Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Focus- Video
Today on our 2011 Ford Focus, well be test fitting the Yakima front loader wheel mount bike carrier, part number y02103. Our vehicle is already equipped with the Yakima roof rack system and our bike rack is already preassembled, so we are ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We will simply clamp the front of the bike carrier to the front cross bar, well then slide the rear clamp over the rear cross bar, and clamp it down using the wing nut. In those few short simple steps our carrier is secured to the cross bars and were ready to go ahead and load our bike. Well go ahead and give you an overall height measurement added to the vehicle, there is 11 of overall height added to the vehicle with the bike carrier in the stored position. To begin loading our bike, well need to open up the top wheel loop, well then loosen up the rear tire strap with the top wheel loop open and our strap loose and we can go ahead and load the bike into the carrier. more
1/24/2012 1:53:24 PM
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Focus- Video
Today on our 2011 Ford Focus, we'll be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Roof-Mounted Bike Rack, product number RKY1014. Our vehicle is already equipped with the Akima Roof Rack System and our bike rack already pre-assembled. We're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. This is a very simple fit. We'll start by sliding the rubber-coated steel straps on the head of the bike rack underneath the front bar. We'll then lower the rear mount over the rear bar and secure it to the roof rack. more
1/24/2012 1:50:57 PM
