Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Corolla well be test fitting the Thule Vertex bike carrier part #: th9029. This bike rack will work with both inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, however, when using with an inch and a quarter class 1 hitch you are limited to 2 bikes. Our corolla is equipped with an inch and a quarter class 1 hitch, so were ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. Well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle and we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance with this bike rack is 11 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 3 inches. more
3/13/2012 4:03:57 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Corolla well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part #: th934xtr. A quick note about this bike rack, this bike rack is capable of being used in both inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, however, when using with a class 1 hitch, you are limited to two bikes. To begin our test fit, well install the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up our hitch pin hole and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle and well give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance with this bike rack is 11 inches and from the closest point of our bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5 inches. We can now go ahead and tilt the mast of our bike rack down and open our trunk. more
3/13/2012 4:03:28 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Corolla well be test fitting part #: th9025, the Thule Apex 4 bike carrier for both inch and quarter and 2 inch hitches. This bike rack is capable of being used in a class 1 hitch, however, if using in a class 1 hitch you are limited to only 2 bikes. To begin our test fit well install the bike rack shank into the hitch, well pull the integrated locking hitch pin and while our shank is sliding into the hitch, the pin will engage the hitch pinhole. With the hitch pin secured, we can go ahead and tighten down our anti-rattle knob securing the bike rack to the vehicle. And now we can give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance with this bike rack is 11 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5 inches. more
3/13/2012 4:03:06 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Corolla well be test fitting the Swagman Tighten 4 bike carrier part :# s63410. Now, our vehicles equipped with an inch and a quarter hitch so our bike rack is setup to install it in. this bike rack is also capable of being used with the 2 inch hitch, although when using it with a class 1 hitch you are limited to 2 bikes. To begin our installation well install the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our anti-rattle bolt. We can then tighten it down with a wrench. After putting the safety pin in the other side of our anti-rattle bolt that will secure our bike rack to the vehicle and we can go ahead and give you some measurements. more
3/13/2012 4:02:07 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Corolla well be test fitting the Road Gear Highway 2 bike carrier part #: rg8015220. Now, our vehicles equipped with the inch and a quarter class 1 hitch and our bike rack is preassembled, so were ready to go ahead and fit it. Well begin by installing the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our anti-rattle bolt. We can then tighten it down with a wrench. And that will secure our bike rack to the vehicle and we can give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance with this bike rack is 10 and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 6 inches. more
3/13/2012 4:00:31 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Corolla- Video
Today on this 2011 Toyota Corola were going to do a test fit of part number th990xt from Thule the Doubltrack Platfrom 2 Bike bike rack. One quick note about this bike rack is it will work with 1-14 receiver hitches both class one and class two, and also will work with the 2 receiver hitch with the provided adapter. In this application we will actually be using a class one hitch. We will start off by installing the hitch into the bike rack, well tighten down the anti rattle bolt, and put the lock on the other side. Now Thule does provide a tool to tighten down the bolt, however our wrench will work just as well. Alright next we will give you some measurements that will give you an idea of clearance between the bicycle rack and the vehicle and the ground. more
11/21/2011 3:18:17 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Corolla- Video
Alright, today in this 2011 Toyota Corolla, we're going to do a test fit of product number A30901 from SportRack. This is the SportRack 2 Bike EZ Hitch Mounted Rack. A couple of quick notes about this bicycle that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches class 1 and class 2. In this application, we'll be using a class 1 hitch. This will also work on 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. We'll go ahead and start off by installing the bike rack into the hitch. more
11/21/2011 10:10:13 AM
