Today on our 2012 Ford Fusion, we'll be test fitting the Rhode Gear highway two-bike carrier. Part number RG8015220. And 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 and a half inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack mast to the back of the vehicle is five and a half inches.
Now we can go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the mast to tilt the bike rack down and open our trunk. And as you can see, we can gain full access to the cargo area with this bike rack. We'll now go ahead and undo the straps exposing the cradles. We can then place the bike into the cradles and bring the straps around securing it to the bike rack. And there you have it, our bike is loaded and we're ready to hit the road.
And that completes our test fit of Rhode Gear highway two, part number RG8015220 on our 2012 Ford Fusion.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now, that Thule Hitching Post Pro secured to our Ford Fusion well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 8 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 3 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Today our 2013 Ford Fusion will be test fitting the Swagman XTC2-2 Bike Carrier part number S64670. To begin our test fit, after removing the 2 inch adapter well slide the shank into the opening of the hitch and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our Swagman XTC2 secured to our Ford Fusion, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 2 inches. Weve added 18 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Kuat Alpha Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion well be test fitting a Kuat Alpha Aluminum Hitch Mounted 3 Bike Carrier part number A103-WHITE-114. To begin our test fit well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Line up our pin holes. Insert the pin to the pin holes and secure the lock on the other side. We can now turn the black T handle at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device securing the carrier to the vehicle. Now that our Kuat Alpha secured to our Ford Fusion well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together.
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Platform-Style Two Bike Carrier, part number hr1000. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the carrier into our Fusion's hitch. After lining up the pin holes we'll secure the carrier with the included bolt and clip making sure the bolt is tight by using a wrench.With our Sport Rider mounted we can go ahead and get some measurements to see how the carrier and our Fusion will fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance at the rear. The closest part of our Fusion to the closest part of our Sport Rider is about 5 inches away. We've added about 12-1/2 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.When the Sport Rider is in its upright position we cannot gain access to the trunk as you can see here.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Four Bike Carrier, part number s63410. Now to begin our test fit we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt.Now with our Swagman tight and secured to our Ford Fusion we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. From the rear of the carrier we have about 12 inches ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about five inches. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 16 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the black lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and with the cradle arms out we've added about 35 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Four Bike Carrier, part number hr8500. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our Traveler is secured to our Fusion we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together.We have about nine inches of ground clearance at the rear of the carrier. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about two inches. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about five inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll now pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out.
