Saris Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Saris SUPERBones 3-bike rack, part number SA802. We have our bike already installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How we attach bikes to this rack, we'll have three points of contact. We'll have two straps up at the top and one off to the side which will serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike to bike contact.The cradles themselves, or the straps, are stationary; they do not move. The anti-sway cradles do move a little bit just to give you a little bit of space with your particular bike you may have. more
10/23/2017 8:48:40 AM
Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition two bike rack, part number HRF6-2. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. At the ends of both of the arms, we will have reflected material, and this is to help with better visibility at night. It can carry up to two bikes, with the cradles being adjustable back and forth and side to side as necessary for loading and unloading.How it grips your bike .. we're going to have three points of contact. more
10/23/2017 8:48:31 AM
Hollywood Racks Baja Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja 3 bike rack, part number HRB3. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. At the ends of both of our arms we do have reflective material, so that's going to provide better visibility at night. The cradles can move back and forth and side to side to accommodate loading and unloading. It will grip your bike at three points. more
10/23/2017 8:48:21 AM
Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top 2 Bike Rack for Vehicles with Spoilers, part number HRF2. While this is designed for vehicles with spoilers, this can fit regular vehicles like you see here. It can carry up to two bikes. At the ends of our arms we do have reflectors for better visibility at night. The cradles are adjustable, back and forth and side to side. And with our anti-sway cradle up at the front here we did move it to the inside like you see here, and that's to make loading and unloading a little bit easier.It does also come with a stabilization strap. more
10/23/2017 8:48:12 AM
Hollywood Racks Baja Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus HRB2- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja 2-bike rack, part number HRB2. We have a bike already installed on our rack, so let's take a closer look, and show off some of the features. On the ends of both of our arms, we're going to have reflective material, which is going to provide better visibility at night. It does carry up to two bikes, and the cradles can be adjusted back and forth and side to side as necessary.We do have them bent inwards right now, which is going to make loading and unloading much easier to the inside. It grips your bike at three points. We'll have two straps up at the top, then one off to the side, and this is going to be an anti-sway cradle, to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, and causing bike to bike contact.Up towards the front here, we do have a stabilization strap, which can be used when both bikes are installed, you wrap it around the frames and tighten it up for stability while you drive. more
10/23/2017 8:48:07 AM
Hollywood Racks Express Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Express 3 Bike Rack for trunk mounts. Part number HRE3. We have our bike already installed on our rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.We did an experience some issue with the tire making contact with the vehicle so what we did is we used the provided stabilization strap, tied it around our actual wheel here to keep it from making contact. Now once you have all three bike racks .. excuse me, once you have all three bikes attached, you can use the strap to go around all three as well.The cradles are moveable back and forth and left to right. more
10/23/2017 8:48:00 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the Yakima Hangout Two Bike Rack for trunk mounts, part number Y02637. This is an adjustable arm bike rack, and we already have our bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. It does carry up to two bikes. The cradles are adjustable by moving them back and forth, and they do have a nice padding to them to help protect the frame of your bike once you install it as well.It does grip it by three points. We'll have two straps up at the top, and one off to the side to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and causing bike to bike contact. It does come with two straps. more
10/23/2017 8:47:45 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus Y02634- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus we're gonna be test-fitting the Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack for Trunk Mounts, part number: Y02634. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Now, like its cousin the HalfBack, this has a lot of the same features as that, but there are a few differences. Such as, at the end here, we do have one end that does have the Yakima bottle opener on it. However, at the other end, we do have an integrated cable lock that can pop out, wrap around your front bike, and attach to this point and lock them into place to secure them to the bike rack. We do have the wheel strap that does come along with it, to help prevent vehicle-to-tire contact. more
10/23/2017 8:47:25 AM
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus Y02636- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HalfBack 2 Bike Rack for the trunk mounts, part number Y02636.We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Like with many Yakima products, at the ends of our arms here we do have bottle openers, so you can crack open a cold one once you're done hitting the trails.The cradles are stationary, but do have the Super Cush material to help protect the frame of your bike, once you have it installed.It will grip your bike by three points. We'll have two zip strips up at the top. Then we'll have one off to the side here, which serves as an anti-sway cradle, to keep your bike from moving too far back and forth, and causing bike-to-bike contact.We also have this wheel strap at the front here. This does come with the bike rack, to help prevent contact with your tire here and the vehicle. Now, if you we're to have both bikes attached, there is a much longer strap that wraps around both, as well as the bike rack itself, to keep everything stable while you're driving.Excuse me.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
10/23/2017 8:47:06 AM
