Saris MHS 2 Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey everyone, I'm Charles with etrailer and today we'll be taking a look at the Saris MHS modular bike rack for two bikes for two inch hitches on the 2017 Toyota RAV4. So, this is a platform style rack made out of a steel and aluminum construction with a black powder coat finish, making it rust resistant and very durable. So, one of the cool things about this rack system is that it does have a tilt away function. It's right here on the handle. Something to keep in mind as this does carry heavy bikes, that you are gonna have the weight of those two bikes when you are tilting away and lifting back up. So, something I like to do is just keep one hand here or on the closest bike, take a step back, so that I don't get knocked out before my ride. more

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5/16/2023 11:02:05 AM

RockyMounts AfterParty Swing Away 2 Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hi everybody, Cooper here from etrailer and today we are going to be looking at our RockyMounts AfterParty on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. The AfterParty is a platform style bike rack that's gonna be able to hold up to two bikes and then those bikes are going to be weighted for 60 pounds each. The way that the AfterParty holds the bike is actually in a frameless contact way where it is ratcheting arms on either side of the bike, so that way it is held perfectly within place. One of the big advantages of the AfterParty is it's feature to go ahead and tilt away from the car allowing us a lot more access to our back end compared to some of the other bike racks that don't. So with something like this, I'm a lot more comfortable sitting down, maybe actually having the room and availability to tie my shoes because it is swung back away, you know, before or after loading, hitting the trails. And in order to lift it back up we actually don't have to pull on the handle. more

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3/31/2023 12:28:20 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer.com. Today, we're taking a look at the Yakima FullTilt on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. The FullTilt is a hang-style bike rack that can hold up to five bikes. It's gonna hold them by the frame here with two zip strips up top to keep it held down along with a third on the seat post to limit our side to side movement, which will help with bike to bike contact. Now, with this, you also have a 150 pound weight capacity, now, it's total, so make sure you're not overloading the bike rack. Now, because it makes frame contact, we do wanna avoid carbon frame bikes and alternative frame bikes or kids' bikes, we probably wanna pick up a bike adapter bar for those alternative frames to make sure the bike hangs level, and for the kids' bikes, it's to make sure that they can fit over this dual arm design, because it's typically not too friendly with those smaller frames. more

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10/17/2022 3:38:14 PM

RockyMounts GuideRail 2 Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

My name's Jonathan. And today on our 2017 RAV4, we're gonna take a look at our RockyMounts GuideRail platform-style bike rack. One of the things that really sets these bike racks apart from the hanging style is that they can actually tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes in place. Observe. Now, I'm not a very big man but that was pretty easy for me to lower. And with that extra space, check out all this extra room you have. more

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8/31/2022 3:28:02 PM

Yakima StageTwo 4 Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey everyone, Charles here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at the Yakima stage two bike rack on the 2017 Toyota RAV4. So this is your front wheel mount platform style bike rack that's gonna let you carry up to four bikes but a quick thing to note before we talk about the features that make this premium choice is that the hitch has a weight rating and your vehicle has a weight rating so make sure you don't exceed the lower of the two. The closest two trays will let you carry up to 60 pounds per bike. And the further two will let you carry 40 pounds per bike. For our 2017 RAV4, we are going to be able to carry 37 and a half pounds per bike so that we don't exceed that limit. more

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6/14/2022 3:58:24 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey everyone, Charles here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at the Swagman E-Spec bike rack on a 2017 Toyota RAV4. So, this is your fixed platform style bike rack that is great for carrying those heavy electric bikes. You can carry up to 70 pounds per bike on this thing. If you have a carbon frame style bike, this probably wouldn't be a great choice for you, since we are being held on by the center frame here. We have three attachment points, the center frame out and two tire straps, one on each side. more

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6/14/2022 1:40:54 PM

Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey everyone, Charles here at etrailer, and today we're taking a look at the Hollywood Sport Rider SE Bike Rack on a 2017 Toyota-RAV4. This is your platform-style bike rack, that's gonna let you carry up to 50 pounds per bike. The carrier itself is about 92 pounds, so if we max this out, we'd be looking about 300 pounds. Your hitch is gonna have its max capacity, and so is your vehicle. Make sure you do not exceed the lower of those two numbers. It is gonna be made out of a steel construction, so it's gonna make it very durable. more

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6/14/2022 1:39:58 PM

Hollywood Racks Destination E Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

What's up everybody It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be checking out the Hollywood Racks Destination E. It's gonna be an e-bike bike rack and we're gonna be showing it to you on a 2017 Toyota RAV4. So since it's an e-bike carrier it's gonna be a platform style bike rack as well. You also get a ramp, it's pretty heavy duty. It's more heavy duty than the on-ramp one or the tool easy fold ramp where it has the three section folds up. more

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5/23/2022 4:02:44 PM

Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 HLY94FR- Video

Hey everyone, I'm Charles with etrailer, And today we're gonna take a look at the Hollywood Destination bike racks for two bikes for an inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches on the 2017 Toyota RAV4. All right, so right off the bat, this is a great lightweight and portable bike rack. It's about 24 pounds, which makes it easy to take on and off the hitch. Its weight capacity is about 35 pounds per bike, so your heavier bikes like your e-bikes are not gonna work for this. Let's take a closer look at some of the features. Okay, so this rack has three attachment points: a strap on each wheel and a frame mount, so it's not gonna be the best for your carbon frame style bikes, so that it's not gonna damage the frame. more

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4/12/2022 3:31:29 PM

Yakima StageTwo 2 Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey everybody, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby and today we're taking a look at the Yakima Stage Two, Two Bike Platform Rack here on the back of our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now this is gonna be an excellent way guys to give yourself a very nice way of carrying two bikes to your destination. What's gonna be great about it, it is Yakima's premium bike rack so you're gonna see a lot of great features on this guy, and the option to actually add on two more bike platforms on here, which is gonna be excellent. So, let's go ahead and start taking a look together. Now the immediate feature here is gonna be a front tire hold allowing you to go ahead and grip onto that front wheel. more

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2/6/2022 9:27:52 AM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we're looking at the Malone RunWay max four bike rack here on a 2017 Toyota RAV4. So the Malone runway is a really cool bike rack from Malone, where it has a bunch of different cradles for your bikes, as well as a cable lock, as well as a stabilizing strap and allows you to carry around four different bikes. If you've got your friends and your family and your RAV4 and you're ready to go for a ride, you can bring all of your there and your bikes. Okay, let's take a look at the way our bike is mounted to this bike rack. more

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1/28/2022 10:49:11 PM

Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we are looking at these Swagman XTC four bike platform rack here on a 2017 Toyota RAV4. So the XTC four is a strong, sturdy bike rack. Something that you would look at if you're looking for a minimalistic bike rack. Also, if you want something that can carry your four bikes without it being as much of a sway, as you would get on a hanging style rack, this might be a good option for you and your RAV4, especially if you have all of your friends or your family here in your RAV4, and you all want to go for a bike ride. more

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1/26/2022 5:39:41 AM

Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we're going to take a look at the Yakima RidgeBack 4-Bike Hanging Style Rack here on our 2017 Ford Explorer. So if you're looking for a bike rack that can carry multiple bikes, let's say you have your Ford Explorer filled up with your friends, your family, you all want to go for a bike ride, but you need something to carry your bikes as you get from point A to point B, this might be an option for you. This is the 4-Bike Hanging Style Rack, but also comes in a 5-Bike version if you have extra bikes to carry around. So let's first take a look at the way our bike is mounted here. more

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1/25/2022 2:10:11 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 Y36FR- Video

What's up everybody, it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna be checking out the Yakima OnRamp on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. So this is gonna be a platform style bike rack, holds up to two bikes. It's got a weight capacity of 66 pounds per bike so you can easily put you two e-bikes on there that's pretty awesome. Another thing is it's got a ramp with it to help you get that e-bike up there so that's just gonna help loading it and make it far easier to do. we'll get to the ramp in a second. more

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1/21/2022 6:09:29 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

What's up everybody it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be checking out the Thule T2 Pro XTR on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. This is going to be a platform style bike rack that holds four bikes and it's going to hold the bikes by the tire. So that's what makes it unique. I like these better because some other ones, the platforms always have the mast in the center and have the hook down on the frame. That's going to make frame contact, and when the frame contacts involved, you don't want to do carbon fiber bikes or alternative frame bikes are just hard to get that hook to go down all right. more

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1/21/2022 6:09:13 AM

Yakima HangTight 4 Bike Rack Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Yakima, hang tight, four bike rack hanging style rack, here on the back of our 2017 Toyota RAV4. So guys, this is gonna be a really nice way of getting four bikes on the back of your car without hopefully taking nearly as much room as you might start seeing for maybe a regular kinda, two pole style design hanging style rack or even a four style platform rack. Let's go ahead and start taking a look at some of the features. Now the hand side definitely has a unique hold here. more

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11/22/2021 3:06:47 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 S64683- Video

Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we're going to take a look at our Swagman Chinook two bike platform rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. So this bike rack is ideal if you have an inch and a quarter hitch or a two inch hitch receiver and you're looking for something that has a little bit more weight capacity than other bike racks at its same affordable price. Okay, so first we'll take a look at one of its features, which is that this can tilt away. To do so, you just pull on this lever back here and then just drop this down to a tilt. more

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9/8/2021 1:18:20 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 Y34ZR- Video

Hi, everyone. It's Evangelina here at etrailer, And today we are looking at the Yakima EXO System with the DoubleUp two-bike rack, and the GearLocker enclosed cargo carrier, here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, this is an amazing kit, because it comes with the bike rack, it comes with the cargo carrier, and you can see how you could use them simultaneously with each other. Right here, look at how the bike rack is on the top. If you do have this configuration, it can only be on the top, since, obviously there's no space for it on the bottom, but you can still use both of them. Let's take a look at how it works with our vehicle. more

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5/18/2021 2:55:56 PM

Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 MAL82VR- Video

What's up everybody. It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna be checking out the Malone Runway HM4 on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. It's gonna be a platform style bike rack. It's gonna hold the bike by the frame with these coated hooks. So right away, probably not a good idea for a carbon fiber bike. more

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4/15/2021 7:18:59 AM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 Y92VR- Video

Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer.com. And today, we are looking at our Yakima EXO SwingBase system with our DoubleUp bike rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. This is an awesome system that allows you to build up with different accessories. Right here, we have the DoubleUp bike rack. So if you want this system, and you're an avid biker, and you just wanna start off with this accessory, this might be a good option for you before you expand to future ventures. more

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4/15/2021 7:18:10 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 TH83JV- Video

What's going on, everybody Adam here with the etrailer, today, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule T2 pro on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. So if you're looking for a very fancy platform, style bike rack this is one that really covers all the areas for me. And it is going to be one of the more premium options. So if you have a growing family or growing hobby, we are going to be able to add two bikes up onto this. So it's going to go from 60 pounds per bike to 40 pounds per bike, but we get four bikes on here. All you really need is a two inch hitch receiver. more

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4/15/2021 6:49:08 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer.com. And today we are looking at our, Kuat Transfer V2, single bike rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now this is a great bike rack if you're looking for something that is compact and has a weight capacity for your heavy electric bikes and has all the nice premium features that makes the entire process easy to mount and dismount your bikes. Now, one of its features is that it can tilt away. And to do so, just hold on to the bike rack and step on that lever that allows the bike rack to tilt back so that you can open your rear door on your RAV4. As you can see, there's plenty of space between the door and the bike so that you can get in there, put stuff away in your trunk, grab your backpacks or your water, all without taking your bikes off. more

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4/15/2021 6:38:37 AM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 Y02459- Video

Hi everyone. It's Phoebe Angeline here at etrailer.com. And today we are looking at our Yakima Ridgeback five bike rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. This is an awesome bike rack. If you are looking for something to carry multiple bikes one, two, three, four, five bikes. If you've got a full family or a bunch of friends and you all want to go out for a bike ride, this might be the bike rack option for you. more

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4/6/2021 5:38:20 PM

Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 ya44fr- Video

Hey guys, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby, and today we're taking a look at the Yakima BackRoad 4 Bike Rack on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, right away we can see this does utilize the dual-arm support system and it is a hanging style bike rack. So what's going to be nice about this, you know, compared to some of your single arm systems as we see, we're not going to have a lot of play here going left to right with our bike. That's going to be quite nice. Especially as we start getting four of these bad boys on here. more

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3/25/2021 2:57:43 PM

Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey everybody, welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby and today we're taking a look at the CURT Premium Four-Bike Carrier on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, right away as you can see, this is a hanging-style bike rack and what's nice about this, we have a dual-arm support system, that's always great 'cause we're gonna get a lot less play with our bikes going left and right across our frame compared to some of those single-arm models. Then if we look here, this nice tapered end is gonna be great for us if we have any kiddos' bikes we want to fit on here. A lot of times, those kid bikes, you have to buy a bike adapter bar that's gonna actually allow you to use this three point system, but this being so tapered in, gonna allow us to get our kids bikes on there, make it really easy without any extra adapters. When we take a look here too, these nice reflectors on the end are really nice especially like we have here, when we only have one bike, sometimes it's hard for people that are actually traveling behind us to see our bike rack especially with it being black, so these are gonna be quite nice especially at night, just to alert the other drivers where our bike rack is. And taking a look at the cradles here, we have a nice rubber stripping system here, all these simply do, hook under, our bike gets put in place, we hook around, and we just simply go around that knob. more

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3/24/2021 5:48:22 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 s64650- Video

Hey, everybody, welcome to etrailer.com I'm Bobby, and today we're taking a look at the Swagman XC2 bike rack on our 2017 Toyota RAV4 Right away as you can see, this is a platform style rack. However, we do have a frame mounted contact point. So keep in mind this isn't gonna be good for any kind of carbon frame bikes. This frame mount is going to deteriorate those carbon frames and also at a 35 pound capacity, we need to make sure that we are not over exceeding that weight limit. So especially in those e-bikes, you know, some of those bigger bikes, keep in mind definitely be measuring your weight. Those e-bikes, take it off those batteries, might get you under, but definitely be careful with it. more

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3/24/2021 5:18:29 PM

RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey guys, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby and today we're taking a look at the Rocky Mounts Monorail 2-Bike Platform Rack on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, right away as we see, this is a platform rack. So it's gonna be great for any kind of carbon frame bikes, heavier bikes you want to use, especially fat tires. As you can see, it's a very versatile bike rack. These nice wide bike cradles are gonna allow us to put any kind of wheels on here. more

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3/24/2021 5:18:16 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hey guys, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby, today we're taking a look at our Thule Hitching Post Pro, on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now we take a quick look here right away. We can see this is a hanging style bike rack, utilizing the dual arm support system. And what that's gonna be great for, you know, a lot of those hanging styles they might have that single mount system and you get a lot of play here. This bike is going to go tilting left, or right. more

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3/24/2021 9:48:33 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 SH22G- Video

Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer.com and today we are looking at our Kuat Sherpa 2.0 two-bike rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, this is an awesome bike rack if you are looking for something that's compact, easy to use, and has all the nice premium features. Now, one of its features is that it can tilt away, and to do so there's a lever right over here you need to pull, and then it just glides down like that. And you'll want it in that position so that you can access your hatch. So you can see how there's space between our door and our bike, allowing to get into our trunk, maybe put stuff away, grab our bike helmets or our bags without having to take our bike off, which is pretty nice. Now, to lift it back into position you just lift it back into position like that and it snaps into place. more

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3/12/2021 10:27:07 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 NV22G- Video

Hi, everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer.com. And today, we are looking at our Kuat NV 2.0 Two-Bike Rack here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, this is an awesome bike rack if you are looking for something that has all the nice premium features plus a bike repair stand and can carry your heavy electric bikes or your carbon frame bikes on your RAV4. One of its features is that it can tilt await. To do so, you pull this lever right over here, and then it tilts down. You'll want it in this position if you want to open up your rear door, just like this. more

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3/12/2021 10:26:46 AM

Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer.com and today we are looking at our Inno Tire Hold Two Bike Rack on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. This is an awesome bike rack if you are looking for something that's super easy when it comes to mounting and dismounting your bike, as well as something that has an extra weight capacity for your heavy electric bikes. Now, the way our first feature that we're going to talk about is how it tilts away. To do so you pull this lever and then it drops down like that. And from here, you can do this in order to access your hatch. more

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3/12/2021 10:26:32 AM

Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 BA22B- Video

Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer.com. And today we are looking at our Kuat NV 2.0 base here on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. Now, this is a great bike rack if you are looking for something that is strong, sturdy, has all the nice premium features, and looks great on your vehicle. Now, one of its features is that it can tilt away, to do so, you pull on this lever and it tilts down just like that. And you will want to do this if you want to access your hatch. So for example, you can see how there's plenty of space between the door and our bike, allowing us to get in there, maybe put things away in our trunk, grab our water, or our bike helmets, or our bags, all without taking our bikes off, which is really nice. more

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3/12/2021 10:26:20 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 TH9042PRO- Video

Ryan: How's it going Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2017 Toyota Rav4, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Helium Pro 2 bike rack. This rack can hold up to a total of two bikes, but if you need to carry an additional one, there's also a three bike version available as well. Now, one of the main questions we get in regards to hitch style bike racks is if you're still going to be able to have full access to your trunk or hatch. Well, since this one does fold away, by pulling the lever up and tilting it back. We're going to have more than enough room to get all of our gear in and out.Probably my favorite thing about the rack is how lightweight it is. more

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10/21/2019 12:07:55 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4 TH9056- Video

How's it going, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2017 Toyota RAV4, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule four bike rack. Now this can hold up to a total of up to four bikes, but if you don't need to carry that many, there's also a two bike version available as well. One of the main questions our customers ask us in regards to hitch mounted bike racks is if they're still going to have full access to their hatch. Well, this one does fold down out of the way, so we will. Come down here to the lever, pull up on it.We can just push it down, and this will give us plenty of space to get all of our gear and equipment in and out. more

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10/18/2019 11:03:32 AM

Rola Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Ryan: How's it going Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2017 Toyota RAV4, we're going to be taking a look at the Rola TX-102 bike rack. Now, one of the many questions we get here in regards to hitch-mounted bike racks is if you're still going to be able to have full access to your hatch. Well, this one does fold down to allow that, and to do that, if we come down here to this pin, all we have to do is pull it out.And I do want to point out, whenever you pull this pin out, there's going to be nothing stopping this rack from going forward. So to avoid potentially damaging or scratching your hatch, you want to make sure you have a hand on it. We pull the pin out, and we're able to just set it down, and now we're going to have more than enough room to get all of our stuff in and out of our hatch.Now, one thing I do really like is where our bike is going to hang. more

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10/18/2019 11:02:42 AM

Reese Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Toyota RAV4- Video

Ryan: How's it going Ryan here, at etrailer.com. Today on our 2017 Toyota RAV4, we're going to be taking a look at the Reese hitch mounted three bike rack. Now this one does hold a total of up to three bikes, but it's also available in a two bike as well as the four bike version. Now, many of the questions we get in regards to hitch mounted bike racks, is if you're still going to be able to have full access to your hatch. Well, this one does fold down out of the way to allow you to do that. And if you+ moved down here to where our clip is and pull this out, we're going to be able to swing it down. more

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10/18/2019 11:02:32 AM

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