now, unfortunately, the bike rack is just a little to close to the vehicle and we can't open up our hatch all the way without coming in contact with our handle bars. Although you have some space to get to what you need in the back. To put it back in its original position, just lift up on the bike rack, never the bike, you see hear that click, and it's locked back into place. more
10/13/2016 10:56:59 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest- Video
Today in our 2016 Nissan Quest we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Envy 2.02 bike rack, part number NV22G. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now the most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away with the bike still attached. To do that, I'll pull on this switch at the front, while holding onto the bike rack and make it come towards us. Now we have full access to the rear hatch to get what we need. With plenty of clearance between the handlebars and the hatch itself, and thanks to the distance from the vehicle, we have plenty of space to do so on each side. more
10/13/2016 10:56:30 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Nissan Quest s64650- Video
Today on our 2016 Nissan Quest, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XC 2-Bike Rack, part # S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is attached to the rack, we have this one padded frame hook up here at the top. It's padded so your bike itself won't get scratched once you have it installed. We also have these wheel cradles at the bottom here, which are adjustable along the length of the arms. This is a good one to accommodate bikes of different size and assist with loading the bikes, as well. more
10/13/2016 10:46:51 AM
