Today on our 2013 Mazda CX5 well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four hitch mounted bike carrier, part number S63410. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 inches of ground clearance and about seven inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 20 and a half inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carriers arms folded down.
Now we also want to check for rear vehicle access. Well use the release lever at the base of the bike rack to tilt it down. We just want to make sure that we can open our cargo door completely and access the area even with the bike rack mounted to the vehicle. You can put the bike rack back up and prepare to load a bike. Well use the release lever at the top of the carrier to fold out the arms.
Well undo the rubber straps of the cradle closest to the vehicle and then grab our bike. Well fit it over the arms of the carrier, sit it into the cradles, and secure the frame using the rubber straps. With that done our bikes all loaded up and were ready to hit the road. Thats it for our test fit of the Swagman Titan four hitch mounted bike carrier, part number S63410, on a 2013 Mazda CX5.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Mazda CX-5
Today on our 2013 Mazda CX5 well be test fitting the Thule T2 platform style two bike carrier for two inch hitches, part number TH916XTR. To begin well simply 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. Our ground clearance is 12 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is one and a half inches.
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Mazda CX-5
Today on our 2013 Mazda CX5 well be test fitting part number S102, the Kuat Sherpa two bike platform style bike carrier. To begin our test fit well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch using the included adapter for the two inch hitch. Well line up the hitch pin hole and install our hitch pin. We can then move to the back of the shank where well tighten the knob down, securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. With the platform in the stored position from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is an inch and a half.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Mazda CX-5
Today on our 2013 Mazda CX5 well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4, part number Y02451. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes then well use the hand knob at the base of the carrier to tighten up anti-rattle wedge and then well secure our bike rack with a safety pin. With that done were going to go ahead and go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance and 4-1/2 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, weve added about 13 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the carrier arms folded down.
Yakima HighLite 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Mazda CX-5
Today on our 2013 Mazda CX-5 we'll be test fitting the Yakima Highlite Aluminum 2-bike Carrier, part number Y02438. To mount our carrier to the vehicle we'll insert theshank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the hitch pinholes, secure our back rack with the safety pin, and then use the hand knob at the baseof the carrier to tighten the anti-rattle wedge. Next we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10-1/2" ofground clearance and about 4" of clearance between the closest part of the carrier andthe closest part of the vehicle. Overall we've added about 12" of length to the rear ofour vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Mazda CX-5
Today on our 2013 Mazda CX-5 we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch-mountedBike Carrier, part number TH9029. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert theshank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole,thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10-1/2" ofground clearance and about 2-1/2" of clearance between the closest part of the carrierand the closest part of the vehicle. Overall we've added about 12" of length to the rearof our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Mazda CX-5
Today on our 2013 Mazda CX5 well be test fitting the Thule parkway two hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH958. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 inches of ground clearance and about two inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 24 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle.
