Today on our 2009 Kia Sportage, we'll be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style Bike Carrier, part number PS63134. 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 hitch pin. And with that, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now we'll give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 15 1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is five inches. Now we can go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door.
And as you can see, we can gain full access opening the door completely with this bike rack. Now we're almost ready to load our bike. All we need to do is undo the wheel loop straps and make sure they're out of the way. We also need to make sure that the top bar clamp is fully extended on our vertical bar. We can then place our bike into the wheel loops and bring our vertical bar up remembering to reinstall the pin holding the bar in place.
With the pin in, we can bring the clamp down, securing it to the top bar of our bike. Next, we'll move down to the wheel loops where we'll run the straps through the wheels and secure them on the other side. And there you have it, our bike is loaded and we're ready to head on down the road. And that completes our test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style Bike Carrier, part number PS63134, on our 2009 Kia Sportage.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Kia Sportage
Today on our 2009 Kia Sportage well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding and Tilting Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. Now to begin our test fit we'll simply place 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. Now we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance is 10-1/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5-1/2 inches. Now we'll go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mast to tilt the mast down where we can open our cargo door.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Kia Sportage
Today on our 2009 Kia Sportage well be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit we'll simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, we'll make sure to pull the integrated locking hitch pin as it slides over the hitch itself. Once the hitch pin is lined up with the hole and the hitch the hitch then will lock into place. We can then tighten down our anti-rattle knob on the back of the bike rack securing it to the vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11-1/2 inches and from closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 2 inches.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Kia Sportage
Today on our 2009 Kia Sportage, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex Four-Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. 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. Now we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike to the back of the vehicle is an inch and a half. Now we'll go ahead and pull the hitch switch at the bottom of the bike rack mast.
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Kia Sportage
Today on our 2009 Kia Sportage, we'll be test fitting the Thule Parkway Two-Bike Carrier, part number TH958. 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. Now we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike to the back of the vehicle is a mere half an inch. We'll now go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mast to tilt the mast down.
Thule Helium Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Kia Sportage
Today on our 2009 Kia Sportage, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aluminum Two-Bike Carrier, part number TH970XT. To begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, and using the attached hitch pin, we'll slide it into place. We can then tighten down our anti-rattle knob on the back of the bike rack. This will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 1/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is three and a quarter inches.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Kia Sportage
Today on our 2009 Kia Sportage, we'll be test fitting the Swagman XTC2 Bike Carrier, part number S64670. 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. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 14 1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike to the back of the vehicle is two inches. Now we'll go ahead and fold the bike rack platform down and open our cargo door.
