Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 GMC Yukon XL- Video

Today, on our 2013 GMC Yukon XL, we are going to be test fitting the Yakima FrontLoader Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02103. Our Yukon is equipped with the full factory roof-rack, so were going to mount the FrontLoader directly to the factory cross bars. Well take the carrier and set it on top of our cross bars, and then it will fit the head of our bike carrier around the front cross bar and use the hand knob to tighten the clamp down. Then we can take the clamp in the rear and slide it over our rear cross bar, and use the T-bolt and included wing nuts to tighten it down. With that done, our bike rack is secured to our roof-rack and were ready to load up a bike. We need to make sure that the front wheel hoop us up and open. more

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8/6/2013 12:14:53 PM

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 GMC Yukon XL- Video

Today, on our 2013 GMC Yukon XL, we are going to be test fitting the Yakima Forklift Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02098. Our Yukon is equipped with the full factory roof-rack, so were going to go ahead and mount our Forklift directly to the factory cross bars. To do this, well remove the securer from the head of the bike rack first. Well open up the clamp at the head of the bike rack and fit it around our front cross bar, and then well tighten it down with the T-bolt and wing nut. Now, we can slide the cover back into place and then we can reinstall our securer. At the back, we need to slide the clamp over our rear cross bar, and again well tighten it down with the T-bolt and wing nut. more

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8/6/2013 12:14:28 PM

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 GMC Yukon XL- Video

Today on our two-thousand-thirteen GMC Yukon XL were going to be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod roof mounted bike carrier, part number rky1014. Our Yukon is equipped with the factory roof rack so were going to mount the RockyMounts Tierod directly to factory crossbars. Well lift up the carrier and set it on top of our crossbars feeding the straps at the head of the bike carrier around our front bar. Lock them back into the head and use an Allen key to tighten them down. Now we can go ahead and reinstall the cover on the head of the bike rack. At the back well use the clamp and the Allen bolts to secure the rear of the bike rack to the rear crossbar. Once weve done that were ready to load up our bike. We can go ahead and pick up our bike, place the rear wheel into the wheel tray and drop the front fork down into our skewer. more

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8/6/2013 12:12:10 PM

Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 GMC Yukon XL- Video

Today on our 2013 GMC Yukon XL, we'll be test fitting the Thule Domestique rooftop bike carrier, part number TH513. Our Yukon is already equipped with factory rails and roof rack, and so we're ready to go ahead and install our bike rack. We'll simply set the Domestique on top of the crossbars. We'll line up the head of the bike carrier with the front crossbar, and adjust the rear mounting point to the rear crossbar of our vehicle. We can then take the front head cover, bring it underneath the front crossbar, and tighten it down using the Allen wrench included with the bike rack. After the front head is tight, we can move to the rear attachment point and bring the clamp underneath the rear load bar and tighten it down using the included hardware. more

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7/25/2013 3:16:15 PM

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 GMC Yukon XL- Video

Today on our 2013 GMC Yukon XL, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman fork-style roof-mounted bike carrier, part number S64710. Our Yukon is already equipped with a full factory roof rack. We'll place the bike rack up on top of our crossbars, and at the front we'll fit the two U bolts around our crossbars and use the wing nuts to secure the front of the bike rack. Now we can move to the back of the bike carrier and we'll fit the U bolt through the carrier from the top. We'll take the clamp and two wing nuts to clamp around the bar from the bottom. With that being done, our bike rack is secured and we're ready to load up. more

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7/25/2013 3:13:06 PM

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 GMC Yukon XL- Video

Today on our 2013 GMC Yukon XL, we'll be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod stretch roof-mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1011. To install the carrier, place the front half on the front cross bar. Now we can bring the rubber-coated steel strap around the underside of the front crossbar and hook it into position. We'll then move to the rear of the carrier, where we'll loosen up the bracket, swing it around the underside of the rear crossbar, and use the included Allen key to tighten it down. Now we can go back to the front, where we will again use the included Allen key to tighten down the straps and secure the bike carrier to the vehicle. Once the carrier is secured to the vehicle, we can replace the black front plastic cap, and move to the rear of the carrier, where we can undo the cradle straps to prepare for our bike. more

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7/25/2013 3:11:11 PM

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