Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius, we'll be doing a test for the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack. That's part number TH912XTR. I've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like and how it's going to hold our bike. It is a hanging style bike rack, as you can see. It secures out bike in 3 spots. We have 2 straps for our top 2. Then 1 strap for our seat post 00:00:22 2. more
4/3/2016 10:48:00 AM
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius we'll be doing a test fit of the Saris Bones 2-bike rack, part number SA882. We've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good idea what it's going to look like and how it's going to hold our bike. It is a hanging-style bike rack, as you can see it secures our bike in three spots. We have two straps for our top tube, and then we have one strap for our seat post tube. This one's going to be our anti-sway strap, it's going to help prevent a lot of the sway in the bike when we're on the road, as well as prevent bike-to-bike contact and bike-to-vehicle contact. Let's go ahead and take our bike off. We're just going to press in on the little tab on top and feed that strap back out. more
4/3/2016 10:47:45 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius we'll be doing a test fit of the Swagman XC Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number S64650. I've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good of what it's going to look like. It secures our bike in one spot and that's going to be this frame hook here. It goes over our top tube, puts down-pressure into the two wheel cradles, that's our front and rear. Let's go ahead and take our bike off. We're going to raise this front hook up out of the way. That's going to make room for our rear hook. more
4/3/2016 10:47:30 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Prius S63380- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius, we'll be doing a test for the Swagman Trailhead 4 bike rack. That's part number S63380. I've already got it loaded up on the Prius just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. Now right off the bat, this bike rack can be used for class 1, class 2, and class 3 hitches, though if you're only using a class 1, like our Prius here, you're only able to put two bikes on the back. Let's go over how our bike is secure. We've got four straps, three for our top tube here, and then we've got one for our down tube, that's our seat post tube here. This one's going to be our anti-sway strap. more
4/3/2016 10:47:12 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Carrier part number TH9029. This vehicle is equipped with a Class 1 hitch so this bike carrier will be limited to two bikes. 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 threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 4 inches. more
12/14/2012 1:12:06 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post part number TH934XTR. This vehicle is equipped with a Class 1 hitch and this bike carrier will be limited to two bikes. 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 threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7-1/2 inches. more
12/14/2012 1:11:58 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our threaded pin holes. Well then thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how this bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 4 inches. more
12/14/2012 1:11:54 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier part number S63410. Now this vehicle is equipped with a class 1 hitch so the bike carrier will be limited to two bikes. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our threaded pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 9-1/2 inches. more
12/14/2012 1:11:39 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the SportRack 2 Bike Carrier part number A30901. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our hitch pin hole and thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 9 inches. Weve added about 27 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/14/2012 1:11:31 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier part number PS63134. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our hitch pin hole and insert our pin and clip. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 10-1/2 inches. Weve added about 27 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/14/2012 1:11:24 PM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum 2 Bike Carrier part number S102. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch and turn the black handle located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inches. Weve added about 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/14/2012 1:11:17 PM
