Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, well be test fitting the Swagman XTC 2. This is a two bike platform style bike carrier for both 1 1/4 inch to 2 inch hitches, Part # S64670. Now to begin our test fit, well place the bike rack shank into the hitch right up the hitch pin hole and install our anti rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the back of the bike rack is 13 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 7 1/2 inches.
Now well go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform to open our trunk. And as you can see we can gain full access to the cargo area with this bike rack. Were now almost ready to load our bike. Well need only to make sure that our vertical bar clamps are fully extended and then our wheel loops straps are undone and out of the way. We can then place the bike into the wheel loops, bring our vertical bar up remembering to reinstall the pin holding the bar in place where we can then bring the top bar clamp over the top bar clamp over the top bar of our bike securing it to the bike rack.
Well move back down to the wheel loops where well put the straps thru and secure them on the other side. And there you have it, our bike is loaded and were ready to go. And that completes our test fit of Part #S64670, the Swagman XTC 2, two bike carrier on our 2007 Toyota Prius.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2013 Toyota Prius, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Carrier, part number Y02451. When using a class 1 hitch, you can carry a maximum of two bikes. 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 install the pin that's attached to our carrier. We'll then move to the rear of the shank where we'll 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.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2013 Toyota Prius, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. 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, tightening it with a wrench. Now, we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 11-1/2 inches. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is 5 inches.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2013 Toyota Prius, we'll be test fitting the Thule T2 Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier, part number TH917XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll go ahead and 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 then we can tighten it with a wrench. Now, we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 12-1/2 inches. The closest part of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is 3-1/2 inches.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2013 Toyota Prius, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9027. Please keep in mind that when using a class 1 hitch, you can only carry a maximum of two bicycles. To begin our test fit, we'll place the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up the pin hole and allow our included pin to the fall into place. We'll then move to the rear of the shank to 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.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2013 Toyota Prius we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Four Bike Carrier, part number th9025. 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 let the included pin fall into place.Then at the rear of the shank 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 a ground clearance of 11-1/2 inches.The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is 3-1/2 inches. We've added 14 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Our rear hatch opens without making contact with our bike carrier.
