Yakima OnRamp LX Bike Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi, Matt with etrailer. If you're trying to carry those really heavy E-bikes from point A to point B and you wanna make really loading them and unloading them a lot simpler, than the Yakima OnRamp LX bike rack, it's gonna be a great choice for you. Today we're gonna have this on the 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon. So let's check it out. So right now we're already getting a pretty good fit on this. We have plenty of space to sit behind our vehicle. more

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5/15/2024 1:40:53 PM

Swagman Okanagan 125 Bike Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi, Matt with etrailer. If you're looking for a rack that is a little bit easier to put your bikes on and off because you need more of an open design then the Swagman Okanagan, it's gonna be an excellent choice for you. And we're gonna have this on our 2023 Super Outback wagon. Now we're giving a really nice fit today. If we actually take a look at the back of this, we have plenty of clearance to spare. You'd be on maybe some of the most bumpy rides and you're not gonna make contact with your vehicle. more

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5/14/2024 12:48:47 PM

Kuat Piston Pro 2 Bike Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hey, everyone, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're gonna be checking out the Kuat Piston Pro Platform Style Bike Rack. First impressions of the rack on the back of the Subaru, I think it looks awesome. Personally, a fan of the styling and the finish and everything else of this Kuat Rack. It's a real simple approach and very effective. With that said, when it comes to bike racks, Kuat makes really good stuff. more

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10/20/2023 8:44:08 AM

Saris MHS Modular 2 Bike Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hey everybody, Cooper here from etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Saris MHS on our 2023 Subaru Outback. And while at first it may look like you can mount your bike in on either side, there is actually a ratcheting system for your back strapped wheel as well as a wheel chock for your front wheel just to help it sit in there better. Now, one of the big advantages of this rack is that does come with a tilt away feature. So we just go ahead and pull the lever here at the bottom allows us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle, allowing us access into the truck. And there's enough clearance between the pedal and our trunk that I'm not really worried about it but this would allow me to grab my helmet, my shoes or either put them up when I'm done for the day. more

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5/2/2023 10:01:16 AM

RockyMounts GuideRail 2 Bike Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hey, everybody. Cooper here from etrailer, and today we're gonna be taking a look at our RockyMount GuideRail on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Our bike rack's going to be a platform style bike rack, individually weighted for 60 pounds each per bike, and as you'll be able to notice too, is a frameless contact support, so it's going to be really great for those carbon frame bikes, alternative frame bikes, as well as our e-bikes, too. Now obviously, with our bikes loaded, we're not gonna have access into our trunk, so if we actually pull this lever down here, it's going to allow us to tilt our bike away from our vehicle, allowing us pull access into our trunk. Now, whether we have our water, our helmet, our shoes back here, this allows me a lot more space in to just be able to grab my items, whatever I need before I start, or at the end of our journey. Now, in order to get our bike rack back up, we just actually go ahead and grab it and lift up until we hear that clip noise. more

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5/1/2023 1:25:54 PM

Hollywood Racks Destination 2 Bike Platform Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi, everybody. Cooper here from etrailer and today we're going to be taking a look at our Hollywood Racks Destination Bike Rack on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Our bike rack is a two platform style bike rack and it is going to have that frame contact. That's actually what's keeping it on our bike here and then additional straps here down on the wheels keeping it into place. While our center mast touching our frame means that carbon bikes aren't gonna be available for this, as well as the bikes individually of being rated for 35 pounds each. Making e-bikes out for this too as well. more

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5/1/2023 1:23:34 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi, everyone. Aiden here at the trailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman Skaha Two Platform Style Bike Rack, and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now, like I mentioned, this is gonna be a platform style bike rack. It holds the bike in these wheel cradles and by our front wheel hook. The wheel hook means it makes no contact with the frame, making this a good option for carbon frame and alternative frame bikes. more

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4/6/2023 3:17:17 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi everyone, Aidan here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima StageTwo platform style bike rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a really nice high-quality platform rack. It's got a lot of nice convenience features and it's gonna hold the bikes really well. This particular one does hold it in a sort of tray system but there is a designated front wheel cradle that's gonna help hold it in pretty tight. And it's held in with this wheel hook. more

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4/6/2023 10:31:17 AM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon Y02463- Video

Hi everyone, Aidan here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima FullTilt hanging style rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this hanging style rack is going to be pretty unique. It can carry up to five bikes. The cradles on here that hold the bikes are adjustable back and forth to space your bikes out however they fit best. And like any other hanging rack it's going to hang by the frame of your bike. more

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4/6/2023 10:31:02 AM

Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima RidgeBack Hanging Style Bike Rack on our 2023 Subaru Outback. With this being a hanging style rack it's gonna hold the bike by the frame with the rest of the bike hanging down below that. This bike rack has three points of contact on top of the frame. Here we've got two, what Yakima call zip strips. more

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4/6/2023 10:30:50 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Saris Freedom 2-bike rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this is going to be a really good entry level rack. It's a platform style bike rack, holding the bike in these wheel cradles and primarily by our frame. Again, with a cradle and a strap around the frame. more

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4/6/2023 10:30:37 AM

Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi, everyone. Aidan here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Saris SuperClamp EX and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now, the SuperClamp EX is a platform style bike rack. This one is a variation on the dual wheel mount style. Most of those are gonna have trays with wheel hoops. more

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4/6/2023 10:30:24 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon S99SR- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman Skaha 2 Plus 4 bike rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this is going to be a platform style bike rack that holds the bike in these cradles and primarily by our front tire. This one is going to be a very bulky and large bike rack but with a ability to carry 4 bikes that is kind of to be expected to some extent. With this making contact on the tire and not the frame it is good for carbon frame bikes and alternative frame bikes because we're not relying on that frame contact to hold the bike. more

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4/6/2023 10:30:08 AM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon S64671- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman XTC2 Tilt platform style bike rack, and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is gonna be a more entry level option for a platform style bike rack. Little more bare bones, maybe not the easiest thing in the world to use, but it is effective at what it does. With it being a platform rack, it's going to hold the bike, in this case, in these wheel hoops. more

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4/6/2023 10:29:49 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the RockyMounts AfterParty and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. The AfterParty is a swing away platform style bike rack. The platform style means it's going to sit on top of the rack. This one holds it in these long trays and by each tire using this dual wheel mount design. more

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4/6/2023 10:29:24 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Kuat Piston Pro X two bike rack, and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a high-end platform style rack. It's got a lot of great convenience features and it's just a cool rack. It looks nice and it's easy to use, like any Kuat rack you would expect. more

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4/6/2023 10:29:10 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon KU74FR- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Kuat Transfer V2, and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is gonna be a platform style bike rack holding the bike in these wheel cradles, and primarily keeping it up, and held down by our wheel hook at the front. With this making contact on our tire and not the frame, it's going to make this bike rack work well for carbon frame and alternative frame bikes. The secondary point of contact is on the back tire, and each bike can be supported up to 40 pounds. more

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4/6/2023 10:28:56 AM

Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi, everyone. Aidan here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Inno Tire Hold Platform Style Bike Rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a dual wheel mount style bike rack which means it holds the bike by both tires using these wheel hoops. The dual wheel mount style is really nice because it's very easy to load and unload your bikes, and it doesn't make frame contact. So, it's gonna be a good option for carbon frame bikes, alternative frame, and with a 60-pound weight capacity per bike, it's gonna be able to handle some e-bikes too. more

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4/6/2023 10:28:42 AM

Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination E-bike Rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2023 Subaru Outback. This is going to be a platform style bike rack holding the bike in these trays and primarily by our frame. We've got a clamp that will open and tighten down onto the frame wherever it fits. So that clamp can be moved around this mast on the back of the bike rack here and rotate around 360 degrees to adapt to different frames. more

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4/6/2023 10:28:24 AM

CURT Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hi everyone, Aidan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Curt Premium hanging-style bike rack, and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. This hanging style-bike rack holds the bike by the frame, and let the rest of the bike hang down below it. It's got three points of contact, two straps up top, and a third one on the side here, to limit our side-to-side movement and bike-to-bike contact. Now, I will say that this type of strap, the stretchy rubber material, although it is kind of nice for just weather resistance and ease of use, it's not the most secure, and there is still quite a bit of side-to-side movement with the bike. But, you can always add an extra strap after the fact to help cinch things down. more

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4/6/2023 10:28:12 AM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon Y36FR- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima OnRamp Platform Style Bike Rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now I like the name suggests, this is a bike rack that comes with a ramp and we'll get to that in just a bit. It's one of the things that really sets this rack apart from some of the others and it makes it a great option for E-bikes. This can support a weight of 66 pounds per bike so a little bit more than the industry standard 60 pounds that you've probably seen elsewhere, which is nice. more

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4/6/2023 10:25:30 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon RKY74MR- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the RockyMounts HighNoon FC platform-style bike rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon. Now this is gonna be a bike rack designed for bikes with fenders. I've got our front wheel hook set up kinda in the position that you'd have it if you had a front fender that maybe came out through about here. Now more often than not with a bike rack that uses a front wheel hook like this, you have to put it pretty much as close to the forks as it can go for maximum security. more

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4/6/2023 10:25:18 AM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon RKY10004- Video

Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Rockymounts MonoRail two bike rack and seeing how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback. Now this is going to be a platform style bike rack that holds the bike in these trays with our wheel cradles and primarily by our front tire using the wheel hook. The wheel hook is really nice because it makes hookup really straightforward and simple but it also makes it compatible with carbon frame bikes, alternative frame bikes, and with a 60 pound weight capacity per bike, it can support some e-bikes too, which is exactly what we have on there today. Like many other platform racks, it also features a really nice ability to tilt away with the bikes loaded. more

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4/6/2023 10:24:50 AM

Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE 2 Electric Bike Platform Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE Hitch Bike Rack how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback wagon. The Sport Rider SE is very popular first and foremost because it is able to get up to 80 pounds per bike loaded up. So it's a platform style rack capable of supporting two bikes up to 80 pounds, which is a lot. So it's gonna be really useful for your e-bike purposes. If you did wanna mix and match this with something with a carbon frame or a really nice paint job we'd recommend against it 'cause although it does make primary contact here on our frame hooks and they're padded, it still does make that contact there and could potentially damage your frame while you're driving. more

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3/15/2023 10:49:59 AM

Kuat Sherpa 2.0 2-Bike Platform Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Kuat Sherpa hitch bike rack, how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon. The Sherpa is a two bike platform style bike rack capable of supporting two bikes up to 40 pounds each. It's going to hold onto our bikes as a primary means of contact through these wheel hooks as well as one strap down at the bottom. So if you did want to use this with your carbon frame bikes, you definitely can. Maybe you just have a really nice paint job you can do that too. more

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3/14/2023 8:35:22 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon NV22G- Video

Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 Hitch Bike Rack, how it fits on our 2023 Subaru Outback wagon. The NV is a two-bike platform style bike rack capable of supporting two bikes up to 60 pounds a piece. It's going to hold onto our bike primarily with this front wheel hook here as well as one additional strap down at the bottom. So you can get some heavier bikes on here, but say you wanna mix and match maybe a carbon frame bike or you have an alternative frame style bike with a really aggressive design, you can accommodate those two without taking damage to the frame, because we don't make any contact with the frame. One of the nice benefits of this rack is that it does have the ability for it to tilt away with the bikes loaded up, so we'll show you that early on. more

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3/1/2023 4:48:24 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, on our 2023 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're gonna be checking out the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Mounted Bike Rack. First impressions of the rack on the back of the Subaru, I think it looks right at home. You know, just about any accessory you put on an Outback or any Subaru for that matter, you know, blends right in, kind of matches that image. And that holds true with this particular rack as well, at least in my opinion. Something else I noticed too is where it's gonna sit in relation to your back window, where the bike is gonna sit. more

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1/11/2023 3:06:19 PM

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