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Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today in our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro platform style 4 bike rack, that part number is TH9034-9036. We already have our bike secured down we're going to go over one of the key features of this rack. Because we're able to tilt this away with our bike on it we're going to come back here and squeeze our handle, there's a gray lever on the inside, we'll be able to squeeze that together and rotate your bike rack down and then we can gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything we may need in or out. We can close it up and then we'll straighten up our bike rack, now how our bike is secured down her in the back we have a ratchetting strap, we're going to start by releasing that. In the front we a wheel hook this is what really holds our bikes down into our rear cradles, it also either sits in front of our frame or in front of our brakes depending on how your bike is designed. You just push in our gray button and lose that up and push it out of the way, we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. Now, one great thing about the rear cradles on this bike rack is that they do fit different size bike tires, they go all the way up from the road bike all the way to a fat tire bike with 5 inches wheels, just keep that in mind if your family has multiple size bike tires this will be a great option. We're just going to reconnect that strap there, and now we'll start off with a few measurements. First, it's going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle, adding about 59 inches. Our ground clearance in the back here it's going to be right back here at the back of our handle at about 24 inches and our closest point is going to be in this gray shank area, it's going to sit about 7 inches away. more
4/20/2016 11:36:20 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today in our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit of the Quad Transport platform style 3 bike rack, that part number is TS03G. We already have our bike secured down, we're going to go over one of the key features of this platform style rack. The first thing we're going to do is move our two back rear hooks out of our way, we're going to reach out with our foot and push down on that lever, that's going to allow us to tilt this bike rack away from our vehicle and then we're going to gain access to our back hatch area to get anything we may need in or out. We can close it back and then to put our bike rack back into place we're simply going to lift until it secures back in position, after our bike is secured down we're going to wrap the strap here in the back and the wheel hook in the front that either sits in front of our brakes or in front of our frame, we'll just release that and push it off the to the side and then we can remove our bike. Then I like to put my hook back just so it doesn't gets damaged. Next thing we'll do is take a few measurements here first thing overall, what we're adding to our vehicle, it's going to be about 46 1/2 inches, our ground clearance here in the back it's going to be about 23 1/2 inches and our closest point is about 7 1/2 inches. We can actually put this in another position, we're going to move those hooks out of the way once again, hit that bottom, make sure you close up these hooks and we can lift this bike rack into the storage position or the fold up position this is going to be great for close quarter situations. We're only adding about 14 1/2 inches now, we have a ground clearance of about 15 inches and our closest point looks to be the bottom of this hook here at about 5 inches now. As for our hitch this works with both 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches and comes with an anti-rattle bolt and clip to keep the shake in place out of the bike rack as you head down the road. That's going to be our completed look at the Quad Transport Platform style 3 bike rack, that part number is TS03G on our 2007 Dodge Nitro. Here on our test course, we'll start by going through the slalom, this is going to show us the side to side action, which simulates turning corners or evasive maneuvers. more
4/14/2016 11:18:43 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro, 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 1 as our anti-sway strap. We'll start by pulling down and releasing those. more
4/14/2016 11:18:30 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro TH912XTR- Video
Today we're doing a 2007 Dodge Nitro. We're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging Style 2 bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down, so we're first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps. We've got two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by releasing those, and then we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way we can start by taking a few measurements. First ones going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle with our arms hanging out. We're going to add about 29 1/2 inches. Now we do have the option to rotate our arms down. more
4/14/2016 11:18:17 AM
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit on of the Softride Element Parallelogram Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is SR26248. We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to go over one of the big features of this rack. Unlike most hanging style, we can actually tilt this away from our vehicle with our bike still attached. What we'll do, there's a black T-pin on this side. more
4/14/2016 11:18:03 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro we are doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch 2 platform-style bike rack. That part number is S64684. We already have our bikes secured down. I'm first going to show you how we do that. At each tire we have ratchet straps that are going to hold them in place, and then we also bushings there that are just going to prevent any scratches or abrasions from our strap onto our tire. Start by releasing those. more
4/14/2016 11:17:53 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro S64650- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XC-2 Platform Style Bike Rack. That part number is S64650. We already have our bike secured down, we're just going to show you how we do that. In the center here we have a frame hook which is really going to hold our bike down and into our wheel cradles. Now you may notice on this bike compared to some other platform style, we don't have any kind of straps on our wheel cradles, but I can tell you from experience and reading though customer reviews that you don't have to worry about your wheels coming loose or anything like that. The frame hook does very well at holding our bike into place. more
4/14/2016 11:17:39 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro S63380- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack, that part number is S63380. 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 4 straps all together. We've got 3 on our frame and 1 is our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by removing those, then we'll we'll be able to pull our bike off of our rack, and set it off to the side. Now we'll start off by taking a few measurements here. First is going to be overall, what we're adding to our vehicle, it's going to be about 38-1/2". more
4/14/2016 11:17:26 AM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Nitro we're doing a test fit of the Curt Premium Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack. That part number is C18064. We already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you how we do that. We have 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame here, and 1 is our anti-sway strap. We're going to start by releasing those and then we can pull our bike off of our rack, and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way we can take a few measurements. First we're going to do our overall, adding about 38" 00:00:54 to our vehicle. more
4/14/2016 11:06:32 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing. This is going to be your hanging style 4 Bike rack with the swing way option. Part number TH9031XT. This rack only comes with a two inch inc for your two inch receivers only, as well as a three quarter inch anti-rattle bolt to help secure it and make it so it doesn't have a whole lot of sway, rattle, and wobble. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first and that's going to be from the backside of the bumper to the T handle on the front at about a seven, and a quarter, inches. Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle, from the back of the bumper to the back of the cradle arms, at about 38 and a half inches. more
7/16/2015 5:08:19 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This is going to be your hanging style, four bike rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our platform in place, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack does come with an inch and a quarter shank as well as a two inch adapter, so just keep that in mind that it will fit your class one, two, and three receivers. Just with your class one, just make sure that you only carry up to two bikes and that is per your receiver's weight specifications. It is also going to have a three quarter inch anti-rattle bolt that's going to help to reduce a lot of the sway, rattle, and wobble that you may have in your bike rack. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. more
7/16/2015 5:07:58 PM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4-bike carrier, part number Y02451. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, lining up our pin holes, inserting the pin through the pin holes, and turning the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. Now that our DoubleDown Ace secured to our Dodge Nitro, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro is here at the rear bumper, about 7" away. With the cradle arms down, we've added about 13" to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll now pull the red lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more
7/5/2013 7:58:48 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2 Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2-bike carrier, part number Y02450. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, inserting the pin with the red knob into the pin holes, and turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. Now with our DoubleDown Ace secured to our Dodge Nitro, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. With the cradle arms down, we've added about 13" to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll now pull the red lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. And with the cradle arms out, we've added about 26" to the overall length of our vehicle. more
7/5/2013 7:56:55 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike Carrier part number TH9029. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now with our Thule Vertex secured to our Dodge Nitro, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15-1/2 inches of ground clearance at the rear. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro here at the rear bumper about 5-1/2 inches away. With the cradle arms down weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
7/3/2013 1:34:02 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now with our Hitching Post Pro secured to our Nitro, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro here at the rear bumper about 9 inches away. Weve added about 19 inches to the overall length of our vehicle with the cradle arms down. more
7/3/2013 1:32:05 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro well be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-Bike Carrier part number TH9042. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch allowing the inch grade hitch pin to fall into place and well then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now with our Thule Helium secured to our Dodge Nitro, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 20 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the Nitro here at the rear bumper about 4-1/2 inches away. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 20 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
7/3/2013 1:29:49 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Nitro we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex swing four bike carrier, part number TH9027. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll turn the black knob to engage the anti rattle device adhering our Thule Apex to our Dodge Nitro. We'll now go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance to the rear of the carrier. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Nitro here at the rear bumper about 4 inches away. We've added about 12 1/2 inches tot he overall length of the vehicle while the cradle arms are in their down position. more
7/3/2013 1:27:49 PM
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Alright, today on this 2008 Dodge Nitro we're going to do a test fit of part number Y02433, Yakima Holdup 2 Bicycle Carrier. Alright, one thing to know about this bicycle rack is that it is designed for 2-inch receiver hitches only. We'll start of our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Then we'll install the anti rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side. Alright, we'll go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements. Ground clearance will be 15 inches. more
3/9/2012 3:43:55 PM
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on this 2008 dodge nitro, were going to test the department no y02422 from Yakima, this is a swing daddy for by carrier, one thing I know about the spicily character is design for 2inch receiver hitches only well start off at testing it by installing a bike rack into the hitch then well go ahead and get some cleaners measurements.Okay for the bike rack on the bumper look at a distance of 5 inches as closet point and at slowest point ground distance will be 15 inches, alright lets go ahead and swing out the bicycle rack and check for access to the back of the vehicle, alright that looks good now lets go ahead and fold the bike rack and load up the bike.At this point we can go ahead and load up the a bike well make sure that the anti-sweep pot of cradles are tilted towards the center of the bike rack and that the straps are out of way so we can load the bike.Well balance the bike and swing down the anti-sway part of a cradle then well go ahead and strap it to the seat tube and then we can go ahead and run the straps over the top tube and then we can go ahead and run the straps over the top tube, thats all take the load up to bike and then we can go ahead and run the straps over the top tube that all takes a load off the bike and we can go and add some more if we need to with the bike in place lets go and check access to the back of the vehicle one more time, and with that, thatll finish it for our test set apart number y02422 Yakima- swing daddy 4 on a 2008 dodge nitro. more
3/6/2012 11:05:17 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Alright today on a 2008 Dodge-nitro, we re going to do a test fitpart number th9029 from Thule, if you know this bike rack then well work with inches quarter receive inches on both class one and class two, however if you use it with a class one receiver hitch youre limited to just carrying two bicycles , this will also work with two inter-receiver hitches with the included spacer as we are going to use it today, well start-off for testing it by installing the by0crack into the hitch then Ill tighten down the anti-red bolt alright by now well go ahead some clear measurements.From the closest point from the bumper to the by-crack were looking at six inches and ground clearance will be about 15 inches, now go ahead and tilt the back crack back and well check access to the back crack using the switch in the top then go ahead and load-up the bike, before we load-up the bike well make sure that the steps are out way for the cradles are going to use and that the anti-slack part of the cradles are moved towards the center or in this case you can remove them as well.Okay well take the bike and well bounce it on the cradles and the well swing back or re-attach the anti-sway part of the cradle down to C2 and then were going to strap it down then were going to go ahead and run the straps over the top two and thats what it takes to load-up a bike and with that, thatll finish it for the tested a part number th9029 from Thule on a 2008 dodge nitro. more
3/6/2012 11:05:00 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Alright today in the 2008 dodge nitro were going to do a test that is clogging by a simple rack part no s63410 this is a tightened like carrier, one quick thing we know about this bicycle rack is that it will work in receiver hitches both of a class one and class two, however when youre using the class one receiver hinch that can only carry two inch receiver.Well start off our test it by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well tighten down the anti-ratable and then put the safety pin on the other side alright with the bike rack installed well go ahead and take our measurements.Ground clearance will be about 15 and inches and Clarence and the bumper will be about 11 inches, right lets go and tilt the bike rack back and tilt the bike enough and also the bicycle will also fold-up for storage a well okay at this point well go ahead and unfold the bicycle rack and well go ahead and remove the straps for the cradle, were going to use with straps out of the way, we can go ahead and load-up the bike onto the cradles, the cradles themselves have a play device so well go ahead and adjust that accordingly to the seat tube. And with that, thats all it takes to load-up a bike, now to finish it for the test number S63410 from Swagman our 2008 nitro. more
3/6/2012 10:41:27 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Alright today on a 2008 dodge nitro, were going to do a test that the part number the 990 xt from Thule, you could note about this bicycle rack that a real work of instar quarterly sire hitches both class one and class two and if it also work for hitch which includes facer .you know unless the equal will be working with a two entry heavier hitch.Were going to start- off or testing it by installing a by crack into the hitch, well tighten down the entire rattle and then install the lock on the other side, right now go ahead and get some clearance measurements , as close as point to the bumper , were looking at 7 inches and ground clearance will be 14 inches , now go ahead and unfold the bicycle rack and well check access to the back of the vehicle , all right that looks good ,now get one more clearance measurement at the back of the rack and that looks like twenty and a half inches, alright just pull up a mean and go ahead up a bike first thing well do , well make it traps our out of the rear wheels and then the post the post is tilted up just a little bit.And we load up a bike, well go and put the wheels to the wheel wells and then tilt it back for a little bit well bring you center post up and oversee and then well clamp it down onto the top tube, then we can go ahead and install our real straps, alright and thats all it takes to load up a bike and with that thatll finish it for our tests that are part number zl 990 xt form Thule on a 2008 Dodge Nitro. more
3/6/2012 5:04:38 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on this 2008 Dodge Nitro, were going to do a test fit of part number TH9025 the Apex 4 Bike Carrier. Do you know about this bicycle rack that it will work on 1- receiver hitches both class I and class II. However, were using of class I receiver hitch we only limited to carrying two bicycles. In this case were going to be using on a class III receiver hitch now work with the included spacer.We'll start off our test fit by installing a bike rack into the hitch, we'll make sure that the integrate the hitch pin snaps on the place, pull back on a little bit, tears some tension then we'll tighten down the anti-rattle knob. Okay, now go ahead and get some clearance measurements. Clearance from the anti-rattle knob to the bumper is going to be 4. more
3/5/2012 1:32:51 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on this 2008 Dodge Nitro we are going to do a test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack. A few notes about this bicycle rack is that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both Class 1 and Class 2 and this will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. And today we'll be using the 2-inch receiver. We'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. We'll install the anti-rattle bolt and then put the safety pin on the other side. Alright, now let's go ahead and get some clearance measurements. more
3/5/2012 1:30:23 PM
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro- Video
Alright, today on this 2008 Dodge Nitro, we're going to do a test fit of part number RG8015220 from Rhode Gear. This is their Highway 2 Bike Carrier. Some things to note about this bike carrier, is that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. You can also use it with a 2-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer as we're going to do today. We'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then we'll go ahead and install the anti-rattle bolt, and then install the safety pin on the other side. Alright now, we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. more
3/5/2012 1:26:21 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
All right, today on this 2011 Dodge Nitro, were going to do a test fit of the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9025. A few quick notes about this bike rack is that it will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches both Class 1 and Class 2 and this will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. And when you use this bike rack with a Class 1 receiver hitch, youre only limited to carrying two bicycles. Ok, well go ahead and start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well make sure that the integrated hitch pin is snapped into the hitch pin hole. Well pull back on it a little bit, give it a little tension and then tighten down the anti-rattle knob. All right, now well get some clearance measurements. more
3/1/2012 2:40:19 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Dodge Nitro- Video
All right, today on this 2011 Dodge Nitro, were going to do a test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack. Some notes to know about this bicycle rack is that it will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches both Class 1 and Class 2, and it will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. And with this vehicle, well be working with the 2-inch receiver hitch. Well start off our test by installing the bike rack in to the hitch. Then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then install the pin on the other side. Lets go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements. more
3/1/2012 1:05:21 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Dodge Nitro- Video
Today on our 2010 Dodge Nitro, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style Bike Carrier, part number TH990XT. This bike rack is class 1 through class 3 capable, will fit in 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We'll begin by sliding the bike rack shank into the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pinhole and insert our anti-rattle bolt. We'll go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and install our hitch pin lock. more
2/21/2012 12:45:53 PM
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