Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Acura MDX- Video

So, today in our 2016 Acura MDX, we will be doing a test for the Thule Circuit XT roof-mounted bike rack. That is part #TH526XT. So, I have already got it loaded up on the Acura MDX just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it is going to secure a bike. There's no frame contact, first off. It secures our bike in 2 spots. We have a 9 mm quick release skewer, here up front, securing the forks. more

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4/14/2016 11:38:48 AM

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2011 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2011 Acura MDX, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Sprint T-Channel Mounted Bike Rack. This is a roof-mounted bike rack, part number TH569. Now we already have it secured down. First, take a look at the back here. You'll see we have a ratcheting strap that you're going to see on most of your roof-mounted bike racks. Then at the front, we have a skewer. more

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3/29/2016 10:06:55 AM

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2011 Acura MDX TH535- Video

FemaleAnnouncer: Today on our 2011 Acura MDX we're doing a test fit of the Thule ThruRide roof mounted bike rack. That part number is TH535. I already have our bike secured down. I'm first going to show you how we do that. Here in the back we have a ratcheting strap that you're going to see on most of our Thule bike racks. Quick and easy to release and then at the front we have a different style skewer. more

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3/29/2016 10:06:40 AM

Rhino Rack Road-Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2011 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2011 Acura MDX, we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Road Warrior roof-mounted bike rack. That part number is RBC036. While we have our bike loaded up, we're first going to show you how we do that. Got our ratchet strap here in the back that you're going to see on most of your Rhino Rack roof-mounted racks. Push that off to the side and in the front we have a skewer with the lock option on here. I would highly suggest you use that to prevent any theft or tampering. To release our bike we're just going to pull out on our black handle and we'll turn it to loosen and tighten. more

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3/18/2016 10:06:06 AM

Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2011 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2011 Acura MDX we're doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail Rooftop bike rack. That part number is RBC035. We already have our bike secured in place, we're first going to show you how we do that. Here in the back we have our ratcheting strap that you're going to see on most of our Rhino-Rack bike racks. We'll just push that off to the other side. At the front we have a locking skewer. This is going to be great to prevent theft and tampering of your bike. To remove our bike, we're just going to pull our on the black handle and we'll use this to loosen and tighten the skewer around our bike. Then with that loosened, we can pull our bike off of our rack and take it off to the side. more

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3/18/2016 9:56:06 AM

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Acura MDX th535- Video

Today on our 2016 Acura MDX, we're test fitting the Thule ThruRide. Now this is a roof mounted either fork or through axle style front mount roof style bike rack. Part number on it is TH535. Now we've got our Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System already installed and we've been able to clamp it right down to that, giving us a really nice, secure fit. The rack's going to use, in this case since this is a skewer style for an axle, we've got the adapter in there that allows the two, this silver clamp and this silver clamp, to clamp around that adapter and allows us to fit our skewer right on there. You can also use this with through axle bikes, never having to actually take that through axle out. It will come right down there and then those two clamps will come in and pinch on it. Really nice setup. more

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12/12/2015 5:26:16 PM

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Acura MDX th569- Video

Today on our 2016 Acura MDX, we're test fitting the Thule Sprint. This is a roof mounted fork clamp style bike rack. It's been designed for use in the T Tracker and the channel slots. Part number on it is TH569. What we're going to have is of course the fork clamp up here at the front that's going to hold our bike in position and a rear wheel clamp. Now this rack is really nice. more

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12/3/2015 4:06:06 PM

Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2016 Acura MDX we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno Fork Lock III rooftop-mounted bike rack. This is going to be part number INA391. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our bike rack on top of our aftermarket roof rack system so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and installed on your vehicle. Now this rack is going to fit your square bars, round bars, aero-type bars, even your factory roof racks. Moving to the backside here we'll talk about how the bike is strapped to the bike rack. You're going to have your rear wheel strap here. This strap is going to be really nice because it's going to give you the ability to place your mountain bikes and other large wheel bikes on here as well and still be able to strap it down. more

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6/27/2015 8:46:06 PM

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2016 Acura MDX we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat Trio rooftop-mounted bike rack. As you can see, we've already got it in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it installed on your vehicle and with a bike in place as well. Now this going to be part number TR02. We'll go through how it's assembled and how it's all put together on your vehicle. First things first, let's move to the back and talk about the rear wheel strap. That rear wheel strap is going to be on the sliding piece here. It's going to sit in between your spokes, so make sure that you have your spokes spaced out evenly so it can go over the wheel without damaging them. more

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6/27/2015 8:43:27 PM

Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2016 Acura MDX, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Sprint fork-mounted rooftop bike rack. Can you see it here already installed on our aftermarket roof rack system It's going to be part number TH528. This will fit your square bars, round bars, even your factory roof rails and arrow type bars as well. Let's go ahead and go through how our bike is strapped on to the platform itself. You're going to have your rear strap here around the rear wheel. Make sure that you have an equal amount of distance between your spokes so when you pass through the strap, you do not damage it. more

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6/27/2015 8:42:48 PM

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Acura RDX- Video

Today on our 2014 Acura RDX, We're going to be test fitting the Coat Trio. This is a roof mounted, four clamp style bike rack in the black and chrome; it's part number TR02. We also have this available in a grey and orange that part number is Ru01. Now, with the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack system already installed on the Acura, we'll begin our test fit by placing rack up onto the load bars. We'll bring one of our black rubber coated u-bolts around the underside, fit it up through the head of the carrier, then we're going to thread on two of our cylinder nuts. One one side of the cylinder nut, it is threaded; the other side is made to accept an allen key. more

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7/14/2014 6:16:50 PM

Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Acura RDX- Video

Today on our 2014 Acura RDX, were going to be test fitting the Thule Sprint. This is a roof mounted fork clamp style bike rack. Its part number is TH528. Weve already got the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System installed on the Acura, so were going to begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto our load bars. Weve positioned our front clamp right over the top of the crossbar, so now were going to bring the rear clamp back and do that same thing. Well then take our black rubber coated metal straps around the underside, fit them into the foot of the carrier on both of our clamps. Well then straighten out the lever here, turn it just like you would tightening up a nut. more

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7/14/2014 5:28:01 PM

Swagman Upright Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Acura RDX- Video

Today on our 2014 Acura RDX, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman upright. This is a roof mounted frame clamp style bike rack. Its Part Number is S64820. We've got our Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System that we've already installed on the Acura, so we're going to begin our test fit by placing the rack right up onto the load bars. At the front we'll have 2 U-bolts .. see there ... more

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7/14/2014 5:18:40 PM

Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Acura RDX- Video

Today on our 2014 Acura RDX, were going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail. This is a roof mounted fork clamp style bike rack. Its part number is RBC035. Now weve got our Thule rapid traverse roof rack system that weve already installed on the Acura. Were going to begin our test fit by removing the black cover thats here at the head, then pulling out both of our black rubber coated metal straps. Well take these around the underside of our load bar, fit them back into the head of the carrier, and then well tighten that single Allen bolt thats located right there in the middle. Its a nice setup that theyre using here because this one will actually tighten up both of the straps at the same time. more

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7/14/2014 5:11:23 PM

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Acura TL- Video

Today on our 2006 Acura TL we'll be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RKY1014. With a Thule Arrow Blade Roof Rack System assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the RockyMounts TieRod directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll bring our straps around our front bar and then remove the black plastic cover. We'll fit the straps back into the head of the carrier and use an Allen key to tighten down our Allen bolt, which will tighten our straps around our front bar. Now we can replace our black plastic cover and make sure our skewer is loose. Here at the rear, we'll take our rear bracket and bring it around our rear bar. more

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9/9/2013 5:58:23 AM

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Acura RDX- Video

Today on our 2013 Acura RDX we'll be test fitting the Swagman fork-down roof-mounted bike rack, part number S64710. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack onto the vehicles crossbars. We'll use the silver bracket to go on the underside of the front crossbar and up into the front part of the bike rack. We'll then use the black wing nuts to thread onto the silver threads of the bracket to secure the front part of the carrier to the front crossbar. We'll then move to the rear of the carrier, where this time we will slide the sliver bracket down onto the bike rack through the hole and use the black plate to slide onto the threaded bolts of the bracket up against the bottom side of the rear crossbar. Again, we will use the included wing nut to thread onto the silver bracket to secure the rear part of the bike rack to the rear load bar. Now with everything all tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. We'll double check to make sure our skewer is loose at the front and we'll undo our tray strap. more

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7/15/2013 6:45:03 AM

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