Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today on our 2009 Saturn Outlook, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install the attached pin. We'll move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 16" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Outlook is about 4". more

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7/18/2013 5:10:23 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2 Bike Rack Review -2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today on our 2009 Saturn Outlook, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Y02450. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our attached pin. At the rear of the shank, we'll tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 16-1/2" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Outlook is about 4". more

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7/18/2013 5:06:22 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today on our 2009 Saturn Outlook, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 18" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 1-1/2". We've added about 12" to the overall length of our Saturn Outlook. more

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7/18/2013 4:48:55 PM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today on our 2009 Saturn Outlook, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and allow our attached pin to fall into place. We'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to the vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 18" of ground clearance. The closest point of our carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about 1". more

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7/18/2013 4:42:13 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today on our 2009 Saturn Outlook, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 19-3/4" of ground clearance. The closest point of our carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about 7". We've added about 18" to the overall length of our Outlook. more

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7/18/2013 4:37:23 PM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today on our 2009 Saturn Outlook, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum platform-style, hitch-mounted 2-bike rack, part number S102. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our pin and lock. We'll move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 20" of ground clearance. We've added about 20" to the overall length of our Outlook. more

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7/18/2013 4:24:40 PM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today on our 2009 Saturn Outlook, we'll be testing the Softride Dura parallelogram, part number SR26247. To begin our test set, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up the pinhole, and thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench and installing our lock. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance. We've added about 31 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more

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7/18/2013 11:34:14 AM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Outlook- Video

Today, our 2009 Saturn Outlook we'll be tested in the Kuat NV aluminum platform style, two bike racks or two-inch hitches, part number N101. To begin our test with it, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube with the hitch. We'll line up the pinhole and install our pin and lock. We'll move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knob to secure our bike racks to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about two inches. We've added about 14 inches to the overall length of our outlook. more

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7/18/2013 6:21:47 AM

Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Vue- Video

Today, on our 2009 Saturn Vue we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Holdup two-bike carrier for 2-inch hitches, part number Y02433.With our vehicle equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled, we can go ahead and slide our bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch, then install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and lock.With the anti-rattle bolt tighened down, you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the hitch.This is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position.Next, we'll go ahead and take a few measurements. From the nearest point of the bike rack to the nearest point of the bumper we have 2 inches of clearance. With our bike rack installed and in the stored position it adds an additional 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. From the lowest point of the rack to the ground we have 12 inches of clearance. Now let's go ahead and fold the platform of the bike rack down so we can check to see if we have rear cargo access. As you can see, with the platform down we can still gain full rear cargo access.Now let's go ahead and close the cargo door and we can prepare to load our bike.First, we'll take the wheel loop and extend it out.Then, we can take the locking arm hook and move it to the top of the arm.Then, we'll move to the rear wheel cradle and undo the rear cradle strap.Now we can set our bike directly into position, bringing the arm up and securing the hook onto the front tire in front of the front brake caliper.Now with our bike secured to the front wheel hoop we can move to the rear cradle and run our strap through the wheel and secure it with the ratcheting strap.There you have it. more

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6/21/2012 12:16:59 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Vue- Video

Today, on our 2009 Saturn Vue we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex four-bike carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number TH9029.With our vehicle equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled, we can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt.As you can see, with our anti-rattle bolt installed and tightened down it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the hitch.Next, we'll go ahead and take a couple measurements.From the nearest point of the bumper to the nearest point of the bike rack we have 1-1/2 inches. With our bike rack installed and in the stored position we add an additional 12 inches to the overall vehicle length, and from the bottom of the bike rack we have 12 inches of overall ground clearance. Now let's go ahead and use the hitch switch at the base of the rack and tilt the mast away from the vehicle and check for rear cargo access. As you can see, with the bike rack tilted away from the vehicle it still allows us full rear cargo access.Next, let's go ahead and put the bike rack back into the upright locked position.Then, we'll use the hitch switch at the top of the rack to extend the carrying arm. With the arms up and in the locked position we can go ahead and undo the hold-down straps and prepare to load our bike.With our hold-down straps out of the way this will allow us to put our bike directly into position and then secure it with the hold-down straps.There you have it. In just a few simple steps we've gone ahead and secured the bike carrier to the vehicle and the bike to the bike carrier.Now we're ready to hit the road.That does it for our test fit of the Thule Vertex four-bike carrier, part number TH9029, on our 2009 Saturn Vue.. more

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6/21/2012 12:06:52 PM

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Vue- Video

Today, on our 2009 Saturn Vue we're going to be test fitting the Thule Parkway two-bike carrier for 2-inch hitches, part number TH958.With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled, we can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and then install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt.As you can see, with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down it really takes out any movement between the hitch and the bike rack.Now let's go ahead and take a couple of measurements.From the nearest point of the bumper to the nearest point of the upright of the bike rack is 1/2 inch. With our rack installed we add an additional 23 inches to the overall vehicle length, and from the nearest point of the rack to the ground we have 11-3/4 inches of ground clearance.Next, we'll go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the mast and tilt the bike rack away from the vehicle and check for rear cargo access.As you can se, with the mast tilted away from the vehicle we can still gain full rear cargo access.Now let's go ahead and put our bike rack back into the upright locked position. Next, we'll go ahead and undo the hold-down straps so we can set our bike directly into position.Once in it's position, we can go ahead and take the hold down straps and secure them around the bike.There you have it, in just a few simple steps we've gone ahead and secured the bike rack to the vehicle and the bike to the bike rack.Now we're ready to hit the road.That does it for our test fit of the Thule Parkway two-bike carrier, part number TH958 on our 2009 Saturn Vue. more

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6/21/2012 12:04:35 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Vue- Video

Today, on our 2009 Saturn Vue were going to be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style bike carrier for inch-and-a-quarter and 2-inch hitches, part number TH990XT. With our vehicle equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack pre-assembled, we can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the hitch pinhole. Then, we can install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and install the lock on the other side. With our anti-rattle bolt tightened down you can see it takes out any movement between the bike rack and the hitch. This is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Next, well go ahead and take a few measurements. more

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6/21/2012 12:02:42 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Vue- Video

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6/21/2012 11:59:11 AM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Saturn Vue- Video

Today, on our 2009 Saturn Vue were going to be test fitting the SportRack Hitch Mounted two-bike carrier for inch-and-a-quarter and 2-inch hitches, part number A30901. With our vehicle equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled, we can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch lining up the hitch pinhole. Then, well install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. This is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position.Next, well take a few measurements. From the nearest point of the bumper to the nearest point of the platform on the bike rack is 5-1/2 inches. With our bike rack installed we add an additional 22-1/2 inches to the overall vehicle length, and from the end of the bike rack to the ground we have 14-3/4 inches of ground clearance. more

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6/21/2012 11:57:51 AM

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