Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today, on our 2006, Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Axis, three bike rack, part number SA843B. We'll begin out test-fit by sliding the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll go ahead and line up our pin holes. We'll then take our anti-rattle bolt, and threat it through our pin holes. Now we'll go and tighten it down using our socket wrench. Once we have that tightened, we can secure it with the lock on the other side, and tightened it down with the anti-rattle bolt. It's going to take out any wobble that we may have inside of our hitch. more

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3/18/2014 5:07:16 PM

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon, we'll be test-fitting the Hollywood Rack Traveler 5-Bike Rack, part number HR9200. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll go ahead and line up our pin hole and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt. We'll go ahead and install it hand-tight and then finish securing it with our socket wrench. Tightening our anti-rattle system up is going to help remove rattle and wobble that we may have inside of our hitch. We'll go ahead and install our clip on our other side. more

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3/18/2014 5:01:33 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Rack, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll go ahead and line up our pin holes, and then we can thread in our anti-rattle bolt. We're just going to go ahead and install it finger tight, and then we'll finish the securing process using our socket wrench. Tightening up our anti-rattle system is going to take out any rattle or wobble that we may have inside the hitch. We'll go ahead and install our clip on the other side. With our bike rack in this position, it's going to give us a ground clearance of right at about 14". more

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3/17/2014 11:56:19 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4-bike rack, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll go ahead and line up our pin holes, then we can thread in our anti-rattle bolt. Now, we're just installing this finger tight and then we'll grab our socket wrench and tighten it all the way down. This is going to help reduce the amount of wobble and rattle that we have inside of our hitch. We'll take our clip and secure it on the other side of our pin. With our bike rack in this position, it's going to give us a ground clearance of about 11". more

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3/17/2014 11:51:56 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today, on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part numberTH934XTR. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 10 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about four inches. We've added about 14 inches to the overall length of our Subaru Outback Wagon. We'll pull the safety pin at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away fromour vehicle. more

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11/7/2013 8:57:24 AM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on a 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2 Bike Rack part number Y02420. This bike rack will accommodate an inch and a quarter in a 2 inch hitch. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line upthe pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over few clearance measurements. We have about 11 and a half inches of ground clearance. more

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11/6/2013 9:23:46 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Rack for 1 1/4 inchand 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. Webegin our test fit by sliding the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 11 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closes point of the bike rack to the rear of our Subaru is about 1/2 inch. more

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11/6/2013 9:22:47 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four bike rack for two inch hitches, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the pin hole and allow the attached pin to fall into place. Well then tighten the hand knob at the rear of the shank to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 11 1/2ches of ground clearance. more

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11/6/2013 9:22:17 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today, on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number TH9025. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack in to the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pinhole and allow the attached pin to fall in to place. We can then tie it in the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of our bike rack to the rear of our Subaru is about a inch and a half. more

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11/6/2013 9:21:57 AM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Soft Ride Element Parallelogram tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches part number SR26248. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin hole and thread in our anti rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of the vehicle is about a 1/4 of an inch and we've added about 9 inches to the overall length of our Subaru. We'll pull the lever on the side of our bike rack towards the top. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Today on our 2006 Subaru Outback wagon well be test fitting the Sportrack Super EZ platform style two bike rack for 1 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench and installing the lock on the other side. Now well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Subaru is about eight inches, and weve added about 22 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more

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11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM

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