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Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2-bike hitch-mounted carrier, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt. Now we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 14". The closest part of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 2". When the bike carrier is in the folded position, we've added about 11" to the overall length of our vehicle.

Yakima DoubleDown Ace 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, 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 our hitch, line up the pin hole, and put in our pin. Then we'll move to the back of the shank, and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 13" of ground clearance here at the rear of the carrier. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 5".

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Four Bike Carrier for Two Inch Hitches, part number th9027. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up the pin hole and allowing the attached pin to fall into place. We'll then use the hand knob here at the rear of the shank to secure our carrier to the vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device.Now we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. Here at the rear of the carrier we have a ground clearance of about 14 1/2 inches. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about three and a half inches.

Prorack 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today, on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test fitting the Prorack 2-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 inch and 2-inch hitches, Part Number PR8062403. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench.Now, well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance here at the back of the carrier. The closest part of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about two inches. Weve added 23 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.Now, well go ahead and pull the pin and clip at the base of the carrier to allow our carrier to tilt. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the cargo area of our vehicle by opening our rear hatch.

Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today, our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test fitting the Kuat Beta Aluminum Folding 2-Bike Rack for 2-inch hitches, Part Number B202-2. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of our carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and then install our pin and clip. Then well move to the rear of the shank where well use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device.Now, well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have about 13-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about three inches. Then the bike carrier is in the folded position, weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.Now, well go ahead and pull the pin and clip at the base of the carrier to allow our carrier to tilt.

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2012 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Line up our pin holes, insert our spring loaded pin to the pin hole, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and its vehicle will fit together. There is about 15 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier here at the anti-rattle knob to the closest part of the vehicle at the rear bumper is about 2 inches.

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-Bike Carrier, part number TH9025.To begin our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into place. Well then move to the anti-rattle knob where well tighten it down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. At this point well go ahead and give you a few measurements.From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle it measures 2 inches. In our ground clearance here at the biker rack measures 14-1/2 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down where we can then open our cargo door. As you can see we can still gain access to the cargo area with this bike rack secured to the vehicle.Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the top of the mast which will allow us to bring out our dual arms.

Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test fitting the Swagman XTC2 2-Bike Carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number S64670.To begin our test fit using the included adapter well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle.Well now go and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack is 17-1/2 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5-1/2 inches. Well next go ahead and unfold the back rack platform and open our cargo door.As you could see with this bike rack attached to the vehicle we were still able to gain access to the cargo area. At this point were now almost ready to load our bike.

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, part number SR26247.Now, to begin our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle.Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 14 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 2-3/4 inches.Well now go ahead and load our bike. Well undo the straps to expose the cradles. Well then place the bike into the cradles and wrap the straps around our top bar securing the bike to the bike rack.Now, a great feature of the Dura Parallelogram is its ability to tilt down with the bike loaded. Well pull the pin and tilt the mast down to allow access to the cargo area.

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on this 2013 Ford Explorer were going to test fit part number TH9029 from Thule, the Vertex Bike Carrier.Two things to know about this bike rack that it will work with 1-1/4 receiver hitches both Class I and Class II. However, with Class I receiver hitches, youre limited carrying just 2 bicycles. This also works with 2 inches receiver hitches which include spacer. Thats what well be working with today.To start of our test fit well go ahead and install a bike rack into the hitch and then tighten down the anti-rattle bolt then well get a variety of clearance measurements.From the bike rack to the bumper as the closest point will be about 4 inches. Ground clearance is about is about 13-3/4 inches or about the same as the hitch. Well go ahead and fold the arms and get the overall length.

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Alright, today on this 2013 Ford Explorer, were going to do a test fit of part number th934xtr, from Thule. This is the Hitching Post Pro Bicycle Rack. A few things about this bicycle rack: it will work with one-inch-and-a-quarter receiver hitches, both class one and class two; however, with class one receiver hitch you are limited to just two bicycles; this will also work with a two-inch receiver hitch, which also includes spacer. And thats what we will be working with today. Well start of our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt.

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on this 2013 Ford explorer, were going to test fit part number S63410 from Swagman. This is our Titan Bicycle Rack.A few things to know about this bike rack that it will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches both Class I and Class II. However, Class I receiver hitches, youre limited to carrying just two bicycles. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches which includes spacer and thats what well be working with today.To start off with our test fit, well go ahead and take the biker back installed into the hitch and then tighten it down with the anti-rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side.Well go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From the bike rack to the bumper it will be about 8 inches. Ground clearance was at 16-3/4 inches.Now, well go ahead and get the overall length with the arms unfolded.

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on this 2013 Ford Explorer were going to do a test fit of part number 830901 from Sportrack.Two things to know about this bike rack that it will work with 1-1/4 receiver hitches both Class I and Class II. It has also worked with 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer and thats what were working with today. Well start off with the bike rack installed into the hitch and then we just got to install the anti-rattle bolt and put the pin on the other side.Now, go ahead and fold the bike rack and then well go ahead and get some clearance measurements. Clearance from the bike rack to the bumper should be about 9 inches. Well go ahead and put the center post down and check access to the back of the vehicle. That looks good.Now, we go ahead and try loading up a bike.

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Alright, today on this 2013 Ford Explorer, were going to do a test fit of part number a30403, from Sportrack. This is an Escape Bike Rack. One thing to know about this bicycle rack: they will work two-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. And thats what well be working with today. And, also, they will work with one-inch-and-a-quarter spacers, class two only without the spacer. Now to start out the test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch.

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Alright, today on this 2013 Ford Explorer, were going to do a test fit of part number s102, from Kuat. This is our Sherpa Bicycle Rack. A couple things to know about this bike rack: it will work with one inch and a quarter receiver hitches, both class one and class two; this will also work with two inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. And thats what well be working with today. Well start off by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Well install the locking pin.

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2012 Ford Explorer well be test fitting part number TH990XT. This is the Thule double track platform style two bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Now with our adapter already on were ready to fit it to the vehicle. Well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements.

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today we have a 2013 Ford Explorer and we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Fork Style Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number s64710. To install the bike rack to the carrier place the bike rack up on top of our load bars. At the front we'll fit the two U-bolts around our load bars and use the wing nuts to secure the front of the bike rack.Next we'll move to the back of the bike carrier fitting the U-bolt through the carrier from the top. We'll take the clamp and two wing nuts to clamp around the bar from the bottom. With that done our bike rack is secure and we're ready to load up our bike. We'll make sure that the wheel strap at the rear of the bike carrier is undone and also make sure that the skewer at the front of the bike is open.We'll pick up our bike, place the wheel into the wheel tray and fit the front fork down into our skewer.

RockyMounts PitchFork Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the RockyMounts PitchFork Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number rky0438. To fit our carrier to the vehicle we'll set it up on top of our load bars. We'll put the front clamp around the front load bar and use the Allen key to tighten it down. Then at the rear we'll fit the clamp around the load bar using the wing nut to tighten it down. Now it's time to reinstall our skewer cover. At this time we can go ahead and prepare to load up our bike.

Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2011 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the Thule Domestique Roof Top Bike Carrier, part number TH513. With our vehicle equipped with the Thule AeroBlade crossbars and our Domestique preassembled, we're ready to fit it to the vehicle. We'll simply set the Domestique on top of the crossbars. We'll line up the head of the bike carrier with the front crossbar and adjust the rear mounting point to the rear crossbar of our vehicle. We can then take the front head cover, bring it underneath the front crossbar and tighten it down using the Allen wrench included with the bike rack. After the front head is tight, we can move to the rear attachment point and bring the clamp underneath the rear load bar and tighten it down using the included hardware.

RockyMounts Euro PitchFork Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2011 Ford Explorer, well be test fitting the RockyMounts Euro PitchFork Bike Rack, part number RKY1103. The Euro PitchFork is designed to be mounted in the channels of your roof racks and our bike rack is pre-assembled, and we have the Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack System on our Explorer so we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. On our front crossbar, we will need to remove the rubber channel cover and with our cover removed, well simply line up the square nut on the head of the bike rack and slide it into the channel of our front load bar. We'll then line up the rear mounting point and bring the clamp around underneath the crossbar and secure it using the hardware provided with the bike rack. Well then remove the front head cover and tighten down the two Allen bolts which will secure the square nut to the channel of our front crossbar. That will secure our bike rack to the roof rack and we can now re-install the rubber channel cover to reduce wind noise.

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Explorer

Today on our 2011 Ford Explorer well be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY1014. Now our vehicle is equipped with the Thule AeroBlade roof rack system and our roof rack is preassembled so we are ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. Well take the head of the bike rack and put it directly over the top of the front cross bar, we can then bring the rubber coated steel straps around and secure them back to the head of the bike rack. Well then come to the rear mounting point and line it directly over the top of the rear crossbar where we can secure it using the included wing nuts provided with the bike rack. With our rear mount secured we can move on to the head, tightening down the Allen bolt, which will secure it to the front cross bar. And with the head of the bike rack secured well install the head cover, which will complete the bike rack and make it ready to load a bike.