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

Thule Paceline Roof Bike Rack Installation - 2009 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2009 Acura MDX, well be test fitting the Thule Paceline Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number TH527. Now our Acura has a factory roof rack, so well begin our test fit by simply placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles crossbars. We need to lift it up, both cam action levers at the front of the rack, so that we can position the L-bracket on the underside of the front bar. Now there are three settings here where you can set the L-bracket to fit the thickness of your crossbar. I set it to about the second notch. Once we tighten that down a little bit, well then close down both cam action levers and move to the back of the bike rack. Ill loosen up two of the wing nuts so that I can position the bracket around the underside of the rear bar. more

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10/28/2014 7:48:36 PM

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2009 Accura MDX we'll be test-fitting the Yakima FrontLoader Roof-Mounted Bike Rack, part number Y02103. Our vehicle does have a factory roof rack, so we'll begin our test-fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. Starting at the front, we'll need to loosen up the large black T handles so that we can position the brackets on the front and back side of the front bar. With that in place, I'll move to the rear. We'll loosen up the black wing nut and remove the silver T bolt from the slot in the bracket so I can position the bracket around the rear bar. With the bracket in place, I can reinsert the silver T bolt into the slot of the bracket and tighten down the black wing nut to secure it. I'll move back up to the front and tighten down the black wing nut to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front crossbar. more

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10/15/2014 11:46:55 AM

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Yakima Fork Lift Roof Mounted Bike Rack part number Y02098. With a factory roof rack on our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. Starting at the front we'll first need to remove the skewer, slide back the black cover and then loosen up the black wing nut. This allows us to remove the silver T bolt from the bottom bracket and position it around the front cross bar. Now there are three settings in which you can set the front bracket to fit the thickness of the front cross bar. I found it is best to set it to the second slot. With the bracket around the front bar we'll insert the silver T bolt into the hole of the bracket and tighten down the black wing nut. With this done I'll move to the back of the bike rack, loosen up this black wing nut and position the silver T bolt through the end of bracket and bring the bracket around the rear bar. more

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10/15/2014 11:46:17 AM

Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Thule Sprint Roof Mounted Bike Rack part number TH528. With a factory roof rack on our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll start here at the front and bring the rubber-coated steel strap around the underside of the front bar and hook it into the connection point. We'll then turn the speed link lever which will tighten down the strap around the front bar. We'll repeat the same process for the rear. Once everything is all tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. We'll loosen up the AcuTight knob at the front to extend the skewer outward and then we'll undo the cam buckle strap at the back. We'll pick up our bike and place it onto the rack, sliding the forks down onto the skewer. more

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10/15/2014 11:43:04 AM

Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail and Rooftop Bike Rack, part number RBC035. With a factory roof rack on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll first need to remove the black plastic cover and use the included Allen wrench to loosen up the silver bolt so that we can bring the rubber coated steel straps around the underside of the front bar. We'll hook them into the connection points, and then tighten the silver bolt just a little bit. We'll move to the back of the bike rack, remove one of the wing nuts, position the bracket around the underside of the rear bar, insert the silver bolt through the hole in the bracket, and reinstall the wing nut. Once that's tight, we'll move back up to the front and finish tightening down the silver bolt. Now that everything's tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike. more

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10/15/2014 11:32:47 AM

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Kuat Trio roof mounted bike rack in black and chrome, part number TR02. With the factory roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. Starting at the front, we'll need to take the rubber coated U bolts that are on the under side of the front bar out to the pre-drilled holes at the head of the bike rack. We'll then take our cylinder nuts to thread down onto the U bolts. We'll keep those loose so that we can make adjustments at the rear. We'll move to the rear of the bike rack, remove one of the wing nuts from the black bolts so that we can position the rubber coated black plate around the underside of the rear bar. We'll insert the bolt into the hole of the black plate and re-install our wing nut. Once those are tight, we'll move back up to the front and use the included tightening tool to tighten down the cylinder nuts. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up a bike. With the skewer loosened up, we'll move to the rear and undo the cam buckle strap. Now, depending on what side you install the rack on, you may need to swap out the strap so that it can work for the other side. more

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10/15/2014 11:31:28 AM

Swagman Upright Roof Bike Racks Review - 2009 Acura MDX- Video

Today on our 2009 Acura MDX we'll be test fitting the Swagman Upright roof-mounted bike rack, part number S64720. With a factory roof rack on our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll pull out our hardware and start at the front, and take the silver u-bolts to go around the underside of the front bar, up through the pre-drilled holes at the head of the bike rick. We'll then take our black wing nuts to thread down onto the silver u-bolts. We'll then move to the back of the bike rack and this time we'll take the silver bolt to go down through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack. We'll take the black plate and insert the silver u-bolt into the holes of the black plate, and then install our wing nuts. more

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10/10/2014 8:30:08 AM

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