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Yakima StageTwo 4 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Today, we have a pretty sweet 2012 Toyota 4Runner and we're taking a look at a pretty sweet bike rack. This is the Yakima stage two. After I assembled the bike rack I realized that it's extremely solid. That's pretty much what you get. When you have such a heavy bike rack. This thing's about 95 pounds in the four bike configuration.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

So today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks, Destination platform style, four bike rack. That's part number H-R-4-0-0-0.So, I've already got it loaded up in the Forerunner, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually holds our bikes by their frame. You can see how we have this one set up with our down tube here. The way this center mast and its frame holders are designed, it's so that it can work with a wide variety of bikes. So that's bikes with alternative frame styles, women's and children's bikes.Now, this bike rack doesn't have a whole lot of premium features.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1400Z-FB

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE 4 Platform Style Four-Bike Rack for Fat Bikes. That's part number HR1400Z-FB.I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. Now, not only does it hold fat bikes, but it's going to hold your standard bikes as well. In this kit, you're going to get a total of 16 cradles. You're going to get eight fat tire cradles, which will hold fat tires up to 5" wide, and eight standard cradles, which will hold standard tires up to 3" wide.Now, right away, even though it can hold all these bikes and a wide variety of bikes, you're going to be able to tilt this bike rack away so we can get into that rear hatch. The way that's done is you want to remove the snapper pin here, and keep in mind when all of the bikes are loaded up, it is quite heavy.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR200Z-FB

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider 2-Bike Rack for Fat Bikes, that's part number: HR200Z-FB. I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes.Now not only does it hold fat bikes, but it's going to hold your standard bikes too. It'll hold fat tires up to five-inches wide and standard tires up to three-inch wide. It's going to hold a wide variety of bikes. Your women's bikes, children's bikes and bikes with alternative frame styles.It holds them in place with a frame hook going over the top tube, puts down pressure into the wheel cradles. The frame hooks themselves are rubber-coated, so we don't have to worry about them harming or scratching that top tube.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR200Z

Today, on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on a Hollywood Racks Trail Rider Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack. That's Part #HR200Z. I've already got it loaded up with the bike installed, as you can see, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. As you can see, it holds our bikes by their top tube. The frame hook goes over our top tube, puts down pressure into the cradles, and then our bike is in position. Not a bad way to hold your bikes and get to the trails.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1450Z-85-FB

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on a Hollywood Rack Sport rider, SC2, platform style, two bike rack for fat bikes with cargo carrier. That's part number HR1450Z-85-FB.Now, not only does it carry fat bikes, but it's going to carry your standard bikes, too. So with this kit, you're going to get your fat bike wheel cradles and your standard bike wheel cradles. The fat bike cradles are going to hold tires up to five inches wide, and your standards are going to hold tires up to three inches wide.Now right away, this bike rack is way different than other bike racks, because, for one, you can carry cargo with your two bikes. What's nice about this, is with everything loaded, you can also tilt it away from that rear hatch to remove other gear. Now, when it's all loaded up it's definitely recommended to use a second person, because it can be a bit heavy, but since we've just got one bike on here, I'll go ahead and show you how this is done.We'll remove the snapper pin here, and I'm going to lift up on the carrier slightly, just so that's easy, then pull out on that quick release pin.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1450Z-FB

Today, on your 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider SC 2 Platform-style two bike rack for fat bikes. That's part number HR1450Z-FB.I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. Now it's not just for fat bikes. In this kit, you're going to get a total of eight cradles. You're going to get four cradles that'll hold your fat tires up to five inches wide and you're going to get four cradles that'll hold standard tires up to three inches wide.Now also with this bike rack, you're going to have plenty of options. If you'd like, you can add or you can pick up an optional cargo carrier that just plugs right into the back of the bike rack here.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1450Z

Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sportrider SE2 Platform Style Two Bike Rack, that's part number HR1450Z.So I've already got it set up on the Forerunner just to give you a good idea on what it looks like and how it's gonna hold our bikes. Now right off the bat, I'd like to mention that with this bike rack, you actually have a few options. Though it's sold as a two bike rack, you can pick it up as a four bike rack, which adds a two bike extension allowing you to carry a total of four bikes. You can also pick up an optional cargo carrier. That way you can carry two bikes and some extra gear on the back of our your Forerunner.Now with this bike rack in all those features, excuse me, all those accessories, everything loaded up, you can tilt it away to get inside that rear hatch. The way that's done is, you remove the snapper pin here, I'm gonna lift up on the bike rack slightly.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner HR1000Z-FB

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks sport rider two bike rack for fat bikes. That's part number HR1000Z-FB. So I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. Now, not only does it hold fat bikes, but it's going to hold those standard tire bikes too. The kit actually comes with a total of eight cradles. So, you're going to get for fat bike cradles that'll hold fat tires up to 5 inches wide.



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Speaker 1: Today in our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're gonna be test-fitting the Swagman Quad 2+2 2 and 4 Bike Platform Rack, part number S64692. We already have our bike installed on the rack, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, as I said, this is a two and four bike rack, and how that happens, we have a screw up at the middle here. Once that's removed, you can remove this entire rear section and convert the four bike platform rack that you see now to a two bike platform rack if need be. This can be utilized with multiple vehicles, your cars, SUVs, minivans. However, this can also work with RVs or motor homes, as well.How the bike is held into place, we're gonna have three points of contact.



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner S64689

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're gonna be test fitting the Swagman E-Spec 2-Bike Platform Rack, part number S64689.Now what sets this apart from other back racks is it increases the carrying capacity so it can fit up to two E-Bikes, 70 pounds each. This doesn't tilt away from the vehicle like most platform racks, but again it is designed mainly to carry those bulkier bikes such as the E-Bikes that you see here. How it holds the bike in place, we're gonna have three points of contact. We're gonna have two wheel straps at each side, and the wheel cradles here by loosening or tightening the knobs in the front. You can adjust these back and forth to accommodate for bikes of different sizes, but also to help out with the loading process. Up at the top we do have a padded frame hook here.



Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp EVO 4 Bike Rack for two inch hitches, part number Y02479-2. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look at this.Like most platform racks, this can tilt away with all four bikes still attached. They did make an improvement, however. To tilt this away, we have this lever here at the front. They used to have two pins on either side, you'd have to pull one out and hold it out and then you'd have to remove one completely and tilt it away.



Swagman XTC-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman XTC2 platform style two bike rack. That's part number S64670. I've already got it loaded up on my 4Runner, just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. This is one of the most popular bike racks here at etrailer.com, because of how simple and easy it is to use. You're going to be able to get your bikes from point A to point B without any hassle.The way it works is we've got a frame hook here on top. It's padded, so it's not going to harm or scratch any finish.



Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom SuperClamp EX Platform Style 4 Bike Rack. That's part number SA4026F. I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually supports our bikes by their tires. There is no frame contact. One of its best features is though, is that it has the ability to tilt away from our vehicle with bikes loaded so we can gain access to our rear hatch.To do that you simply remove the safety pin underneath first.



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Semi 2.0 2-bike platform rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S64686. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.How the bike attaches to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact. We're going to have this frame hook up at the front. Excuse me, we're going to have this wheel hook up at the front. The advantage to having the wheel hook over the frame hook is you don't have to purchase any aftermarket accessories like bike adapter bars for alternate frame bikes, plus it's a lot easier on your carbon frame bikes because it grips it by your wheel instead.



RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're gonna be test-fitting the RockyMounts SplitRail 3 Bike Platform Rack for 2" Hitches, part number: RKY1140-3. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all three bikes attached, to gain rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come to this lever here. While holding onto the bike rack, we'll pull out, let the bike rack come down, and now we have that rear hatch access.



RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner RKY10004

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're doing a test fit of the RockyMounts MonoRail platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is RKY10004. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back to our conveniently located handle. We'll pull on that.



Saris SuperClamp EX 2 Bike Rack Installation - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Saris SuperClamp EX Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number SA4025F. I've already got it loaded up, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's gonna hold our bikes. It actually supports our bikes by their tires. There is no frame contact. One of its best features is, it has the ability to tilt away from our vehicle so we can gain access to our rear hatch.



Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Today on our 2012 Toyota Four Runner, we're going to be test fitting the Malone four bike platform rack, part number MPG2112-2115. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show out some of the features. One of the most prominent features of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all four bikes still attached so we can gain rear hatch access. To do that, we come up to the base here where this snap pin is. Release that. You're going to lift up slightly on the rack to release the pin.



Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2130

Today on our 2012 Toyota Forerunner, we're going to be test fitting the Malone RunWay three bike rack for 1 1/4 inch to 2 inch hitches, part number MPG 2130. We already have it installed on our vehicle and have a bike installed on it as well, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have two straps up at the top here, and one off to the side here, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and causing bike to bike contact. I would like to point out that while we have a wheel strap attached to it now, that does not come with the bike rack because once you have all three bikes attached there is a stabilization strap that wraps through all three to keep them together, and to keep the tires from going too far into the vehicle. The cradles are padded and movable, and have these grooves on the inside so that your cables of your bike will actually sit in there as opposed to being crushed up against your frame once it's being installed.



Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2109

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4-Runner we're going to be test fitting the Malone Pilot Solo Two Bike Platform Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2109. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this bike, or about this platform rack, excuse me, is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached so we can get rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come up to the front here, and see it has this pin. Release the snap portion of the pin on the other side, lift up slightly on the rack to remove the pin. You'll notice that even with the pin removed, the bike rack actually isn't tilting away. This is a safety feature because it has a catch up at the front to prevent that from happening.



Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2112

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be test fitting thew Malone Pilot Two-Bike Platform Rack for 2" hitches, part number MPG2112. We already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached, so we can gain rear hatch access. To do that, at the base here you'll see this pin. Pop that loose, lift up slightly on the rack. I'll loosen up the pin, and at this point you'll notice that it actually doesn't come down at all. That's because there's a catch up at the front, and that's for more of a safety precaution, so it doesn't come falling down on you when you have all the bikes attached at once. So, what you do is you pull out and now you're able to tilt away. It does come pretty close contact, almost pretty close contact with our bike here, so if your handlebars go out a little bit further, you may have fit issues with that.



Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2124

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're going to be test fitting the Malone hanger 4 bike rack, for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2124. We already have a bike installed on the rack lets take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is held into place, we're going to have two points of contact with the frame. This strap here, and this strap here. The one off to the side is going to serve as an anti sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike to bike contact. The cradles are adjustable, back and forth and side to side.



Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner MPG2127

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number MPG2127. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. At the ends of both of our arms, you do have reflectors for better vision at night. We have two cradles for the bikes, and they are adjustable back and forth and can be tightened down with this screw on the bottom. The tool is included with the bike rack to do so. It grips your bike at two points.



Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Today on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Kuat Beta Hanging Style Two-Bike Rack. That's part number B202-2. I've already got it loaded up on the 4Runner just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually secures them with three points of contact. We've got two straps for our top tube here, and then we've got one for seatpost tube. The one for our seatpost tube is actually going to be our anti-sway. It's going to help prevent or cut down some of the sway in our bike while we're on the road as well as prevent bike-to-bike contact and bike-to-vehicle contact. The cradles here are made out of a soft rubber, so we don't have to worry about them harming the finish on our bike.





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