Yakima StageTwo 4 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today, we have a pretty sweet 2012 Toyota 4Runner and we're taking a look at a pretty sweet bike rack. This is the Yakima stage two. After I assembled the bike rack I realized that it's extremely solid. That's pretty much what you get. When you have such a heavy bike rack. This thing's about 95 pounds in the four bike configuration. more
5/23/2022 3:54:52 PM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
So today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks, Destination platform style, four bike rack. That's part number H-R-4-0-0-0.So, I've already got it loaded up in the Forerunner, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually holds our bikes by their frame. You can see how we have this one set up with our down tube here. The way this center mast and its frame holders are designed, it's so that it can work with a wide variety of bikes. So that's bikes with alternative frame styles, women's and children's bikes.Now, this bike rack doesn't have a whole lot of premium features. more
1/30/2019 9:47:37 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1400Z-FB- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE 4 Platform Style Four-Bike Rack for Fat Bikes. That's part number HR1400Z-FB.I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. Now, not only does it hold fat bikes, but it's going to hold your standard bikes as well. In this kit, you're going to get a total of 16 cradles. You're going to get eight fat tire cradles, which will hold fat tires up to 5" wide, and eight standard cradles, which will hold standard tires up to 3" wide.Now, right away, even though it can hold all these bikes and a wide variety of bikes, you're going to be able to tilt this bike rack away so we can get into that rear hatch. The way that's done is you want to remove the snapper pin here, and keep in mind when all of the bikes are loaded up, it is quite heavy. more
1/9/2019 9:08:06 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR200Z-FB- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider 2-Bike Rack for Fat Bikes, that's part number: HR200Z-FB. I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes.Now not only does it hold fat bikes, but it's going to hold your standard bikes too. It'll hold fat tires up to five-inches wide and standard tires up to three-inch wide. It's going to hold a wide variety of bikes. Your women's bikes, children's bikes and bikes with alternative frame styles.It holds them in place with a frame hook going over the top tube, puts down pressure into the wheel cradles. The frame hooks themselves are rubber-coated, so we don't have to worry about them harming or scratching that top tube. more
12/13/2018 8:17:28 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR200Z- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on a Hollywood Racks Trail Rider Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack. That's Part #HR200Z. I've already got it loaded up with the bike installed, as you can see, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. As you can see, it holds our bikes by their top tube. The frame hook goes over our top tube, puts down pressure into the cradles, and then our bike is in position. Not a bad way to hold your bikes and get to the trails. more
12/13/2018 8:17:11 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1450Z-85-FB- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on a Hollywood Rack Sport rider, SC2, platform style, two bike rack for fat bikes with cargo carrier. That's part number HR1450Z-85-FB.Now, not only does it carry fat bikes, but it's going to carry your standard bikes, too. So with this kit, you're going to get your fat bike wheel cradles and your standard bike wheel cradles. The fat bike cradles are going to hold tires up to five inches wide, and your standards are going to hold tires up to three inches wide.Now right away, this bike rack is way different than other bike racks, because, for one, you can carry cargo with your two bikes. What's nice about this, is with everything loaded, you can also tilt it away from that rear hatch to remove other gear. Now, when it's all loaded up it's definitely recommended to use a second person, because it can be a bit heavy, but since we've just got one bike on here, I'll go ahead and show you how this is done.We'll remove the snapper pin here, and I'm going to lift up on the carrier slightly, just so that's easy, then pull out on that quick release pin. more
12/12/2018 10:37:13 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1450Z-FB- Video
Today, on your 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider SC 2 Platform-style two bike rack for fat bikes. That's part number HR1450Z-FB.I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. Now it's not just for fat bikes. In this kit, you're going to get a total of eight cradles. You're going to get four cradles that'll hold your fat tires up to five inches wide and you're going to get four cradles that'll hold standard tires up to three inches wide.Now also with this bike rack, you're going to have plenty of options. If you'd like, you can add or you can pick up an optional cargo carrier that just plugs right into the back of the bike rack here. more
12/11/2018 8:07:24 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1450Z- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sportrider SE2 Platform Style Two Bike Rack, that's part number HR1450Z.So I've already got it set up on the Forerunner just to give you a good idea on what it looks like and how it's gonna hold our bikes. Now right off the bat, I'd like to mention that with this bike rack, you actually have a few options. Though it's sold as a two bike rack, you can pick it up as a four bike rack, which adds a two bike extension allowing you to carry a total of four bikes. You can also pick up an optional cargo carrier. That way you can carry two bikes and some extra gear on the back of our your Forerunner.Now with this bike rack in all those features, excuse me, all those accessories, everything loaded up, you can tilt it away to get inside that rear hatch. The way that's done is, you remove the snapper pin here, I'm gonna lift up on the bike rack slightly. more
12/11/2018 8:07:10 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1000Z-FB- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks sport rider two bike rack for fat bikes. That's part number HR1000Z-FB. So I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. Now, not only does it hold fat bikes, but it's going to hold those standard tire bikes too. The kit actually comes with a total of eight cradles. So, you're going to get for fat bike cradles that'll hold fat tires up to 5 inches wide. more
12/3/2018 2:57:50 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're gonna be test-fitting the Swagman Quad 2+2 2 and 4 Bike Platform Rack, part number S64692. We already have our bike installed on the rack, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, as I said, this is a two and four bike rack, and how that happens, we have a screw up at the middle here. Once that's removed, you can remove this entire rear section and convert the four bike platform rack that you see now to a two bike platform rack if need be. This can be utilized with multiple vehicles, your cars, SUVs, minivans. However, this can also work with RVs or motor homes, as well.How the bike is held into place, we're gonna have three points of contact. more
10/22/2018 9:07:12 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner S64689- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're gonna be test fitting the Swagman E-Spec 2-Bike Platform Rack, part number S64689.Now what sets this apart from other back racks is it increases the carrying capacity so it can fit up to two E-Bikes, 70 pounds each. This doesn't tilt away from the vehicle like most platform racks, but again it is designed mainly to carry those bulkier bikes such as the E-Bikes that you see here. How it holds the bike in place, we're gonna have three points of contact. We're gonna have two wheel straps at each side, and the wheel cradles here by loosening or tightening the knobs in the front. You can adjust these back and forth to accommodate for bikes of different sizes, but also to help out with the loading process. Up at the top we do have a padded frame hook here. more
10/16/2018 1:17:28 PM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp EVO 4 Bike Rack for two inch hitches, part number Y02479-2. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look at this.Like most platform racks, this can tilt away with all four bikes still attached. They did make an improvement, however. To tilt this away, we have this lever here at the front. They used to have two pins on either side, you'd have to pull one out and hold it out and then you'd have to remove one completely and tilt it away. more
4/18/2018 8:47:09 AM
Swagman XTC-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman XTC2 platform style two bike rack. That's part number S64670. I've already got it loaded up on my 4Runner, just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. This is one of the most popular bike racks here at etrailer.com, because of how simple and easy it is to use. You're going to be able to get your bikes from point A to point B without any hassle.The way it works is we've got a frame hook here on top. It's padded, so it's not going to harm or scratch any finish. more
4/13/2018 9:17:11 AM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom SuperClamp EX Platform Style 4 Bike Rack. That's part number SA4026F. I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually supports our bikes by their tires. There is no frame contact. One of its best features is though, is that it has the ability to tilt away from our vehicle with bikes loaded so we can gain access to our rear hatch.To do that you simply remove the safety pin underneath first. more
3/12/2018 2:59:48 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Semi 2.0 2-bike platform rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S64686. 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 attaches to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact. We're going to have this frame hook up at the front. Excuse me, we're going to have this wheel hook up at the front. The advantage to having the wheel hook over the frame hook is you don't have to purchase any aftermarket accessories like bike adapter bars for alternate frame bikes, plus it's a lot easier on your carbon frame bikes because it grips it by your wheel instead. more
12/20/2017 8:57:12 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're gonna be test-fitting the RockyMounts SplitRail 3 Bike Platform Rack for 2" Hitches, part number: RKY1140-3. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's 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 three bikes attached, to gain rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come to this lever here. While holding onto the bike rack, we'll pull out, let the bike rack come down, and now we have that rear hatch access. more
8/21/2017 10:48:01 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner RKY10004- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're doing a test fit of the RockyMounts MonoRail platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is RKY10004. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back to our conveniently located handle. We'll pull on that. more
8/17/2017 9:57:32 AM
Saris SuperClamp EX 2 Bike Rack Installation - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Saris SuperClamp EX Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number SA4025F. I've already got it loaded up, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's gonna hold our bikes. It actually supports our bikes by their tires. There is no frame contact. One of its best features is, it has the ability to tilt away from our vehicle so we can gain access to our rear hatch. more
7/19/2017 12:07:59 PM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Four Runner, we're going to be test fitting the Malone four bike platform rack, part number MPG2112-2115. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show out some of the features. One of the most prominent features of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all four bikes still attached so we can gain rear hatch access. To do that, we come up to the base here where this snap pin is. Release that. You're going to lift up slightly on the rack to release the pin. more
7/19/2017 7:57:13 AM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2130- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're going to be test fitting the Malone RunWay three bike rack for 1 1/4 inch to 2 inch hitches, part number MPG 2130. We already have it installed on our vehicle and have a bike installed on it as well, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have two straps up at the top here, and one off to the side here, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and causing bike to bike contact. I would like to point out that while we have a wheel strap attached to it now, that does not come with the bike rack because once you have all three bikes attached there is a stabilization strap that wraps through all three to keep them together, and to keep the tires from going too far into the vehicle. The cradles are padded and movable, and have these grooves on the inside so that your cables of your bike will actually sit in there as opposed to being crushed up against your frame once it's being installed. more
7/18/2017 8:07:32 AM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2109- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4-Runner we're going to be test fitting the Malone Pilot Solo Two Bike Platform Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2109. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this bike, or about this platform rack, excuse me, is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached so we can get rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come up to the front here, and see it has this pin. Release the snap portion of the pin on the other side, lift up slightly on the rack to remove the pin. You'll notice that even with the pin removed, the bike rack actually isn't tilting away. This is a safety feature because it has a catch up at the front to prevent that from happening. more
7/5/2017 1:27:07 PM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2112- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be test fitting thew Malone Pilot Two-Bike Platform Rack for 2" hitches, part number MPG2112. We already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached, so we can gain rear hatch access. To do that, at the base here you'll see this pin. Pop that loose, lift up slightly on the rack. I'll loosen up the pin, and at this point you'll notice that it actually doesn't come down at all. That's because there's a catch up at the front, and that's for more of a safety precaution, so it doesn't come falling down on you when you have all the bikes attached at once. So, what you do is you pull out and now you're able to tilt away. It does come pretty close contact, almost pretty close contact with our bike here, so if your handlebars go out a little bit further, you may have fit issues with that. more
7/5/2017 1:17:58 PM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2124- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're going to be test fitting the Malone hanger 4 bike rack, for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2124. We already have a bike installed on the rack lets take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is held into place, we're going to have two points of contact with the frame. This strap here, and this strap here. The one off to the side is going to serve as an anti sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike to bike contact. The cradles are adjustable, back and forth and side to side. more
7/5/2017 7:47:07 AM
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2127- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2127. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. At the ends of both of our arms, you do have reflectors for better vision at night. We have two cradles for the bikes, and they are adjustable back and forth and can be tightened down with this screw on the bottom. The tool is included with the bike rack to do so. It grips your bike at two points. more
6/26/2017 9:17:15 AM
Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Kuat Beta Hanging Style Two-Bike Rack. That's part number B202-2. I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually secures them with three points of contact. We've got two straps for our top tube here, and then we've got one for seatpost tube. The one for our seatpost tube is actually going to be our anti-sway. It's going to help prevent or cut down some of the sway in our bike while we're on the road as well as prevent bike-to-bike contact and bike-to-vehicle contact. The cradles here are made out of a soft rubber, so we don't have to worry about them harming the finish on our bike. more
11/9/2016 8:49:48 AM
Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-SE Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota 4-Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider platform-style 4 bike rack. That's part number HR 1400. I've already got it loaded up on the 4-Runner, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our 4 bikes. It actually secures them with 3 points of contact. We have this rubberized frame hook going over our top tube, putting down pressure into our front and rear cradles. Then we've got a hook and loop strap going over our wheel. more
11/8/2016 9:24:32 AM
Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks trail rider platform form style 2 bike rack. That's part number HR200. I've already got it loaded up on the floor just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our 2 bikes. It actually secures our bikes with 3 points of contact. We have a rubberized frame hook going over our top tube putting down pressure to the front and rear cradles. Then we've got a hook and loop strap going over our wheels and keeping them that in place. more
11/8/2016 9:24:24 AM
Saris Freedom-SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we'll be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom SuperClamp platform-style 4-bike rack. That's part number SA-4026. I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our four bikes. It actually holds our bikes in three locations. We've got these large wheel hooks on the front and rear wheels, putting down-pressure into the two cradles. Then for our rear cradle, we've got a wheel strap going over that. All in all, no frame contact with this bike rack. more
9/16/2016 9:06:38 AM
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we'll be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hanging-Style 4-Bike Rack. That's Part #HR420. I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our four bikes. A few things to know about this bike rack that makes it different from other bike racks, we have an anti-sway bar here at the bottom of the mast with four straps. That's going to help prevent our wheels from spinning and help prevent sway on our bikes when we're on the road. We also have a longer shank here, which is going to provide us with additional clearance for things like a spare tire or anything else you might have here at the rear of your vehicle. Now, our bikes are secured in three points. more
9/1/2016 2:06:10 PM
Yakima FullSwing Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we'll be doing a test fit on the Yakima Full Swing Four Bike Rack. That's part number Y02465. I've already got it loaded up on the Forerunner just to give you a good idea of what it looks like. It is a hanging style bike rack. One of the best features about this bike rack is it has the ability to swing out so we can gain access to our rear hatch. We'll start right here with the black lever. Go ahead and loosen that up. more
8/15/2016 11:26:21 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 platform style two bike rack. That's part number SH22G. I've already got it loaded up on the Forerunner, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it secures our two bikes. It actually secures or two bikes in two spots. We have this large front wheel hook going over our front wheel, putting down pressure on our front wheel cradle. Then, we have a real we'll strap going over are rear wheel. All in all, no frame contact with this bike rack. more
8/9/2016 7:06:23 AM
Yakima SwingDaddy Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we'll being doing a test fit 00:00:03 on the Yakima Swingdaddy 4 Bike Rack. That's part number Y02464. I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea of what it looks like. I'd like to point out that it is a hanging-style bike rack, but one of the best features about this is that it is a hanging-style bike rack that swings out with the bikes loaded so we can gain access to our rear hatch. First come back here, undo your black lever. It's going to seem like it wants to come all the way out, but that's where you want it to be. more
7/12/2016 8:17:40 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner NV22B- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number NV22G. I've already gotten it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it secures our bikes. It secures our bikes with no frame contact. We have this large wheel hook going over our front wheel, putting down pressure into the front wheel cradle. At the rear, we've got a strap that goes over our wheel, holding that in place. One of the greatest features about this bike rack, though, is that it has the ability to tilt away from our vehicle with the bikes loaded. Look over here to the lever here at the center, go ahead and pull it towards you. more
6/24/2016 11:12:34 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner NV22G-NA22G- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform Style 4 Bike Rack. That's part number NV22G-NA22G. I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it secures our 4 bikes. It actually secures our bikes into spots without any frame contact. We have this large wheel hook going over our front wheel putting down pressure into our wheel cradle here. At the rear, we've got a strap going over our wheel and securing down that way. more
6/24/2016 11:12:22 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on this 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Parkway 4-Bike Rack, part number TH956. Now, as you can see, we already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at it and show off some of the features. Now, first, there's going to be 2 points of contact with the bike's frame when you attach this to the rack. We're going to have 2 rubber straps up top here. Plus, they have these little indentations here so you won't be damaging your brake cables or anything like that. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside for now. Now when you remove the straps, it's always a good habit to actually put them back into place because you don't want to lose them while you're driving. more
5/2/2016 10:26:43 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner ETTHT2P-2- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Four Runner we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro Platform-style 2 bike rack. That part number is TH9034. Now we already have our bike secured down and we're going to go over some features, take a few measurements, and show you how our bike is secured in place. The first feature I want to show you is our tilting feature. What we'll do is we'll grab our handle here and the back. We'll squeeze that together and tilt our bike rack away. At this point we will be able to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in our out that we may need. more
3/31/2016 12:26:06 PM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner we're doing a test-fit of the Saris Bones Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack. That part number is SA882. Now we already have our bike secured down and first going to show you how we do that. We have 3 straps total; two on our frame here. We've got one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're able to pull our bike off once we've got those straps loosened up. more
3/31/2016 12:16:06 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner S64684- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, well be doing a test for the Swagman Dispatch platform-style two-bike rack. Thats part number F64684. As you can see, Ive already got it installed on the Forerunner here just to give you a good idea what its going to look like on the back. Its going to hold two bikes as I said. Its secured in our two inch by two inch receiver with an anti-rattle bolt and clip. The job of the anti-rattle bolt is to help reduce a lot of play and a lot of movement within our bike rack and our receiver. As you can see, giving that a shake there. more
11/3/2015 8:20:08 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner TH912XTR- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we'll be doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway tilting 2-bike rack. That's part number TH912XTR. As you could see, I've already got the bike all loaded up so you can get a good idea what it's going to look like. Let's go ahead and take it off and go over some of the features. Our bike is held in place by three straps and three cradles, got two of the top tube and one for the down tube. This one is going to be our anti-sway. more
10/29/2015 7:11:21 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we are going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter Four Bike hanging style rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches part number SA404B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank into the receiver hitch on our vehicle. You want to watch for the pin holes to line up. Once those are in line, you can insert the included anti rattle hitch bolt. We'll go ahead and get that hand tight and then you can tighten it down the rest of the way with your wrench. Tightening this down helps to take any extra play out of the shank of the rack. more
11/18/2014 2:30:57 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to test fit the Saris Freedom Super Clam 2-bike, platform style rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitch, part number SA4025. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch of our vehicle. Once you have it inserted, you want to watch for the pinholes to line up. With your pinholes in line, you go ahead and take the included anti-rattle hitch lock and thread it through the hole. It is a longer bolt so it's got plenty of thread links. We'll then secure it with a wrench. more
9/25/2014 7:31:49 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom 4 bike platform-style rack for two-inch hitches, part number SA4414B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of our rack into our vehicle. With that inserted, you'll want to watch for the pinholes to line up. You may have to wiggle it around a little to get it in line. You'll then thread in your anti-rattle hitch bolt. You'll go ahead and get it hand tight, and tighten it down the rest of the way with your wrench. more
7/24/2014 9:05:01 AM
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Access 3-bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part number SA843B. To begin our test fit we're going to start by inserting the shank of our rack into the hitch of our vehicle. You'll want to watch for the pin holes to line up and then you'll insert the included anti-rattle hitch bolt. Once that's hand tight you can go ahead and take your ratchet and finish the job. With that on tight you can go ahead and push your lock on to the other side. Now that we've got our bike rack on we'll go ahead and get a few measurements. The closest point of the rack to the furthest point of the vehicle is going to be right about eight and a half inches. more
7/24/2014 9:04:12 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4 Runner, we are going to be test fitting the Kuat NV platform style 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number N101. To begin our test fit we are going to insert the shank of our rack into our receiver hitch on our vehicle. With that inserted we want to watch for the pin holes to line up. Once we have our pin holes in line, we'll go ahead and insert our locking hitch pin and snap the lock onto the other side. We'll then tighten down the anti rattle device located here at the end of the shank. This helps to take any kind of play out of the shank of the rack. more
7/24/2014 3:54:56 AM
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma 3 bike platform style rack for 1 1/4"and 2" hitches, part number SA4239B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into our hitch. Once that's inserted you'll want to watch for the hitch pin hole to line up. You'll then take the included threaded anti-rattle hitch pin and thread that into place. Once you've gotten this hand-tight you can go ahead and finish the job with your wrench. What this does is it helps to take any play out of the shank to reduce any movement there. We'll then secure our clip on the other side of the pin. With our rack in this position we'll get a few measurements. more
7/14/2014 5:13:03 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, well line up the pinholes and insert and the spring loader pin into the pinhole. Well then turn the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inches. more
2/8/2013 3:45:22 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, well be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9025. Now to being our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, well line up the pinholes and insert our spring loader pin into the pinhole. Well then turn the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now we can go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inches. more
2/8/2013 3:45:18 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner well be test fitting the Sportrack two bike carrier, part number A30901. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the cargo door is about 14 inches. Weve added about 29 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/8/2013 3:45:10 PM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace four bike carrier, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the security pin with the red head into the pin hole and turn the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 16 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about eight inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/8/2013 8:54:17 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. 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 well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 16 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about five and a half inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
2/8/2013 8:54:10 AM
