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Yakima StageTwo 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Hi, everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today, we'll be taking a look at the Yakima StageTwo 2-Bike Platform Rack right here on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. So this is a bike rack for class 2 inch-and-1/4 hitch receivers. So if you have an inch-and-1/4 hitch receiver, you know that you have limited options for your vehicle. So for example, on the Malibu, that was the hitch we have on there, but if you also have heavy electric bikes large mountain bikes, bikes of different shapes and sizes, and you just want a good solution to carrying them around, that's where the Yakima StageTwo comes in handy. It has all those different features, those different specs, and we'll talk about them, but we're gonna focus on our Malibu today. That way, we can see how it works with our little sedan here and if it is gonna be the best fit for you, your different types of bikes and your Malibu. more
6/6/2022 1:12:09 PM
Thule T2 Pro X Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
What's up everybody, it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be check out the Thule T2 Pro X. It's gonna be a platform-style bike rack, and we're gonna be putting it on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. So this is gonna be a platform-style bike rack like I said, it's gonna hold the bikes by the wheels. So that's nice. I really like that compared to some of the other platform-style, where they have the center mass here, that really gets in the way when you go to load the bike or take the bike off. more
5/27/2022 4:15:19 PM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
What's up everybody. It's AJ, with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna be checking out the RockyMounts MonoRail on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. And that is gonna fit on inch and a quarter hitches only, class two, so that means that's the stronger of the two different inch and a quarters. So make sure you have that to get this bike rack. That being said though, it's a platform style bike rack that holds the bike by the front tire, not the frame. more
1/14/2022 2:36:13 PM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
What's up everybody it's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be checking out the Yakima OnRamp for inch-and-a-quarter hitches. Now this is a class two hitch on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu.First off, we're just going to look at how it holds the bike. It's a platform-style bike rack. So it's going to hold it at the bottom, here with these two straps on the tires and then hold the frame here in the center with the center post. That's a good way to carry these kinds of bikes, especially the e-bikes are heavier. more
1/14/2021 2:57:48 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Zach: Hey everybody, Zach here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Camber on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. This will be a four style hanging bike rack that is going to allow you to carry a lot of bikes to the trail, whether it's friends or family. The one thing with hanging style bike racks is I like that it gets us up off the ground a little bit more, and it's a more economical way to carry a lot of bikes wherever we're trying to go.Now, when we are carrying bikes like this, with the hanging style, it's best to not use carbon bikes. So we don't have a carbon bike on here today. So you might want to look into platform style racks if you have a carbon bike. more
6/16/2020 9:37:08 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2017 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Hi there, bike enthusiast. Today on your 2017 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be taking a look at Tooley's Hitching Post Pro; hanging four bike rack. We can store up to four bikes on this rack using the two cradles it has per bike. In addition to the two cradles that attach to the top post, we'll have an additional anti-sway cradle for the vertical post that'll ensure that there's no bike-to-bike contact, as well as bike-to-rack contact. The adjustable rubber straps hold it in place and accommodate varying size bikes. Simply pull the strap to release it, and if you we're installing the bike, you'd simply pull it down and hook it in place. more
6/27/2019 4:52:19 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Malibu we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Rack, part number TH934XTR. Now, we already have our bike securely mounted to our bike rack, and we're going to have three points of contact. Two on our top cross bar here, and one vertical support back here. Now, the way we're going to take this off is we just have some rubber straps, so we can go ahead and pull our straps off on the top. With all of them removed we can pull our bike off and set it aside. Now, these hold fast cradles as you can see, they have some grooves in there, and that's what's going to hold your bike securely. The one on the vertical support here, this is going to act as an anti-sway cradle, preventing any bike to bike contact. more
4/18/2017 9:02:05 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevy Malibu, we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number SH12B. I've already got it loaded up on the Malibu just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it holds our bikes. I'd like to go into one of the best features about this bike rack, is it has the ability to tilt away with bikes loaded so we can gain access to our rear hatch. We'll come down here to this lever, go ahead and pull it towards you, fold it down, and then as promised, we can get access to our rear hatch to remove any cargo, gear, groceries, anything we might have with us on our trip. We've got plenty of room. more
8/9/2016 7:07:02 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevy Malibu we'll be doing a test fit on the Yakima HoldUp Platform Style 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" hitches. That's part number Y02445. I'd like to go right in and show you one of the best features about this bike rack is it's ability to tilt away with all bikes loaded so we can gain better access to our rear hatch. Come down here to our red knob, go ahead and pull it out. Let it rest down. Then we can gain access to our rear hatch or trunk to remove any cargo, gear, groceries, anything we might have with us on our trip. more
7/18/2016 3:56:06 PM
Swagman Trailhead Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be test fitting this Swagman Trail Head 2-Bike Hang Style Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63360. Now, on this bike rack, it's secured down in three locations. We've got straps right here, then we've got two more straps over here. We've got one on top here and then one down here on the down tube that serves as our anti-sway strap to help prevent the bike swinging too far the other way and making contact with the other bike or the vehicle. Now, in order to remove the bike, just pull on these straps and you can remove it and set it off to the side. With the bike out of the way, let's take a measurement to see what the total distance added to the vehicle is. It looks like the total distance added to the vehicle is about 23 inches and, on this bike rack, it has a feature where you can fold these arms down. In order to do so, you simply pull the pin and clip out, lift right up here, and then you can rotate it down and replace it in the other hole that's on the bracket. Now, with the arms folded down, let's take that measurement again to see what the total distance added is. more
6/15/2016 1:41:17 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're doing a test fit for the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9035. We already have our bike secured down, our first way to show you how we do that. Before that, we're going to show you a quick feature. This is our tilting feature. We can do this with our bike attached. more
4/26/2016 9:46:37 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. I'm going to start by releasing those first. more
4/19/2016 10:07:03 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu TH912XTR- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we'll be doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH912XTR. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps. Two on our frame ans one as our anti-sway strap. more
4/19/2016 10:06:39 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on my 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead Hanging Style 4 bike rack. That product number is S63380. Now we already have our bike secured down, so the first thing we're going to do is show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with four straps altogether, three over the top portion of our frame here, and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those. We can pull our bike off of our rack and set it off to the side. With that out of the way, we can start off with some measurements here. First it's going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle. more
4/19/2016 10:06:19 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Malibu we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex 4-bike rack, part number TH9029XT. See, we already have the bike on our bike rack and hooked to the vehicle. Let's show you a few features now. Right here on the holder on our bike, we have 3 straps. We have 2 up top and 1 to the side as our anti-sway strap. To unload, pull the straps up top first, then we pull our anti-sway strap. We need to take off our bike and set this to the side. more
11/5/2015 7:50:21 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Malibu th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Malibu we will be doing a test fit of the Thule Road Way 2 Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. You see that we have the bike on the rack and hooked to the car. Let's show a few features first. What we have here to hold down our bike, we have three straps, we have two up top, we have an anti sway strap on the side. To take it off, you take off the two straps on the top first, then the anti sway strap, then we can remove our bike. When loading your bike, please do it the opposite way, the anti sway first, then the two straps on top. more
11/2/2015 8:25:59 AM
MaxxTow Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today, our 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, we'll be doing a test for the MaxxTow, MaxxHaul Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack. That's part number MT70387. It's for Intro to Quarter Class 2 or Class 3, 2 inch by 2 inch receivers only. I've already got it loaded up on the Malibu here, just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. Let's go ahead and get it tightened down. We'll take our included anti-rattle bolt and come down here. more
11/2/2015 8:15:19 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4-Bike Rack. It's been designed for use in 1 1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is TH934XTR. To begin the test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in until our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pin hole, then use our anti-rattle bolt and thread that in. more
7/14/2014 7:01:54 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, were going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting two bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to hold out on the attached pin. Well allow the attached pin to fall into the pin hole. Well then tighten the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position, well have about 13 inches worth of ground clearance here at the rear of the rack, and about 10 inches worth of ground clearance at the base of our shank. more
5/29/2014 4:05:20 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we are going to be test fitting the Thule Double Track, a platform style two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. In this position we'll have about nine inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about two and a quarter inches away and overall we've added ten and a quarter inches to the length of the car. With our rack in the stored position we do have limited access to the trunk. However for easier accessibility or larger items we'll simply pull the gray lever located at the base. This will allow us to tilt the rack away from our vehicle. With our rack in this position we'll have about fourteen and a half inches worth of ground clearance here at the rear. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is now about two and three quarters of an inch away and overall we've added about twenty and a half inches to the length of the Malibu. We are now ready to load our bike. more
5/29/2014 4:04:58 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, were going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position well have about 12 1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicles about 9 3/4 of an inch away, and overall weve added about 19 inches to the length of the car. As you can see with the mast in its upright position, we do have access to the trunk, however for larger items or easier access, well pull the black lever located at the base of the mast, and this will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. With our mast back in its upright position, well now extend our dual cradle arms. To do this, well pull the black lever located at the top of the mast, swing them into position. more
5/29/2014 2:43:19 PM
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be test fitting the Sport Rack Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part #sr2403. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 9 3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 1/2" away, and overall we've added about 11" to the length of the Malibu. With our mast in this upright position, we do have access to the trunk. However, for larger items or easier convenience, we'll simply pull the black pin at the base of the mast. This will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll now extent our dual cradle arms. more
5/29/2014 2:40:49 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today, one our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style, tilting three-bike rack for inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 10 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is about 4 inches away. Overall, we've added about 10 and a half inches to the length of the Malibu. With the rack in the stored position, as you can see, we do have access into the trunk. more
5/29/2014 2:40:18 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we are going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting three bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number SA843B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. We can then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about ten inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about five and a quarter inches away and overall we've added about fourteen inches to the length of the car. As you can see with our mast in the upright position we do have access into the trunk. However for easier access or large items we can simply pull the yellow tee handle located at the base of the mast and tilt it away from our vehicle. more
5/29/2014 2:39:39 PM
Kuat Beta Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we are going to be test fitting the Kuat Beta, a folding two bike rack for inch and a quarter hitches part number B202-114. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black tee handle located on the rear. This is going to engage our anti rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position we'll have about ten and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about six and a half inches away and overall we've added about eleven inches to the length of the Malibu. As you can see with our mast in its upright position, we do have access to the trunk. However for larger items or easier access we'll pull the pin located at the base of the center mast. more
5/29/2014 2:35:58 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today, on our 2014 Hollywood Racks Traveler, a tilting four-bike rack for inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with a clip. In this position, we'll have about 9 and a half inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches away and overall, we've added about 9 inches to the length of our Malibu. As you can see, with our mast to the upright position, we do have access to the trunk. more
5/29/2014 2:33:36 PM
Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Road Runner, a tilting 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" hitches, part number HR310. To begin our test fit we'll we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pine holes, slide through our pin, and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black lever located at the rear of the rack. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position we'll have about 10" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Malibu is about 5" away. more
5/29/2014 2:29:07 PM
Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, we will be testing the Kuat Beta, the folding two-bike aluminum rack for inch and quarter hitches. Part number B202-114.To begin our test, we will slide the shank of the bike-rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up our pen hole and secure it with the pin and lock. We will use the T-handle at the rear to engage our anti-rattle device.Now lets go over a few measurements. At the back of the rack, we will have about 11 and 3 quarters inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Malibu is about five inches and overall we have added about eleven inches to the car. more
1/27/2014 4:07:36 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today we have a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, and we'll be test fitting the Thule vertex four hitch mounted bike carrier. Part number TH9029. To mount our bike rack on our vehicle, we'll fit the shank inside the receiver tube on the hitch. We'll line up the holes and then we'll insert and tighten down our anti rattle bolt. Now we'll give you a couple of clearance measurements. From the ground to the bottom of our bike rack, measures seven inches of ground clearance. more
4/23/2012 10:12:01 AM
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2012 Ford Fusion, we'll be test fitting part number A30403, the Sport Rack Escape three bike rack. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our anti rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point, we'll give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 and a half inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack mast to the back of the vehicle is seven and a half inches. We'll now pull the pin at the bottom of the mast to tilt the mast down and open our trunk. more
4/23/2012 10:11:10 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on this 2009 Chevrolet Malibu were gonna do a test fit of part number S63410 from Swagman. This is Titan 4 Bicycle rack. A few notes about this bike rack is that it will work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, when you use it with a class two receiver hitch youre limited to just carrying two bicycles. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. Now on this car, well be working with a class 2 receiver hitch. more
4/19/2012 1:59:45 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on this 2009 Chevrolet Malibu were gonna do a test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack. A few things to know about this bike rack is that it will work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. On this particular vehicle, well be working with a class 2 receiver hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then put safety pin on the other side. Lets go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements. more
4/19/2012 1:59:35 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Alright, today on our 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, were gonna do a test fit of part number RG8015220 from Rhode Gear. This is Highway 2 bike carrier. Two things to know about this bike rack is that it will work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. On this car, well be working with the class 2 receiver hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and well go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt then put the safety pin on the other side. more
4/19/2012 1:59:20 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, well be test fitting the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RG8015220. With our vehicle already equipped with the 1-1/4 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, were ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. Well begin by inserting the bike rack shank into the hitch. Well line up the hitch pinhole and insert our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt snugged up, we can go ahead and tighten it down using our wrench. Well also insert our safety pin. more
3/1/2012 2:39:06 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot platform style bike carrier, part number PS63134. With our vehicle already equipped with 1-1/4 inch and our bike rack already preassembled, were ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. Well begin by sliding the bike rack shank into the hitch, lining up the hitch pinhole and inserting our hitch pin. With our hitch pin in and our safety clip on, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle and were ready to go ahead and load the bike. At this point, well give you a couple of measurements. From the bottom of the bike rack to the floor is 11 inches. more
3/1/2012 2:38:24 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, were gonna do a test fit of part number TH9029 from Thule, the Vertex 4 Bike Carrier.One quick note about this bike carrier is that you can use it with 1 -inch hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, when you use it with a class 1 application, youre only good for 2 bikes. And this work with 2-inch receiver hitches with a provided spacer.Well go ahead and start off our test fit by installing a bike rack into the hitch then tightening down the anti-rattle bolt.Alright, with the bike installed, lets get some clearance measurements. The clearance between the bike rack and the bumper is going to be 1 inches and ground clearance is gonna be 7 inches. Now well go ahead and check trunk access with the bike rack fold up. About 1 of room.Now well go ahead and tilt the bike rack back and show how much room we gained. more
2/20/2012 1:45:01 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
All right, today on this 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH9025 from Thule, the Apex 4 Bike Carrier. Some notes about this bike rack is that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, in a class 1 application, you're only limited to two bikes. It will also work in a 2-inch receiver with the provided spacer. We'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. We'll pull out the integrated hitch pin and slide in the hitch into the bike rack and allow it to snap back into the hitch pin hole. more
2/14/2012 7:58:22 AM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to do a test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack. We'll go ahead and start off our test fit with the bicycle rack installed in the hitch so we just add our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down, and put the safety pin on the other side. Okay, with the bike rack installed, we'll go ahead and give you a couple of measurements for clearance. As its closest point to the bike rack to the bumper, we're looking at 4-1/2 inches. The ground clearance by the hitch is going to be 8-3/4 inches. Ground clearance at the very back of the rack will be 13-1/2 inches. more
2/14/2012 7:51:51 AM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Alright, today on this 2011 Chevrolet Malibu we're going to do a test fit of part number RG8015220 from Rhode Gear their Highway 2 Bike Carrier. Ok, a couple quick notes about this bicycle rack is that it will work with class I and class II receiver hitches. It will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. We'll start our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Then we'll tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and put the hitch pin on the other side. Ok, with the bike rack installed let's get some clearance measurements. more
2/14/2012 7:49:01 AM
SportRack Evader Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Alright, today on this 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, were going to do a test fit of a sport rack evader 3 bike carrier. A few quick notes about this bicycle rack, it does work with and inch and receiver hitches, class 2 only and also work with 2 inch receivers with included spacer. This bicycle rack does come with anti rattle bolts for the hitch and it does have anti sway cradles for the bikes, this rack will tilt back out of the way for access to the trunk. Alright, well go ahead and get started, well install the rack into the hitch and well go ahead and tighten down the anti rattle bolt. Ok next Ill give you some measurements that will give you an idea of clearance between the bicycle rack and the car and the ground. Ok between the bike rack and the car closest point is going to be 3 and inches. more
12/14/2011 4:02:49 PM
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